Comparison

Z5 Mobile vs Hi There!!!

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

Head to head
About

Z5 Mobile

This app provides a video relay service for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to make and receive videophone calls. It offers features like text chat, contact sharing, call blocking, and video mail.

Highlights
  • Video Relay Service (VRS)
  • Text chat functionality
  • Share contact numbers with interpreters
  • Block unwanted callers
  • Video Mail greeting management
  • Number Lookup with Google Maps
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Z5 Mobile – The best video call experience, wherever life takes you. With Z5 Mobile, the industry’s premier VRS (Video Relay Service) app, deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals can make and receive videophone calls anywhere using Wi-Fi or a cellular data connection. And now we’ve completely redesigned this app to bring you the top features and experience in the industry. Recent updates now include text chat, the ability to share a follow-up number with an interpreter straight from your contact list, and even the power to block unwanted callers. Our users love our intuitive user interface with a choice of two themes and the sort your contact list by first or last name. You’ll also enjoy the ability to quickly review, record or delete your Video Mail greeting from your phone. Even when you're not using the app, you can now receive full-screen notifications at the moment a call is incoming. Z5 Mobile still has all the great features users have come to expect including Number Lookup, powered by Google Maps, to help you find phone numbers and conduct map searches without having to leave the app. No matter where you go, there’s no better way to keep in touch! Download/upgrade Z5 Mobile today and tell us what you think.

About

Hi There!!!

This app provides a communication system for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, featuring real-time captions, instant messaging, and ASL sticker emojis within video calls. It also offers a text chat board with similar features for various environments.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech-to-text captions
  • Instant messaging
  • Animated ASL sticker emojis
  • Video chat
  • Text chat board
  • Rollover unused minutes/messages
Features
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The Hi There Solutions mobile app is a communication system for the D(d)eaf and Hard of Hearing, and their friends and family, so they never miss a word. Hi There!!! – a video chat solution with real time captions: speech to text, instant messaging, and animated American Sign Language sticker emojis - all within a video call. Just Talk! – a text chat board solution with real time captions: text to speech, speech to text, and animated ASL sticker emojis - within a live two-way conversation – perfect for noisy and quiet places. The Hi There Solutions application has both Basic and Premium subscription plans that auto-renew yearly. The Basic subscription plan only includes the Hi There!!! video chat solution with three levels of video minutes and instant messages from which to choose. The Premium subscription plan includes both the Hi There!!! video chat solution and the Just Talk! text chat board solution with three levels of video minutes and instant messages from which to choose. Your unused video minutes and instant messages roll over to the next annual subscription period. You may upgrade from the Basic plan to the Premium plan at any time, and you may upgrade to higher tier levels within your plan. Subscriptions automatically renew annually unless they are canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in Settings after purchase. The app also includes a Top Up in-app purchase plan consisting of three levels of additional video minutes and instant messages from which to choose if you are running low in your current plan. Privacy policy: https://hi-there-public-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/html/privacy-policies.html Terms of use: https://hi-there-public-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/html/terms-condition.html

Screenshots

Z5 Mobile4 screens
Hi There!!!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Z5 Mobile at none against Hi There!!!'s 9. Z5 Mobile also leads on ratings volume (127 vs 7). Hi There!!!'s advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 35%) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hi There!!! sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $23.99 per year. Z5 Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hi There!!! holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Z5 Mobile has 127 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Z5 Mobile's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hi There!!!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Z5 Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Hi There!!! every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Z5 Mobile versus Hi There!!!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZ5 MobileHi There!!!
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (127 ratings)3.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.1% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings127 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCSDVRS, LLCHi There Solutions LLC

Customer experience

Z5 Mobile

All ratings127 ratings
Positive62.2%
Neutral8.7%
Negative29.1%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral11.7%
Negative53.2%

Hi There!!!

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Z5 Mobile

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Hi There!!!

Subscriptions6
  • Basic Plan$23.991 Year
  • Basic Plan$47.991 Year
  • Basic Plan$71.991 Year
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  • Premium Plan$71.991 Year
  • Premium Plan$144.991 Year
  • Premium Plan$214.991 Year
One-time3
  • Top Up Plan$5.99
  • Top Up Plan$11.99
  • Top Up Plan$17.99

Questions

Is Z5 Mobile free?
Z5 Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hi There!!! free?
Hi There!!! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Z5 Mobile or Hi There!!!?
Hi There!!! is rated higher. Z5 Mobile averages 3.7 out of 5 from 127 ratings, while Hi There!!! averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Z5 Mobile or Hi There!!! have ads?
Neither Z5 Mobile nor Hi There!!! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Z5 Mobile or Hi There!!!?
Z5 Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Hi There!!! every 3 weeks. Most recently, Z5 Mobile was updated on October 29, 2026 and Hi There!!! on October 6, 2026.

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