Comparison

Call.com vs Avalanche Messenger

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Virtual second phone number
  • Voice and HD video calls
  • SMS messaging
  • Manage multiple numbers
  • Personalized voicemail
  • Call and SMS forwarding
  • Availability controls
Features
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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

About

Avalanche Messenger

Features
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Avalanche is the best organizing platform for in-person coordination: conferences, canvassing, local organizing, and anything else. Avalanche starts with encrypted messaging as the base, and atop that enables well-integrated organizing tools: group auto- and self-join, browse attendees, team assignments and subgroups, volunteer management, Q&A bots, and whatever else you can dream, all integrated into one mobile app that is as easy to use as texting.

Screenshots

Call.com4 screens
Avalanche Messenger3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Avalanche Messenger at none against Call.com's 33. Call.com's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. Call.com sells 32 one-off in-app purchases. Avalanche Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Call.com ships an update every 2 weeks, Avalanche Messenger every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Call.com versus Avalanche Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCall.comAvalanche Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (826 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings826 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB33 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperCall.com TelecomLINCOLN JOSEPH QUIRK

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

Avalanche Messenger

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

32 purchases

Call.com

One-time32
  • 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
None

Avalanche Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Call.com free?
Call.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Avalanche Messenger free?
Avalanche Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Call.com or Avalanche Messenger have ads?
Neither Call.com nor Avalanche Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Call.com or Avalanche Messenger?
Call.com ships an update every 2 weeks, and Avalanche Messenger every 2 months. Most recently, Call.com was updated on October 30, 2026 and Avalanche Messenger on October 13, 2026.

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