Comparison

Aircall vs Textline

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Aircall

This app extends your business phone system to your mobile device, allowing you to manage calls, messages, and customer interactions on the go. It provides features like business numbers, call recording, AI summaries, and CRM integrations to enhance productivity and customer service.

Highlights
  • Business phone numbers
  • Call recording and notes
  • SMS/MMS messaging
  • AI-driven call summaries
  • CRM and Helpdesk integrations
  • Mobile notifications
  • Call transfer and conferencing
Features
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Extend the Aircall desktop experience to mobile. Trusted by 20K+ businesses, Aircall is more than a business phone; it’s an integrated customer communications and intelligence platform. Achieve more with virtual agents, AI-driven insights, and automation. Extend your desktop experience to mobile Stay connected with your team and customers, and keep your work flowing smoothly, no matter where you are, with the Aircall app for iOS. Step away with confidence Stay connected and respond to customers quickly, even when you're away from your computer. Receive instant alerts for voicemail, missed calls, text messages, and assignments with mobile notifications, so you'll never miss a thing. Create work-life privacy and separation Manage business calls conveniently from your mobile device, without exposing your personal phone number. Keep productive on-the-go Record calls, have notes automatically taken for you, and instantly track business conversations in 100+ CRM or Helpdesk integrations for attribution. Faster response times Are missed calls leading to missed opportunities? Instantly view and assign missed calls, texts, call back requests, and voicemails to teammates right from your mobile device. Stay connected and in control Get the best experience on mobile when you connect using a reliable WiFi network. In-app notifications will alert you to network, headset, or infrastructure problems, so you can adjust your setup or transfer your call to a GSM cellular network. Aircall Features for iOS: Business numbers Select local, toll-free, mobile numbers or port existing numbers. Phone controls Mute, hold, transfer, and add to conference call. Messaging Send and receive SMS/MMS text messages. Notifications Respond faster and get alerted when a conversation comes in. Availability settings Manage when you're available for calls, especially on shared lines. Unified view Calls, texts, voicemails, and status logs are captured around the customer. Call recordings Capture and pause call recordings for quality assurance. AI assist Save time with automatic call summaries, transcriptions, and instant insights. Integrations Instantly record your conversation activity into your systems of record. Contacts Access your business contact information list on-the-go, from anywhere. Assign to Manage your inbox by assigning conversations to teammates. Transfer to GSM network Switch to cellular if your WiFi network connection is unstable. Sign up for Aircall today If you have any feedback or questions, please visit our Help Center or email our Support team for assistance.

About

Textline

Enable your team to provide customer support and sales through SMS. Customers can text your business directly without needing an app, leveraging the high open rates of text messages for faster responses and improved satisfaction. This mobile app syncs with the web service for on-the-go team collaboration.

Highlights
  • Team SMS for customer support
  • Dedicated business phone numbers
  • Syncs with web service
  • Conversation assignments
  • Message templates
  • Automated responses
  • NPS surveys via SMS
Features
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Deliver innovative, personalized Customer Support and Sales for your Business. Textline lets your whole team chat with customers using SMS, not Short Codes. Your customers won't need to install an app, they can text your business via your dedicated Textline phone number. Since 98% of text messages are opened, customers are 7x more likely to respond to your text compared to a phone call or email. Textline decreases response time and improves customer satisfaction. The Textline iOS app is a companion app to the Textline web service, intended to provide a set of on-the-go features to Textline users. * iPhone App syncs with textline.com for both Mobile and Desktop use * Multiple Phone Numbers for different Departments * Text Message as a Team with accounts for multiple Agents * Assignments: Assign Conversations to Team Members * Whispers: Include notes inline with Customer Conversations * Shortcuts: Store templates for frequently used business text replies * Address Book: Save searchable notes about your loyal customers * Notifications: Get alerts on your Desktop or Mobile device when New Messages arrive * Auto Responses: Send an automated greeting or a special message for offline hours * Availability: Toggle your status from Available to Away * Scheduled Messages: Compose a text message to be sent later * Facebook Messenger: Add your Facebook page as an additional Department * NPS: Send Net Promoter Score surveys via SMS * Integrations: Connect Textline to Zendesk, Slack, and Zapier

Screenshots

Aircall3 screens
Textline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Aircall at 4.4 against Textline's 2.7. Aircall also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Textline's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs subscription) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Aircall holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aircall has 328 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 36% and 35% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aircall ships an update fortnightly, Textline every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Aircall versus Textline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAircallTextline
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (328 ratings) — better2.7 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews35.9% of reviews — better35.3% of reviews
Number of ratings328 — better22
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAircall.io Inc.Textline, Inc

Customer experience

Aircall

All ratings328 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive35.9%
Neutral8.2%
Negative55.9%

Textline

All ratings22 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral13.6%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral17.6%
Negative47.1%

Bugs and requests

Aircall

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calls frequently drop or fail to connect
  • Text messages often delayed or not received
  • Mobile app randomly logs users out
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
  • Inconsistent performance across different devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to send and receive multimedia messages
  • Improve mobile app stability and user experience
  • Provide better customer support and issue resolution
  • Introduce more customization and personalization options
  • Enhance call management features like call transfer

Textline

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Aircall

No in-app purchases

None

Textline

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Aircall free?
Aircall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Textline free?
Textline is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Aircall or Textline?
Aircall is rated higher. Aircall averages 4.4 out of 5 from 328 ratings, while Textline averages 2.7 from 22 ratings.
Do Aircall or Textline have ads?
Textline shows ads; Aircall does not.
Which is updated more often, Aircall or Textline?
Aircall ships an update fortnightly, and Textline every 2 months. Most recently, Aircall was updated on September 26, 2026 and Textline on June 10, 2026.

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