slydial vs Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
slydial
This app allows you to send personalized voice messages directly to someone's voicemail, bypassing the need for a live conversation. It's designed for quick, efficient communication when you don't have time to talk or wish to avoid interrupting. Features include group messaging and hands-free Siri integration.
- Direct to voicemail messaging
- Group voicemail sending
- Hands-free Siri integration
- Personalized voice messages
- Time-saving communication
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All new slydial, our best app yet! We’ve completely redesigned slydial from the ground up with a fresh look, smoother performance, and brand-new features. It’s the easiest, smartest way to connect straight to voicemail. What is slydial? Slydial lets you skip the conversation and go directly to someone’s voicemail. Perfect when you don’t have time to talk, or don’t want to. With our Group Messaging feature, you can even send one prerecorded voicemail to up to 10 contacts at once. And now, it’s hands-free: just say “Hey Siri... Call [contact name] using slydial!” When do you slydial? Think of slydial as your secret communication shortcut. Use it to: -Save time when you’re busy. -Respect someone’s time by not interrupting. -Get your point across when a text won’t cut it. -Avoid the stress of an awkward conversation. How does it work? 1. Open the slydial app. 2. Sign in or create a free account. 3. Choose a contact (or enter their number). 4. Slydial connects you directly to voicemail, simple as that. Upgrade to slydial Premium to skip in-call ads, or get Group slydial to send a single voicemail to multiple contacts and track your results. *Good to know: Slydial works from U.S. phones to U.S. phones only.
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
This app provides visual voicemail with speech-to-text transcription, allowing you to read, export, respond to, and share voicemails. It integrates with services like Slack and email, and supports multiple phone numbers.
- Speech-to-text transcription
- Export voicemails to Slack or email
- Call back, text, or email replies
- Share voicemails with other apps
- Push notifications with transcription
- Contact matching for incoming calls
- Support for multiple phone numbers
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Answer Cloud offers visual voicemail with transcription for your mobile, home, or work phone: ● Read - Voicemails include speech-to-text transcription. ● Export/Copy - Automatically post a copy to Slack or to email. ● Respond - Call back, or reply with text or email. ● Share - Share your voicemails with other apps like Messages, Mail, and more. Includes push notifications with speech-to-text transcription. Matches incoming calls to your Contacts. Add multiple numbers to have all your voicemail in one place. FIRST MONTH UNLIMITED FREE TRIAL Answer Cloud requires a monthly plan, starting at only $0.99/month. Try for one month at no charge with unlimited minutes. See Monthly Plans for details. READY FOR ORGANIZATIONS, WITH COPY TO EMAIL OR SLACK Answer Cloud is designed for individual users as well as large and small organizations. You can set up Answer Cloud to automatically copy voicemails to an email address or a Slack channel. IMPORTANT ● To use Answer Cloud, you need to forward unanswered calls to your phone number to Answer Cloud. Most phone carriers/plans support this but some, often prepaid plans, do not (e.g., T-Mobile Prepaid, Boost Mobile, or Virgin Mobile). Check with your carrier or support@answer-cloud.com beforehand if you are in doubt. For work numbers, check with your administrator. Detailed forwarding instructions are provided when you sign up in the app. ● Once an unanswered call is forwarded to Answer Cloud, your phone carrier may charge minutes for the forwarded call to Answer Cloud. (Some carriers may also impose an additional charge per forwarded call.) Check with your carrier for details. ● Transcriptions are provided for voicemails in English. Transcription quality depends on many factors and may vary. In some cases, Answer Cloud may not be able to transcribe a message. MONTHLY PLANS First month is always free. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time (see Subscription Details below). ● 30 minutes - $0.99/month - for about 1 voicemail a day ● 120 minutes - $2.99/month - for about 2-4 voicemails a day ● 600 minutes - $4.99/month - for up to about 20 voicemails a day Shared minutes plans available for organizations using Answer Cloud for Work, contact support@answer-cloud.com. Minutes apply only to calls that result in a voicemail. The maximum length for any call is 2 minutes. Call duration is rounded up to the nearest 30 seconds. Missed calls are not charged. During the free trial or while you have a paid plan, Answer Cloud allows a single "grace" month with unlimited minutes for individual use (defined as 900 minutes or about 900 voicemails). Repeat overage requires upgrading to a larger plan. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS You are not charged for the first trial month offered when you start using Answer Cloud. Your subscription automatically renews at the end of the subscription period, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your iTunes account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the above rates. Manage or cancel subscriptions in Account Settings on your phone (tap Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions) or by tapping Manage Subscription in the Answer Cloud app. You can cancel automatic renewal at any time but you cannot cancel the current subscription period once it has started. Near the end of the trial month, Apple will notify you via email that you are about to be charged for the first time. This email includes a link to cancel the subscription. If you cancel, you will be able to use your remaining minutes until the end of the subscription period. You will be able to access your voicemails and missed calls stored in Answer Cloud for 3 months after the end of your subscription. TERMS OF USE Answer Cloud's Terms of Use can be found at: https://www.answer-cloud.com/terms PRIVACY POLICY Answer Cloud's Privacy Policy can be found at: https://www.answer-cloud.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: slydial at 4.3 against Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail's 3.5. Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 29%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. slydial sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
slydial holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 10 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of slydial's written reviews are positive against 71% of Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
slydial ships an update every 4 months, Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | slydial | Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | 3.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 29.4% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MobileSphere, Ltd | Cloud App Labs |
Customer experience
slydial
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
Bugs and requests
slydial
Reported bugs
21 issues- App no longer works for many users
- Login/registration errors
- Numbers are marked as invalid
- Calls ring instead of going to voicemail
- App crashes or freezes
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- App is slow and unresponsive
- Incorrect numbers are dialed
- App shows caller number to recipient
- Login issues after account deletion
- Error screen at registration
- App does not see new numbers added to phone book
- Call disconnects when typing number
- App freezes after every use, requires reinstall
- Shows "unknown caller" and doesn't go to voicemail
- Paid subscription still has ads and issues
- Phone number is out of service
- App doesn't work with new iPhones
- App doesn't work with iPhone 4S
- Adds extra numbers to dialing string
- One ring before going to voicemail
- Recipient sees "Slydial" in recent calls
Requested features
4 requests- Extension option for dialing
- Ability to see called numbers history
- Dark mode option
- Option to record and send messages directly from iPhone
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
slydial
- Premium Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Premium Annual Plan$29.991 Year
- Premium Group slydial$9.99
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
- 30 Minutes$0.991 Month
- 30 Minutes1 Month trial2 variants$0.991 Month
- 60 Minutes$2.991 Month
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- 120 Minutes1 Month trial2 variants$2.991 Month
- 120 Minutes$2.991 Month
- 600 Minutes$4.991 Month
- 600 Minutes1 Month trial$4.991 Month
Questions
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