Who's Calling, Inc. vs Element Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Who's Calling, Inc.
Manage your business calls remotely with this mobile application. Handle missed and after-hour calls, review call history, listen to recordings, and update caller information from your iOS device. Display your business number when making outbound calls.
- Manage missed and after-hour calls
- View recent call lists
- Listen to call recordings
- Update caller information
- Add notes to calls
- Display business phone number on outbound calls
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Are you a Who’s Calling customer who’s tired of feeling chained to your desk when managing your business’s calls? If so, this app is for you. The Who’s Calling app brings the functionality of the REACT desktop application to your iOS device. You’ll be able to handle missed and after hour calls, view lists of up to 500 of your most recent calls, listen to call recordings, update callers’ names and addresses, add notes to recent calls and more. Features • Be alerted to missed and after hour calls while on the go. • View lists of recent, missed and after hour calls. • See each caller’s communication history with your business. • Display your business phone number to your customers when agents place calls from their cellphones. • See at a glance which callers have been called back. This app requires a subscription to call tracking services offered by Who’s Calling, Inc. Not a Who’s Calling customer? Visit whoscalling.com or call 866.541.6000.
Element Classic
This app is a legacy version of a communication platform, offering secure messaging and collaboration. It will receive security updates until the end of 2025 but no new features.
- Secure messaging
- Collaboration
- Legacy version
- Security updates
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Element Classic is the previous-generation of Element mobile app. Friends, family and communities should use the free and open source Element X app which is faster, easier to use, and more powerful. New users of public sector organisations, enterprises and professional teams users should use the Element Pro app that is built for work and organizations. Element Classic is available at least until the end of 2025 and will receive critical security updates but no further enhancements or new features.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Element Classic at free against Who's Calling, Inc.'s subscription. Element Classic also leads on ratings volume (591 vs 4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Who's Calling, Inc.'s advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Element Classic holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Element Classic has 591 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Who's Calling, Inc. ships an update every 6 months, Element Classic monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Who's Calling, Inc. | Element Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (4 ratings) | 3.3 (591 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 48.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 591 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Who's Calling, Inc. | Vector Creations Limited |
Customer experience
Who's Calling, Inc.
Element Classic
Bugs and requests
Who's Calling, Inc.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Element Classic
Reported bugs
5 issues- Constant crashes and freezes
- Issues with message decryption and verification
- Unreliable notifications and sync issues
- Inability to leave or delete empty rooms
- Problems with image and video sharing
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to pause notifications
- Option to set messages to disappear after a certain time
- Improved search functionality
- Better integration with other apps and services
- Customizable font size and notification sounds
In-app purchases
Who's Calling, Inc.
No in-app purchases
Element Classic
No in-app purchases
