Comparison

Vonage Home Extensions vs Ooma Connect

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

Head to head
About

Vonage Home Extensions

This app extends your home VoIP phone service to your smartphone. Make and receive calls using your home number, save on international calls, and avoid roaming charges. It integrates with your contacts for easy dialing and offers features like Do Not Disturb and call blocking.

Highlights
  • Make/receive calls on iPhone using home number
  • Calls ring on multiple smartphones simultaneously
  • VoIP for business and home phone service
  • Save on international calls
  • Use Wi-Fi calling to save cell minutes
  • Caller ID shows Vonage number
  • Block unwanted calls
Features
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Your new Vonage VoIP phone service is here. And you can take it anywhere. As a Vonage Customer the Extensions app brings your home phone to your iPhone. Download now and you can make and receive home phone calls on up to two phones over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G. (Push Notifications required) Features • Make calls from your Vonage home number on your iPhone (New) • Calls to your home phone ring on up to two smartphones at the same time -answer whichever one is more convenient (New) • VoIP allows for business and home phone service, or calls on the move • Save with your Vonage internet calling plan wherever you are – unlimited international calling to 60+ countries with some plans • Use WiFi calling to make online phone calls and save cell minutes, avoid roaming charges when abroad and reach people when there’s poor coverage • Know who is calling you on your Vonage number - the app will use your contact book to tell you who is calling • Uses your contact book for easy, one touch dialing • Do Not Disturb – Easily turn on and off calls to the app (New) • Keep your mobile number private – Caller ID will show your Vonage number. (New) • Choose which number to display as your Caller ID – Home or Mobile. • Block unwanted calls to your Vonage line from your Recents or Call Settings. (New) • Boomerang - for international callers. No more missed call & callback frustration. Automatically connects to selected contacts using YOUR Vonage VoIP number - at no charge to them! (New) Getting Started • Download the Vonage Extensions VoIP app to your iPhone • Enter your mobile number, your Vonage VoIP phone number and your account password. • View the tour and accept push notifications to receive inbound calls. Note: Vonage VoIP service required. * Reasonable Use Policy applies to unlimited calling. Extensions® usage is combined with home phone usage under the policy. See www.vonage.com/reasonable_use_policy from more details. Calls made from mobiles may use airtime and incur charges, depending on your mobile plan. Pat: http://www.vonage.com/corporate/press_patents.php

About

Ooma Connect

Manage your Ooma Connect hardware and services with this companion app. Access installation guides, monitor device status and connectivity, and view detailed adapter information. It also provides real-time and historical signal strength data.

Highlights
  • Installation guides
  • Device status monitoring
  • Connectivity status
  • Connect 460 Adapter details
  • Real-time signal strength
  • Historic signal strength
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The Ooma Connect app is a companion for the Ooma Connect hardware and services. Login with your Ooma Office admin (not end user/extension) credentials. Use Ooma Connect app to access: -easy to follow installation guides -status and connectivity of your devices -advanced details about Connect 460 Adapter -signal strength information in the real time and in a historic perspective -traffic usage (coming soon) -our friendly and helpful Customer Support More changes and improvements are coming soon. Please email to office-app-feedback@ooma.com if you have suggestions or ideas on how to make this app better. P.S. You can't make calls with Ooma Connect app. Please download Ooma Office or Ooma Residential apps for calling purposes. P.P.S In some of our manuals the app may be referenced as "Ooma Office Administrator app". We have shorten and updated the name to better describe current functionality.

Screenshots

Vonage Home Extensions3 screens
Ooma Connect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Vonage Home Extensions at 4.7K against Ooma Connect's 21. Vonage Home Extensions also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Ooma Connect's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ooma Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vonage Home Extensions has 4.7K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vonage Home Extensions ships an update every 6 weeks, Ooma Connect every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vonage Home Extensions versus Ooma Connect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVonage Home ExtensionsOoma Connect
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (4.7K ratings)4.6 (21 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.7K — better21
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVonageOoma Inc.

Customer experience

Vonage Home Extensions

All ratings4,559 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral4.9%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews274 reviews
Positive50.4%
Neutral12.8%
Negative36.9%

Ooma Connect

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Vonage Home Extensions

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Incoming calls not ringing on mobile
  • Touchpad/keypad not working during calls
  • Caller ID not displaying properly
  • Recent calls not updating or syncing

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to customize ringtones
  • Improved call log/recent calls functionality
  • Better integration with mobile contacts
  • Support for more devices and OS versions

Ooma Connect

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vonage Home Extensions

No in-app purchases

None

Ooma Connect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vonage Home Extensions free?
Vonage Home Extensions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ooma Connect free?
Ooma Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vonage Home Extensions or Ooma Connect?
Ooma Connect is rated higher. Vonage Home Extensions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Ooma Connect averages 4.6 from 21 ratings.
Do Vonage Home Extensions or Ooma Connect have ads?
Neither Vonage Home Extensions nor Ooma Connect shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vonage Home Extensions or Ooma Connect?
Vonage Home Extensions ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ooma Connect every 2 months. Most recently, Vonage Home Extensions was updated on October 29, 2026 and Ooma Connect on October 24, 2026.

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