Comparison

Telzio vs smrtPhone

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

Head to head
About

Telzio

Manage your business phone system directly from your mobile device. Make and receive calls, send texts, and transfer live calls using your business number. Access voicemails, customize greetings, and handle calls with professional features.

Highlights
  • Voice calling and text messaging
  • Transfer live calls
  • Business number as Caller ID
  • WiFi or cellular calling
  • In-app voicemails
  • Manage greetings and call handling
Features
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Telzio's mobile app allows you to use your business phone number on your mobile device. With Telzio's app you can: • Enable voice calling and text messaging with your business phone number • Transfer live calls to any user or external phone number • Display your business phone number as Caller ID • Make and receive calls over WiFi or your cellular network • Get voicemails in the app, separate from your cellular voicemails • Manage greetings and call handling preferences from your mobile phone This app requires a user on an account with Telzio. Visit www.telzio.com to learn how you can upgrade your company's phone system today. All Telzio plans include free unlimited users and all professional features, such as: • Local, toll free and international phone numbers • Custom phone menus • Business hour filters • Hold music • Conference calling • Users and extensions for all your employees • Transferring calls to your colleagues • Faxing • Call screening • Caller ID • Call recording • Call logs • Call parking • Call presence so you know who's available to take a call

About

smrtPhone

This mobile app integrates your cloud-based phone system with your CRM, enabling seamless calling, texting, and contact management from your device. It logs all communication, allows for call notes, and offers advanced sales features to accelerate your sales cycle and enhance customer relationships.

Highlights
  • CRM contact list sync
  • SMS/MMS messaging with CRM logging
  • Call logging and recording
  • In-call notes sync
  • Call disposition tracking
  • Multiple Caller ID options
  • Text and voicemail inbox access
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smrtPhone is a full featured, cloud based phone system that allows you to make more calls, send more texts, and close more deals. With smrtPhone, your phone system becomes a fully integrated part of your CRM, accelerating your sales cycle, and improving customer relationships. With no forced long-term contracts, a powerful 4-line auto-dialer, advanced Pro features, and pay-as-you-go pricing, smrtPhone is the clear choice for sales-driven businesses. Now you can bring power of smrtPhone to your mobile device. Use the smrtPhone Mobile App to: > Sync your full CRM contact lists so every contact is available from your handheld device > Send text messages (SMS and MMS) to any contact and have it automatically log in your CRM > Make and receive calls and have call data effortlessly tracked, including call recordings > Take notes during/after your call and have them automatically sync to the contact record > Choose from existing call dispositions to mark call outcomes and trigger CRM automations > Easily switch between phone number Caller IDs to ensure you call from the correct phone line > Access your text and voicemail inboxes for individual users and groups > Sync call information (including recent call logs) across platforms, web and mobile IMPORTANT: smrtPhone’s mobile app requires an existing smrtPhone account. DISCLAIMERS: Call quality can be affected by the strength of your internet/4G/5G/LTE connection. Please ensure you have a strong signal or internet connection to achieve best results. Emergency calling may not be available for your number or region.

Screenshots

Telzio4 screens
smrtPhone4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: smrtPhone at 4.6 against Telzio's 3.2. smrtPhone also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 65). Telzio's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

smrtPhone holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: smrtPhone has 1.4K ratings behind it against 65, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 31% of Telzio's written reviews are positive against 24% of smrtPhone's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Telzio ships an update every 10 days, smrtPhone fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Telzio versus smrtPhone: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTelziosmrtPhone
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (65 ratings)4.6 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews — better24.1% of reviews
Number of ratings651.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size72 MB56 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTelzio, Inc.smrtStudio Global Inc.

Customer experience

Telzio

All ratings65 ratings
Positive47.7%
Neutral7.7%
Negative44.6%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive30.8%
Neutral15.4%
Negative53.8%

smrtPhone

All ratings1,397 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral5.6%
Negative70.4%

Bugs and requests

Telzio

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

smrtPhone

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Constant log-outs and sign-in issues
  • Incorrect caller ID information
  • Inability to adjust notification settings
  • Syncing and integration problems with Podio

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add group messaging capability
  • Improve contacts management and search
  • Allow image/file sharing from website
  • Enhance notification and call handling

In-app purchases

None

Telzio

No in-app purchases

None

smrtPhone

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Telzio free?
Telzio is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is smrtPhone free?
smrtPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Telzio or smrtPhone?
smrtPhone is rated higher. Telzio averages 3.2 out of 5 from 65 ratings, while smrtPhone averages 4.6 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Telzio or smrtPhone have ads?
Neither Telzio nor smrtPhone shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Telzio or smrtPhone?
Telzio ships an update every 10 days, and smrtPhone fortnightly. Most recently, Telzio was updated on October 20, 2026 and smrtPhone on October 19, 2026.

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