Comparison

Vonage Home Extensions vs Ring4

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

Ring4

Create a private second phone line for texting and calling without using your personal number. Ideal for online selling, dating, or business, it offers features like call recording and local area codes. Avoid roaming charges by calling over Wi-Fi.

Highlights
  • Multiple private phone lines
  • Call recording
  • Local area codes
  • Private video calling
  • Voicemail
  • Block unwanted calls
Features
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Start texting and calling on your new private line. Built for people looking for privacy, a local number, and separation between personal and public life. No carrier plan needed. Ring4 can be used like a prepaid phone card. Text, picture message, and call anywhere in the US, Canada, and UK. Avoid using your Cell phone minutes like other apps. Call and text over Wi-Fi to eliminate roaming charges when travelling. Connect a local eSIM and use your Ring4 number anywhere you have cellular data service. Add private video calling, call recording, voicemail, local area codes, and much more – MULTIPLE PHONE LINES: Set up a number for personal, business, and online selling. CALL RECORDING: Start recording on any line and RARE AREA CODES: San Francisco (415), New York (212), Los Angeles (310). What’s the best way to look like a local? Get a rare number that others can’t. Shhhh… VIDEO CALLS: Start video calls when selling online with a one-time link. Great for online selling or sharing a real estate property tour. PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY: Do you trust loyalty programs to not sell your number? You shouldn’t. Receive verification codes (2FA) and promotional messages for your favorite brands with a private second line. BLOCK CALLS: If you're done with your temporary line, or someone is bothering you, simply delete it and grab a new one. No trip to the store, questions from the salesperson, one click, and you're done. VOICEMAIL: Stay professional with a greeting that matches your private second line's purpose. SAVE CELL MINUTES & DATA: Ring4 does *NOT* use your cell phone minutes for calling, like some other apps. Connect to WiFi to make VoIP calls wherever you are. – WHY USE a 2nd PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER? -- ONLINE DATING: Use a second number to text and call without sharing your real cell phone. RENTING: Message tenants, renters, and landlords. Share a room for rent online using a private number, keeping your personal cell phone number confidential. SELLING ONLINE: Keep your cell phone off public listings by texting buyers from a second line you can silence or replace. MARKETPLACE LISTING: Never give your real cell phone number out online. LOYALTY PROGRAMS: Stop loyalty programs from selling your personal cell phone. Signup for online services with your new 2nd line. BUSINESS: Rule #1 of starting a business. Never give out your personal cell phone, and definitely do not put it on your website. This can never be undone, get a 2nd number today for your new idea, your new business before it’s too late. – NO CONTRACTS: Start with a new US or UK temporary number for 7-days. Add a monthly subscription to keep the number forever. (fair use limits apply) FREE INBOUND TEXTS & CALLING: Inbound calls and texts are always free. TRANSPARENT PRICING: Subscriptions unlock 3,000 text messages and calls a month. (counted daily) • 5 credits to start calling in the US or internationally • 5 credits to start a video meeting • 1 credit to send a text message – IMPORTANT: Emergency calls and texts to 911 are not supported. Texts to/from short codes might not always be supported. The trial may include free usage and is intended for one-time use. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS: Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled 24 hours in advance and may be managed by the user in Account Settings after purchase. THE FINE PRINT: Terms of use: https://www.ring4.com/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.ring4.com/privacy-policy – Looking for more than 3 numbers or higher text and calling plans, visit ring4.com/business to learn about our team plans.

Screenshots

Vonage Home Extensions3 screens
Ring44 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vonage Home Extensions at none against Ring4's 10. Vonage Home Extensions also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Ring4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Vonage Home Extensions asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Vonage Home Extensions against 4.4 for Ring4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.7K and 2.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Vonage Home Extensions's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ring4's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vonage Home Extensions ships an update every 6 weeks, Ring4 monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vonage Home Extensions versus Ring4: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVonage Home ExtensionsRing4
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (4.7K ratings)4.4 (2.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.4% of reviews56.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.7K — better2.9K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVonageRing4, LLC

Customer experience

Vonage Home Extensions

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

Ring4

All ratings2,922 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative37.4%

User reviews

Vonage Home Extensions

From 4.7K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent service
  • 🚀 Convenient to use
  • 🚀 Great for international calls
  • 🚀 Reliable and dependable
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with mobile devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent call drops/disconnections
  • 🐛 Poor call quality
  • 🐛 Unreliable app performance
  • 🐛 Outdated and buggy app
  • 🐛 Incompatible with newer devices

Ring4

From 2.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great service
  • 🚀 Cheap and affordable
  • 🚀 Efficient connectivity
  • 👍 Excellent app for business and staying in touch

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Accounts suspended under false terms
  • 🐛 Unreliable service, unable to make calls or send texts
  • 🐛 Deceptive pricing and hidden fees
  • 🐛 Poor customer support and unresponsive

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

Ring4

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Accounts being limited or disabled for no reason
  • Credits not being properly credited
  • Inability to generate new numbers
  • Frequent app crashes and service interruptions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to port numbers away from the app
  • Improve text messaging functionality
  • Provide a free trial period

In-app purchases

None

Vonage Home Extensions

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Ring4

Subscriptions6
  • Unlimited Talk & Text for French Mobile Phone Number - Line #1$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Talk & Text for English Mobile Phone Number - Line #1$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Talk & Text for US/CA Number - Line #1$9.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Talk & Text for US/CA Number - Line #2$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Talk & Text for US/CA Number - Line #3$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Talk & Text for US/CA Selected Number - Line #1$14.991 Month
One-time4
  • Package of 10 credits$0.99
  • Package of 40 credits$3.99
  • Package of 100 credits$8.99
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  • Package of 250 credits$19.99

Questions

Is Vonage Home Extensions free?
Vonage Home Extensions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ring4 free?
Ring4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vonage Home Extensions or Ring4?
Ring4 is rated higher. Vonage Home Extensions averages 4.4 out of 5 from 4.7K ratings, while Ring4 averages 4.4 from 2.9K ratings.
Do Vonage Home Extensions or Ring4 have ads?
Neither Vonage Home Extensions nor Ring4 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vonage Home Extensions or Ring4?
Vonage Home Extensions ships an update every 6 weeks, and Ring4 monthly. Most recently, Vonage Home Extensions was updated on November 1, 2026 and Ring4 on November 1, 2026.

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