Comparison

Ring4 vs Phoner

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

Head to head
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.

About

Phoner

This app provides a secondary phone number for texting and calling, allowing users to protect their privacy. It offers features like call recording, anonymous caller lookup, and international calling. Users can get multiple numbers for various needs, from personal use to business.

Highlights
  • Second phone number for texting and calling
  • Protect privacy by hiding real number
  • International calling and texting
  • Call recording
  • Anonymous caller ID lookup
  • Temporary disposable phone numbers
Features
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*** FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND GET A FREE TRIAL NUMBER, TEXTS AND MINUTES FOR CALLING *** + Phoner app is the best second phone number app for texting and calling. Phoner gives you a personal and business second phone number, integrated reverse phone number lookup, phone call recording, lookup anonymous caller, and private texting and calling. Phoner supports international calling and texting, SMS and MMS capability and much more! + Protect your privacy and make calls and text with a free second phone number without giving away your REAL phone number. + Free texting between Phoner users and cheaper calling rates between Phoner users. + Lookup anonymous caller id before picking up calls to prevent spoof callers. Provides private texting and calling without worrying and revealing your real primary number. Change your phone line as often as you like. + Get a second or multiple US, UK, Canada and international phone numbers for calling and texting. Choose your own vanity numbers for your various everyday needs such as buying and selling, home office, dating, sales, and others without giving away your personal number. + Make Phoner your 2nd phone number and keep it as long as you want OR use Phoner as a temporary disposable phone and generate and dispose of as many numbers as you need. + Use it as a secondary phone number for texting and calling when you use Craigslist, Etsy, Tinder, Match and many other eCommerce and dating services. + Record phone calls for interviews and other purposes. + Identify spam and caller when they call you real time and also look up their address and other information. Know who is calling! + Integrated call recorder, call forwarding and reverse lookups. + Support for many international phone numbers including United States US, United Kingdom UK, Canada CA, Spain ES, and many other countries! + Instead of buying costly physical burner phones, get second phone numbers on your own iPhone. Phoner free gives you as many phone numbers as you want by using a random phone number generator. Hide your caller id and protect your privacy This gives you unlimited fake phone numbers for Twitter, Uber, Craigslist, Ebay, Facebook and other service verification. Phoner phone number changer allows you to change as many temporary phone numbers as you want and burn them when you do not need it. With Phoner Texting and Calling app, you can get multiple numbers for various needs whether it is buying and selling on Craigslist, Ebay or other eCommerce platforms. If you are dating, you can mask and hide your number as you may not want to reveal your real number until you are really committed. If you are a professional, you may want a separate work number for sales and business. If you are a business owner, you may want a Phoner number for your home office or office. Phoner offers a subscription plan for your premium numbers. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. - Your account will auto renew once a month, every 3 months or once a year depending on the subscription period you choose. - The subscription price ranges from $4.99-$129.99 and will vary depending on the type you pick but will be shown before you confirm purchase. - Payment will be charged to Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.appsverse.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.appsverse.com/terms

Screenshots

Ring44 screens
Phoner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Phoner at 35K against Ring4's 2.9K. Phoner also leads on chart position (#139 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Ring4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Phoner sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Ring4 against 4.5 for Phoner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoner has 35K ratings behind it against 2.9K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Ring4's written reviews are positive against 50% of Phoner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ring4 ships an update monthly, Phoner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Ring4 versus Phoner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRing4Phoner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.9K ratings)4.5 (35K ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better49.8% of reviews
Number of ratings2.9K35K — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#139 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB197 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRing4, LLCPhoner Holdings LLC

Customer experience

Ring4

All ratings2,894 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative37.4%

Phoner

All ratings34,543 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews486 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative45.3%

User reviews

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

Phoner

From 35K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Reliable service
  • 🔒 Protects privacy
  • 💡 Useful features like call recording

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive credits/subscription
  • 🐛 Technical issues (numbers not working, messages not delivered)
  • 🔍 Lack of transparency in pricing and features
  • ❌ Poor customer support

Bugs and requests

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

Phoner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Numbers not working as expected
  • App crashing or becoming unresponsive
  • Inconsistent credit deduction for messages

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to earn free credits
  • Ability to deactivate numbers within the app
  • Clearer explanation of how the service works

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
11 purchases

Phoner

Subscriptions8
  • Unlimited Plus Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Second Phone Number Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Alternate Number Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Plus Monthly Trial3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Pick your phone number3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Second Number Trial Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Second Line Trial Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Extra Monthly Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Month
One-time3
  • Starter Credit Pack$2.99
  • Bronze Pack$6.99
  • Silver Pack$12.99

Questions

Is Ring4 free?
Ring4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phoner free?
Phoner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ring4 or Phoner?
Phoner is rated higher. Ring4 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while Phoner averages 4.5 from 35K ratings.
Do Ring4 or Phoner have ads?
Neither Ring4 nor Phoner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ring4 or Phoner?
Ring4 ships an update monthly, and Phoner every 2 weeks. Most recently, Ring4 was updated on September 23, 2026 and Phoner on September 24, 2026.

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