Frequent travelers and other people who are always on the go may not be able to answer their iPhone/smartphone at all times and therefore such folks can always turn to voice messaging iPhone apps to assure their friends, family and business associates that they are around and will call back as soon as possible.
Handy iPhone Voice Messaging (Answering Machine) Apps
(Note: these apps work on iPhones)YouMail allows you to customize greetings for callers and leave voice mail on other YouMail users’ iPhones without calling them. You can record different greetings for different callers and even view callers’ photos and location even if they are not listed in your address book.
The app is currently supported by Verizon, AT &T and Sprint. The app is free, but it has one paid feature – the Human-edited Voicemail Transcription. Users who do not want to convert voice mail into text can opt out of this add-on. You can even block callers with this app.
Libon is equipped with Smart Visual Voicemail that allows you to record customized greetings for callers. So, you can record one message for your boss, another for your wife, and yet another for your ex, and so on.
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It also allows you to call or send messages to your friends for free – the condition is that these friends should have Libon installed on their iPhone. Like YouMail, Libon too allows you to block callers – so now you know how to get rid of pesky telemarketers.
This app has two versions – free and premium. You can find all the basic features in the free version but if you want international calling, different voices for greetings, and transcription of voice to text, you have to pay a small fee (up to $2.99/mo).
Why You May Need An Answering Service For Your iPhone
- Customized greetings make callers happy because you will likely address them by name and leave a special message for them. They will feel that you care for them. Business callers will feel that you are a very professional and thorough person. These apps can help enhance your image with friends and business associates, and perhaps they can also generate some additional business.
- iPhone Answering machine apps can block unwanted callers. You can avoid telemarketers’ calls by using this feature.
- YouMail’s Auto Reply feature even texts callers and lets them know when you will be able to return their calls.
- These apps display the caller’s photo and location. If you hate unknown callers, you can use this feature to ignore calls, and later block the unwanted callers.
To Sum Up
iPhone’s answering machine apps are much more than fun apps. They can help build your image with friends and business associates. The best thing about these apps is that they’re free to use. So go ahead and download one if you feel the need – you can always delete or uninstall it if it doesn’t serve your purpose.
Jacob M. BrawellAbout the Author:
Jacob M. Brawell is a writer and teacher from Hot Springs, AR who recommends Maxemail.com for online faxing and internet answering services that work with your iPhone.