dialbird vs GBPN
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
GBPN
This app provides small business owners with a dedicated business phone number, unified SMS inbox, and customizable call routing. It helps manage customer interactions efficiently with features like voicemail to email and a mini CRM.
- Dedicated business phone numbers
- Unified SMS inbox
- Customizable call routing
- Voicemail to email
- Business hours settings
- Mini CRM
- Menu systems (IVR)
- Multi-user support
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A real business number on the phone you already carry. Calls ring your cell, texts land in one inbox, and a real person sets it all up with you. CALLS RING YOUR CELL Your business number rings the phone you already have. Call out over your cell carrier or over Wi-Fi. Customers see your business number, never your personal one. TEXT FROM YOUR BUSINESS NUMBER Customers text the same number they call. Reply from the app with photos and files, and see every call and text with that customer in one thread. NOTHING SLIPS THROUGH New texts, missed calls, and voicemails land in Needs. Once you reply, the conversation moves to Waiting until the customer answers. Your app badge shows exactly what is left. REMEMBER EVERY CALL Read voicemail transcripts and a short summary of what was said on each call, right next to your texts. BRING YOUR TEAM Add teammates at no extra cost. Everyone works from one shared inbox, sees who is replying, and can leave private notes only your team sees. WE SET IT UP FOR YOU A real person helps you pick a local, toll-free, or vanity number, records your greeting, and sets up your calls the way you want. Need help later? Call or text us at (844) 822-2255. KEEP YOUR NUMBER Already have a business number? We can move it to GBPN for you. ONE SIMPLE PRICE $30 a month for each number. No contracts, no setup fees, no per-minute charges. 30-day money-back guarantee. NEW TO GBPN? Get your number at gbpn.com in a few minutes, then sign in here. Rated 4.8 stars by 200+ business owners on Google.
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Verdict
dialbird and GBPN both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of GBPN's written reviews are positive against 37% of dialbird's. GBPN also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). dialbird's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. dialbird sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. GBPN asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for dialbird against 5.0 for GBPN. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of dialbird's written reviews are positive against 100% of GBPN's.
dialbird ships an update every 3 weeks, GBPN every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | dialbird | GBPN |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramo Technologies LLC | GBPN |
Customer experience
dialbird
GBPN
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
GBPN
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
dialbird
- Chalkboard7 Days trial$9.991 Month
GBPN
No in-app purchases









