Free Tone vs WebComm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Free Tone
Communicate freely with unlimited texting and calling to US and Canada using your own personal phone number. Enjoy features like group messaging, sticker packs, and location sharing. Transform your iPad into a Wi-Fi phone.
- Unlimited texting and picture messaging
- Unlimited calling to US & Canada
- Receive a real phone number
- Voicemail functionality
- Group texting
- Location sharing
- Sticker packs
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UNLIMITED TEXTING AND CALLING WITH YOUR OWN PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER FREE TONE THE MOST POPULAR FREE CALLING APP ON THE STORE IS NOW AVAILABLE WITHOUT ADS FOR 1 WEEK With this version of Free Tone you will enjoy one week without ads when you create a new account* • Unlimited TEXT and PICTURE messaging to any phone in US & CANADA* • Unlimited Calling to ANY NUMBER IN THE US & CANADA* • Get a REAL phone number* • Receive phone calls on your number and enjoy Free Voicemail • Enjoy group texting features with text, photos and videos • Share your location in one click • Enjoy a wide sample of Stickers • Transform your IPAD into a real wifi phone No Catch, No Hidden cost! Free Tone is an easy to use messaging application that allows you to send unlimited text, voice, pics, video messages to any mobile phone number in United States and Canada. You can also Call any number in the US and Canada too ! Also, if your friends install the app as well, you will be able to do a lot more with them! So pick a Number and share it with your friends and start texting, calling! * Important: - For outbound calls to the US and Canada, calling is free with FreeTone - Hawaii, Alaska and some other territories are not supported in the free bundle - For inbound calls to your personal number, the first five hundred minutes are complimentary, with the ability to receive calls to your FreeTone number for a minimal extension fee - Free calls to numbers in the US & Canada from some locations are subject to some limitations - Access to the free US/Canada number and calling is limited to US and Canada residents - If Push notification is not enabled, you may not receive messages and calls - Only one free phone number per account - Removal of Ads for one week is only available to users having downloaded the paid version of Free Tone and creating a new account, for users updating the app or using their existing account you will keep experiencing your current Free Tone experience - After the week of usage without Ads you will start to see ads in the App Help us improve FreeTone: http://support.free-tone.com In-App Subscription Details: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of your current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at the purchase price listed in the "Manage Subscriptions" section of your iTunes account - You may manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your iTunes Account Settings and then “Manage Subscriptions” - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription - Also see Terms & Conditions (http://go-text.me/assets/tc) and Privacy Policy (http://go-text.me/assets/pp) Terms of Use: https://api.textme-app.com/api/support/terms-conditions/ios/
WebComm
Access and manage your iPhone photos, contacts, and text messages from any web browser on your computer. Utilize a real keyboard for composing messages and emails, and easily browse your entire photo library.
- Browse iPhone photo library
- Manage contacts (view, add, edit, delete)
- Send SMS and emails from browser
- Download photos with custom size/format
- Export contacts to CSV
- Compose messages with keyboard
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Access your iPhone photos, contacts, and messages from any web browser. Full control of your iPhone data from your Mac or PC. Tired of being tethered to your iPhone screen? Get complete web-based access to your photos, contacts, and text messages - all from the comfort of your computer's browser with a real keyboard. Photo Library Access --------------------------- ▶ Browse your entire iPhone photo library from any web browser: view albums, thumbnails, and full-resolution images. Download photos and videos with custom size and format options (JPEG/PNG). Filter by album and date. Your photos, accessible anywhere. Contact Management --------------------------- ▶ Full web-based access to your iPhone contacts: view, search, add, edit, and delete contacts directly from your browser. Update contact photos with an easy-to-use cropping tool. All changes sync instantly with your iPhone. Export all your contacts to CSV. SMS & Email from Your Browser --------------------------- ▶ Compose and send text messages and emails using your computer's keyboard through your web browser. Access your full address book - no typing phone numbers or email addresses. Send to multiple recipients. No character limit, with message count display for fee control. Your iPhone data is just a browser away. Connect via WiFi and manage everything from your computer. Note: WiFi connection required. SMS sent via your iPhone - standard carrier fees apply.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Free Tone at 4.7 against WebComm's 3.8. Free Tone also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (63K vs 8). WebComm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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
Free Tone costs $1.99 and WebComm $4.99 up front. Free Tone sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. WebComm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Free Tone holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Free Tone has 63K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Free Tone's written reviews are positive against 46% of WebComm's.
Free Tone ships an update fortnightly, WebComm every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Free Tone | WebComm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (63K ratings) — better | 3.8 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 49.9% of reviews — better | 45.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #5 — better | #96 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TextMe, Inc. | Raphael Odermatt |
Customer experience
Free Tone
WebComm
Bugs and requests
Free Tone
Reported bugs
4 issues- Calls and texts frequently fail to connect
- Messages and notifications not always delivered
- App crashes or freezes unexpectedly
- Number deactivation issues
Requested features
5 requests- Improve call and text reliability
- Provide better customer support
- Offer more transparent pricing
- Reduce intrusive ads and notifications
- Improve security and privacy protections
WebComm
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Free Tone
- Get this phone number$0.997 Days
- Get this phone number$2.991 Month
- Get this phone number$4.997 Days
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- Get this phone number$6.491 Month
- Premium Features$7.497 Days
- Premium Features3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Premium Features7 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Premium Features$10.991 Month
- 40 TextMe Credits$0.99
- 100 TextMe Credits$1.99
- Get 1 Month Access$3.99
WebComm
No in-app purchases









