Talkroute vs My Best Practice
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.
My Best Practice
Manage your practice remotely with this app. Access your schedule, communicate with clients, update notes, and process payments and invoices from your mobile device.
- Schedule and calendar management
- Secure client messaging
- Session note updates
- Payment processing
- Invoice sending
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With the My Best Practice app you can manage your practice on the go. The same features you have in your office are now available on your mobile device. -Manage your schedule and calendar -Securely message your clients -Update your session notes -Process payments -Send Invoices
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Talkroute at every 6 weeks against My Best Practice's every 28 months. Talkroute also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 50%) and ratings volume (252 vs 8). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Talkroute against 4.6 for My Best Practice. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Talkroute has 252 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Talkroute's written reviews are positive against 50% of My Best Practice's.
Talkroute ships an update every 6 weeks, My Best Practice every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talkroute | My Best Practice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (252 ratings) | 4.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 28 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 113 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Talkroute, Inc. | MY BEST PRACTICE, LLC |
Customer experience
Talkroute
My Best Practice
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
My Best Practice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Talkroute
No in-app purchases
My Best Practice
No in-app purchases
