Huddle.Team vs Phound
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Huddle.Team
This app offers a comprehensive communication platform for teams, integrating virtual phone services, team chat, and robust audio/video conferencing capabilities. It aims to streamline all essential team interactions into one unified solution.
- Virtual phone system
- Team chat functionality
- Full-featured audio conferencing
- High-quality video conferencing
- Unified communication platform
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Huddle.Team is the complete communication solution modern teams need. With Huddle.Team everyone gets a virtual phone, team chat, and the ability to powerfully meet with full-featured audio and video conferencing
Phound
This app provides a secure and private communication platform with features like a second phone number, AI-powered summaries for calls and documents, and customizable personas. It aims to enhance productivity and personal privacy through intelligent tools and verified identity features.
- Second phone number and calling
- AI meeting and document summaries
- Verified ID for trust
- Customizable personas
- End-to-end encryption
- Automated text messaging
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Zoom for calls. Slack for chat. Google Voice for the phone number. Teams for... wait, why do you have Teams? Phound gives you calls business calling, messaging, video conferencing, and AI in one app — nothing lost, no app switching, no asking clients to download something just to talk. Every conversation. One place. ——— WHO IT'S FOR Teams of all sizes run on Phound. Solo professionals and freelancers who need a real business phone number without the enterprise overhead. Small teams done paying separately for Slack, Zoom, and Google Voice. Growing businesses that want AI summaries, team calling, and broadcast messaging in one place, not four subscriptions. And enterprises that need real control: SSO, centralized admin, dedicated support, and fleet oversight to monitor, manage, and analyze every call across the team. Start free. Upgrade to Pro at $9.99/month. ——— WHAT YOU GET Real phone number with voicemail and SMS Get a US phone number with voicemail transcription and text messaging (SMS/MMS). Call and text anyone — clients, leads, anyone outside your org — without asking them to install a thing. Keep work and personal on one device. Crystal-clear calling Make and receive calls from any device. Hand off a call from your laptop to your phone without dropping it. Call anyone in the US, Canada, and Mexico — not just other Phound users. Team messaging + SMS in one place Chat 1:1 or in groups. Text customers directly from your Phound number. Every conversation — teammates and clients — lives in one thread, right alongside your calls and meetings. Video meetings up to 500 participants Run meetings without switching apps. Record, transcribe, and get AI-generated summaries with action items automatically. Up to 500 participants on Pro and Business. AI that's woven through everything Call summaries. Meeting transcripts with action items. Visual voicemail you can read instead of listen to. Phound's AI isn't a bolt-on — it's built into every call, meeting, and message. Broadcast messaging with Phound Wave Send voice and text broadcasts to your contacts from your existing Phound number. Replies come back as regular conversations. Perfect for churches, nonprofits, and teams — no extra login, no separate subscription. ——— THE PLANS Phound Basic (free): Unlimited Phound-to-Phound calling and video. Meetings up to 100 participants. Basic AI meeting summaries. Add a voice-only phone line for $4.95/month. Phound Pro — $9.99/user/month: Real external phone number, SMS/MMS (North America), advanced AI (call summaries + meeting Q&A + voicemail transcription), and video meetings up to 500 participants. Phound Business — $18/user/month: Everything in Pro, plus smart IVR (Phound Flows), shared numbers, business voicemail, an AI personal assistant, team conversation summaries, advanced analytics, and an admin dashboard. ~25% nonprofit and church discount available. Phound Enterprise: Custom contracts, dedicated support, SSO/SAML, SCIM provisioning, and HIPAA/compliance support. ——— Start free at phound.app. Full stack from Pro at $9.99/month. Subscriptions auto-renew. Manage in Settings. Terms apply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Huddle.Team at none against Phound's 17. Huddle.Team also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). Phound's advantage is ratings volume (706 vs 34) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Phound sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Huddle.Team asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phound holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phound has 706 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Huddle.Team's written reviews are positive against 50% of Phound's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Huddle.Team | Phound |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (34 ratings) | 4.7 (706 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 34 | 706 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CarrierX LLC | Phoundry LLC |
Customer experience
Huddle.Team
Phound
Bugs and requests
Huddle.Team
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Phound
Reported bugs
7 issues- App crashes on cellular networks
- Video calls freeze and require restart
- Subscription expires prematurely
- Purchased credits not appearing in account
- Unable to receive calls on acquired numbers
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- SMS not working properly
- Registration issues for some users
Requested features
5 requests- Desktop/laptop application support
- Picture and video sharing capabilities
- Ability to change virtual numbers frequently
- Web browser access for video conferences
- Web version connectivity
In-app purchases
Huddle.Team
No in-app purchases
Phound
- Phound Premium$4.991 Month
- Phound Second Line6 Months trial$4.991 Month
- Phound Premium (2 lines)$8.991 Month
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- Phound Premium (3 lines)$12.991 Month
- Phound Premium (5 lines)$20.991 Month
- Phound Second Line (10 lines)$39.991 Month
- Phound Premium Annual$49.991 Year
- Phound Annual Plan$49.991 Year
- Balance credit $3$2.99
- Balance credit $5$4.99
- Balance credit $10$9.99
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- Balance credit $20$19.99
- Balance credit $30$29.99
- Balance credit $40$39.99
- Balance credit $50$49.99
- Balance credit $70$69.99
- Balance credit $100$99.99









