LinkMeBDA vs CaptionCall
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.
CaptionCall
This app provides real-time, live captions for phone calls, enabling deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to communicate effectively. It offers a free, secure, and private way to make and receive calls with automatic transcription, accessible anywhere with internet service.
- Live call captioning
- Real-time transcription
- Customizable display
- Secure and private
- Use WiFi or mobile data
- Voicemail alerts
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CaptionCall Mobile empowers deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to make and receive phone calls with instant live captions. CaptionCall Mobile offers captioned phone calls in real-time at no cost to qualified deaf and hard-of-hearing users in an easy-to-use mobile app that integrates seamlessly into daily life and work. Why CaptionCall? No more landlines. CaptionCall Mobile goes where you go, allowing you to make and receive captioned calls from your mobile device anywhere with WiFi or mobile data service. Fast, accurate, and easy, CaptionCall automatically transcribes both sides of your conversation in a customizable easy-to-read format, using advanced voice to text for deaf and hard-of-hearing that is 100% private and secure. Accurate call captions appear in real-time for free-flowing, natural conversation. No cost, ever. As an FCC-approved captioned call service, CaptionCall provides 100% no-cost call captioning to those with qualified hearing loss, thanks to a federally-administered fund. GETTING STARTED WITH CAPTIONCALL MOBILE IS EASY: 1. Install the CaptionCall Mobile app 2. Create an account. You must provide accurate account information to meet federal requirements and enable your service. 3. Receive your new CaptionCall Mobile phone number for making and receiving captioned calls. Or you can continue using your existing phone number and automatically forward them to CaptionCall Mobile on your mobile device or tablet for captioning. 4. Tap “Allow” when asked to grant permissions to CaptionCall Mobile. You'll have quick access to your saved contacts, captioned voicemail and voicemail alerts, and can dial and receive calls from any phone number, just like your regular phone. 5. Use CaptionCall Mobile to start making calls with instant live captions. CaptionCall Mobile is exclusively for people with hearing loss who need captions to use the phone effectively in the United States only. CaptionCall and CaptionCall Mobile are available in the United States only. FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. IP captioned telephone service may use a live operator. The operator generates captions of what the other party to the call says. These captions are then sent to your phone. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. No costs are passed along to individuals who qualify for the service. The CaptionCall phone and app remain the property of Sorenson in order to provide ongoing support, service, and upgrades. Patent information: www.Sorenson.com/Legal. Please report any bugs and feedback to Happy calling! Thanks, The CaptionCall Mobile Team
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CaptionCall at 4.8 against LinkMeBDA's 4.3. CaptionCall also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
CaptionCall holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CaptionCall has 3.7K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
LinkMeBDA ships an update every 10 months, CaptionCall fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkMeBDA | CaptionCall |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (3.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 74.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 3.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LinkBermuda | MachineGenius |
Customer experience
LinkMeBDA
CaptionCall
Bugs and requests
LinkMeBDA
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
CaptionCall
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login/connection issues
- Captions not showing up during calls
- Keypad blocking captions
Requested features
4 requests- Automatic language detection and switching
- Text-to-speech functionality for mute users
- Customizable tone/volume settings
- Improved integration with phone dialer
In-app purchases
LinkMeBDA
No in-app purchases
CaptionCall
No in-app purchases









