Getcontact vs RoboKiller

Getcontact is a caller ID and spam-blocking app that identifies calls from numbers outside a user's contacts and alerts them to unwanted calls. Spam Protection can automatically guard against robocalls, telemarketers, and scam calls. Users can also report unwanted calls, contributing to the community-powered number lookup that helps identify callers and flag spam. The free mobile app provides standard functionality. Premium adds ad-free use, information about who viewed tags or queried a number, private mode, a Premium badge, and three-month phone-number search statistics. Other monthly tariffs set allowances for searches and tag views: listed plans range from 100 to 1,500 searches and 10 to 150 tag views. Getcontact is available on Android, iOS, and web. To use Getcontact Web from a computer, users open the phone app and scan a code; minimum app versions are listed for Android and iOS. The Privacy Management Centre lets subscribers and non-subscribers adjust profile visibility, edit profile information, or deactivate a profile. Getcontact says it does not sell personal information and offers 24/7 customer support.

RoboKiller is an Android and iOS app that blocks spam calls and filters spam texts. Its call-blocking algorithm analyzes call metadata in less than a millisecond and blocks calls it identifies as spam before they reach the phone. Audio fingerprinting compares robocall recordings against a database of more than 1.5 billion processed phone numbers and millions of audio fingerprints. RoboKiller says its technology is 99% effective at stopping spam calls. Text filtering uses block and allow lists, number reputation, and content analysis; the company says messages are never stored or shared. The free version includes a daily-updated blacklist, blocked-call notifications, weekly insights, spam reporting, and Spam Patrol. Answer Bots, Call Screening, and Personal Data Protection require a paid plan. Answer Bots play prerecorded messages to spam callers, while Call Screening asks unknown callers for their name and reason for calling. Both features require a carrier and plan that support Conditional Call Forwarding. Listed paid options include $4.99 a month, $31.99 a year, and $39.99 a year; a 7-day trial is also listed.