Comparison

SkyPhone vs AustenTel ACS

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

Head to head
About

SkyPhone

Features
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SkyPhone is a premium quality enhanced prepaid pinless calling service for making international calls and sending texts. “SkyPhone” can be used by SkyPhone customers to make calls using pinless feature. After installation, user needs to enter his/her phone number to register.

About

AustenTel ACS

Manage your business phone system from your mobile device. Make and receive calls with your work extension, access transcribed voicemails, and message colleagues. Stay connected and productive wherever you are.

Highlights
  • Work extension on mobile
  • HD voice calls
  • Visual voicemail with transcription
  • Team messaging
  • Company directory
  • Call history sync
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AustenTel ACS puts your organization's phone system in your pocket. Make and receive calls with your work extension, check voicemail with automatic transcription, message teammates, and stay reachable wherever work takes you. ACS is the AustenTel Advanced Communication System — a carrier-grade, cloud-hosted business phone platform. The ACS app connects to your organization's ACS service, so your business extension rings your iPhone like a native call. FEATURES • Your work extension on your iPhone — incoming calls arrive like any other call, even when the app is closed • HD voice with secure signaling and media (TLS + SRTP) • Visual voicemail with automatic transcription • Team messaging with photo attachments • Company directory with live presence • Call history synced across your devices • Hold, transfer, and conference controls • Organization-wide instant alerts (where enabled by your admin) GETTING STARTED The ACS app is for organizations using AustenTel ACS phone service. Your administrator provisions your extension and sends you a setup code or QR — enter or scan it and you're connected. There is no self-serve account setup. Don't have ACS yet? Learn more at austentel.com or call 800.817.7845. The ACS app requires an active AustenTel ACS extension.

Screenshots

SkyPhone2 screens
AustenTel ACS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SkyPhone at daily against AustenTel ACS's every 6 weeks. SkyPhone also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). 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

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

SkyPhone ships an update daily, AustenTel ACS every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SkyPhone versus AustenTel ACS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyPhoneAustenTel ACS
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGenusys Inc.Austen Consultants, LLC

In-app purchases

None

SkyPhone

No in-app purchases

None

AustenTel ACS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SkyPhone free?
SkyPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AustenTel ACS free?
AustenTel ACS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SkyPhone or AustenTel ACS have ads?
Neither SkyPhone nor AustenTel ACS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyPhone or AustenTel ACS?
SkyPhone ships an update daily, and AustenTel ACS every 6 weeks. Most recently, SkyPhone was updated on November 2, 2026 and AustenTel ACS on November 3, 2026.

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