NITV Free Call vs CallHippo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NITV Free Call
Make free international calls to select countries and enjoy discounted domestic calls. This service offers a cost-effective way to stay connected globally and within your country.
- Free international calls to 7 countries
- Discounted domestic calls
- Cost-effective calling solution
- Supports iPhone and iPod
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The charge for domestic calls is 10 yen/26 sec. (tax not included) by using NITV Free Call. This service enable you to make free international calls to 7 countries or regions. The calls to domestic and Indonesia will be available on Nov. 10th. Mon. Domestic call will be about 50%off compared with normal cellphone calling charges.
CallHippo
This virtual phone system provides local and toll-free numbers from over 50 countries. Businesses can quickly set up a complete phone system with an intuitive interface and powerful backend.
- Virtual phone system
- Local & Toll Free numbers
- 50+ countries
- Instant setup
- Easy to use interface
- Robust backend
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CallHippo is a VoIP based Virtual Phone System which allows startups, small business and enterprise to get Local & Toll Free numbers instantly from over 50+ countries around the world. With our easy to use interface and robust backend architecture, any business can setup their phone system in less than 3 minutes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CallHippo at 1.8 against NITV Free Call's 1.0. CallHippo also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 1). NITV Free Call's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CallHippo holds the better App Store score, 1.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CallHippo has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of NITV Free Call's written reviews are positive against 28% of CallHippo's.
NITV Free Call ships an update every 4 months, CallHippo every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NITV Free Call | CallHippo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.8 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 27.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 52 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEW IT VENTURE CORPORATION | Ankit Dudhwewala |
Customer experience
NITV Free Call
CallHippo
Bugs and requests
NITV Free Call
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CallHippo
Reported bugs
19 issues- App crashes frequently on iOS
- Session expired and keeps loading
- App crashes on MacBook
- App crashes on startup
- App crashes when opening SMS conversations
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- App crashes after updates
- App doesn't ring on phone
- App doesn't allow login
- App doesn't stay open on iPhone
- App crashes on iPhone X
- App crashes when SMS feature is used
- Cannot create account
- App doesn't work
- Cannot answer phone calls
- Cannot login with website credentials
- Cannot receive calls
- Cannot receive SMS
- Virtual number disappeared
- App not working on iPhone
Requested features
6 requests- Fix UI for iPhone
- Improve iOS app reliability
- Allow sending photos in text messages
- Support Google sign-in on app
- Allow sending international messages
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- More attractive UI
In-app purchases
NITV Free Call
No in-app purchases
CallHippo
No in-app purchases
