ClearCaptions Mobile vs SimpleVoIP Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ClearCaptions Mobile
This mobile app provides real-time captions for all your phone calls, ensuring you don't miss any part of the conversation. It's designed for individuals with hearing loss and offers a free service with no contracts or hidden fees. Enjoy captioned voicemails, 3-way calling, and customizable caption display.
- Real-time call captioning
- Free personal phone number
- Captioned voicemail
- 3-way calling
- Call waiting
- Adjustable caption font and color
- Bluetooth support
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See every word your callers say. From the provider of innovative in-home phone captioning comes this mobile version for individuals with hearing loss. Wherever you go, you can enjoy captioned mobile calls so you’ll never miss a word. This service is available at NO-COST to individuals whose hearing loss inhibits their phone use — no contracts, no fees, no hidden charges. ClearCaptions Mobile gives you the most accurate, near real-time captioning of what your caller says. ClearCaptions is an FCC-certified service made possible through a federally-funded program. Features: • Free account with a personal ClearCaptions Voice phone number for captioned calls • Captions for incoming and outgoing calls • Free voicemail with captions • 3-way calling • Call waiting • Call contacts from iPhone contact list • Call favorites • Call history with saved captioned calls • E911 support • Caption font and color adjustment • Bluetooth® enabled ClearCaptions is available in the United States and its territories only. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. IP Captioned Telephone Service may use a live operator. The operator generates captions of what the other party to the call says. These captions are then sent to your phone. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. No costs are passed along to individuals who qualify for the service.
SimpleVoIP Mobile
This utility app enables remote work and travel by providing high-quality calls through your phone's voice channels. It offers comprehensive management of voicemail, eFax, call logs, and call forwarding, along with SMS messaging capabilities using your office number.
- High-quality calls via phone's voice channels
- Voicemail management
- eFax capabilities
- Call log and forwarding management
- SMS messaging on office number
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SimpleVoIP Mobile is for our customer use when working remote, traveling or other mobile needs. Calls placed through this application use call through technology to utilize your phone’s voice channels to ensure the highest call quality. Manage voicemail, eFax, call logs and call forwarding through this app. Also send and receive SMS messages on your office number.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ClearCaptions Mobile at 4.4 against SimpleVoIP Mobile's 3.4. ClearCaptions Mobile also leads on ratings volume (2.1K vs 10) and review sentiment (50% vs 33%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ClearCaptions Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClearCaptions Mobile has 2.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of ClearCaptions Mobile's written reviews are positive against 33% of SimpleVoIP Mobile's.
ClearCaptions Mobile ships an update every 3 months, SimpleVoIP Mobile every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ClearCaptions Mobile | SimpleVoIP Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.1K ratings) — better | 3.4 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ClearCaptions, LLC | SimpleVoIP LLC |
Customer experience
ClearCaptions Mobile
SimpleVoIP Mobile
Bugs and requests
ClearCaptions Mobile
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Missed calls and voicemails
- Issues with password recovery
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save call transcripts
- Improved compatibility with other devices
- More language support for transcription
SimpleVoIP Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ClearCaptions Mobile
No in-app purchases
SimpleVoIP Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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