PhoneLynk vs String
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
String
Enhance customer engagement with a business SMS and voice platform. Organize your inbox, automate responses, and manage contacts efficiently. Send personalized messages to individuals or groups, and access your workflow from any device.
- Use existing or new phone numbers
- Organize inbox with sales funnel view
- Automated responses and auto-replies
- Contact management and CRM integrations
- 1-1, group, and mass messaging
- Templates and voicemail transcription
- Browser and mobile app access
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Boost your brand engagement with String’s intuitive business SMS marketing, text and voice. ANY PHONE NUMBER, EVEN LANDLINES Use your existing mobile or landline number with String. Select a new local number or upgrade to a vanity or toll free number of your choice. ORGANIZE YOUR INBOX Transform your inbox into a sales funnel or kanban board with various viewing, filtering and tagging options — Stay on top of your conversations and never miss a message again. POWERFUL MESSAGE MANAGEMENT Mark Unread and Archive — You love it for your emails, you’ll love it for your texts. STAY RESPONSIVE, 24/7 Amplify your interaction with automations and Auto-Replies — Respond to texts and missed calls on time, every time. TAP INTO ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Contact Management & Integrations — Save important contact notes directly from the message thread. Capture contacts, import from your phone or computer,, automate workflows, integrate with tools you love (like your CRM, etc). REACH THE MASSES, OR JUST ONE Conversational, Groups or Mass Messaging — Respond directly with 1-1 messaging, message with a group,r or send personalized Mass Messages to multiple people at once, individually. BUILD A LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE Send promos, reminders and confirmations and never miss a lead, client or customer with Elite features like triggered Keyword Responses, and Auto-Replies. SAVE TIME Templates — No more copy-pasting the same message over and over. No time to listen to voicemail? View voicemail transcriptions in your inbox with visual voicemail. USE IT ANYWHERE Browser & Mobile Apps — Increase your workflow efficiency with access to String from your computer and mobile device. CALL FORWARDING & VOICE Separate your personal and professional calls with call forwarding and flexible voice settings. GOT QUESTIONS? Email our stellar support at support@joinstring.com. Find helpful articles, join our customer community and create tickets in our Help Center: https://help.joinstring.com/hc/en-us Terms of Service: https://www.joinstring.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.joinstring.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PhoneLynk at 4.5 against String's 3.5. PhoneLynk also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 69%). String's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. PhoneLynk sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. String asks for nothing beyond the download.
PhoneLynk holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of PhoneLynk's written reviews are positive against 69% of String's.
PhoneLynk ships an update monthly, String every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | PhoneLynk | String |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (29 ratings) — better | 3.5 (62 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 68.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CrowdMarket, Inc. | NumberBarn, LLC |
Customer experience
PhoneLynk
String
Bugs and requests
PhoneLynk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
String
Reported bugs
22 issues- Calls drop within seconds
- Line cuts out completely
- Website loads to a white screen
- App loads message threads out of order
- Tapping into a thread does not load any part of the conversation
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- Sending a message in the thread works, but the thread doesn’t load
- Tapping a thread loads an entirely different number/contact at the top
- Push notification badges don’t clear
- Text threads are slow to update and sometimes show off screen
- No where to sign up on the app
- Lost account after uninstall/reinstall
- No one to talk to for support
- iTunes account debited without loading sign-in page
- Stuck on unpaid account, cannot log out
- Missed calls do not show up on the main log panel
- Voicemails will not play in app
- No iPad App
- Web app directs back to mobile app
- No attention to detail in integrations
- Phone number picker is super limited
- No filtering by numbers
- Requires payment to see the app
Requested features
18 requests- Improve mobile app stability
- Fix website loading issues
- Ensure message threads load correctly
- Improve contact loading accuracy
- Fix push notification badge issues
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- Improve text thread update speed
- Enhance call stability
- Improve customer support responsiveness
- Provide in-app sign-up
- Allow account recovery
- Offer refunds
- Implement missed call notifications
- Ensure missed calls appear in logs
- Enable voicemail playback in app
- Develop an iPad app
- Improve sign-up process
- Add more phone number filtering options
- Integrate with CRM software like HubSpot
In-app purchases
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
String
No in-app purchases







