Comparison

World Voicemail vs DIRX2

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Visual voicemail transcripts
  • Lock screen playback/reading
  • Spam voicemail blocking
  • Spam call blocking
  • Voicemail forwarding to email
  • Searchable voicemails
  • Audio playback speed control
Features
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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/

About

DIRX2

Features
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The DIRX2 app is provides access to the DIRX2 platform from Tapwow. DIRX2 is the open solution for connected products and smart packaging that creates a “Hand to Brand” connection with your customers via NFC Tags, QR Codes and more. In order to use the app you need a license for the DIRX2 platform. For more information visit www.tapwow.net.

Screenshots

World Voicemail4 screens
DIRX24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DIRX2 at none against World Voicemail's 4. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. World Voicemail sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. DIRX2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Voicemail ships an update every 2 months, DIRX2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
World Voicemail versus DIRX2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld VoicemailDIRX2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNorwood Systems (Aust) Pty LtdTapwow, Llc

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

DIRX2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

World Voicemail

Subscriptions4
  • 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
None

DIRX2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Voicemail free?
World Voicemail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DIRX2 free?
DIRX2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do World Voicemail or DIRX2 have ads?
Neither World Voicemail nor DIRX2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Voicemail or DIRX2?
World Voicemail ships an update every 2 months, and DIRX2 every 3 months. Most recently, World Voicemail was updated on October 14, 2026 and DIRX2 on October 5, 2026.

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