Comparison

World Voicemail vs VoiceControl

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

VoiceControl

Control your smart bath fan and lighting with voice commands. Stream music from popular services and integrate with Alexa for enhanced functionality. Adjust fan speed, dim lights, and change color temperature hands-free.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated fan control
  • Light on/off and dimming
  • Adjustable color temperature
  • Music streaming integration
  • Alexa built-in compatibility
Features
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Broan-NuTone Voice control bath fan Light Control – Lighting On/Off; CCT Mixing; Dimming; Fan Control – Fan On/Off; Music Function – Audio Streaming (Spotify; Pandora; Amazon Music); Alexa built-in voice control

Screenshots

World Voicemail4 screens
VoiceControl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: World Voicemail at 4.2 against VoiceControl's 1.6. World Voicemail also leads on review sentiment (34% vs 0%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). VoiceControl's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. VoiceControl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

World Voicemail holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Voicemail has 1.6K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 34% of World Voicemail's written reviews are positive against 0% of VoiceControl's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Voicemail ships an update every 2 months, VoiceControl every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
World Voicemail versus VoiceControl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld VoicemailVoiceControl
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.6K ratings) — better1.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews33.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS1414.0
Further details — not scored
Size148 MB239 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNorwood Systems (Aust) Pty LtdBroan-NuTone, LLC.

Customer experience

World Voicemail

All ratings1,562 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive33.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative61.1%

VoiceControl

All ratings14 ratings
Positive7.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative78.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

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

VoiceControl

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

VoiceControl

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is World Voicemail free?
World Voicemail is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VoiceControl free?
VoiceControl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, World Voicemail or VoiceControl?
World Voicemail is rated higher. World Voicemail averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while VoiceControl averages 1.6 from 14 ratings.
Do World Voicemail or VoiceControl have ads?
Neither World Voicemail nor VoiceControl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, World Voicemail or VoiceControl?
World Voicemail ships an update every 2 months, and VoiceControl every 13 months. Most recently, World Voicemail was updated on October 26, 2026 and VoiceControl on October 24, 2026.

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