Comparison

CX vs PhoneSlate

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

Head to head
About

CX

Manage business calls and protect your mobile number with this app. It offers visual call screening, inbound/outbound dialing, and access to enterprise voicemail. Optimize call routing and settings for seamless business communication.

Highlights
  • Mobile number protection
  • Visual call screening
  • Inbound and outbound dialing
  • Enterprise voicemail access
  • Location-based call routing
  • Settings management
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Place, receive, and manage your business calls, all while protecting your mobile number. With CX-E Mobile, users can boost personal productivity while on the move through visual call screening, inbound and outbound dialing with mobile number protection, single number reachability, visual access to enterprise voicemail, location-based services to optimize call routing and settings management. Imagine carrying one device to manage both your business and personal communications. Important: CX-E Mobile requires the installation of CX-E Voice version 8.7 or higher as well as an Atom license or Personal Assistant and Speech Recognition licenses for full functionality. Contact your IT/Telecom department for assistance with setting up the CX-E Mobile client. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

PhoneSlate

This app helps offices track important phone calls, ideal for executives, assistants, and field teams. It allows for easy review, monitoring, and sharing of call logs, with filtering and sorting options for efficient communication management.

Highlights
  • Mobile call notifications
  • Review incoming/outgoing calls
  • Monitor calls on the go
  • Share phone sheets
  • Filter and sort call logs
  • Full conversation history
  • Manage calls for multiple teams
Features
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PhoneSlate makes it easy for your office to keep track of all your important phone calls. It's ideal for executives and their assistants, field services teams, or any office or individual that needs to log and prioritize phone communications. With a PhoneSlate account, you can use this app to: • Receive mobile notifications when new calls are added to your phone sheet. • Quickly and easily review your incoming and outgoing phone calls. • Monitor your office phone calls when you're on the go. • Share phone sheets with bosses, assistants, and collaborators. • Filter and sort your call logs so you only see what matters most. • Access your full conversation history with any contact. • Manage calls for multiple teams.

Screenshots

CX4 screens
PhoneSlate3 screens

Verdict

The call

CX and PhoneSlate both sit at 3.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of PhoneSlate's written reviews are positive against 60% of CX's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.4 for CX against 3.3 for PhoneSlate. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of CX's written reviews are positive against 80% of PhoneSlate's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CX ships an update every 6 months, PhoneSlate every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
CX versus PhoneSlate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCXPhoneSlate
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (7 ratings) — better3.3 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOpenTextFonesheet

Customer experience

CX

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

PhoneSlate

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

CX

No in-app purchases

None

PhoneSlate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CX free?
CX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PhoneSlate free?
PhoneSlate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CX or PhoneSlate?
CX is rated higher. CX averages 3.4 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while PhoneSlate averages 3.3 from 7 ratings.
Do CX or PhoneSlate have ads?
Neither CX nor PhoneSlate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CX or PhoneSlate?
CX ships an update every 6 months, and PhoneSlate every 5 months. Most recently, CX was updated on October 21, 2026 and PhoneSlate on October 23, 2026.

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