CLUSTER BUSINESS-PHONE-CALLS · 15 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2017-03-07
Business phone number apps
This cluster comprises mobile apps that provide virtual phone numbers and business phone systems for small businesses, covering calling, texting, voicemail, and sometimes video conferencing. Entries appear sporadically from 2010 to 2025, with no clear trend. Traction leaders based on activity signal are Index, atomcoretech, and Beside (M1): AI Receptionist.
Entry timeline
ENTRY TIMELINE
Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.
Members by activity
Activity signals, not revenue.
Build origin · 2 ai-built · 13 unlabelled
Operator · 10 commercial · 5 unlabelled
Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 15 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.
- 01Index: Business Phone Number0★20 dayslivecommercialCustomer communication tool for small businesses providing a dedicated phone number, auto-reply texts, and texting shortcuts.
- 02AIvoicemail0★22 days—Self-hosted voicemail service that answers incoming calls, transcribes and summarizes recorded messages, and emails structured summaries to businesses.
- 03Beside (M1): AI Receptionist0★13 dayslivecommercialMobile app that provides a dedicated business phone number, transcribes calls and voicemails, and generates summaries with suggested next actions.
- 04LinkedPhone—Pro Business Line0★1 molivecommercialMobile app giving small businesses a virtual phone line with auto attendant, call routing, voicemail transcription, and a unified customer inbox.
- 05Caddy - Business Phone App0★1 molivecommercialBusiness phone app that gives solopreneurs a dedicated local number, unlimited calling, texting, and an AI receptionist that answers missed calls with summaries.
- 06Grasshopper0★16 dayslivecommercialVirtual phone system app for small businesses that provides a business line, call handling, texting, and voicemail features.
- 07Reach: Business Phone Number0★1 molivecommercialApp that provides a local business phone number with voice calls, texting, voicemail, auto-replies, and separate business contacts.
- 08Vonage Business Communications0★19 dayslivecommercialMobile app that unifies business calling, texting, and video conferencing under one number for employees working remotely.
- 09-0★1 mo—Quick calling app that enables users to make fast phone calls.
- 10atomcoretech0★1 mo—An application for telecalling that assists with making and managing phone calls.
- 11magicJack for BUSINESS0★5 molivecommercialMobile app providing a business phone system with calling, texting, voicemail, and conferencing over WiFi or cellular data.
- 12dial-n-share0★1 yrabandonedliveai-builtApp for sharing phone numbers and initiating calls.
- 13Wabi - Number for WA Business0★3 yrabandonedlivecommercialMobile app that provides dedicated phone numbers compatible with a popular business messaging platform, letting owners separate personal and customer chats.
- 14Phone0★27 dayslivecommercialMobile app for making and managing phone and video calls, voicemail transcripts, contacts, and call recordings.
- 15Buy Local Numbers App0★unknownliveai-builtApp that lets users purchase local phone numbers for calling or messaging.
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