Cheap Calls

Where and how you can save some bucks on calls and messages?

:warn: Though this category is titled „Cheap Calls“, and the apps are intended to save you some bucks – be aware you often pay by other means. This category turns up second place for „average permissions requested per app“ (more than 20), even before remote device management and the so-called anti-virus apps, only topped by the „personal assistants“ (Google Now / Siri competitors) requesting 30 permissions per app on average.

Save on Landline

2020-06-24

Cheap International Calls - FooCall (4.4@3,634) Ǥ 20 5
toolani - Cheap international calls since 2008 (4.1@4,743) Ǥ 20 12
International calling (4@6,583) Ǥ 23 LastUpdate: 2016-05-01
Cheap Calls (4@1,896) Ǥ 13 1 LastUpdate: 2016-02-04 Vorstellung 8/2013
Tariffic - cheap international phone calls (3.7@641) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Save via VoIP

2020-06-25

Some of these apps also offer short-message services.

Foxdial (5@1) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Talkray - Free Calls & Texts (4.9@33) Ǥ 29 10 Test 5/2013; incl. SMS; Phone & Tablet optimized
Threema (4.6@61,642; ~EUR 4.00) Ǥ 26 2 / Threema Work (3.9@904) Ǥ 19 2 / Threema QR Scanner Plugin (4.5@7,873) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-03-06 Video Review 12/2013 (EN) | 4/2016 (DE) | 3/2019 (DE); Video Backup & Restore (3/2019); Video Threema Webchat Howto 2/2017 (DE); Threema Video Tutorials; Test 4/2016; Vorstellung 2/2014 | 2/2014 | 2/2014 | 8/2018 | 11/2018; Wikipedia DE|EN; Audit 11/2015 | 3/2019; Tipps & Tricks 12/2015; Anrufe 9/2017; Backup Tipps 10/2017; (Datenschutz-) Testbericht 2/2020 ; FAQ; messenger with end-to-end encryption
Google Duo - High Quality Video Calls (4.5@5,853,079) Ǥ 33 1 Vorstellung 8/2016
ICQ New: Instant Messenger & Group Video Calls (4.5@766,018) Ǥ 34 8
Tango - Live Video Broadcasts (4.4@3,841,741) Ǥ 36 11 Intro 12/2013; Wikipedia; incl. SMS
satellite – weltweit mobil telefonieren (4.4@2,655) Ǥ 21 3 Vorstellung 5/2019
Viber Messenger - Messages, Group Chats & Calls (4.3@13,838,471) Ǥ 48 12 Security Check 3/2017 ; Ausführlicher Test 4/2017 mit Privacy-Check ; Wikipedia DE | EN incl. SMS; Privacy- & Datenschutz? Totale Fehlanzeige!
Skype - free IM & video calls (4.3@11,155,659) Ǥ 43 5 / Skype Lite - Free Video Call & Chat (4.3@35,298) Ǥ 39 4 Video Review 7/2013; Review 7/2013 / Vorstellung 3/2018
ooVoo Video Calls, Messaging & Stories (4.3@1,153,642) Ǥ 16 17 LastUpdate: 2017-10-31 Vorstellung 10/2013; Review 10/2013; Wikipedia; clients available for Mac, Win, iOS as well
Orbitcall (4.3@70) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Libon - International calls 🌍📞 (4.2@189,991) Ǥ 18 5 Video Review 11/2013; Wikipedia EN
Cheap International Call (4.2@343) Ǥ 28 1 LastUpdate: 2017-08-03
WiCall : VoIP call, Wifi call (4.2@12) 23 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-08-04 Video Demo 8/2013
LINE: Free Calls & Messages (4.1@12,228,460) Ǥ 39 8 Screencast 3/2014; Wikipedia DE | EN
Hangouts Dialer - Call Phones (4.1@126,858) 0 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-07-20 requires Hangout
Voxeet Conference Call (4.1@1,445) Ǥ 23 7 LastUpdate: 2018-09-13
KakaoTalk: Free Calls & Text (4@2,885,758) Ǥ 45 3 Vorstellung 3/2014; Wikipedia DE | EN
MobileVOIP Cheap international Calls (4@58,430) Ǥ 18 4
Vippie - free calls & messages (4@8,147) Ǥ 38 5 LastUpdate: 2017-10-10 incl. SMS
Cellbry (4@279) Ǥ 26 4
TiKL Touch Talk Walkie Talkie (3.9@163,058) Ǥ 16 8 LastUpdate: 2018-05-22 incl. SMS & Chat
Tribair VOIP your phone (3.9@2,453) Ǥ 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-06-30 / VOIP tablet: phone call & SMS (3.7@1,376) Ǥ 25 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-04-03
Video Chat by FriendCaller (3.9@18) Ǥ 29 3 LastUpdate: 2016-11-02 incl. SMS; also per browser
VoipStunt - cheap voip (3.8@1,108) Ǥ 16 4
Nextcloud Talk (3.8@694) Ǥ 23 1 Github
VoipCheap Cheap travel calls (3.8@462) Ǥ 16 4
menetalk - Best International Calling App (3.8@109) Ǥ 10 2
Hi (3.7@15) Ǥ 35 4 LastUpdate: 2015-05-30 Vorstellung 4/2014
Wire • Secure Messenger (3.5@32,447) Ǥ 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Testberichte 4/2017 | 3/2020; Privacy-Warnung 7/2018; Vorstellung 8/2018 - 4/2020; free/gratis, encrypted communication: voice, video and group chats; cross platform: Android, iOS, Mac, Windows. Or in the web browser.
Vaani - Free International Calling (3.4@211) Ǥ 21 2
Jitsi Meet (3.3@24,857) Ǥ 15 3 Github; Anleitung 3/2020; Vorstellung 4/2020
iEvaphone: Cheap international calls to mobile (2.2@212) Ǥ 18 4

Open SIP clients

2020-07-01

baresip (4.8@6) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / baresip+ (0@0) 15 Github
Zoiper IAX SIP VOIP Softphone (4.5@61,940) Ǥ 31 3
CSipSimple (4.5@11) 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-11-05 Vorstellung 7/2013; Video Setup Tutorial 9/2018; Wikipedia EN
Antonia SIP Softphone - VoIP Mobile Dialer (4.2@96) 24 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Voip By Antisip (+Video) (4.1@439) Ǥ 15 1
ASTPP Dialer - VoIP Softphone (4.1@96) 17 1
Sipco SoftPhone (4.1@58) 21 1
Siphone (4@639) Ǥ 33 3 LastUpdate: 2018-12-17
Telesis SIP VoIP Softphone (4@163) 22 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Simlar - free and secure calls (4@137) Ǥ 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; encrypted calls, FOSS
Sipnetic (3.8@539) Ǥ 19 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
MizuDroid SIP VOIP Softphone (3.7@2,288) Ǥ 28 1
Jami (3.6@912) Ǥ 18 1 Wikipedia EN; FAQ; background 9/2015 (EN) | 9/2015 (DE); Vorstellung 5/2020; desktop clients for Linux, Mac, Windows
Denwa (3.6@96) 15
Linphone (3.5@4,264) Ǥ 25 1 Wikipedia DE | EN; Clients also available for Linux, Mac, Windows, iOS, WP8
Sipdroid (3.2@10,926) 28 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Wikipedia EN
Lumicall (3.1@62) 24 LastUpdate: 2018-01-29 Github
SIP Caller (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-09-13 Github

Roaming Control

2020-06-24

InstaVoice ReachMe (3.7@203) Ǥ 37 11
Roaming Guard (3.6@81) Ǥ 9 2
EU Roaming Data Watcher (3.5@23) 0 1
Roaming Control (0@0) LastUpdate: 2017-10-13 enable roaming for only the networks/countries of your choice
Save on your roamingcosts (trial version) (0@0) 11 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / Save on your roamingcosts (4@8; ~EUR 1.50) 11

Various savings