Comparison

Placetel vs TimO Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Placetel

This app allows you to use your Placetel phone system on the go. Enjoy affordable rates and features like VoIP calls, call recording, and conference calls from your smartphone.

Highlights
  • VoIP and Call-Through modes
  • Call recording
  • Conference calls
  • Call forwarding
  • Contact and call list management
  • Speed dial setup
  • Push notifications for incoming events
Features
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Mit der kostenlose Placetel-Phone App können Sie Ihre Placetel Telefonanlage auch mobil in vollem Umfang nutzen. Damit profitieren Sie überall und jederzeit von den günstigen Tarifen und vielfältigen Funktionen bei Placetel PROFI. Nutzen Sie die App im VoIP- oder Call-Through-Modus, zeichnen Sie Ihre Anrufe auf oder starten Sie Konferenzgespräche. Mit diesem Softphone to-go sind Sie ganz flexibel. Um die Placetel-Phone App auf Ihrem Smartphone einzurichten, müssen Sie Kunde bei Placetel sein und sich einmalig mit Ihren persönlichen Placetel Webbenutzerdaten in der App anmelden. Anschließend können Sie direkt lostelefonieren. Wichtige Funktionen im Überblick: * Login mit Placetel Webbenutzer-Email und Webbenutzer-Passwort * vielfältige Möglichkeiten: VoIP Calls, GSM Calls oder Call Through * 3er-Konferenzgespräche * Anrufweiterleitung * Aufnahmemöglichkeit für alle Anrufe * Anrufe halten oder übergeben (mit und ohne Ankündigung) * direkter Zugriff und Verwaltung von Kontakt- und Anruflisten * schnelle Einrichtung von Kurzwahl-Tasten * Hinweise auf eingehende Events via PUSH-Service Wenn Sie Fragen haben oder Support benötigen, besuchen Sie unsere Online-Hilfe: https://www.placetel.de/hilfe/telefonanlage/placetel-cloudphone Über Placetel: Placetel.de ist einer der führenden Anbieter von Cloud-Telefonanlagen in Deutschland. Die Telefonanlage von Placetel ist einfach, günstig und flexibel. Sie wurde bereits mehrfach mit Innovationspreisen ausgezeichnet. Als Erweiterung der Telefonanlage aus der Cloud bietet Placetel auch eine integrierte Lösung aus Telefonanlage und Mobilfunk an. Über 32.000 Kunden haben sich bereits für Placetel entschieden und täglich kommen weitere dazu. Seit 2024 ist Placetel ein Teil von Gamma. Mehr Informationen über Placetel erhalten Sie im Internet unter: www.placetel.de

About

TimO Mobile

This app offers comprehensive time tracking for attendance, projects, and orders. It also includes CRM, task management, a calendar, and absence planning tools to streamline daily operations.

Highlights
  • Attendance recording (in/out/break)
  • Project and order time tracking
  • CRM and customer management
  • To-do lists and checklists
  • Calendar and group calendar
  • Absence and vacation planner
  • Ticket and bug tracking
Features
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TimO Mobile is an app for time recording (coming / going / attendance), project time recording, order time recording, mobile ticket system, calendar and group / team calendar, todo and checklists, CRM and customer management, vacation planner and recording of other absences such as sick, flextime application and much more . Attendance management IN/OUT/BREAK: Recording of attendance and absences times. A target / actual evaluation is also available. Project time recording: Recording and monitoring of your project times or order times for projects / orders which are assigned to you. CRM customer management: For accessing to the customers, inserting of contacts and CRM activities. Job costing /Reimbursement management: For track/insert project costs, travel expenses and other expenses. Checklist / ToDo: For createing of own ToDo's, project ToDo's and team ToDo's and mark them as done. Calendar: For manageing and recording of your private and project-related appointments. Tickets / bug tracking: For createing of trouble tickets, buglists, or working on it ans assigning of them to another person for billing or quality management. Vacation planner: For submiting of requests for day of, leave and other absences and have them approved by your manager. The system supports both one-step and multi-step approval procedures.

Screenshots

Placetel4 screens
TimO Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TimO Mobile at every 5 weeks against Placetel's every 3 months. TimO Mobile also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ads 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Placetel ships an update every 3 months, TimO Mobile every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Placetel versus TimO Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlacetelTimO Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.0% of reviews43.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBroadSoft Germany GmbHTimO - Time Management Office GmbH

Customer experience

Placetel

Written reviews50 reviews
Positive38.0%
Neutral24.0%
Negative38.0%

TimO Mobile

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Placetel

No in-app purchases

None

TimO Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Placetel free?
Placetel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimO Mobile free?
TimO Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Placetel or TimO Mobile have ads?
Neither Placetel nor TimO Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Placetel or TimO Mobile?
Placetel ships an update every 3 months, and TimO Mobile every 5 weeks. Most recently, Placetel was updated on November 2, 2026 and TimO Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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