NimbusPhone vs b
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NimbusPhone
Manage your business phone system on the go. Make VoIP calls, use your business number as caller ID, and keep business voicemails separate. Integrates with cloud systems for advanced call management.
- Business number as Caller ID
- VoIP calls over Wi-Fi
- International VoIP calling
- Separate business voicemails
- Access company extensions
- Cloud phone system integration
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Download this mobile application — an essential application to bring your business phone with you on the go. Manage your phone system directly, taking your business calls and voice messages anywhere. Use the app on your mobile or tablet to: - Show your business number as your Caller ID when you make calls from your personal devices. - Make VoIP calls over Wi-Fi without using your carrier minutes. - Use VoIP calling to make local calls to your home country while traveling internationally. - Keep all your business voicemails separate from your personal messages. - Access and call your company extensions. Marrying this application with your cloud business phone system provides the following benefits: - Local or toll-free numbers - Multiple extensions - Control of your Findme/FollowMe call management and answering rules - Music on hold - Custom greetings - Call screening - Push Notifications for incoming calls for improved battery life - Multiline - Call Conferencing - Transfer and Attended Transfer - Call Forwarding - Bluetooth headset support - Support for use on wifi and your cellular network
b
This app allows business users to make and receive calls using their company's main number from their mobile device. It offers features like call transfer between devices and local call recording. It requires an existing business phone system account.
- Make business calls from mobile
- Appear with business number
- Call transfer between devices
- Local call recording
- Accesses phone directory
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The Broadvoice b-hive Mobile App allows end users to place calls from their mobile device and appear as if they are using their business phone number. Calls are enabled over WiFi or the phone’s mobile network. Additionally, users can transfer calls from their desk phone to their mobile device and vice versa by using their transfer feature. The mobile app accesses the user’s phone directory. Call recording is enabled at the account level. If call recording is enabled, it will record the call on the mobile device. There is also a call recording feature on the mobile app itself; this records the call locally. A duplicate recording is stored within the portal when call recording is enabled. Regulations: 1. b-hive Mobile app is for Broadvoice customers only. 2. Users must have an existing b-hive Cloud PBX account. 3. Transfer from desk phone to mobile phone is enabled when the user’s presence settings indicate to ring simultaneously from desk phone to mobile phone. 4. 911 calls from the mobile device are routed from through the Broadvoice network. Customers should use caution and make 911 calls from their mobile device carrier. 5. Broadvoice does not recommend the mobile app for b-hive Metered seat users. Metered seat users will incur a usage charge for every outbound call at the standard rates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NimbusPhone at 3.9 against b's 3.0. NimbusPhone also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 12 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
NimbusPhone holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of NimbusPhone's written reviews are positive against 43% of b's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
NimbusPhone ships an update every 4 months, b every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NimbusPhone | b |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (20 ratings) — better | 3.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | UCAPPS LLC | Broadvoice |
Customer experience
NimbusPhone
b
In-app purchases
NimbusPhone
No in-app purchases
b
No in-app purchases









