Comparison

Whooming vs ho.

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

Head to head
About

Whooming

This service reveals the real phone numbers behind blocked calls. Simply reject an anonymous call, and the app will display the caller's number. It offers a free trial of premium features, with ongoing free access to partially obscured numbers.

Highlights
  • Discover real numbers of blocked calls
  • Identify harassing callers
  • Reject anonymous calls to reveal number
  • Free trial of premium features
  • Access call log
  • Register multiple phone numbers
Features
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Whooming, the service that discovers the real number of blocked calls. Give finally a face to that harassing hidden number. Defend yourself against stalkers, call centers, and telephone pranks that hid their phone number and violate your privacy. Using Whooming is easy: just download the App and register. When you receive an anonymous call, you just have to reject it, and after a few seconds, the caller's clear number will be available in your Whooming call log. Whooming is free, and for the first 7 days we give you the PREMIUM subscription that allows you to see the numbers completely in clear text. After the first week, Whooming remains free, with the last four digits of the number blacked out. But don’t worry! If you want to know the entire number immediately, there are subscriptions of different durations that can be purchased directly from the app. We are always happy to receive your feedback, contact us in case of problems and/or if you have any suggestions to improve the service. HOW IT WORKS - Once you have registered and configured Whooming, when you receive a hidden call you must reject it. - Within a few seconds, you will be able to view the telephone number of the person who called you with the hidden number in your Whooming call log. - If you want to take a test by being called from a hidden phone number, you must prefix # # # (from smartphone) or * 67 # (from landline) to your number. - In the list of rejected calls with Whooming, only the blocked calls received and rejected after the app installation will be displayed. - Some smartphones ask permission to access your contact list and show the app notifications at Whooming’s first launching. You need to click on "Allow" to consent to the full functionality of the app. - Warning: if the anonymous caller hangs up the call before receiving the busy signal, the blocked call (even if rejected) cannot be identified, because there was no time to divert it to our server. - We advise you to check your phone credit. Whooming is free, as is forwarding a call, but some operators require that the phone credit is not terminated to forward a call. We suggest you always have at least 1 euro. - You can check the "busy diversion" to our service number by typing * # 67 ** 11 #. - You can register multiple phone numbers in the same Whooming account. - You do not need to be connected to the Internet when you reject the anonymous call to identify, but you must be connected to the Internet to access the app's features (including the call list) - For questions, clarifications and assistance, take a look at the "Whooming guidelines" section at this address https://www.whooming.com/en-EN/guidelines.html

About

ho.

Manage your mobile plan and SIM card easily from your smartphone. Activate your new SIM with a quick video selfie, track your usage, and top up your credit. You can also renew your plan early or port your old number.

Highlights
  • Activate SIM with video selfie
  • Check remaining credit and data
  • Top up credit with card or PayPal
  • Advance plan renewal
  • Port old number
  • Manage mobile offers
Features
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Gestisci la tua offerta mobile e ricarica ho. Mobile in modo semplice, veloce e senza costi nascosti con l’app ufficiale di ho. Mobile. Con l’app puoi avere il pieno controllo della tua SIM direttamente dallo smartphone: controlli credito residuo, data di rinnovo, Giga, minuti e SMS disponibili, ricarichi in pochi tap e gestisci i principali servizi in autonomia. Cosa puoi fare con l’app ho. Mobile: o Ricaricare il tuo numero in modo semplice e sicuro con Carta di Credito, Apple Pay o PayPal. o Controllare i consumi e l’offerta, con credito residuo, data di rinnovo e contatori sempre aggiornati. o Attivare una nuova SIM in pochi minuti con video-selfie, ovunque ti trovi. o Attivare l’autoricarica. o Usare Riparti per anticipare il rinnovo della tua offerta e tornare subito a navigare al solito prezzo o Richiedere la portabilità del numero e passare a ho. Mobile mantenendo il tuo numero direttamente dall’app. Per supporto e assistenza puoi visitare ho. fficina: https://supporto.ho-mobile.it/ Dichiarazione di accessibilità: https://www.ho-mobile.it/content/dam/lean/pdf/Dichiarazione_di_accessibilita-iOS-ho_mobile.pdf

Screenshots

Whooming4 screens
ho.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ho. at 4.7 against Whooming's 2.6. ho. also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (69% vs 37%). Whooming's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Whooming sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. ho. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ho. holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ho. has 180 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of Whooming's written reviews are positive against 69% of ho.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Whooming versus ho.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhoomingho.
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (16 ratings)4.7 (180 ratings) — better
Positive reviews37.2% of reviews68.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16180 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDefConTwelve S.r.l.FASTWEB SPA

Customer experience

Whooming

All ratings16 ratings
Positive43.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative56.3%
Written reviews86 reviews
Positive37.2%
Neutral8.1%
Negative54.7%

ho.

All ratings180 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral9.5%
Negative21.6%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Whooming

One-time6
  • 5 euro di credito Whooming$5.99
  • 10 euro di credito Whooming$10.99
  • 3 months$11.99
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  • 6 months$14.99
  • 1 year$21.99
  • 25 euro di credito Whooming$25.99
None

ho.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Whooming free?
Whooming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ho. free?
ho. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Whooming or ho.?
ho. is rated higher. Whooming averages 2.6 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while ho. averages 4.7 from 180 ratings.
Do Whooming or ho. have ads?
Neither Whooming nor ho. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whooming or ho.?
Whooming ships an update every 3 weeks, and ho. every 3 weeks. Most recently, Whooming was updated on October 15, 2026 and ho. on October 20, 2026.

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