Secnum vs PhoneLynk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Secnum
Get a secondary Israeli mobile number on your existing SIM card for calls and texts. Manage your numbers with features like call forwarding and voicemail transcription. Subscription plans available for SMS and voice minutes.
- Secondary Israeli mobile number
- Make and receive calls
- Send and receive SMS
- Port existing number
- Voicemail transcription
- Call forwarding
- Block list
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Do you want an Israeli mobile phone number on your local SIM card? The secondary number allows you just that without buying another SIM card. The secondary number allows you to make calls from a mobile Israeli phone number in addition to the existing SIM card number on the device, regardless of which operator the subscriber is. The two numbers are on the same mobile phone. You can buy a monthly subscription that includes SMS messages or also voice minutes - both are counted for incoming and outgoing calls. Calls are made through the existing SIM card or using VOIP which uses the existing mobile phone account agreement with the network operator in which it is located. It means it can either use calls or data to make the calls. Service capabilities: • Real Israeli mobile Phone Number • Dial outgoing calls • Receive incoming calls • Send and Receive Text messages • Port your number from another Israeli operator • Multi-language UI support • Block list: prohibited numbers approved number • Option to Block anonymous call • Voicemail transcript for premium subscribers • Incoming calls scheduling module allows divert incoming calls to VM, FW number or DND mode, base on working hours • Group call destitute incoming call/sms among several members The calls are limited only to Israeli numbers. It is restricted to dial premium numbers, abroad or to the Palestinian Authority. Payment is done using Apple store. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The account is charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's account settings after purchase. Please review our “Privacy Policy” https://num2-info.sms.hn/Num2/Privacy/il/en and let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Please visit also our “Terms of Use” section establishing the use, disclaimers and limitations of liability ruling the use of this product: https://num2-info.sms.hn/Num2/Terms/en
PhoneLynk
Establish a professional business identity on your smartphone with a dedicated business phone number. Features include automated virtual receptionists, call transfers, professional greetings, call tracking, and call recording. It helps separate business and personal calls and reduces the cost of traditional phone systems.
- Dedicated business phone numbers
- Automated virtual receptionist
- Call transfer and simultaneous ringing
- Professional voice greetings
- Call and text message tracking
- Call recording
- Automated spam call blocker
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Upgrade your smartphone to Business Class! Your business deserves a smart dedicated phone number. With PhoneLynk you can create a professional business identity on your smartphone. - Create a more professional image for your small business. - Dramatically reduce the cost of traditional phone systems. - Dedicated business numbers, or port your existing number. - Automated Virtual Receptionist - Transfer calls between employees - Ring multiple phones simultaneously - Create professional voice greetings - Track calls and text messages - Assign employees numbers you control - Call recording and much more PhoneLynk grew out of our need for a phone and texting solution to grow our business. The features we add are those we need along with features our customers request. We needed a way to take control of our phones by separating our personal and professional phone numbers, so that’s exactly what we did. AUTOMATED ATTENDANT! Our Automated Virtual Receptionist greets your customers and transfers them to the appropriate employee or department. For example, press 1 for Sales, press 2 for John Doe, etc. You can record your own professional greeting to showcase your company! EXTENSION NUMBERS FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE! Now you can have one company phone number and assign an extension to each employee. Callers will hear your Automated Attendant recording, but if they know an employee’s extension they can enter it directly, no waiting! RING MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES AT ONCE As a business it’s critical to respond to customers quickly. PhoneLynk allows you to ring multiple phones at once and allow the first available employee to answer. Employees can set themselves to online or offline to indicate when they’re available. Available status can also be scheduled to go into effect automatically! DISTINGUISH BUSINESS AND PERSONAL CALLS It’s easy to differentiate between your personal and business calls on your cellphone! No mix ups or confusion regarding when and how to answer. RECORD PHONE CALLS Now you can record any incoming or outgoing call with the click of a button. No confusing conferencing in a second line or using the speaker phone and a second recorder. Just click the record button and you’re done! AUTOMATIC SPAM CALL BLOCKER Everybody hates getting spam calls from telemarketers and scammers, so PhoneLynk.io refers to a database with thousands of phone numbers reported as spam calls to help prevent you from being bothered by them! UNLIMITED NUMBERS Stop sharing numbers! With PhoneLynk.io you can create as many business phone numbers as needed for about the cost of a latte! KEEP A CALL JOURNAL Each time you place or receive a call you'll be able to enter a memo about that call. This is great for business or for online sales. It's like a mini-contact manager built into your phone! You can easily refer back to your call journal to see what notes you entered after a call! Subscriptions: When subscribing to PhoneLynk via In App Purchase, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Charges are monthly, the amount charged will be based on the plan selected. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Service Title: PhoneLynk.io. Service period is monthly and provides access to VOIP services. Terms of service: www.phonelynk.io/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: www.phonelynk.io/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PhoneLynk at 94% against Secnum's 18%. PhoneLynk also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). Secnum's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Secnum sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PhoneLynk sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PhoneLynk holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Secnum's written reviews are positive against 94% of PhoneLynk's.
Secnum ships an update every 4 months, PhoneLynk monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Secnum | PhoneLynk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.1 (9 ratings) | 4.5 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cellact | CrowdMarket, Inc. |
Customer experience
Secnum
PhoneLynk
In-app purchases
Secnum
- Landline Monthly 500 MIN$2.991 Month
- Monthly 500 SMS only$3.991 Month
- Monthly 120 Plan2 variants$4.991 Month
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- Monthly 120 SMS/MIN2 variants$4.991 Month
- Monthly 500 SMS + 500 minutes$5.491 Month
- Monthly Calls & SMS$6.491 Month
- Monthly 1500 SMS/MIN2 variants$6.991 Month
- Monthly Calls & SMS3 variants$8.991 Month
- Monthly 120 MIN/SMS$9.991 Month
- Monthly 1000 SMS/MIN$14.991 Month
- Premium service for 1 month$7.99
- Replace current number$9.99
PhoneLynk
- 1 Line - Personal Security$29.991 Month
- 1 Line - Business Starter$34.991 Month
- 2 Line Business Starter$69.991 Month
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- 3 Lines - Small Business$104.991 Month
- 5 Lines - Business Plus$174.991 Month
- 10 Lines - Business 10$299.991 Month
- 400 Text Messages$7.99
- 400 Call Minutes$12.99
- Prepaid Disposable Number$34.99







