Comparison

ClearCaptions Mobile vs Unwired Access

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

Unwired Access

Manage your Unwired Access account conveniently through this dedicated application. Keep track of your account details and access services on the go.

Highlights
  • Account management
  • Service access
  • On-the-go management
  • Dedicated application
Features
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You can now manage your Unwired Access account via this app.

Screenshots

ClearCaptions Mobile4 screens
Unwired Access3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Unwired Access at 5.0 against ClearCaptions Mobile's 4.4. ClearCaptions Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 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

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

Unwired Access holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ClearCaptions Mobile has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ClearCaptions Mobile ships an update every 3 months, Unwired Access every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ClearCaptions Mobile versus Unwired Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClearCaptions MobileUnwired Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.1K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperClearCaptions, LLCSpectraSurf Communications, LLC

Customer experience

ClearCaptions Mobile

All ratings2,056 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.8%
Negative12.0%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral5.1%
Negative44.9%

Unwired Access

All ratings1 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

Unwired Access

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ClearCaptions Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Unwired Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ClearCaptions Mobile free?
ClearCaptions Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unwired Access free?
Unwired Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ClearCaptions Mobile or Unwired Access?
Unwired Access is rated higher. ClearCaptions Mobile averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Unwired Access averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ClearCaptions Mobile or Unwired Access have ads?
Neither ClearCaptions Mobile nor Unwired Access shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ClearCaptions Mobile or Unwired Access?
ClearCaptions Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and Unwired Access every 6 weeks. Most recently, ClearCaptions Mobile was updated on October 25, 2026 and Unwired Access on October 8, 2026.

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