Comparison

ClearCaptions Mobile vs Community Phone+

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Real-time call captioning
  • Free personal phone number
  • Captioned voicemail
  • 3-way calling
  • Call waiting
  • Adjustable caption font and color
  • Bluetooth support
Features
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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.

About

Community Phone+

This app allows you to manage your landline phone service remotely. Make and receive calls, access voicemails, and adjust call settings directly from your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Make and receive landline calls
  • Access and manage voicemails
  • View call history
  • Configure call forwarding
  • Receive call notifications
Features
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Community Phone+ lets you manage your landline service from anywhere. Make and receive calls, check voicemails, manage call settings, and more - all from your mobile device. Features: - Make and receive calls using your landline number - Access and manage voicemails - View call history and recent activity - Configure call forwarding and other settings - Get notifications for incoming calls and messages Stay connected to your landline wherever you go with Community Phone+.

Screenshots

ClearCaptions Mobile4 screens
Community Phone+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Community Phone+ at 5.0 against ClearCaptions Mobile's 4.4. Community Phone+ also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). ClearCaptions Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Community Phone+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClearCaptions Mobile has 1.8K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClearCaptions Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Community Phone+ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
ClearCaptions Mobile versus Community Phone+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearCaptions MobileCommunity Phone+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.8K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClearCaptions, LLCCommunity Phone Company

Customer experience

ClearCaptions Mobile

All ratings1,847 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral4.8%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative44.9%

Community Phone+

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Community Phone+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ClearCaptions Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Community Phone+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClearCaptions Mobile free?
ClearCaptions Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Community Phone+ free?
Community Phone+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ClearCaptions Mobile or Community Phone+?
Community Phone+ is rated higher. ClearCaptions Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Community Phone+ averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do ClearCaptions Mobile or Community Phone+ have ads?
Neither ClearCaptions Mobile nor Community Phone+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClearCaptions Mobile or Community Phone+?
ClearCaptions Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Community Phone+ every 5 days. Most recently, ClearCaptions Mobile was updated on September 22, 2026 and Community Phone+ on September 10, 2026.

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