Comparison

ConnectUC vs Allsio

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

Head to head
About

ConnectUC

This app provides comprehensive business phone and unified communications features, including voice calling, SMS, visual voicemail with transcriptions, and co-worker presence. It integrates PBX functionality into a single application, accessible across web, desktop, and mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Voice calling with transfers and conference calling
  • Visual voicemail with transcriptions
  • SMS using business number
  • Co-worker presence and status
  • All-in-one PBX functionality
Features
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ConnectUC gives you full access to your business phone and unified communications with voice calling, text messaging, voicemail, co-worker presence, meetings, and more. It works across web, desktop, and mobile apps. Calls - Stay connected, no matter where you are! With the ability to take your extension with you, you can easily place or receive calls with features like call transfers, conference calling, call history, recordings and more. Visual Voicemail with Transcriptions - Never miss a voicemail with visual voicemail that includes transcriptions, allowing you to quickly and easily read your messages. All-in-One App - Access PBX functionality seamlessly within one application, eliminating the need for multiple portals. Co-Worker Status - Real-time coworker phone status with integrated presence allows users at a glance to see the phone and status of users throughout the company, whether they are using their deskphone or ConnectUC. SMS - Send and receive text messages using SMS with your business phone number associated with your extension, without needing to use your personal phone number. Messaging for Chat and Collaboration (coming soon) - Chat and collaborate with your team over messages with individual and group messaging. Meetings (coming soon) - Group meetings with video and screen sharing with anyone inside or outside of your company. Flexible Fax (coming soon) - Send and receive faxes directly from the UC Client, complete with multiple numbers and cover pages. Keep in mind: ConnectUC was built to work with your UCaaS service and requires a UCaaS account.

About

Allsio

Manage your business SMS conversations on the go with an AI-powered inbox. Automate routine messages with AI agents and seamlessly hand off to human agents when needed. Stay organized with real-time notifications and multi-department routing.

Highlights
  • AI-powered SMS management
  • Real-time team inbox
  • Automated conversation handling
  • Seamless AI-to-human handoff
  • Multi-department routing
  • Push notifications
  • iPad split-view support
Features
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Allsio brings your business SMS inbox to your iPhone and iPad, so your team can manage customer conversations from anywhere. Stay on top of every customer message with a real-time inbox that shows who's handling what. AI agents handle routine conversations automatically, and your team takes over when a human touch is needed — with a single tap. For your team: Real-time SMS inbox with instant notifications See which conversations are handled by AI, waiting for a human, or assigned to you Reply to customers directly from your phone Tap to hand off a conversation from AI to your team or back iPad split-view for power users — browse conversations and reply side by side For your business: Multi-department inbox — route conversations to the right team Assign conversations to specific agents Shared read receipts — your whole team sees what's been handled Push notifications scoped to your department or assigned conversations Stays in sync with the web portal in real time Allsio is built for businesses already using the Allsio unified communications platform. A valid Allsio account is required to use this app

Screenshots

ConnectUC4 screens
Allsio3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Allsio at 5.0 against ConnectUC's 3.9. ConnectUC's advantage is ratings volume (91 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

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

Allsio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ConnectUC has 91 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ConnectUC ships an update fortnightly, Allsio every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
ConnectUC versus Allsio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConnectUCAllsio
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (91 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings91 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB60 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperConnectUC LLCCharleston Telecom Solutions, LLC

Customer experience

ConnectUC

All ratings91 ratings
Positive70.3%
Neutral8.8%
Negative20.9%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive60.6%
Neutral15.2%
Negative24.2%

Allsio

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ConnectUC

No in-app purchases

None

Allsio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConnectUC free?
ConnectUC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Allsio free?
Allsio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ConnectUC or Allsio?
Allsio is rated higher. ConnectUC averages 3.9 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Allsio averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ConnectUC or Allsio have ads?
Neither ConnectUC nor Allsio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConnectUC or Allsio?
ConnectUC ships an update fortnightly, and Allsio every 3 weeks. Most recently, ConnectUC was updated on October 4, 2026 and Allsio on October 16, 2026.

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