Comparison

Ring4 vs FracTELfone

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

FracTELfone

Transform your mobile device into a fully-featured business phone extension. Make and receive calls, send SMS messages, and manage voicemail, all while displaying your business Caller ID. Requires an active FracTEL Cloud PBX account.

Highlights
  • Business Caller ID for calls and SMS
  • Receive business calls and SMS
  • Call hold and transfer
  • Video calls
  • Internal extension calling
  • Voicemail access
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: FracTELfone™ is only for use by current FracTEL® customers. You must have an active FracTEL Cloud PBX account to use FracTELfone, and you cannot create a FracTEL Cloud PBX account with an in-app purchase. Do not install FracTELfone if you are not a current FracTEL customer with an active Cloud PBX account. FracTELfone installation and configuration requires a FracTEL Cloud PBX Username and Password. If you do not know your FracTEL Cloud PBX credentials, you should contact your FracTEL Cloud PBX Administrator. FracTELfone converts your mobile or desktop device into a fully-featured FracTEL Cloud PBX business phone extension. With FracTELfone you can: - Make calls and send SMS messages that show your business Caller ID. - Receive business calls and SMS messages just like a desk extension. - Place calls on hold, and transfer them to a different extension. - Make and receive video calls with other FracTEL video enabled devices. - Call and message others in your business using extension numbers. - Check your voicemail and listen to your messages.

Screenshots

Ring44 screens
FracTELfone4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ring4 and FracTELfone both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of FracTELfone's written reviews are positive against 57% of Ring4's. FracTELfone also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Ring4's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (2.9K vs 7). On price, rating and ads 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. FracTELfone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Ring4 against 4.4 for FracTELfone. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ring4 has 2.9K ratings behind it against 7, 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 100% of FracTELfone's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ring4 ships an update monthly, FracTELfone every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Ring4 versus FracTELfone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRing4FracTELfone
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.9K ratings)4.4 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.9K — better7
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB109 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRing4, LLCFracTEL, LLC

Customer experience

Ring4

All ratings2,922 ratings
Positive83.0%
Neutral4.6%
Negative12.4%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral5.8%
Negative37.4%

FracTELfone

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

FracTELfone

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

FracTELfone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ring4 free?
Ring4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FracTELfone free?
FracTELfone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ring4 or FracTELfone?
FracTELfone is rated higher. Ring4 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.9K ratings, while FracTELfone averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do Ring4 or FracTELfone have ads?
Neither Ring4 nor FracTELfone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ring4 or FracTELfone?
Ring4 ships an update monthly, and FracTELfone every 7 months. Most recently, Ring4 was updated on November 1, 2026 and FracTELfone on November 2, 2026.

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