# World Voicemail — Voicemail made visual!

> Visual voicemail transcription, playback, spam blocking, and forwarding. (iPhone/iPad app by Norwood Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-voicemail/id1383605480 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Norwood Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/576271358)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 1,562 App Store ratings · 113 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 14 · 148 MB
- Languages: American English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Danish, French (France), German (Germany), Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and 9 more
- Released: 2018-08-07
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-voicemail/id1383605480/reviews.md

## What is World Voicemail?

Enjoy a 1-week free trial. Cancel anytime.

World Voicemail revolutionizes your voicemail experience, making it effortless to retrieve and respond to voicemails.

IMPORTANT: To use World Voicemail, your mobile phone service provider must support 'Conditional Call Diversion'. To test whether your provider supports this feature, please call **004*+16502624537*11#. After using this test number, please call this number to cancel: ##004*11#.


KEY FEATURES:

READ YOUR VOICEMAIL VISUALLY
You can read automatic transcripts of your voicemail. Want to listen to them? That's easy; just press play.

LISTEN TO OR READ YOUR VOICEMAIL ON THE LOCK SCREEN
That's right - you don't even need to enter the App to see your latest voicemail.

BLOCK SPAM VOICEMAILS
Cut through the noise and get rid of spam voicemails. Move a voicemail to the new Spam folder or mark a caller as a spammer. Artificial intelligence also automatically detects and informs you of Suspected Spam.

BLOCK SPAM CALLS
Get fewer calls from spam callers by adding numbers to the in-app Spammers list, and their next call will instantly go to voicemail or get blocked. If you have a voicemail marked Suspected Spam from a number, their next incoming call will also display as Suspected Spam.

NATIVE SUPPORT FOR DARK MODE
We've crafted a beautiful dark mode experience that's easy on the eyes.

ACCESS YOUR VOICEMAILS IN ANY ORDER
Navigating your voicemails is now as easy as a scroll and tap. View voicemails in threads, organised by contact.

AUDIO PLAYBACK SPEED CONTROL
Save time or listen carefully to your voicemails with 0.8x, 1x, 1.5x, or 2x speed controls.

VOICEMAIL FORWARDING TO EMAIL
Add up to two email addresses to receive your voicemails right in your inbox. Why two email addresses? So you can boost your responsiveness by also sending voicemails to your assistant or team to respond on your behalf! Don't worry; you can filter out calls from personal contacts.

SEARCH YOUR VOICEMAILS BY NAME OR KEYWORD
With our built-in automatic transcription service, World Voicemail makes your voicemails effortlessly searchable.

EASY PERSONALIZED GREETING SETUP
World Voicemail makes it easy for you to record your personalized greeting. Change it every season, or if you're away on holiday.

EASY MANAGEMENT
Managing your voicemails has never been easier. Call back contacts, share your voicemails or delete them to save space.

UNLOCK WITH BIOMETRICS
Protect voicemails on your phone with a passcode and biometrics - Face ID and Touch ID.

VOICEMAILS ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN
Read or listen to voicemails right from your lock screen or notification centre.

MULTI-LINGUAL SUPPORT
Enjoy World Voicemail in Afrikaans, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese.

UNDER THE HOOD
To use World Voicemail as your primary voicemail service, you simply need to divert your voicemails to our App. We'll show you how. This is safe and reversible.

A subscription is required to use the World Voicemail. You can sign up to one or twelve-month subscriptions.

ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS
The duration and price of each subscription are visible on the storefront, updated during the time of purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased.

Privacy Policy: https://norwoodsystems.com/privacy-policy/
Terms of Use: https://norwoodsystems.com/terms-and-conditions/

## Key features

- Visual voicemail transcripts
- Lock screen playback/reading
- Spam voicemail blocking
- Spam call blocking
- Voicemail forwarding to email
- Searchable voicemails
- Audio playback speed control

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Best deal! Annual subscription | $45.99 | per year |
| Subscribe for a month | $5.99 | per month |
| 3-month subscription | $12.99 | per 3 months |
| Best deal! Annual subscription | $45.99 | per year |


## What do users think of World Voicemail?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Useful app features
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Helpful voicemail transcriptions
- 🚀 Reliable performance

**Cons**

- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 💰 Expensive subscription
- 🚫 Deceptive free trial
- 🚫 Difficult to cancel subscription
- 🚫 Incompatible with some carriers

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Voicemail messages not recording properly
- App crashing or not functioning as expected
- Subscription issues and inability to cancel

**Most requested features**

- Ability to sort and manage voicemails
- Improved transcription accuracy
- Option to disable automatic subscription

## Recent user reviews (10 of 113)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/world-voicemail/id1383605480/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Total scam beware

*2025-09-10, version 4.0.15*

Totally useless app post as a scam by a scam, artist and supported by Apple unfortunately. They start you to download the app for a trial for a few days and then you would not most likely be able to do anything with it because it’s totally useless. It doesn’t work before you even manage to create an account to figure out what it is, they’re already slammed you with $45.99. This is a fraud, and unfortunately, Apple has become part of it. Apple should not be blocking your account when you get scanned by these artists. But they do.

### 1/5 — Buggy with NO support

*2025-08-30*

Great idea of an app but really buggy, slow, doesnt always take the messages and support is non existent

### 3/5 — Worked great until it didn’t

*2025-08-27*

I’ve had this app for 10 months and it worked great: timely notifications of voicemails with great transcription. Out of the blue, it started taking days for voicemails to show up, notifications stopped, transcription stopped, copies of voicemails to my email stopped. I’ve reached out to Norwood support email twice, no response. No support number to call. Very disappointing.

**Developer response:** Hello. Sorry to hear you had issues with receiving notifications and transcriptions. The support department will always respond to any concerns you have. You can email them at support@norwoodsystems.com at any time.

### 1/5 — Scams!

*2024-09-04*

The worst app ever, false advertising, honestly i am so disappointed, the app doesn’t do what it advertised, and it says a ‘free’ 7 days trail then charge, but as soon as you click on the free trail it takes money out of your bank instantly, what a scam

**Developer response:** Hello. It is stated at signup that we offer a free seven day trial and you can either cancel (via your Apple account) before the 7 days and will not pay for a subscription or start the subscription and then start paying once the 7 days ends. The subscription is charged through your Apple account and they do not take the money out until after the 7 days free trial if you decide to proceed with the subscription. You can always apply for a refund through Apple if you feel you were charged unfairly.

### 1/5 — Wish I could give it no stars

*2024-07-08, version 4.0.12*

This review is in no way a reflection on how well this app works. I’m sure it works great. What’s annoying is that it doesn’t tell you that you have to pay for it to work until AFTER you have made an account. So it’s a strong no for me.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2024-03-27, version 4.0.11*

I lost my voicemail with Apple and i downloaded this to get my messages and it won’t even allow me to register

### 1/5 — Do not get

*2024-03-12*

You have to pay and now I can't find how to remove my data from there servers

**Developer response:** Hello. If you wish to delete your World Voicemail account you can send a request thru the app in the My account section or email support@norwoodsystems.com with your phone number and email to request the deletion of your account.

### 1/5 — Prepaid plans

*2024-01-24*

It doesn’t work on prepaid plans, it doesn’t say it anywhere in the description. I didn’t find this out until AFTER I had downloaded it and put in my number. Disappointing.

**Developer response:** Hello,

Sorry to hear of this user experience. It depends on the cell carrier. Some Call carriers support call forwarding on prepaid plans. Others do not.

### 2/5 — Why does promo

*2024-01-19, version 4.0.11*

Constantly run

### 1/5 — Feedback.

*2023-12-02, version 4.0.9*

I deleted this app due to the loud noise on the voicemail feature couldn’t even hear what the default was saying.

## Frequently asked questions about World Voicemail

### What does World Voicemail do?

World Voicemail revolutionizes your voicemail experience by providing visual transcripts of your messages, allowing you to read them or listen to them. It also offers advanced features like spam blocking for both calls and voicemails, forwarding voicemails to your email, and the ability to search your messages.

### How do I set up World Voicemail?

To use World Voicemail, your mobile service provider must support 'Conditional Call Diversion'. You will need to divert your voicemails to the app. The app provides instructions on how to test your provider's support and set up the diversion.

### Is World Voicemail free to use?

The app offers a 1-week free trial, after which it operates on a freemium model with in-app purchases. This means core functionalities might be free, but advanced features or unlimited usage may require payment.

### Can I access my voicemails on my lock screen?

Yes, one of the key features is the ability to read or listen to your latest voicemails directly from your lock screen or notification center without needing to open the app.

### What are the benefits of using World Voicemail?

Benefits include saving time by reading voicemails, easily managing and organizing messages, reducing unwanted spam calls and voicemails, and improving responsiveness by forwarding messages to email for quick action.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.0.15 — 2025-03-27

Here's what’s new in World Voicemail:
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 4.0.14 — 2024-10-23

Here's what’s new in World Voicemail:
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 4.0.12 — 2024-05-22

Here's what’s new in World Voicemail:
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 4.0.11 — 2024-01-11

Here's what’s new in World Voicemail:
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 4.0.9 — 2023-11-27

Here's what’s new in World Voicemail:
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

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