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If you get a lot of voicemails, use a visual voicemail app to transcribe incoming voicemail messages. A transcript makes it easy to read a message so that you can decide what to do with it.
Here are some of the best visual voicemail apps for iPhone and Android.
Most carriers offer visual voicemail, so it’s worth checking with yours to find out how to access voicemail-to-text services on your phone. If you don’t want to mess around with third-party apps or pay for an additional software package, this is a solid option to explore.
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By default, tries to set up a new number.
Possible fee to change your Voice number.
Google Voice has offered visual voicemail for longer than most of the competition. Whether you use iPhone or Android, Google Voice is the best free visual voicemail app out there today.
Google Voice gives you a dedicated, free phone number you can set to ring (or not) on any device you choose. When a new voicemail message arrives, Google Voice sends a transcription right away by email, text, or both.
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HulloMail is another terrific visual voicemail app available for iPhone and Android users. You can use it to scan the voicemail messages in your voicemail inbox, then read the transcriptions and decide how you want to follow up.
Should you wish, you can send copies of the transcriptions through email.
If you want unlimited cloud storage for your transcriptions, or the ability to search through transcripts to find a specific message, you may want to level up to a paid subscription.
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Access YouMail on any device.
Range of features beyond visual voicemail.
Can block spammers and robocalls.
YouMail is an award-winning visual voicemail app for iPhone and Android that lets you read your voice messages.
You can view the transcription from your phone, tablet, or computer, browsing transcripts in the order you prefer. You can also have YouMail convert voicemails to email and text message format.
Much like a Swiss Army Knife, YouMail has a surprisingly massive variety of optional features, like robocall blocking, personalized voicemail greetings, and conference calling.
YouMail is free to download, but some features require a paid subscription.
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Visual voicemail for up to ten phone numbers.
Access and handle voicemail in one place.
Helpful customer support.
InstaVoice provides visual voicemail transcription, but with a twist. It aims to provide a single interface to manage an unlimited number of voice messages from every phone number you want.
If you get a ton of voicemail messages regularly, to the point that people tell you they got the dreaded “the mailbox is full” message when calling you, this is the app for you.
In addition to accessing voice-to-text transcriptions on the spot, you can also call or text the person who left a message by using a chat-like interface within InstaVoice.
It’s a great way to maintain a large volume of voicemails across multiple phone numbers, handling them with the same speed and efficiency you would a text message or email.
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