Pinger: Call Plus Texting App

31 of 100 · reviews
4.7of 5 · store
68,941ratings on the App Store
236reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

A virtual number for calls and texts that is unreliable: audio is quiet or muffled, message notifications drop, and accounts are blocked without warning. Reliability is at the level of a backup number, not a primary one.

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What people use it for

Anyone who needs a temporary backup number

What reviews praise

Quick setup of a second number for separating personal and work contacts.

What reviews complain about

Calls frequently drop or sound muffled underwater, making them unsuitable for business conversations.

What users experience

1 excerpt from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

I've used Pinger for years, then the account is restricted in the sudden. I contacted support and got a generic "Your account has been blocked for violating our Terms of Service" response. I wish Pinger gave me a warning first, so I had a chance to either stop doing whatever it didn't like or move t