The best Truecaller alternative depends on the job: caller ID, spam blocking, or an AI that answers the call for you. Here are six apps like Truecaller that do the same job or more, free and paid, with what each is best at.
Truecaller itself does caller ID and number lookup; its call-screening Assistant is a separate, paid feature. Truecaller free vs Premium.
Equal AI describes an assistant that handles calls and provides summaries, while Truecaller’s caller ID and its separate paid Assistant are different features. If you want a similar app, choose by whether you need caller identification, spam blocking or AI call answering rather than assuming one is better at all three.
Hiya — Best free caller ID and blocking. Caller ID for identifying unknown numbers and reputation-led blocking on a free Basic plan; its Call Screener needs Premium. App Store · Google Play
Whoscall — Best caller ID in East and Southeast Asia. A caller-ID app by Gogolook whose community reports run deepest across East and Southeast Asia. App Store · Google Play
RoboKiller — Best for stopping robocalls. A free tier identifies spam; paid plans start from US$4.99 a month, with Call Screening on Premium+. App Store · Google Play
Phone by Google — Best built in on Android. Free caller ID and a spam filter; on Pixel, Call Screen asks who is calling. Do not combine automatic Call Screen with call forwarding. Google Play · Call Screen help
iPhone Screen Unknown Callers — Best built in on iPhone. Free in the Phone app: asks unsaved callers why they are calling, or silences them. Apple support
OsmO — Best if you want the call answered for you. Answers calls you forward to it, asks who is calling and why, sends you the transcript, and can make calls for you. 7-day free trial. Not a number-lookup directory.
Head to head: Whoscall vs Truecaller · Hiya vs Truecaller vs RoboKiller · RoboKiller alternative
Want a broader shortlist? Compare call-screening apps, see Android options, or see iPhone spam-blocking options.
In this illustration, the new number is not identified by a caller-ID directory. Here is what each option can do next.
Caller ID alone may not identify a new number. Truecaller Assistant is a separate feature that can answer supported calls.
OsmO
Example: direct routing for unknown calls is enabled.
Illustration: caller ID alone versus AI call handling; it does not depict Truecaller Assistant. The transcript and summary shown are OsmO's format.
Truecaller Assistant answers incoming calls but does not place outbound calls. Availability and included features depend on country and plan. This is a capabilities comparison, not a hands-on score.
OsmO
Features
Product and availability details checked against current vendor product pages and support articles, October 2026.
Credit where it is due: Truecaller offers number lookup and caller ID before answering. OsmO asks the caller for context; that does not independently verify their identity.
| App | App Store rating | Google Play rating | Last app update |
|---|---|---|---|
| OsmO | 4.2 ★ (13 ratings) | 4.2 ★ (130 reviews) | Oct 29, 2026 |
 Truecaller | 4.4 ★ (252,810 ratings) | 4.4 ★ (29.9M reviews) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Hiya | 4.5 ★ (238,218 ratings) | 3.8 ★ (263K reviews) | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Whoscall | 4.7 ★ (3,042 ratings) | 3.7 ★ (808K reviews) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| RoboKiller | 4.5 ★ (414,531 ratings) | 3.8 ★ (126K reviews) | Oct 29, 2026 |
| Phone by Google | — | 4.4 ★ (52.4M reviews) | Oct 29, 2026 |
Store data last changed October 31, 2026 (US App Store and Google Play). A rating on a few hundred reviews moves faster than one on millions; an app that ships updates often is usually still being worked on.
Name your assistant, choose how it sounds, set the language it opens in. On Premium you can clone your own voice, so callers hear you answer.
Choose a voice
Language it opens in
And a number that isn't yours
Premium adds a dedicated assistant line. Put that on the form, the listing, the delivery note — and keep your own number private.
Most comparison pages will not tell you this. OsmO needs conditional call forwarding, and that means carrier support matters. Pick yours.
Where are you?
Four illustrative situations showing how an assistant can help. These are examples, not customer case studies.
An illustration of your own input, not a measured study. Five minutes of lost focus per interruption is a conservative stand-in for the research on task switching.
You keep your number. Nothing is ported, no SIM swap, no second line on your bill. Conditional call forwarding just sends calls you don't answer to your assistant instead of voicemail — and one tap turns it off.
OsmO
AI phone assistance
for a quieter life.
© 2026 Mountainheads Private Limited. Powered by Ringg AI. Truecaller is a trademark of True Software Scandinavia AB; comparisons cite that company's own published pages, checked October 2026.
