World Phone vs DialBack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
World Phone
This app offers high-quality voice calling worldwide at competitive rates. It features app-to-app calling for free communication and provides a virtual voicemail system that can be searched and managed. Users can also rent local numbers in over 70 countries for convenient communication.
- Clear and reliable voice calls worldwide
- Free app-to-app calling
- Text-searchable virtual voicemail
- Rent local numbers in 70+ countries
- Seamless integration with iPhone contacts
- High-performance OPUS codec for clear audio
- Full media encryption support
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World Phone provides you with clear and reliable voice calling. You can make and receive great quality calls worldwide at great rates. Try World Phone now and call family, friends and colleagues for free with our App to App calling feature. Key features: Clear and Reliable voice calls – World Phone intelligently routes your voice calls over the high quality phone networks to give you the most reliable, clearest calls possible. Text-searchable Virtual Voicemail - easily navigate, search and manage your voicemails. Listen or read your messages and call back contacts directly. Easy contacts – Don't wrestle with separate contacts lists. World Phone integrates simply and seamlessly to your iPhone's existing contacts! You can even make a World Phone call from within the native Phone App's or Contacts App's contact lists. Be Local™ – Effortlessly rent a local number, in-app, either for travelling or for speaking with distant contacts and/or relatives. Numbers available in more than 70 countries! World Phone now supports full screen incoming call notifications, call waiting, call hold, recents integration and more. High-performance OPUS codec support: State-of-the-art voice encoding, with ability to survive low-quality wireless data connections. In regular conditions it delivers near-CD quality audio, App-to-App. Full media encryption support: Now encrypting call media using high-performance SDES/ZRTP cryptographic standards Gorgeous, high-performance UI / UX: We’ve optimised the user interface, delivering far better performance. “Buttery smooth” on iPhone 5s and later devices. Uses latest iOS 11 design language. Improved Accessibility: Broader support throughout the App for larger Dynamic Type text sizes. World Phone delivers an amazing telephony experience - try it today!
DialBack
Make affordable, high-quality calls to Mexico, the U.S., and Canada. Enjoy features like local caller ID and incoming calls, all within a secure, ad-free environment.
- International calls to Mexico, U.S., Canada
- Crystal-clear audio quality
- Local caller ID
- Incoming calls feature
- 100% spam-free
- Ad-free experience
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Stay connected effortlessly with calls to Mexico, the U.S. and Canada. Enjoy crystal-clear audio, local caller ID, incoming calls, and a 100% spam-free, ad-free experience so only the people you call can call you back.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: DialBack at 5.0 against World Phone's 2.9. World Phone's advantage is ratings volume (27 vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. World Phone sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and DialBack sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
DialBack holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: World Phone has 27 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
World Phone ships an update fortnightly, DialBack every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | World Phone | DialBack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (27 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Norwood Systems (Aust) Pty Ltd | Brooklyn Phone Company LLC |
Customer experience
World Phone
DialBack
Bugs and requests
World Phone
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashing during activation
- Incorrect credit balance display
- Inability to make calls on cellular data
Requested features
3 requests- Text messaging capabilities
- Call forwarding option
- Improved customer support
DialBack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
World Phone
- Level1 credit recharge$3.99
- Personal phone number2 variants$4.99
- Personal phone number$6.99
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- Personal phone number$9.99
- Level2 credit recharge$9.99
- Personal phone number$14.99
- Personal phone number$21.99
- Level3 credit recharge$21.99
- Level4 credit recharge$64.99
DialBack
- 100 Minutes, US & Canada3 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 300 Minutes, US & Canada3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- 100 Minutes, Mexico3 Days trial$4.991 Month
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- 300 Minutes, Mexico3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Unlimited Monthly US & Canada$9.991 Month
- Unlimited Monthly, Mexico$19.991 Month


