Comparison

Call Forwarding Lite vs Divert Calls

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

Head to head
About

Call Forwarding Lite

Manage conditional call forwarding on your iPhone. Forward calls when busy, unanswered, or out of reach. Activate, deactivate, and check the status of these forwarding options.

Highlights
  • Conditional call forwarding
  • Forward when busy
  • Forward when no answer
  • Forward when out of reach
  • Activate forwarding
  • Deactivate forwarding
  • Check status
Features
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Now you can have conditional call forwarding on your iPhone you can forward calls when busy, when no answer, and/or when out of reach. with call forwarding you can activate, deactivate and check status of all of the above conditional call forwarding types. **This app is using default call forwarding codes which are used by GSM carriers all over the world if your carrier is not a GSM carrier this app will not work with you**

About

Divert Calls

Easily set up conditional call diverts for your GSM iPhone. Manage forwarding for all calls, busy lines, unanswered calls, or unreachable numbers. Select numbers from your contacts and the app remembers your last used numbers.

Highlights
  • Conditional call diverting
  • Forward all, busy, unanswered, unreachable
  • Select numbers from contacts
  • Remembers last used numbers
  • Generates GSM codes
Features
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***For GSM iPhones*** • Setup conditional call diverts for iPhone! • All, Busy, Unanswered & Unreachable • Phone number to divert may be selected from the contacts list • The last number is remembered for each category • Appropriate standard GSM call divert code will be generated, this has to be manually pasted in the phone app and the call button hit to implement the divert

Screenshots

Call Forwarding Lite2 screens
Divert Calls2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Divert Calls at 51% against Call Forwarding Lite's 2%. Divert Calls also leads on rating (3.8 vs 1.7) and update cadence (every 4 months vs every 60 months). Call Forwarding Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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. Divert Calls sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Call Forwarding Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Divert Calls holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Call Forwarding Lite's written reviews are positive against 51% of Divert Calls's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Call Forwarding Lite ships an update every 60 months, Divert Calls every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Call Forwarding Lite versus Divert Calls: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCall Forwarding LiteDivert Calls
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.7 (36 ratings)3.8 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews2.3% of reviews51.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3684 — better
Update frequencyEvery 60 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbdel Karim SoumanMohan Noone

Customer experience

Call Forwarding Lite

All ratings36 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral2.8%
Negative80.6%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive2.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative95.5%

Divert Calls

All ratings84 ratings
Positive70.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative26.2%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative44.7%

In-app purchases

None

Call Forwarding Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Divert Calls

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Call Forwarding Lite free?
Call Forwarding Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Divert Calls free?
Divert Calls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Call Forwarding Lite or Divert Calls?
Divert Calls is rated higher. Call Forwarding Lite averages 1.7 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Divert Calls averages 3.8 from 84 ratings.
Do Call Forwarding Lite or Divert Calls have ads?
Divert Calls shows ads; Call Forwarding Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Call Forwarding Lite or Divert Calls?
Call Forwarding Lite ships an update every 60 months, and Divert Calls every 4 months. Most recently, Call Forwarding Lite was updated on August 27, 2026 and Divert Calls on September 28, 2026.

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