PhoneLynk vs Riser
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
Riser
This app provides small business owners with tools to manage proposals, contracts, invoices, and payments. It also offers a second business phone number for calls and texts, shared inbox, task management, and call recording to boost productivity and client communication.
- Create and send proposals
- Generate and send invoices
- Accept credit card payments
- Second business phone number
- Shared team inbox
- Task management
- Call recording and transcription
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Riser offers an all-in-one small business app that elevates your business, boosts you and your team's productivity, and ultimately your bottom line. Create proposals, contracts, send invoices, collect payments, and separate your work and personal life with two numbers on the same phone. Elevate your business and team with professional tools like shared inbox, call recording coaching, task management and proposals / estimates / contracts / invoicing while staying connected from anywhere with the Riser app. Don’t need a business phone number? No problem, pick and choose which tools you want to use! Proposals * Create & send proposals through the mobile app or online * Make a proposal on the go * Get notifications when potential clients view your proposals * Easily invoice clients from your proposal Contracts * Protect your business with legal contracts * Create and customize contracts * Get secure mobile contracts signed Invoices & Payments * Create & send invoices through the mobile app or online * Make an invoice on the go * Get notifications when clients view your invoice and pay * Accept credit cards with easy & secure online payments * Automatic payment reminders * Recurring payments * Multiple payments Business Productivity * Set your business hours * Timeline view prepares your for the next conversation with your client * Organize your contacts with labels, so you can track your pipeline. * Take notes after a meeting, and more, wherever you are * Win more customers with quick and professional proposals and estimates * Invoice your customers in seconds with quick & professional invoices * Easily accept payments via credit card from customers to save time and get paid faster * Shared inbox allows your team to respond faster and deliver an outstanding experience. * Message templates let you answer common questions in no time. Business Calling & Texting * Call and text using your Riser business phone number on all of your devices * After-hours call handling * Respond to every customer with smart auto attendant for calls * Auto-Replies for calls and texts * Respond to voicemails by text message * Spam prevention * Voicemail transcription * Call Recording * Text messaging supports sending MMS and Group messaging * Simultaneous call handling and call forwarding Grow Your Business * Get more customers with text message marketing * Easily share your virtual business card with potential customers * Task management to make sure you deliver to your customers * Team support * Record calls so you can analyze and improve your communications with customers * Make better business decisions with insights into your business metrics High Performing Team * Task management with your team to save time, avoid losing work and information, delegate, and track tasks to stay on schedule and hit deadlines. * Shared inbox allows your team to respond faster and deliver an outstanding experience. * Review team call recordings so you can analyze and improve communications with customers Customer Support * Personalized customer support within the Riser app Riser is currently available in the US only. International calls and text messages are supported. Email hello@riserphone.com for any questions or help.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Riser at none against PhoneLynk's 9. Riser also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and ratings volume (150 vs 29). PhoneLynk's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 84%). On price, rating, ads 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. PhoneLynk sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month. Riser asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for PhoneLynk against 4.4 for Riser. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riser has 150 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of PhoneLynk's written reviews are positive against 84% of Riser's.
PhoneLynk ships an update monthly, Riser fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhoneLynk | Riser |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (29 ratings) — better | 4.4 (150 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 83.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 150 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CrowdMarket, Inc. | Tutorwyse.com, Inc. |
Customer experience
PhoneLynk
Riser
Bugs and requests
PhoneLynk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Riser
Reported bugs
5 issues- App stops working after phone updates
- Notification and reminder system limitations
- Service suspension for inactivity
- Inconsistent lead quality and accuracy
- Contact information errors in leads
Requested features
5 requests- Desktop version for call data management
- Increased reminder limits in free version
- Contact sync functionality
- Desktop dialing capability
- Enhanced user interface learning resources
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
Riser
No in-app purchases





