TEL3 vs TrustCall BD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TEL3
Make high-quality international calls at significantly reduced rates directly from your iPhone. Enjoy seamless integration with your contacts and favorites, with no pins or contracts required. Start with a free trial and experience savings of up to 80% on your calls.
- Pinless international calls
- Super cheap call rates
- Dial from contacts
- Add favorites for one-touch calling
- No Wi-Fi required
- Works with current cell provider
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Make Pinless and Super Cheap High Quality calls directly from your iPhone. Save up to 80% on your International calls with TEL3’s cheap rates and enjoy all the features of your iPhone (call from contacts, add Favorites , etc.) at the same time. Download and start making calls now with our free trial. OFFER: Get FREE calls when you download and create your free trial account today. First $1 balance is on us (up to 100 free minutes depending on the rate of the calling destination). No credit card required. IMPORTANT STUFF: No pins. No contracts. It can work directly with your current cell phone provider so no Wi-Fi required. Dial directly from your contacts list with the TEL3 App for iPhone for as low as 1¢ per minute. You can make calls to over 200 countries at exceptionally low rates with great quality. Manage your account with these features: • Use your contacts to dial directly • Add Favorites for easy one-touch calling • Get Recharge Coupons via push notifications
TrustCall BD
Make direct calls from your smartphone to traditional button phones without requiring internet on the receiver's end. Enjoy significant cost savings on calls, with clear HD voice and reliable connections. The app also offers group calling, messaging, and video calls.
- Direct calls to button phones
- No internet required for receiver
- Low per-call cost (0.40 poisha)
- Pay per second
- Save up to 70% on call costs
- Free calls between TrustCall users
- HD voice quality
- Group calling, messaging, video calls
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Call directly from your smartphone to button phones. No internet required on the receiver’s end Call any operator's number. Only 0.40 poisha per call. With a 1-second pulse, you only pay for the duration of your call. Save up to 70% on call costs. Trust Call to Trust Call is completely free. Smooth connection, HD voice, no call drops Group calling, messaging, and video calls—all in one app Download today. Call Smartly
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrustCall BD at 5.0 against TEL3's 1.6. TEL3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (87 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TrustCall BD sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. TEL3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
TrustCall BD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEL3 has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TEL3 ships an update fortnightly, TrustCall BD monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TEL3 | TrustCall BD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (87 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 87 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARYD | TRUST Innovation Ltd |
Customer experience
TEL3
TrustCall BD
Bugs and requests
TEL3
Reported bugs
25 issues- App stopped working
- Cannot connect to service
- Calls do not go through
- Account phone number not valid
- Access phone numbers not working
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- App and website not working
- Customer service number not working
- Laggy performance
- Credits expire or are lost
- App not updated for years
- App broken on recent iOS versions
- No support available
- Refunds not processed
- Account becomes invalid
- Customer service hangs up
- All circuits are busy error
- Callers cannot hear user
- Poor call quality
- Connection issues (static, disconnection)
- Calls drop
- Voice quality fades
- Keypad issues after call is made
- Cannot log in / reach server
- Radio station/commercials play during calls
- App crashes when opening contacts
Requested features
8 requests- Fix app and website
- Fix connection issues
- Improve call quality
- Provide customer support
- Update app for newer iOS versions
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- Provide account creation instructions
- Fix keypad functionality
- Fix app crashing when opening contacts
TrustCall BD
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TEL3
No in-app purchases
TrustCall BD
- TrustCall Tier 1$0.99
- TrustCall Tier 2$1.99
- TrustCall Tier 3$2.99
