Comparison

Multitone Messenger vs ECall Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Multitone Messenger

Features
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Multitone Messenger Multitone Messenger provides all the features and advantages of publicly available chat apps with extra functionality, making it suitable for emergency service and business use by enhancing security, improving oversight and adding features, which take it far beyond a simple messaging app. Messenger is ideal for a number of applications - a collaborative tool for clinical staff in hospitals, enables security teams to share video or photograph images or keep on and off-site colleagues in touch, wherever present in the world. Multitone Messenger requires Multitone i-Message offered as a secure cloud service, on-premises or cloud/hybrid solution. Key features - Secure one-to-one and chat messaging - Dedicated contact list: name, job title or department - Select message priority with silent, DND override for emergency alerts - Major incident management response and availability - Variable status, ensuring colleagues know your availability - Delivery and read receipts - Image, video and document sharing - 3/4/5G and Wi-Fi compatible - Fully compliant with relevant laws & regulations - Integrated with the Multitone messaging ecosystem for administration, backup and audit - Available as a cloud service, on-premises or cloud/hybrid solution - If on-premises, can operate over LAN without external internet connection Message status The ability to track message status from ‘device acknowledgement’ upon message delivery to ‘read receipt’ and ‘user acknowledgement’, this guarantees that important communications never go unanswered. Message priority It is possible to set the priority level of messages: communications sent at emergency priority will automatically override silent or do not disturb settings. In addition, the Multitone ecosystem will send messages via all designated contact methods for that user - SMS, paging call and email. Emergency messages can be received, even if the phone is in silent mode, meaning Multitone Messenger can complement or replace pagers for critical messaging. Major incident management Multitone Messenger integrates with Multitone Major Incident management system enabling rapid response and mobilisation across the whole organisation, specific departments and specialism’s ensuring the right people are alerted at the right time, making sure they get to the right place. User status With the Multitone Messenger status indicator, including “available”, “do not disturb” and “absent” settings, you can instantly see who is and is not available. Crucially, whatever your status, this setting never prevents critical messages from reaching you. Secure & GDPR compliant Multitone Messenger is designed to be the safest communications platform possible: allowing you to share sensitive internal reports, medical photos and other confidential files without fear of data being compromised. Data stored within the app cannot be accessed by other apps, transferred to internal storage or shared outside the Multitone ecosystem. Monitored network A powerful feature is its use of a fully monitored network connection. If a smartphone utilising the Multitone Messenger app should go offline due to poor coverage, messages sent during this period will not be lost: The system stores them so that once coverage is re-established, any missed messages are automatically re-sent. AES256 Encryption All data transmitted and stored within the Multitone ecosystem is end-to-end encrypted using AES256, as is data held on devices. The app features two-factor authentication, if the device is lost or stolen, access and details of the device can be revoked immediately, protecting sensitive data.

About

ECall Mobile

This app delivers real-time alarm messages and in-house text messaging for nurse call, assisted living, and emergency call systems. It requires a licensed ECall Alarm Server to function and offers encrypted settings, audible alerts, and GPS location sharing.

Highlights
  • Real-time alarm message delivery
  • In-house text messaging
  • Encrypted site-specific settings
  • Audible and vibrate alerts
  • GPS location tracking and reporting
  • Supports AppConfig.org for corporate configuration
Features
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Communicates directly with ECall Alarm Server for real time alarm message delivery and in house text messaging for your nurse call, assisted living and emergency call systems. All site specific settings stored are encrypted. Audible and vibrate functionality. ECall Mobile is designed for 24/7 nurse call system alarm messaging for use in house on your own WiFi, LAN or M2M/ VPN network. Requires ECall Alarm Server to deliver messages directly to your ECall Mobile enabled device from your nurse call system. Supports AppConfig.org for corporate configuration with your choice of EMM provider. Please visit our website for more information on ECall Mobile and how it can integrate into your nurse call system: http://www.ecallalarmserver.com Continuous usage of GPS will use additional battery power. Your GPS location will be used to show your location on screen within the app and report your location to the server and to other users when logged onto the server. Do not install this software if you do not have a licensed ECall Alarm Server installation.

Screenshots

Multitone Messenger4 screens
ECall Mobile1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ECall Mobile at monthly against Multitone Messenger's every 4 months. ECall Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multitone Messenger ships an update every 4 months, ECall Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Multitone Messenger versus ECall Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultitone MessengerECall Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMultitone Electronics PlcECall Solutions Limited

In-app purchases

None

Multitone Messenger

No in-app purchases

None

ECall Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Multitone Messenger free?
Multitone Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ECall Mobile free?
ECall Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Multitone Messenger or ECall Mobile have ads?
Neither Multitone Messenger nor ECall Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multitone Messenger or ECall Mobile?
Multitone Messenger ships an update every 4 months, and ECall Mobile monthly. Most recently, Multitone Messenger was updated on September 20, 2026 and ECall Mobile on October 3, 2026.

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