PATLive vs Tresta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PATLive
Manage your business communications on the go. Update your receptionist's call handling, and review call summaries, messages, voicemails, and transfer details directly from your mobile device.
- Update receptionist status
- Review call summaries
- Access messages
- View voicemails
- Manage transfer details
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With the PATLive mobile app, you can manage your business from anywhere. Easily update your status to instantly change how receptionists are handling your calls, and review call summaries, messages, voicemails and transfer details. To use the PATLive mobile app, you must be a current customer with a Starter, Standard, Premium, Pro or Pro+ virtual receptionist plan. To learn more about becoming a customer or for assistance with your current account, visit www.patlive.com or call +1 (800) 775-7790.
Tresta
This business phone system offers unlimited calling and texting on a dedicated business number, accessible from your smartphone. It provides essential collaboration features to enhance your company's professional image and communication capabilities.
- Unlimited calling
- Unlimited texting
- Business phone number
- Collaboration features
- Mobile accessibility
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Tresta is a business phone system that’s as mobile as you are, with all the calling, texting and collaboration features you need to help your business look its best. Install Tresta on your smartphone today and begin taking advantage of unlimited calling and texting on your business phone number - from anywhere. Note: The Tresta app uses call bridging to facilitate outbound calls. This requires voice and data to access with your iPhone service provider.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PATLive at 5.0 against Tresta's 4.7. PATLive also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). Tresta's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PATLive holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 12 respectively.
PATLive ships an update every 2 months, Tresta monthly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PATLive | Tresta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 4.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 17.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | PATLive, Inc. | Tresta |
Customer experience
PATLive
Tresta
In-app purchases
PATLive
No in-app purchases
Tresta
No in-app purchases
