Comparison

Powertime vs Call.com

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Powertime

Easily purchase prepaid electricity and airtime, and pay municipal bills with a single click. Access your purchase history, view usage graphs, and find energy-saving tips. This app is exclusively for South African meters and networks.

Highlights
  • Prepaid electricity purchase
  • Airtime purchase
  • Municipal bill payment
  • Purchase history
  • Usage graphs
  • Energy saving tips
Features
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Buy Prepaid Electricity, airtime and Pay your bills in 1 click, 24/7, from anywhere. Features: Buy Prepaid Electricity and Airtime Pay municipal bills Purchase History Usage graphs Energy saving tips Only supports South African meters. Supported areas/networks are listed on https://powertime.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/201877307-What-are-the-supported-areas-for-prepaid-electricity-vending- Please send your comments and suggestions to support@powertime.co.za.

About

Call.com

Get a real virtual phone number on your device without needing a new SIM card. Make calls, send texts, and have HD video calls with a dedicated second line for work, travel, or personal use. Manage multiple numbers and stay connected globally.

Highlights
  • Virtual second phone number
  • Voice and HD video calls
  • SMS messaging
  • Manage multiple numbers
  • Personalized voicemail
  • Call and SMS forwarding
  • Availability controls
Features
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Your second phone number in an app. A real virtual number you can use on any device — no SIM cards, no extra phones. Call.com gives you a dedicated second line for work, travel, or personal use. Choose a local number in the US, UK, France, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, and Puerto Rico, with more countries coming soon. VOICE CALLS Make crystal-clear calls to mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates. Call other Call.com users for free. SMS Send affordable SMS messages to any mobile number in the world. VIDEO CALLS One-to-one or group HD video calls with up to 10 participants. Free between Call.com users. CHAT & VOICE MESSAGES Full-featured chat with support for images, files, emojis, and voice messages. WHO IT'S FOR — Freelancers & Small Business: A dedicated work line to separate business and personal communication. Project a professional image with a local number. — Remote Teams: Shared company credit, flexible billing, and the ability to reassign numbers between team members in one click. — Expats & Digital Nomads: Keep a local number in your home country while living abroad. Friends, family, and banks can reach you without international charges. — International Travellers: Connect over Wi-Fi and avoid expensive roaming fees. — International Callers: Stay in touch with friends and family overseas at affordable rates. — Coaches & Teachers: Communicate with students and clients on a dedicated number with flexible availability settings. — Property Managers & Hosts: A separate line for guest and client inquiries across multiple listings. — Tablet & Laptop Users: Turn any device into a fully functioning phone — no physical SIM required. MANAGE MULTIPLE NUMBERS Add more than one virtual number and manage them all from a single app. Each number comes with its own voicemail, availability schedule, and call controls. FEATURES — Personalized voicemail for each number — Call and SMS forwarding — Advanced availability controls and quiet hours — Block unwanted calls and messages — Send SMS to multiple contacts at once — Synchronized contacts across all your devices — Remote logout for account security — Login activity monitoring — Number porting — transfer an existing number to Call.com LOW INTERNATIONAL RATES Affordable calls and SMS to hundreds of destinations. Transparent pricing visible in the app before you call or send a message. USE ON MULTIPLE DEVICES Your calls, messages, and contacts stay synchronized across your devices. Trusted by over 1,000,000 users worldwide. Built in Europe. For support, contact our team directly in the app or email support@call.com

Screenshots

Powertime4 screens
Call.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Powertime at none against Call.com's 33. Powertime also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.4). Call.com's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (821 vs 9). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Call.com sells 32 one-off in-app purchases. Powertime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Powertime against 4.6 for Call.com. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Call.com has 821 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Powertime's written reviews are positive against 39% of Call.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Powertime ships an update every 3 months, Call.com every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Powertime versus Call.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPowertimeCall.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings)4.6 (821 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.8% of reviews — better38.6% of reviews
Number of ratings9821 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPowertimeCall.com Telecom

Customer experience

Powertime

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive41.8%
Neutral7.5%
Negative50.7%

Call.com

All ratings800 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive38.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative55.7%

Bugs and requests

Powertime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Call.com

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • In-app purchase not available
  • System server very bad, loading time out
  • Cannot log in to account
  • Numbers scramble when making calls
  • Error: 'sorry something went wrong, please try again' when making calls
Show 10 more
  • Logged out and purchased number disappeared after update
  • Fails KYC verification without explanation
  • Error: 'fetch credit products error'
  • App not logging in, says number is wrong
  • Internal server error / unable to fetch payment data
  • App not opening after migration from Cloud SIM
  • Calls cut off after a few seconds
  • Slow connection and calls disconnect after a few minutes
  • Cannot get through to numbers
  • Dropped SMS messages

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to send/receive pictures and video
  • Add more country options for numbers
  • Improve UI for handling multiple numbers
  • Allow default number selection
  • Enable in-app purchases via App Store

In-app purchases

None

Powertime

No in-app purchases

32 purchases

Call.com

One-time32
  • Add £1.39$1.99
  • Add $1.39$1.99
  • Add €1.39$1.99
Show 29 more
  • Add €3.49$3.99
  • kr 50,00 Credit$3.99
  • €5,00 Credit$4.00
  • $4.99 Credit$4.99
  • Add £3.49$4.99
  • Add $3.49$4.99
  • £5.00 Credit$5.00
  • $5.00 Credit$5.00
  • 3 Month Subscription$5.99
  • $6.99 Credit$6.99
  • 1 Month Subscription$6.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$6.99
  • kr 100,00 Credit$7.99
  • €10,00 Credit$9.00
  • $9.99 Credit$9.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$9.99
  • Add €8.49$9.99
  • $10.00 Credit$10.00
  • Add £8.49$11.99
  • Add $8.49$11.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$15.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$15.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$16.99
  • $19.99 Credit$19.99
  • 3 Month Subscription$19.99
  • $24.99 Credit$24.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$24.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$39.99
  • 12 Month Subscription$49.99

Questions

Is Powertime free?
Powertime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Call.com free?
Call.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Powertime or Call.com?
Call.com is rated higher. Powertime averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Call.com averages 4.6 from 821 ratings.
Do Powertime or Call.com have ads?
Neither Powertime nor Call.com shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Powertime or Call.com?
Powertime ships an update every 3 months, and Call.com every 2 weeks. Most recently, Powertime was updated on October 23, 2026 and Call.com on October 27, 2026.

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