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24 alternatives to Listen

A smarter phone number. Use your phone like email.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Listen launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Listen▲413

   A smart phone number

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hello for iOS▲125

   Instantly start chatting with people in your local area

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Truly ▲112

   Turn your smartphone into an actual business phone

   2014 · trulywireless.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Swipe Dial▲85

   The quickest way to make a phone call

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Yallo▲152

   Make your phone calls smarter

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shuffle▲217

   One Phone, Multiple Numbers

   2015 · getshuffle.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Unmute 2.0▲156

   Social phone calls. Dial one, speak to many. 📞

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   MailTime 2.0▲143

   Go through your email as fast and easy as text-messaging

   2015 · mailti.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Favorite Contacts▲104

   Communicate quickly with people that you contact most often

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Speak▲120

    Message safely while driving

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Another Voice▲77

    Voice messaging reinvented for iMessage

    2016 · voicemod.net · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Point for iOS▲243

    Send and discuss links with friends, now on your iPhone

    2015 · getpoint.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Update▲216

    Schedule a meeting on your phone in a few seconds

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Let's Chat▲68

    Let others know when they should call you

    2016 · letschatapp.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    No More Voicemail▲173

    Callers have to text you instead leaving a voicemail

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Mention for IOS▲158

    Manage your online presence on the go

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Wave▲163

    Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Humin▲91

    a smart(er) phone book

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Versus for iMessage▲72

    Let friends help you make the best decisions

    2016 · wearewip.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Humin▲225

    A smart(er) phonebook

    2014 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Statement▲141

    A quick way to communicate when talking isn't an option

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Hop Email Video Calls▲135

    Talk face-to-face and make calls right in your inbox

    2017 · video.spike.chat · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hushed App▲111

    Add A Second Phone Number To Your Smartphone

    2014 · hushed.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Espresso Chat▲216

    Productive conversations start here

    2016 · its alternatives →

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