World Voicemail vs Magic Tap Controller
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Voicemail
This app transforms your voicemail experience by offering visual transcripts and playback directly from your lock screen. It includes advanced spam blocking for both calls and voicemails, along with features like forwarding to email and search functionality.
- Visual voicemail transcripts
- Lock screen playback/reading
- Spam voicemail blocking
- Spam call blocking
- Voicemail forwarding to email
- Searchable voicemails
- Audio playback speed control
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Enjoy a 1-week free trial. Cancel anytime. World Voicemail revolutionizes your voicemail experience, making it effortless to retrieve and respond to voicemails. IMPORTANT: To use World Voicemail, your mobile phone service provider must support 'Conditional Call Diversion'. To test whether your provider supports this feature, please call **004*+16502624537*11#. After using this test number, please call this number to cancel: ##004*11#. KEY FEATURES: READ YOUR VOICEMAIL VISUALLY You can read automatic transcripts of your voicemail. Want to listen to them? That's easy; just press play. LISTEN TO OR READ YOUR VOICEMAIL ON THE LOCK SCREEN That's right - you don't even need to enter the App to see your latest voicemail. BLOCK SPAM VOICEMAILS Cut through the noise and get rid of spam voicemails. Move a voicemail to the new Spam folder or mark a caller as a spammer. Artificial intelligence also automatically detects and informs you of Suspected Spam. BLOCK SPAM CALLS Get fewer calls from spam callers by adding numbers to the in-app Spammers list, and their next call will instantly go to voicemail or get blocked. If you have a voicemail marked Suspected Spam from a number, their next incoming call will also display as Suspected Spam. NATIVE SUPPORT FOR DARK MODE We've crafted a beautiful dark mode experience that's easy on the eyes. ACCESS YOUR VOICEMAILS IN ANY ORDER Navigating your voicemails is now as easy as a scroll and tap. View voicemails in threads, organised by contact. AUDIO PLAYBACK SPEED CONTROL Save time or listen carefully to your voicemails with 0.8x, 1x, 1.5x, or 2x speed controls. VOICEMAIL FORWARDING TO EMAIL Add up to two email addresses to receive your voicemails right in your inbox. Why two email addresses? So you can boost your responsiveness by also sending voicemails to your assistant or team to respond on your behalf! Don't worry; you can filter out calls from personal contacts. SEARCH YOUR VOICEMAILS BY NAME OR KEYWORD With our built-in automatic transcription service, World Voicemail makes your voicemails effortlessly searchable. EASY PERSONALIZED GREETING SETUP World Voicemail makes it easy for you to record your personalized greeting. Change it every season, or if you're away on holiday. EASY MANAGEMENT Managing your voicemails has never been easier. Call back contacts, share your voicemails or delete them to save space. UNLOCK WITH BIOMETRICS Protect voicemails on your phone with a passcode and biometrics - Face ID and Touch ID. VOICEMAILS ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN Read or listen to voicemails right from your lock screen or notification centre. MULTI-LINGUAL SUPPORT Enjoy World Voicemail in Afrikaans, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. UNDER THE HOOD To use World Voicemail as your primary voicemail service, you simply need to divert your voicemails to our App. We'll show you how. This is safe and reversible. A subscription is required to use the World Voicemail. You can sign up to one or twelve-month subscriptions. ABOUT SUBSCRIPTIONS The duration and price of each subscription are visible on the storefront, updated during the time of purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://norwoodsystems.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://norwoodsystems.com/terms-and-conditions/
Magic Tap Controller
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This app is to be used with the Magic Tap Device by us, L&L B.V. It controls one or multiple devices via Bluetooth or Wifi. Explore and be amazed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magic Tap Controller at none against World Voicemail's 4. Magic Tap Controller also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14). World Voicemail's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months). On price, 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. World Voicemail sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Magic Tap Controller asks for nothing beyond the download.
World Voicemail ships an update every 2 months, Magic Tap Controller every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Voicemail | Magic Tap Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (1.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 148 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norwood Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd | Herman Paul Kessener |
Bugs and requests
World Voicemail
Reported bugs
3 issues- Voicemail messages not recording properly
- App crashing or not functioning as expected
- Subscription issues and inability to cancel
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to sort and manage voicemails
- Improved transcription accuracy
- Option to disable automatic subscription
Magic Tap Controller
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
World Voicemail
- Subscribe for a month$5.991 Month
- 3-month subscription$12.993 Months
- Best deal! Annual subscription7 Days trial$45.991 Year
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- Best deal! Annual subscription$45.991 Year
Magic Tap Controller
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is World Voicemail free?
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Do World Voicemail or Magic Tap Controller have ads?
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