SmartLine Second Phone Number vs Phoring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SmartLine Second Phone Number
Get a dedicated second phone number for your business to maintain privacy and professionalism. This app ensures calls are business-related, offers a spam filter, custom voicemail, and voicemail-to-text transcription. Manage your business communications efficiently with organized history and timely notifications.
- Dedicated business phone number
- Professional call quality (not VoIP)
- Spam call filtering
- Customizable voicemail greetings
- Voicemail to text transcription
- Set business hours for calls
- Organized call and text history
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SmartLine is a second phone number for your business. When you receive a call through SmartLine, you know it’s for business so you can answer professionally. When you call or text through SmartLine, customers see your new business phone number so your personal number stays private. - Professional Quality. Calls use your cellular connection – NOT VOIP – to give you the call clarity and reliability you need to sound professional. - Spam Call Filter. Answer calls with confidence because spam calls are sent directly to voicemail. - Custom Voicemail. Record a custom voicemail greeting to prompt callers to leave a message. - Voicemail to Text. Get your business voicemail automatically transcribed to text to save you time. - Set Business Hours. Choose when you’re available for business calls and send callers to voicemail after hours. - Stay Organized. See your conversation history of calls, texts, pictures, and voicemail, organized by contact. - Stay Notified. Be notified and follow up quickly whenever you have missed calls, voicemail messages, or texts. -- Terms -- An existing SmartLine subscription is required to use this app. Currently available in the US only. SmartLine will automatically renew via iTunes, unless you cancel 24 hours before the the end of the current billing period. Easily manage and cancel your SmartLine 2nd phone number at any time through your iTunes subscription settings. If you didn't purchase SmartLine through iTunes, you can manage your subscription through the GoDaddy website. Terms of use: https://www.godaddy.com/legal-agreements.aspx Privacy policy: https://www.godaddy.com/Agreements/Privacy.aspx
Phoring
This service provides a virtual phone number to add a second line to your smartphone. Make calls and send texts worldwide at competitive rates, ensuring you never miss important business calls, even without internet access.
- Virtual phone number for a second line
- Worldwide calling and texting
- Intelligent call forwarding
- Do-Not-Disturb mode
- Avoid international roaming charges
- Customizable business phone numbers
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Phoring is a virtual phone service provider that provides you worldwide phone number to add a second phone line to your smartphone. Use your Phoring number the way you use your regular mobile phone number for voice calls and text with a very competitive low rate. Phoring gives you an advanced communication tools that helps you to connect with your customers and grow your business without compromising your privacy. Phoring simplifies your communication, whether your smartphone has access to WiFi or out-of-internet, you will never miss your important calls. Our Intelligent Call Forwarding tools forward your calls to your mobile number automatically when your smartphone is out of internet connectivity. You can set Do-Not-Disturb (DND) mode when you do not want any business calls but still you will get all the missed calls history in your call history page so that you can call back to your customers later. Phoring helps to avoid roaming charges when traveling internationally by using WiFi hotspots and enjoy very low international rates. Moreover, with Phoring, it’s easy to set up your ideal business phone numbers. You can pick area codes, transfer existing numbers, set up toll-free lines or design your own vanity numbers to share with your customers and colleagues. So, what are you waiting for? Just download the app, choose a phone number, and enjoy the hassle-free service! Choose Numbers from 4,200+ Cities and Place Call to 200+ Countries. Stay tuned! We're working hard to add more features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phoring at 75% against SmartLine Second Phone Number's 15%. Phoring also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). SmartLine Second Phone Number's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (44K vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. SmartLine Second Phone Number sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Phoring sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SmartLine Second Phone Number holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SmartLine Second Phone Number has 44K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 15% of SmartLine Second Phone Number's written reviews are positive against 75% of Phoring's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SmartLine Second Phone Number ships an update every 2 months, Phoring every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SmartLine Second Phone Number | Phoring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (44K ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 15.5% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GoDaddy.com, LLC | BroTecs Technologies, LLC. |
Customer experience
SmartLine Second Phone Number
Phoring
Bugs and requests
SmartLine Second Phone Number
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing call/text history
- Incorrect number display on outgoing calls
- Failure to sync across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to send multiple photos/files
- Improved caller ID display
- Option to have multiple voicemail greetings
- Compatibility with VPNs and older devices
Phoring
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SmartLine Second Phone Number
- SmartLine Unlimited (Monthly)7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- SmartLine Toll-Free7 Days trial$19.991 Month
Phoring
- Monthly Subscription2 variants$3.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription2 variants$4.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription2 variants$8.991 Month
- $4.99$4.99
- $9.99$9.99
- $24.99$24.99
Questions
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