Comparison

GotoPhone vs Unity

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

Head to head
About

GotoPhone

Manage your business communications on the go. Make and receive calls using your business number, track your call history, and access voicemails. Set your availability to control when you can be reached.

Highlights
  • Business number calls
  • Call history log
  • Voicemail access
  • Availability settings
Features
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Run your business from anywhere with the GotoPhone iPhone app: - Make calls showing your GotoPhone number - View call history - Listen to voicemails - Set your availability

About

Unity

This business communication app extends call control, visual voicemail, and instant messaging to your mobile device. It offers a unified "one number" solution, masking your cellular number for professional calls. Manage your VoIP environment, check user availability, and communicate with colleagues seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Call control (hold, transfer, conference, record)
  • Visual voicemail
  • Directory integration
  • Busy Lamp Field status
  • Instant messaging and presence
  • Service configuration
Features
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Unity Mobile extends the call control, visual voicemail, service configuration, Busy Lamp Field, directory integration and IM&P capabilities of Unity Client to the mobile phone, allowing you to take your business identity with you. The underlying cellular number is completely masked when both making and receiving calls, providing a total “one number” solution. Unity leverages BroadWorks Anywhere functionality with the native dialler on the mobile device, greatly enhancing reliability and simplifying support for service providers. Supported Features: • Call Control: Hold, transfer, conference, call recording. Both for inbound and outbound calls • Visual Voicemail: Download, play, delete and view all voicemails • Contacts: Lookup group/enterprise and personal contacts from BroadWorks, as well as contacts stored on the mobile device. • Busy Lamp Field: See the phone status of any user in your group or enterprise • Send SMS and Emails: Use the native apps to send SMS messages and Emails to contacts with a mobile number or email address in their profile • Instant Messaging: IM any other Unity user in the group or enterprise, or set your presence status for others to see. • Service Configuration: Control your VoIP environment directly from Unity Mobile. From activating Do Not Disturb to managing your call center availability and visual voicemail to creating conference calls. • Dark mode supported

Screenshots

GotoPhone4 screens
Unity4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: GotoPhone at 7.0 against Unity's 12.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for GotoPhone against 5.0 for Unity. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GotoPhone ships an update every 5 months, Unity every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
GotoPhone versus Unity: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGotoPhoneUnity
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB17 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAccelerated VoiceKakapo Systems Ltd

Customer experience

GotoPhone

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Unity

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

GotoPhone

No in-app purchases

None

Unity

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GotoPhone free?
GotoPhone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Unity free?
Unity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GotoPhone or Unity?
GotoPhone and Unity are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do GotoPhone or Unity have ads?
Neither GotoPhone nor Unity shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GotoPhone or Unity?
GotoPhone ships an update every 5 months, and Unity every 3 months. Most recently, GotoPhone was updated on October 5, 2026 and Unity on September 10, 2026.

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