How Hyallo compares
Honest, side-by-side comparisons with the international calling apps and services people use most.
Skype shut down in May 2025. Hyallo picks up where it left off - call any landline or mobile worldwide straight from your browser, pay only for the minutes you use, and make your first call free.
See comparisonCan't get a US phone number? Google Voice is off the table. Hyallo lets anyone, anywhere call landlines and mobiles worldwide from the browser - no US number, no Google account, first call free.
See comparisonNo app to install and no subscription to manage. Hyallo lets you call landlines and mobiles in 180+ countries straight from your browser, paying only for the minutes you use - and your first call is free.
See comparisonBoss Revolution means an app and a US-centric setup. Hyallo is browser-based and works from any country - call landlines and mobiles worldwide, pay only per minute, and make your first call free.
See comparisonLINE Out - the feature that let you call landlines and mobiles from LINE - shut down in May 2023. Hyallo brings that back: dial any phone number worldwide from your browser, pay per minute, and make your first call free.
See comparisonWhatsApp is great - until you need to reach someone who is not on it. Hyallo dials any landline or mobile number worldwide from your browser, even a hotel, a clinic, or a relative who has never installed an app. Your first call is free.
See comparisonSame pay-as-you-go idea, less friction. Hyallo calls landlines and mobiles in 180+ countries right from your browser, shows the exact per-minute rate before you dial, and lets you make your first call free.
See comparisonNo app download required. Hyallo connects you to landlines and mobiles in 180+ countries straight from the browser, with pay-as-you-go pricing shown before you dial and a free first call to start.
See comparisonViber Out only works inside the Viber app. Hyallo lets you call any landline or mobile in 180+ countries straight from your browser - no app, no Viber account, and your first call is free.
See comparisonYolla means installing another calling app. Hyallo does the same thing from your browser - call landlines and mobiles in 180+ countries, pay only per minute, and make your first call free.
See comparisonLocalphone leans on local access numbers and call-through dialing. Hyallo connects you directly from the browser - call landlines and mobiles in 180+ countries, pay only per minute, first call free.
See comparisonYadaphone and Hyallo both let you call real phones from the browser with no app. The difference is everything around the call: Hyallo gives you a free first call, reusable credit that never expires, and a saved account - not a one-off card charge per call.
See comparisonCallTuv is a fair pay-as-you-go dialer, but every call needs credit loaded first - a $5 minimum. Hyallo lets you hear the call quality before spending anything: your first call is free.
See comparisonPhonecall.app and Hyallo are both no-app, browser-based dialers with a free taste before you pay. The difference is how much free calling you actually get: Hyallo’s first call is a full minute, not 30 seconds.
See comparisonZippCall and Hyallo are both browser-first, pay-as-you-go dialers with no monthly fee. The difference: Hyallo lets you make one call before paying anything, so you can judge the quality first.
See comparisonGlobfone’s "free calls" come from small daily credits and an account verification level, with ads and daily limits unless you upgrade. Hyallo gives you one real free minute, then a transparent per-minute rate with no ads and no daily reset.
See comparisonTalkatone gives you a free US/Canada number in an app, funded by ads. Calling abroad means buying Talkatone credits. Hyallo does one thing: calls to landlines and mobiles in 200+ countries from your browser, at a per-minute price you see before you dial.
See comparisonTextNow is a free US phone service in an app, paid for by ads. International calls need TextNow credits, and the app is only offered in the US, Canada and a handful of other countries. Hyallo works from any browser, wherever you are, at a per-minute rate you see before you dial.
See comparisonDingtone is a second-number app: calls between Dingtone users are free, and calls to real phone numbers use credits you earn in the app or buy. Hyallo skips the credit system: a per-minute price for each country, shown before you dial, from any browser.
See comparisonThird-party comparisons
Comparing two other services? We put ourselves in the mix as the honest third option.
Both are long-running prepaid calling apps aimed at people calling family abroad. Here is how they actually differ - and where a browser-only option like Hyallo fits in.
See comparisonYadaphone vs CallTuvBoth let you call real phones from a web page with no app. They differ on what happens before and after the call - which is exactly where Hyallo also competes.
See comparisonWhatsApp vs Viber OutThese get confused often, but they solve different problems: one is free chat-app calling, the other is paid calling to the real phone network - and neither works from a browser.
See comparisonTalk360 vs RebtelBoth connect real phone numbers over prepaid credit and neither needs the other person to have the app. Here is what actually separates them - and how Hyallo compares without needing an app at all.
See comparisonGoogle Voice vs WhatsAppBoth are free for a lot of calling - as long as you fit their specific requirements. Outside those requirements, neither helps, which is where a pay-as-you-go option like Hyallo comes in.
See comparisonGoogle Voice vs SkypeMicrosoft retired Skype in May 2025, so this comparison is now about history and what to use instead - Google Voice was never really Skype’s replacement, since it only ever worked in the US.
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