Comparison

Silent Phone vs r

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

Head to head
About

Silent Phone

This app offers secure, end-to-end encrypted voice, video, and messaging for businesses. Protect sensitive communications and intellectual property with advanced privacy features. Facilitate confident global collaboration for your team.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encrypted voice, video, and messaging
  • Secure conference calling and group messaging
  • Burn commands and timers to destroy messages
  • Secure file sharing
  • Zero-touch deployment
  • Integrated enterprise user management
Features
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Silent Phone provides enterprise-grade encrypted voice, video, and messaging. Our end-to-end security protects your business, its reputation, and its valuable intellectual property from spying eyes. With Silent Phone, your team can discuss important matters across continents with the same confidence as if you were all in the same room. Silent Phone is developed by Silent Circle, the world leader in enterprise privacy solutions. Features: - Privacy and security trusted by businesses and governments around the world - Simple "zero-touch" deployment across your organization - Integrated enterprise user management with Silent Manager - Secure voice and video calls with our unique Security Words - Secure high-definition conference calling and group messaging - Burn commands destroy all copies of sent messages - Burn timers automatically redact old messages - Voice memos speed communication and replace insecure voicemail - Read receipts and delivery receipts give your teams situational awareness - Securely send documents, videos, images, and other files - Silent World offers calling to/from traditional phone numbers with enhanced security - Standards-compliant Single Sign-On (SSO) - Scheduled training available for your teams

About

r

Features
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r-tap transforms how you share your business profile. Create custom NFC cards that instantly connect clients and contacts to your digital presence with a single tap. Key Features: Configure your business profile with photos, links, and gallery Write NFC chips to create tap-to-share business cards Customize colors and branding to match your style Track when your cards are scanned Support for social links, website, email, and phone Perfect for entrepreneurs, freelancers, and small business owners who want a modern way to share their contact info and business details. r-tap — Connect your business. One tap.

Screenshots

Silent Phone4 screens
r4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: r at every 3 weeks against Silent Phone's every 3 months. Silent Phone's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Silent Phone ships an update every 3 months, r every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Silent Phone versus r: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilent Phoner
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (92 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews42.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings92 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSilent Circle, LLCHORACIO MORENO

Bugs and requests

Silent Phone

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App crashes on launch with iOS updates
  • Login credentials not accepted after reinstall
  • Text input display issues (text cut off or invisible)
  • Messages not delivered despite showing as delivered
  • Call audio problems (no sound, distorted audio)
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  • App crashes when sending text messages
  • Background process doesn't work reliably
  • Incoming calls show busy signal after 30-90 minutes of inactivity
  • App disappears/closes immediately after opening
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • Notifications not arriving properly
  • Video conferencing section missing or non-functional
  • Media attachment sharing failures
  • App freezes during connection establishment
  • Billing notification popups appearing unexpectedly
  • Balance information removed from app interface

Requested features

18 requests
  • Account creation option directly in app
  • Group messaging/texting capability
  • Multiple simultaneous accounts support
  • In-app credit balance display
  • Voicemail functionality
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  • Desktop/computer version
  • Apple Watch notifications
  • In-app subscription payment via App Store
  • Wired ethernet connection support
  • Screenshot notification alerts
  • Passcode/PIN app lock
  • Touch ID/biometric authentication
  • Better contact management integration
  • Ability to turn off read receipts
  • Manual key reset option
  • CallKit integration for native iOS experience
  • Background push notification improvements
  • Landscape orientation support on tablets

r

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Silent Phone

No in-app purchases

None

r

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Silent Phone free?
Silent Phone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is r free?
r is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Silent Phone or r have ads?
Neither Silent Phone nor r shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Silent Phone or r?
Silent Phone ships an update every 3 months, and r every 3 weeks. Most recently, Silent Phone was updated on November 1, 2026 and r on October 31, 2026.

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