Talkroute vs 800.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talkroute
This app allows users to manage business calls and messages from anywhere using their existing phone service. It enables professional communication by masking personal numbers and offers features like call history, voicemail management, and text messaging. Stay connected and organized on the go.
- Make outbound calls with business number
- Manage call history
- Check and manage voicemail
- Send and receive text messages
- Switch between phone numbers
- Push notifications for messages
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Talkroute customers can now run their businesses anywhere by making and receiving calls with the new Talkroute iPhone app: * Make Outbound Calls using your Talkroute phone number (requires working phone service on your iPhone) * Use your Talkroute call history to manage & return business calls Check voicemail messages & manage voicemail boxes * Send & receive text messages * Switch between your different Talkroute phone numbers at anytime * Set up push notifications for voicemail & text messages Now you can look and sound professional anywhere, while keeping your cell phone number private, with the Talkroute iPhone app. Note: The Talkroute app works by calling an access number through your iPhone's regular dialer. This requires that you have voice and data access with your service provider for the app to work.
800.com
This app enables users to manage and utilize their business phone numbers directly from their personal device. It allows for making calls and sending/receiving text messages, ensuring no customer interactions are missed. Users can also access voicemails with live transcriptions and manage multiple numbers and companies within a single interface.
- Manage multiple phone numbers
- Send and receive text messages
- Make and receive calls
- View incoming calls, messages, and voicemails
- Live voicemail transcriptions
- Multimedia messaging support
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The 800.com iOS app allows 800.com users to manage and use their numbers to contact new and existing customers. Make calls and answer text messages from your company number without missing a beat, all from your your personal phone. • Manage multiple phone numbers and companies from one single app. • See incoming messages, calls, and voicemails. • Live transcriptions for your voicemail messages. • Multimedia messaging support.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Talkroute at 4.6 against 800.com's 4.0. Talkroute also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 45%) and ratings volume (254 vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Talkroute holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talkroute has 254 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Talkroute's written reviews are positive against 45% of 800.com's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Talkroute | 800.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (254 ratings) — better | 4.0 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 254 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talkroute, Inc. | 800.com |
Customer experience
Talkroute
800.com
Bugs and requests
Talkroute
Reported bugs
9 issues- App crashes on iPhone X and iOS 11+
- Login password reset email not sending
- Cannot select bottom menu options on some devices
- Text messages not displaying until much later
- Call history takes forever to load
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- App freezes when opening text messages
- Notification ticker shows inaccurate counts
- App won't load or open properly
- Calls not coming through reliably
Requested features
6 requests- Widget or quick reply option
- Scheduled text messaging feature
- Dark mode option
- Independent app notification settings
- Improved app performance and speed
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- Better call quality optimization
800.com
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Talkroute
No in-app purchases
800.com
No in-app purchases
