dialbird vs PhoneLine+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
PhoneLine+
This app provides essential telephone line features for small businesses and individuals. It includes voicemail, call transfer, divert, and hold, along with advanced options like out-of-hours settings and contact management.
- Voicemail
- Call transfer
- Call divert
- Call hold
- Out-of-Hours settings
- Contacts management
- Call settings
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Designed for micro businesses but ideal for anyone who relies heavily on a single phone line, PhoneLine+ supports the key features expected of a traditional telephone line including voicemail, call transfer, call divert and call hold. But PhoneLine+ delivers more with features like Out-of-Hours, Contacts management and Call settings, designed to make life easier.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PhoneLine+ at none against dialbird's 1. PhoneLine+ also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 37%). dialbird's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. dialbird sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. PhoneLine+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
dialbird ships an update every 3 weeks, PhoneLine+ every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dialbird | PhoneLine+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramo Technologies LLC | Gamma |
Customer experience
dialbird
PhoneLine+
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
PhoneLine+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dialbird
- Chalkboard7 Days trial$9.991 Month
PhoneLine+
No in-app purchases








