Comparison

smrtPhone vs Volume Reach

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

Head to head
About

smrtPhone

This mobile app integrates your cloud-based phone system with your CRM, enabling seamless calling, texting, and contact management from your device. It logs all communication, allows for call notes, and offers advanced sales features to accelerate your sales cycle and enhance customer relationships.

Highlights
  • CRM contact list sync
  • SMS/MMS messaging with CRM logging
  • Call logging and recording
  • In-call notes sync
  • Call disposition tracking
  • Multiple Caller ID options
  • Text and voicemail inbox access
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smrtPhone is a full featured, cloud based phone system that allows you to make more calls, send more texts, and close more deals. With smrtPhone, your phone system becomes a fully integrated part of your CRM, accelerating your sales cycle, and improving customer relationships. With no forced long-term contracts, a powerful 4-line auto-dialer, advanced Pro features, and pay-as-you-go pricing, smrtPhone is the clear choice for sales-driven businesses. Now you can bring power of smrtPhone to your mobile device. Use the smrtPhone Mobile App to: > Sync your full CRM contact lists so every contact is available from your handheld device > Send text messages (SMS and MMS) to any contact and have it automatically log in your CRM > Make and receive calls and have call data effortlessly tracked, including call recordings > Take notes during/after your call and have them automatically sync to the contact record > Choose from existing call dispositions to mark call outcomes and trigger CRM automations > Easily switch between phone number Caller IDs to ensure you call from the correct phone line > Access your text and voicemail inboxes for individual users and groups > Sync call information (including recent call logs) across platforms, web and mobile IMPORTANT: smrtPhone’s mobile app requires an existing smrtPhone account. DISCLAIMERS: Call quality can be affected by the strength of your internet/4G/5G/LTE connection. Please ensure you have a strong signal or internet connection to achieve best results. Emergency calling may not be available for your number or region.

About

Volume Reach

Manage all your real estate SMS conversations in one place. Get instant notifications for replies, prioritize hot leads, and respond confidently from anywhere. Built for compliant messaging with business numbers.

Highlights
  • Unified SMS inbox
  • Real-time push notifications
  • Lead prioritization filters
  • Search conversations
  • Mark lead outcomes
  • Send photos (MMS)
  • AI auto-reply control
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Volume Reach SMS puts your real estate text conversations in your pocket. It's the mobile companion to the Volume Reach platform — every conversation with your leads, ready to triage and answer from anywhere. STAY ON TOP OF EVERY REPLY • One inbox for all your SMS conversations • Push notifications the moment a lead texts back • Filters that surface what matters: hot leads, unread, replied, and needs-attention • Search any conversation by name, address, or phone number CLOSE THE LOOP ON HOT LEADS • Mark outcomes in one tap: Opportunity, Appointment set, Not interested, or Wrong person • Hot leads flow straight into your pipeline on the web dashboard • Mark conversations unread to come back to them later REPLY WITH CONFIDENCE • Always see exactly which number you're texting — the app smart-selects whoever texted you last • Send photos (MMS) as well as texts • See when AI auto-reply is handling a conversation, and switch it on or off per conversation BUILT FOR COMPLIANT MESSAGING Volume Reach messages through carrier-registered business numbers (A2P 10DLC and verified toll-free), automatically honors opt-out requests, and respects quiet hours in each contact's local time zone.

Screenshots

smrtPhone4 screens
Volume Reach4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Volume Reach at 100% against smrtPhone's 24%. Volume Reach also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). smrtPhone's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Volume Reach holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: smrtPhone has 1.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of smrtPhone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Volume Reach's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

smrtPhone ships an update fortnightly, Volume Reach every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
smrtPhone versus Volume Reach: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametersmrtPhoneVolume Reach
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.4K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.4K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB58 MB
Age rating17+4+
DevelopersmrtStudio Global Inc.Sun City Systems LLC

Customer experience

smrtPhone

All ratings1,398 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative70.4%

Volume Reach

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

smrtPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant log-outs and sign-in issues
  • Incorrect caller ID information
  • Inability to adjust notification settings
  • Syncing and integration problems with Podio

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add group messaging capability
  • Improve contacts management and search
  • Allow image/file sharing from website
  • Enhance notification and call handling

Volume Reach

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

smrtPhone

No in-app purchases

None

Volume Reach

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is smrtPhone free?
smrtPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Volume Reach free?
Volume Reach is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, smrtPhone or Volume Reach?
Volume Reach is rated higher. smrtPhone averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.4K ratings, while Volume Reach averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do smrtPhone or Volume Reach have ads?
Neither smrtPhone nor Volume Reach shows ads.
Which is updated more often, smrtPhone or Volume Reach?
smrtPhone ships an update fortnightly, and Volume Reach every 4 days. Most recently, smrtPhone was updated on October 25, 2026 and Volume Reach on October 25, 2026.

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