Chatta vs Call.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chatta
This app facilitates communication between family members and elderly relatives by allowing messages and video calls to appear directly on the TV screen. It bridges the digital divide for those less comfortable with traditional smartphones or computers.
- TV-integrated messaging
- Video calling to TV
- Photo and video message sharing
- Message read notifications
- Message history viewing
- Media gallery
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Chatta is specially designed to help families communicate with their elderly relatives who often struggle to use smartphones, tablets, or computers but are comfortable and familiar with the TV. The Chatta mobile app is free to download, and family members or friends can use it to message or video call an elderly relative who has a TV with the Chatta TV app embedded in it. Developed in partnership with LG, family ‘supporters’ can send text, photo and video messages from the Chatta app which pop up over their loved one’s TV without the need to change inputs or channels. Messages can’t be missed! And they receive a reassuring notification when the message has been read. Elderly TV users can access a Chatta menu allowing them to view a message history of past messages or a ‘media gallery’ containing just the photos or media attached to past messages. Packaged with an LG Ultra High Definition 4K Smart TV, Chatta is the first messaging and video chat application embedded in TV to bridge the digital divide and make it easier for families to stay in touch with their loved ones connecting generations with a technology everyone feels comfortable with.
Call.com
Get a real virtual phone number for work, travel, or personal use without needing a second SIM card. Make crystal-clear calls and send affordable SMS messages worldwide. Enjoy HD video calls and full-featured chat across all your devices.
- Virtual phone number
- Voice and video calls
- Affordable SMS messaging
- Cross-device synchronization
- Personalized voicemail
- Call and SMS forwarding
- Advanced availability controls
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Your second phone number in an app. A real virtual number you can use on any device — no SIM cards, no extra phones. Call.com gives you a dedicated second line for work, travel, or personal use. Choose a local number in the US, UK, France, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, and Puerto Rico, with more countries coming soon. VOICE CALLS Make crystal-clear calls to mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates. Call other Call.com users for free. SMS Send affordable SMS messages to any mobile number in the world. VIDEO CALLS One-to-one or group HD video calls with up to 10 participants. Free between Call.com users. CHAT & VOICE MESSAGES Full-featured chat with support for images, files, emojis, and voice messages. WHO IT'S FOR — Freelancers & Small Business: A dedicated work line to separate business and personal communication. Project a professional image with a local number. — Remote Teams: Shared company credit, flexible billing, and the ability to reassign numbers between team members in one click. — Expats & Digital Nomads: Keep a local number in your home country while living abroad. Friends, family, and banks can reach you without international charges. — International Travellers: Connect over Wi-Fi and avoid expensive roaming fees. — International Callers: Stay in touch with friends and family overseas at affordable rates. — Coaches & Teachers: Communicate with students and clients on a dedicated number with flexible availability settings. — Property Managers & Hosts: A separate line for guest and client inquiries across multiple listings. — Tablet & Laptop Users: Turn any device into a fully functioning phone — no physical SIM required. MANAGE MULTIPLE NUMBERS Add more than one virtual number and manage them all from a single app. Each number comes with its own voicemail, availability schedule, and call controls. FEATURES — Personalized voicemail for each number — Call and SMS forwarding — Advanced availability controls and quiet hours — Block unwanted calls and messages — Send SMS to multiple contacts at once — Synchronized contacts across all your devices — Remote logout for account security — Login activity monitoring — Number porting — transfer an existing number to Call.com LOW INTERNATIONAL RATES Affordable calls and SMS to hundreds of destinations. Transparent pricing visible in the app before you call or send a message. USE ON MULTIPLE DEVICES Your calls, messages, and contacts stay synchronized across your devices. Trusted by over 1,000,000 users worldwide. Built in Europe. For support, contact our team directly in the app or email support@call.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chatta at none against Call.com's 10. Chatta also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). Call.com's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (825 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model 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. Call.com sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Chatta asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chatta holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Call.com has 825 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Chatta ships an update every 3 months, Call.com fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Chatta | Call.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (825 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 38.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 825 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +17 |
| Developer | Care Messenger Holdings Limited | Call.com Telecom |
Bugs and requests
Chatta
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Call.com
Reported bugs
15 issues- In-app purchase not available
- System server very bad, loading time out
- Cannot log in to account
- Numbers scramble when making calls
- Error: 'sorry something went wrong, please try again' when making calls
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- Logged out and purchased number disappeared after update
- Fails KYC verification without explanation
- Error: 'fetch credit products error'
- App not logging in, says number is wrong
- Internal server error / unable to fetch payment data
- App not opening after migration from Cloud SIM
- Calls cut off after a few seconds
- Slow connection and calls disconnect after a few minutes
- Cannot get through to numbers
- Dropped SMS messages
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to send/receive pictures and video
- Add more country options for numbers
- Improve UI for handling multiple numbers
- Allow default number selection
- Enable in-app purchases via App Store
In-app purchases
Chatta
No in-app purchases
Call.com
- Add $1.39$1.99
- $4.99 Credit$4.99
- Add $3.49$4.99
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- $6.99 Credit$6.99
- 1 Month Subscription$6.99
- $9.99 Credit$9.99
- 3 Month Subscription$9.99
- Add $8.49$11.99
- $24.99 Credit$24.99
- 12 Month Subscription$24.99









