PhonePower Calling vs b
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PhonePower Calling
This app allows you to use your existing phone service from anywhere globally. Make voice calls over data connections, manage contacts, and customize sound settings. It also offers call forwarding and voicemail management.
- VoIP calls over 3G/WiFi
- Contact synchronization
- 25+ ringtones
- Call forwarding
- Sound settings customization
- Voicemail management
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Take your PhonePower phone service with you, anywhere in the world. - Make VoIP calls over 3G or WiFi data connection - Sync contacts from linked accounts on your phone - Choose between 25+ different ringtones - Forward calls to another number - Change sound settings like echo cancellation, sound suppression, playback boost and microphone level - Set preferred data connection (3G or Wifi) - Start application after phone reboot - Listen to and manage voicemail
b
This app allows business users to make and receive calls using their company's main number from their mobile device. It offers features like call transfer between devices and local call recording. It requires an existing business phone system account.
- Make business calls from mobile
- Appear with business number
- Call transfer between devices
- Local call recording
- Accesses phone directory
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The Broadvoice b-hive Mobile App allows end users to place calls from their mobile device and appear as if they are using their business phone number. Calls are enabled over WiFi or the phone’s mobile network. Additionally, users can transfer calls from their desk phone to their mobile device and vice versa by using their transfer feature. The mobile app accesses the user’s phone directory. Call recording is enabled at the account level. If call recording is enabled, it will record the call on the mobile device. There is also a call recording feature on the mobile app itself; this records the call locally. A duplicate recording is stored within the portal when call recording is enabled. Regulations: 1. b-hive Mobile app is for Broadvoice customers only. 2. Users must have an existing b-hive Cloud PBX account. 3. Transfer from desk phone to mobile phone is enabled when the user’s presence settings indicate to ring simultaneously from desk phone to mobile phone. 4. 911 calls from the mobile device are routed from through the Broadvoice network. Customers should use caution and make 911 calls from their mobile device carrier. 5. Broadvoice does not recommend the mobile app for b-hive Metered seat users. Metered seat users will incur a usage charge for every outbound call at the standard rates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: b at 3.0 against PhonePower Calling's 2.2. b also leads on review sentiment (43% vs 21%). PhonePower Calling's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
b holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of PhonePower Calling's written reviews are positive against 43% of b's.
PhonePower Calling ships an update every 6 months, b every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PhonePower Calling | b |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (51 ratings) | 3.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.9% of reviews | 42.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 51 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Phone Power LLC | Teutonic Holdings, LLC |
Customer experience
PhonePower Calling
b
Bugs and requests
PhonePower Calling
Reported bugs
43 issues- App won't connect and doesn't ring
- App crashes upon opening
- Calls stay incoming forever, requires reboot
- Cannot silence incoming calls
- Website and app often don't work
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- Unreliable interface with account settings
- Choppy, dropped calls, delayed audio
- Contacts not working with newer iOS versions
- Cannot receive phone calls
- Buttons not recognized by automated systems
- App only uses the first number on the account
- Voicemails no longer play
- Incoming calls not working
- Call won't place out
- Not reliable, hit and miss
- Menu options not visible
- Cannot answer calls
- Does not adhere to system DND settings
- Not working on cellular data
- Call Failed error on iOS 11
- Doesn't support iPhone 7 properly
- Working via Wi-Fi not 3G
- Awful update, calls come through main line
- Key tones not recognized on speakerphone
- Calls don't come through when app is in background
- Not authorized errors
- Broken app, error when dialing
- Cannot make or answer calls on multiple devices
- App stops working and requires more payment
- Billing issues and deception
- Antiques interface
- No way to silence incoming calls
- Cannot update account information
- App is useless if you have more than one line
- Voicemail playback issues
- Call forwarding not working
- Server connection issues
- Missing key features like call forwarding/blocking lists
- Endless loop of push notifications
- New version is horrible
- App locks the answer button
- Does not use imported contacts properly
- Taken away account information like call forwarding
Requested features
8 requests- Ability to paste phone numbers instead of keying them in
- Way to silence an incoming call
- Ability to block callers directly in the app
- More options for call handling
- Mute ringtone option to avoid double rings
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- Integrated calling to iPhone phone system
- Ability to select which number the app uses
- Text messaging feature
b
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
PhonePower Calling
No in-app purchases
b
No in-app purchases
