Comparison

dialbird vs Zonitel

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

Head to head
About

dialbird

This mobile app provides a dedicated business phone number for teams, keeping personal numbers private and facilitating collaboration on calls and messages. It offers flexible plans and features like shared contacts, custom greetings, and auto-replies, all managed within a single app.

Highlights
  • Team collaboration on calls and messages
  • Multiple business phone numbers
  • Contact sharing within workspace
  • Set working hours per number
  • Voicemails with optional transcripts
  • Customizable call greetings
  • Auto-reply for missed calls
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One platform for every business conversation. Dialbird is the next-generation business communication platform for modern teams. Bringing calls, messages, and numbers together across web and mobile, it gives your team one shared workspace to stay aligned, responsive, and in control. Communication that moves with your team Work seamlessly across both mobile and web, so your team can be on top of every conversation; at the desk, on the go, or anywhere in between. Stay responsive throughout the day Voicemail transcripts, call recording, auto-replies, and custom greetings help your business stay organized, available, and consistent from first contact to follow-up. Clear separation between work and personal Use business numbers without relying on personal numbers, giving your team the privacy they need and your business the professionalism customers expect. Collaborate with more context A shared inbox, shared numbers, shared contacts, internal threads, and team chat give your team the visibility needed to respond faster and work better together. Greater control by default Manage business hours, working hours, call forwarding, number blocking, and user access settings with the flexibility to match the way your business operates. Business numbers and calling Manage your included number, add more as needed, and handle calls with forwarding, greetings, recording, voicemail transcripts, and blocking controls. Messaging and teamwork Keep conversations moving with a shared inbox, shared contacts, snippets, contact lists, broadcast messaging, team chat, and internal collaboration tools. Availability and admin Set working hours, automate replies, and manage permissions with role-based access in one secure and encrypted platform. Built for every stage of growth From early-stage teams to growing operations, Dialbird is designed to scale with your business. Terms of Use : https://dialbird.io/terms

About

Zonitel

This business communication app allows users to manage calls, texts, and faxes from a single platform. It offers features like call history, recordings, unlimited domestic calls, and business messaging. Users can send and receive faxes directly through the application.

Highlights
  • Call history and recordings
  • Unlimited domestic calls
  • Business text messaging
  • Send and receive faxes
  • Unified communication platform
Features
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New to Zonitel? Get started with the APP. 1. Login using your Zonitel username and password. If you have forgotten your password you can reset it bu clicking forgot password in the login page. 2. Your mobile app will have 4 main menus, Calls, Texts, Fax and Settings 3. View your call history, listen to recordings and make unlimited domestic calls, you will need an active cellular service to be able to make a call. 4. Send and receive texts on your business phone number 5. Send and receive faxes.

Screenshots

dialbird4 screens
Zonitel4 screens

Verdict

The call

dialbird and Zonitel both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Zonitel's written reviews are positive against 37% of dialbird's. Zonitel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. dialbird sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Zonitel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for dialbird against 5.0 for Zonitel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zonitel has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of dialbird's written reviews are positive against 100% of Zonitel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

dialbird ships an update every 3 weeks, Zonitel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
dialbird versus Zonitel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdialbirdZonitel
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamo Technologies LLCZonitel Solutions LLC

Customer experience

dialbird

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative49.0%

Zonitel

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

dialbird

Reported bugs

28 issues
  • Constantly asked to do KYC and app stops working
  • App never updates, requires sign out/in
  • Occasional missed calls and text messages without alerts
  • Update killed templates, can't edit
  • Character count on texts requires splitting
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  • Messages never send, undelivered errors
  • Doesn't send photos
  • Reached introductory offer limit for paid version
  • Can't see or save media
  • Can't increase screen size to see text
  • Impossible to login, not getting email verification
  • Calls are terrible, app says 'failed to load'
  • Call quality is poor, delay in hearing caller
  • Incoming calls and texts straight up don't work
  • Messages do not arrive
  • All calls are marked as missed
  • App keeps making me get a new number
  • Doesn't ring or send notifications
  • Cannot receive third party verification SMS
  • No tech support other than automated responses
  • Contact page disappears before sending
  • Text is tiny throughout app, no accessibility options
  • Photos problem, no place to upload a picture
  • All incoming calls are marked under chalkboard name
  • Defeated purpose of having a business number without service
  • Information shared with third parties, receiving spam texts
  • Clients getting bad link or nothing sent
  • Verification code does not work

Requested features

15 requests
  • Notification badges
  • Dynamic text size support
  • Web version for laptop use
  • Mass delete messages
  • Option to make fonts/text bigger
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  • Mass delete button
  • Auto-response function to text messages
  • Web version
  • Dark mode
  • Accessibility options
  • Set hours of contact to avoid disturbance
  • Place to upload pictures/send photos
  • Professional voicemail settings
  • Option to use without active cell number
  • Fix verification code issues

Zonitel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

dialbird

Subscriptions1
  • Chalkboard7 Days trial$9.991 Month
None

Zonitel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dialbird free?
dialbird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zonitel free?
Zonitel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, dialbird or Zonitel?
dialbird and Zonitel are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 13 ratings respectively.
Do dialbird or Zonitel have ads?
Neither dialbird nor Zonitel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, dialbird or Zonitel?
dialbird ships an update every 3 weeks, and Zonitel fortnightly. Most recently, dialbird was updated on October 14, 2026 and Zonitel on October 8, 2026.

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