XCL Phone vs ioCONNECT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
XCL Phone
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XCL Phone allows you to place calls through your corporate PBX. Using our special dialer with your PBX credentials you can make calls as well as receive them from your PBX extension. You can also retrieve your voicemails, see your ACD agent status, join conferences, etc. For XCL compatible hosted PBXes only. Requires WiFi or 3G (or better) internet connection for calls.
ioCONNECT
Manage your phone account and its advanced UC features directly from your smartphone or tablet. Make calls, receive calls, engage in video calls, and chat using your own phone number. Easily add your account via QR code.
- Access advanced UC features
- Configure phone account settings
- Make and receive calls
- Video calling
- Chat functionality
- QR code account setup
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Access and configure your phone account(s) through the ioCONNECT-UC mobile app. Use your iOS smartphone or iPAD to access all the advanced UC features, settings, and configuration of your phone account. Make telephone calls using your caller ID, receive telephone calls from your phone number, make video calls, and chat. Uses the QR code system to easily add your phone account. If you have any issues creating your account, logging in, or using the ioCONNECT-UC app, please contact your service provider that provides your phone account.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: XCL Phone at 3 against ioCONNECT's 1. XCL Phone also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | XCL Phone | ioCONNECT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Clearly IP Inc | ioTRAN Corporation |
In-app purchases
XCL Phone
No in-app purchases
ioCONNECT
No in-app purchases
