Gogo Skyline vs Phoring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gogo Skyline
This app enables in-cabin voice communication for passengers and pilots, connecting them to colleagues, friends, and ground operations. It offers seamless calling capabilities using existing phone contacts and automatically connects to the best available network for reliable communication in the air.
- In-cabin voice calls
- Connects to colleagues, friends, and family
- Pilot to ground communication
- Uses existing phone contacts
- Automatic network detection
- No ground registration needed
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Gogo Skyline is an in-cabin communications app that connects you to what matters most when you’re on the go. With Skyline, passengers can talk with colleagues, friends and family, while pilots can quickly communicate with the ground, all made possible by Gogo’s low latency networks. Gogo Skyline is easy to use and eliminates the need for ground registration. Have peace of mind knowing you won’t miss a critical call while you’re in the air. - Easily make calls using your own phone and contacts via any Gogo bearer - Serves as a handset for satellite calls, Gogo Voice over ATG calls, or calls within the cabin - Auto-detection of hardware on board and automatically connects to the best bearer, through Gogo AVANCE
Phoring
This service provides a virtual phone number to add a second line to your smartphone. Make calls and send texts worldwide at competitive rates, ensuring you never miss important business calls, even without internet access.
- Virtual phone number for a second line
- Worldwide calling and texting
- Intelligent call forwarding
- Do-Not-Disturb mode
- Avoid international roaming charges
- Customizable business phone numbers
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Phoring is a virtual phone service provider that provides you worldwide phone number to add a second phone line to your smartphone. Use your Phoring number the way you use your regular mobile phone number for voice calls and text with a very competitive low rate. Phoring gives you an advanced communication tools that helps you to connect with your customers and grow your business without compromising your privacy. Phoring simplifies your communication, whether your smartphone has access to WiFi or out-of-internet, you will never miss your important calls. Our Intelligent Call Forwarding tools forward your calls to your mobile number automatically when your smartphone is out of internet connectivity. You can set Do-Not-Disturb (DND) mode when you do not want any business calls but still you will get all the missed calls history in your call history page so that you can call back to your customers later. Phoring helps to avoid roaming charges when traveling internationally by using WiFi hotspots and enjoy very low international rates. Moreover, with Phoring, it’s easy to set up your ideal business phone numbers. You can pick area codes, transfer existing numbers, set up toll-free lines or design your own vanity numbers to share with your customers and colleagues. So, what are you waiting for? Just download the app, choose a phone number, and enjoy the hassle-free service! Choose Numbers from 4,200+ Cities and Place Call to 200+ Countries. Stay tuned! We're working hard to add more features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phoring at 75% against Gogo Skyline's 12%. Phoring also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). Gogo Skyline's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Phoring sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Gogo Skyline asks for nothing beyond the download.
Phoring holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoring has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of Gogo Skyline's written reviews are positive against 75% of Phoring's.
Gogo Skyline ships an update every 6 months, Phoring every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gogo Skyline | Phoring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.2 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gogo Business Aviation LLC | BroTecs Technologies, LLC. |
Customer experience
Gogo Skyline
Phoring
In-app purchases
Gogo Skyline
No in-app purchases
Phoring
- Monthly Subscription2 variants$3.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription2 variants$4.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription2 variants$8.991 Month
- $4.99$4.99
- $9.99$9.99
- $24.99$24.99









