Call.com vs Community Phone+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Call.com
Get a real virtual phone number on your device without needing a new SIM card. Make calls, send texts, and have HD video calls with a dedicated second line for work, travel, or personal use. Manage multiple numbers and stay connected globally.
- Virtual second phone number
- Voice and HD video calls
- SMS messaging
- Manage multiple numbers
- Personalized voicemail
- Call and SMS forwarding
- Availability controls
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Your second phone number in an app. A real virtual number you can use on any device — no SIM cards, no extra phones. Call.com gives you a dedicated second line for work, travel, or personal use. Choose a local number in the US, UK, France, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Finland, and Puerto Rico, with more countries coming soon. VOICE CALLS Make crystal-clear calls to mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates. Call other Call.com users for free. SMS Send affordable SMS messages to any mobile number in the world. VIDEO CALLS One-to-one or group HD video calls with up to 10 participants. Free between Call.com users. CHAT & VOICE MESSAGES Full-featured chat with support for images, files, emojis, and voice messages. WHO IT'S FOR — Freelancers & Small Business: A dedicated work line to separate business and personal communication. Project a professional image with a local number. — Remote Teams: Shared company credit, flexible billing, and the ability to reassign numbers between team members in one click. — Expats & Digital Nomads: Keep a local number in your home country while living abroad. Friends, family, and banks can reach you without international charges. — International Travellers: Connect over Wi-Fi and avoid expensive roaming fees. — International Callers: Stay in touch with friends and family overseas at affordable rates. — Coaches & Teachers: Communicate with students and clients on a dedicated number with flexible availability settings. — Property Managers & Hosts: A separate line for guest and client inquiries across multiple listings. — Tablet & Laptop Users: Turn any device into a fully functioning phone — no physical SIM required. MANAGE MULTIPLE NUMBERS Add more than one virtual number and manage them all from a single app. Each number comes with its own voicemail, availability schedule, and call controls. FEATURES — Personalized voicemail for each number — Call and SMS forwarding — Advanced availability controls and quiet hours — Block unwanted calls and messages — Send SMS to multiple contacts at once — Synchronized contacts across all your devices — Remote logout for account security — Login activity monitoring — Number porting — transfer an existing number to Call.com LOW INTERNATIONAL RATES Affordable calls and SMS to hundreds of destinations. Transparent pricing visible in the app before you call or send a message. USE ON MULTIPLE DEVICES Your calls, messages, and contacts stay synchronized across your devices. Trusted by over 1,000,000 users worldwide. Built in Europe. For support, contact our team directly in the app or email support@call.com
Community Phone+
This app allows you to manage your landline phone service remotely. Make and receive calls, access voicemails, and adjust call settings directly from your mobile device.
- Make and receive landline calls
- Access and manage voicemails
- View call history
- Configure call forwarding
- Receive call notifications
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Community Phone+ lets you manage your landline service from anywhere. Make and receive calls, check voicemails, manage call settings, and more - all from your mobile device. Features: - Make and receive calls using your landline number - Access and manage voicemails - View call history and recent activity - Configure call forwarding and other settings - Get notifications for incoming calls and messages Stay connected to your landline wherever you go with Community Phone+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Community Phone+ at none against Call.com's 33. Community Phone+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). Call.com's advantage is ratings volume (742 vs 4). 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. Call.com sells 32 one-off in-app purchases. Community Phone+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Community Phone+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Call.com has 742 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Call.com ships an update every 10 days, Community Phone+ every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Call.com | Community Phone+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (742 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 742 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Call.com Telecom | Community Phone Company |
Customer experience
Call.com
Community Phone+
Bugs and requests
Call.com
Reported bugs
15 issues- In-app purchase not available
- System server very bad, loading time out
- Cannot log in to account
- Numbers scramble when making calls
- Error: 'sorry something went wrong, please try again' when making calls
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- Logged out and purchased number disappeared after update
- Fails KYC verification without explanation
- Error: 'fetch credit products error'
- App not logging in, says number is wrong
- Internal server error / unable to fetch payment data
- App not opening after migration from Cloud SIM
- Calls cut off after a few seconds
- Slow connection and calls disconnect after a few minutes
- Cannot get through to numbers
- Dropped SMS messages
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to send/receive pictures and video
- Add more country options for numbers
- Improve UI for handling multiple numbers
- Allow default number selection
- Enable in-app purchases via App Store
Community Phone+
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Call.com
- Add £1.39$1.99
- Add $1.39$1.99
- Add €1.39$1.99
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- Add €3.49$3.99
- kr 50,00 Credit$3.99
- €5,00 Credit$4.00
- $4.99 Credit$4.99
- Add £3.49$4.99
- Add $3.49$4.99
- £5.00 Credit$5.00
- $5.00 Credit$5.00
- 3 Month Subscription$5.99
- $6.99 Credit$6.99
- 1 Month Subscription$6.99
- 3 Month Subscription$6.99
- kr 100,00 Credit$7.99
- €10,00 Credit$9.00
- $9.99 Credit$9.99
- 3 Month Subscription$9.99
- Add €8.49$9.99
- $10.00 Credit$10.00
- Add £8.49$11.99
- Add $8.49$11.99
- 3 Month Subscription$15.99
- 12 Month Subscription$15.99
- 12 Month Subscription$16.99
- $19.99 Credit$19.99
- 3 Month Subscription$19.99
- $24.99 Credit$24.99
- 12 Month Subscription$24.99
- 12 Month Subscription$39.99
- 12 Month Subscription$49.99
Community Phone+
No in-app purchases









