Google Voice vs AI Email Reply
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).
AI Email Reply
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Replying to email now takes seconds. AI Email Reply summarizes incoming messages and drafts replies in the tone and language you choose. ◆ Key features • AI summary — long emails condensed to 3–5 sentences • Reply drafts — a detailed and a brief version, generated together • Tones — Polite · Business · Casual · Concise · My style • Translated replies — respond in Korean, English, or Japanese • Ready drafts — replies prepared in the background for unanswered mail • Snippets — save frequent phrases, insert with one tap • My writing style — learns your greetings, closings, and tone from sent mail to draft replies that sound like you (opt-in) ◆ Mailbox • IMAP/SMTP — works with Gmail (app password) and standard mail servers • Try everything with the built-in demo mailbox, no account needed ◆ Privacy first • No developer server — your device talks directly to your mail server • Summaries and drafts work fully offline by default • Optionally bring your own free AI key (Gemini/Groq) for model-powered drafts • No sign-up, no ads, no tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Google Voice at #36 against AI Email Reply's unranked. AI Email Reply's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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.
Google Voice ships an update weekly, AI Email Reply every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Google Voice | AI Email Reply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (62K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 233 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | INPHIL CHOI | |
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
AI Email Reply
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Google Voice
No in-app purchases
AI Email Reply
No in-app purchases









