Comparison

VirtualPBX Softphone vs Blink WebRTC

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

Head to head
About

VirtualPBX Softphone

Transform your smartphone into a powerful business phone system. Make and receive calls using your company's Caller ID, record conversations, and manage voicemails from your email. Enjoy high-quality calls over Wi-Fi or cellular data without using your personal minutes.

Highlights
  • VoIP calling over data connection
  • Company Caller ID
  • Call recording
  • Voicemail to email
  • Real-time call logs
  • Custom greetings and hold music
Features
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The VirtualPBX Softphone application turns your iPhone into a full-featured VoIP phone in a VirtualPBX phone system. You can receive and make calls over your data connection that enable all of the high-end features available to VirtualPBX VoIP phones, without using your phone's minutes. Audio compression is included at no added cost, providing high-quality calls with 4G, LTE, 5G, or Wi-Fi. Capabilities include: • Outbound calls use your company Caller ID, instead of your personal phone number. • Record both inbound and outbound calls automatically or on-demand. • Centralized business voice messaging, with voicemails sent to your email address. • Real-time reports, logs, and monitoring of all calls with detailed records. • Customized company greetings, voicemail, hold music, and more. • Dial other extensions directly, using just the extension number. • Instant access to your VirtualPBX main menu by pressing just one key. • Enhanced security through VirtualPBX’s unique provisioning system. This app must be registered to a VirtualPBX VoIP system. VirtualPBX is the award-winning hosted PBX service that can make a business-class phone system out of your cell phones and landlines, or can give your company a complete business VoIP phone system based on Internet phone lines. You can even mix and match business VoIP service with mobile phones and landlines to get a custom setup that works perfectly just for you. Features include a custom auto-attendant, follow-me calling, True ACD queues, call recording, voicemail, internet fax, conferencing, and more.

About

Blink WebRTC

This app provides secure audio and video calls, messaging, and file transfers using the SIP protocol. It supports multiple devices, call recording, and end-to-end encryption for all communications.

Highlights
  • Audio and video calls
  • SIP messaging
  • Audio call recording
  • Advanced file transfers
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Multiparty conferencing
Features
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Open, federated SIP messaging * 1-to-1 audio and video calls * Receive calls from web browsers * Multiparty conferencing for all media * Telephony features * Rich messaging (remote deletion, editing, replies, reactions) * File sharing to and from other mobile applications * End-to-end encryption for all media (zRTP and PGP) * Location sharing (meet-me, caregiver tracking) * Screen sharing with remote pointer support * Support for phones and tablets in landscape and portrait modes * Synchronization between multiple devices (media and contacts) * History management and data export

Screenshots

VirtualPBX Softphone4 screens
Blink WebRTC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blink WebRTC at 100% against VirtualPBX Softphone's 47%. Blink WebRTC also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months). VirtualPBX Softphone's advantage is ratings volume (334 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blink WebRTC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VirtualPBX Softphone has 334 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of VirtualPBX Softphone's written reviews are positive against 100% of Blink WebRTC's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VirtualPBX Softphone ships an update every 6 months, Blink WebRTC every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
VirtualPBX Softphone versus Blink WebRTC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtualPBX SoftphoneBlink WebRTC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (334 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings334 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVirtual PBXAG Projects

Customer experience

VirtualPBX Softphone

All ratings304 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive46.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.3%

Blink WebRTC

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

VirtualPBX Softphone

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Audio doesn't always connect
  • Dial pad not working during calls
  • Calls drop during connection process
  • Incoming calls rarely come through
  • Frequent call cut-offs
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  • Call quality issues
  • App drains battery
  • Cannot log in with correct credentials
  • Group not found error on login

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fix dial pad functionality for automated systems
  • Improve connection reliability for calls
  • Ensure incoming calls come through consistently
  • Address call dropping issues during connection
  • Invest in app development for paid users

Blink WebRTC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VirtualPBX Softphone

No in-app purchases

None

Blink WebRTC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VirtualPBX Softphone free?
VirtualPBX Softphone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blink WebRTC free?
Blink WebRTC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, VirtualPBX Softphone or Blink WebRTC?
Blink WebRTC is rated higher. VirtualPBX Softphone averages 4.4 out of 5 from 334 ratings, while Blink WebRTC averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do VirtualPBX Softphone or Blink WebRTC have ads?
Neither VirtualPBX Softphone nor Blink WebRTC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VirtualPBX Softphone or Blink WebRTC?
VirtualPBX Softphone ships an update every 6 months, and Blink WebRTC every 3 days. Most recently, VirtualPBX Softphone was updated on October 23, 2026 and Blink WebRTC on October 24, 2026.

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