Google Voice vs FanX Security
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Google Voice
This app provides a dedicated phone number for calls, texts, and voicemail, syncing across devices for seamless use anywhere. It offers advanced spam filtering, call forwarding, and searchable message history. Voicemails are transcribed for easy reading and can be sent to your email.
- Dedicated phone number
- Call, text, and voicemail
- Cross-device syncing
- Spam filtering and blocking
- Call forwarding settings
- Voicemail transcription
- Searchable call/text history
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Google Voice gives you a phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail. It works on smartphones and computers, and syncs across your devices so you can use the app in the office, at home, or on the go. NOTE: Google Voice only works for personal Google Accounts in the US and Google Workspace accounts in select markets. Text messaging is not supported in all markets. You’re in control Get spam filtered automatically and block numbers you don’t want to hear from. Manage your time with personalized settings for forwarding calls, text messages, and voicemail. Backed up and searchable Calls, text messages, and voicemails are stored and backed up to make it easy for you to search your history. Manage messages across devices Send and receive individual and group SMS messages from all your devices Your voicemail, transcribed Google Voice provides advanced voicemail transcriptions that you can read in the app and/or have sent to your email. Save on international calling Make international calls at competitive rates without paying extra for international minutes with your mobile carrier Keep in mind: • Google Voice is currently only available in the US. Google Voice for Google Workspace users is available in select countries. Check with your administrator for access. • Calls made using Google Voice for iPhone can be placed through a Google Voice access number. All access number based calls use the standard minutes from your cell phone plan and may incur costs (e.g. when traveling internationally).
FanX Security
Monitor live video feeds and review recorded footage from your home or business. Receive instant motion detection alerts to ensure timely safety measures. Stay connected to your family and enterprise from anywhere.
- Live video streaming
- Playback image review
- Motion detection alerts
- Push notifications
- Video image sharing
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"FanX Security" is established to provide a comprehensive set of video service platforms for family and enterprise us. You can easily check live video feeds and playback images of your apartment, villa, shop, factory, and office, etc., via the FanX Security video service platform. Meanwhile, you will receive instant push notifications via the FanX Security alarm system as soon as motion is detected, allowing you to take appropriate safety measures promptly. Your family and enterprise are connected to you, no matter where you are. The main features include: ● Live video playback ● Playback image review ● Timely reminders and message notifications ● Video image sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: FanX Security at 100% against Google Voice's 14%. FanX Security also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). Google Voice's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (62K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
FanX Security holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Voice has 62K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of Google Voice's written reviews are positive against 100% of FanX Security's.
Google Voice ships an update weekly, FanX Security every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Voice | FanX Security |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 62K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #32 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 深圳市梵想信息技术有限公司 | |
Customer experience
Google Voice
FanX Security
Bugs and requests
Google Voice
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes frequently
- Inconsistent behavior when answering calls
- Voicemail transcription issues
- Syncing problems between app and web version
Requested features
4 requests- Separate ringtone/notification for Google Voice calls
- In-app contact management
- Improved call reliability and quality
- Expanded international availability
FanX Security
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Voice
No in-app purchases
FanX Security
No in-app purchases
Questions
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