LinkMeBDA vs Rylo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinkMeBDA
Manage your home or office phone services remotely. Make and receive calls using your landline number over WiFi or 4G, and seamlessly transfer calls between devices without interruption. Get voicemail alerts and control incoming call handling.
- Make/receive calls over WiFi/4G
- Use landline number for calls
- Move calls between devices
- Voicemail alerts and playback
- Control incoming call handling
- Sync contacts across devices
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IMPORTANT: DO NOT DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL LINKMEBDA UNLESS DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LINKBERMUDA. ***** With LinkMeBDA, you can take control of your home or office phone services from virtually anywhere! FEATURES: • Make and receive calls over WiFi/4G using your landline number • Move calls between your landline, mobile and tablet devices, without hanging up • Make calls from any phone using your landline caller ID • Receive new voicemail alerts • Playback and delete voice messages • Control how incoming calls are handled • Sync your contacts across devices NOTE: Contact LinkBermuda for information on features. LinkMe also requires 4G or WiFi access. Use of these services may incur additional charges.
Rylo
This app provides real-time call captioning for phone conversations, making them accessible for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. It also offers live transcription for in-person meetings and supports multiple languages, with a focus on user privacy and community input.
- Real-time call captioning
- Live in-person conversation transcription
- Keep existing phone number
- Save and review transcripts
- Personal dictionary
- Type responses
- Voicemail transcription
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Phone calls made accessible. Rylo provides real-time, AI-powered call captions on every phone call for anyone who is deaf or has hearing loss. Captioned calls are private and accurate. MAKE AND RECEIVE ANY CALL Rylo works like your native phone app, but with speech-to-text call captions. If you prefer to type your responses, you can choose a voice and use our text-to-speech feature. No interpreters. No relay services. No strangers listening in. LIVE CAPTIONS FOR REAL LIFE Our built-in feature, Rylo Live Transcribe, captions in-person conversations instantly: family dinners, doctor's appointments, airports, or anywhere else you don't want to miss a word. YOUR PRIVACY IS PROTECTED Captions are generated with end-to-end encryption. No human involvement. No one reading your calls but you. BUILT FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY, BY THE DEAF COMMUNITY Rylo was built with direct input from the Deaf and hard of hearing communities. Every feature exists because someone in the community needed it. Accessibility matters. KEY FEATURES ■ Live caption calls with transcripts ■ Live captioning for in-person moments (Rylo Live Transcribe) ■ Personal dictionary for custom words and phrases ■ Quick keyboard responses as needed ■ Visual voicemail ■ Save transcripts privately on your device ■ Multilingual captioning: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Hebrew, Italian ■ Built-in spam filter and call blocking ■ Profanity blocker ■ FCC certified "Rylo is the true definition of a game-changer. Their goal is to ensure effective and smooth communication." — Verified user "I was able to make a phone call myself. I set up my own appointment. I could clearly read every word the recipient was saying to me. I explained to her I was deaf and I was using closed captioning. It was amazing. Thank you Rylo for allowing me to be more independent." — Verified user Download Rylo. Make calls with confidence. For more: https://rylo.com/ Support: https://help.rylo.com/en/ FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. There are also eligibility requirements and a cost, paid by a federally administered fund for each minute of IP Relay service. Emergency calling through Rylo works similar to, but not the same as, calling 911 directly through a landline. It is important to keep your Rylo Registered Location updated.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Rylo at every 5 days against LinkMeBDA's every 10 months. Rylo also leads on ratings volume (4.2K vs 4) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). LinkMeBDA's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). 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.
Rylo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rylo has 4.2K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LinkMeBDA ships an update every 10 months, Rylo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkMeBDA | Rylo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.6 (4.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 67.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #209 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | LinkBermuda | Nagish Inc. |
Customer experience
LinkMeBDA
Rylo
Bugs and requests
LinkMeBDA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Rylo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registration process repeatedly fails
- Incoming calls not detected by the app
- Transcription stops working mid-call
Requested features
4 requests- Option to save call transcripts
- Improved noise cancellation and microphone sensitivity
- Integration with hearing aids and Bluetooth devices
- Expanded language support
In-app purchases
LinkMeBDA
No in-app purchases
Rylo
No in-app purchases









