LINE vs My SIMBA Voice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LINE
Connect with friends and family through free voice and video calls, messages, and a wide array of stickers and themes. This communication platform offers a seamless experience across mobile, desktop, and smartwatches, with enhanced privacy features and content discovery options.
- Free voice and video calls
- Messaging
- Stickers and emojis
- Customizable themes
- Cross-platform compatibility
- Encrypted messages
- Keep Memo for storage
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LINE is transforming the way people communicate, closing the distance between family, friends, and loved ones—for free. With voice and video calls, messages, and a limitless variety of exciting stickers, you’ll be able to express yourself in ways that you never thought possible. Available all around the world on mobile, desktop, and Apple Watch, the LINE platform continues to grow, always offering new services and features that make your life more fun and convenient. ◆ Messages, Voice calls, Video calls. Enjoy voice and video calls and exchanging messages with your LINE friends. ◆ LINE stickers, emojis, and themes Express yourself just the way you want with stickers and emojis. Also, find your favorite themes to customize your LINE app. ◆ Home Gives you easy access to your friends list, birthdays, the sticker shop and various services and contents offered by LINE. ◆ LINE VOOM Available in Japan, Taiwan, and Thailand, you can explore even more content that you may like in the "For you" tab. ◆ Seamless connection on mobile, Apple Watch, and desktop Chat anytime and anywhere. Whether you’re on the go or working at the office or remotely, use LINE via your iPhone, Apple Watch, or desktop. ◆ Store your personal information with Keep Memo My own chatroom to temporarily store messages, photos, and videos. ◆ Messages protected with Letter Sealing Letter Sealing encrypts your messages, call history and location information. Always be assured of your privacy when using LINE. *We recommend using a data plan or connecting to Wi-Fi as you may incur data usage fees otherwise. *Please check the recommended specifications from LINE settings > “Help center” > “LINE usage environment/Settings” > "System requirements for LINE” when installing/updating the LINE app. In addition, if you're using an old version of iOS, we recommend updating it to the latest version. ▼Click here to see how to update your iOS version. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204204 ********** If your network speed is too slow or you don't have enough device storage, LINE may not install properly. If this happens, please check your connection and try again. **********
My SIMBA Voice
This app enables high-quality voice calls for users whose devices do not support VoLTE or VoLTE Roaming. It allows connections to any mobile or fixed line, ensuring clear communication.
- High-quality voice calls
- Works without VoLTE
- Supports VoLTE Roaming devices
- Call any mobile line
- Call any fixed line
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SIMBA Voice is the next generation communications app that allows users without VoLTE and VoLTE Roaming compatible devices to make high quality calls to any mobile or fixed line.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LINE at 3.2 against My SIMBA Voice's 1.0. LINE also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (18K vs 9). My SIMBA Voice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. LINE sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. My SIMBA Voice asks for nothing beyond the download.
LINE holds the better App Store score, 3.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LINE has 18K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of LINE's written reviews are positive against 0% of My SIMBA Voice's.
LINE ships an update every 9 days, My SIMBA Voice every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LINE | My SIMBA Voice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (18K ratings) — better | 1.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 14.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #49 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 397 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LINE Corporation | SIMBA TELECOM PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
LINE
My SIMBA Voice
Bugs and requests
LINE
Reported bugs
5 issues- Unable to log in or sign up
- Messages not sending or receiving
- Notifications not working properly
- App crashing after updates
- Incompatibility with new devices and OS versions
Requested features
5 requests- See who is online and typing
- Ability to translate messages
- Automatic chat history backup and sync
- Easier sticker management and organization
- More ways to earn free stickers and points
My SIMBA Voice
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LINE
- スタンダード1 Month trial$3.991 Month
- Monthly Plan1 Month trial2 variants$4.991 Month
- 50 LINE Coin$0.99
- 70 LINE Coin$1.39
- LINE Characters: All the Love$1.99
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- Brown & Cony's Secret Date!$1.99
- Brown & Cony's Lovey Dovey Date$1.99
- 100 LINE Coin$1.99
- 150 LINE Coin$2.99
- 200 LINE Coin$3.99
- 500 LINE Coin$7.99
- 800 LINE Coin$11.99
- 1600 LINE Coin$22.99
My SIMBA Voice
No in-app purchases









