Comparison

Ring4 vs PastTense

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

PastTense

Features
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PastTense is a fast, fully offline journal built for the scripting technique — writing your future in the past tense, as if it already came true. No account, no sync, no clutter: open the app and start writing in seconds. Pick a starter line from a category like money, confidence, or a morning reset, or begin from a blank page. Every script lives only on your device — nothing is uploaded, nothing is tracked. WHAT MAKES PASTTENSE DIFFERENT Scripting works because it rehearses the outcome you want as a finished memory, not a wish. PastTense stays a tool, not a lifestyle platform: write, tag, search, and — the part no generic journal does — mark a script as realized when it comes true, building a private track record of what you called in. Reminders, tagging and search all run on-device. Included: • Unlimited scripts — no cap, ever • Distraction-free full-screen editor with live word count • 3 starter categories to try the technique (money, confidence, morning) • Search and tag filtering across your whole library • Mark scripts as realized when they come true — filter, badges, and a running count • Optional daily writing reminder, scheduled on your device • Plain-text export for any script PastTense Pro (one-time purchase, included forever): • All 8 starter categories — 40+ scripting prompts (career, health, relationships, evening, big goals) • Formatted PDF export for any script • Export your entire library in one tap PRICING Download PastTense at no charge and start writing immediately. PastTense Pro is a single one-time purchase — every feature it unlocks stays unlocked forever, with no subscription and no recurring charges. FEEDBACK Questions, ideas, or a scripting win to share? Email obeliskclubclub@gmail.com and we'll get back to you within one to two business days. PastTense is fully offline. No account, no ads, no data collection — every script stays on your device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://obelisk.club/apps/scriptingjournal/terms

Screenshots

Ring44 screens
PastTense4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Ring4 at 14.0 against PastTense's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ring4 sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and PastTense sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ring4 ships an update every 5 weeks, PastTense monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ring4 versus PastTense: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRing4PastTense
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRing4, LLC永 张

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

PastTense

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
1 purchases

PastTense

One-time1
  • PastTense Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Ring4 free?
Ring4 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PastTense free?
PastTense is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ring4 or PastTense have ads?
Neither Ring4 nor PastTense shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ring4 or PastTense?
Ring4 ships an update every 5 weeks, and PastTense monthly. Most recently, Ring4 was updated on October 19, 2026 and PastTense on October 8, 2026.

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