TwinPhone
A phone line that runs in a browser. Call 145+ countries from $0.02 a minute, rent a virtual number, and give a whole team one shared business line.
What it is
TwinPhone places calls to real phone numbers from a browser tab. There is no SIM to buy, no handset to configure and no contract, and calls are encrypted in transit. You top up a balance and pay for what you use.
It exists because the alternatives are awkward: international roaming is billed after the fact at several dollars a minute, and international add-ons are tiered in ways that make the cost of a single call hard to predict.
What it does
- Call real phonesOutbound calls to landlines and mobiles in 145+ countries, from $0.02 a minute.
- Virtual numbersRent a number so people can call and message you back.
- Inbound SMSReceive text messages online, including verification codes.
- Call historyContacts and a record of calls, kept in the account rather than on one device.
- Pay as you goA balance you top up. No monthly commitment.
- Works on poor connectionsBuilt to keep working on slow or unstable Wi-Fi.
Twin Phone Enterprise
A shared cloud phone for a whole team: one business number the company answers, rather than a line tied to one person's handset. Calls run over Twilio and Telnyx carrier networks.
Numbers on the enterprise plan cover the US and Canada — bring an existing number across or take a new one. Every call is recorded and stored against the contact, so what was said is available afterwards rather than a note about it. Call volume and spend break down by team member, and contacts and history are shared, so a colleague picking up a returning caller can see the previous conversation.
There is no subscription and no per-person fee. Adding a colleague does not add a licence cost, which is the main difference from seat-priced business telephony.
How businesses use it
- Outbound salesA team dialling from one shared line, with each call logged against the contact and spend visible per representative.
- Customer supportWhoever is free answers the company number, and shared history means a returning caller does not repeat themselves.
- Call centres and BPOPer-person analytics and recorded calls give a quality-assurance trail without separate recording software.
- Distributed teamsColleagues in different countries answer the same line from a browser. No hardware to ship, no office PBX.
- International salesCalls to 145+ countries at per-minute rates, which is where the saving against conventional telephony sits.
- Real estate, e-commerce, clinicsAppointment and enquiry-driven businesses where several staff answer one published number and a missed call is a lost booking.
Mobile apps
TwinPhone runs in a browser and needs no app. An iOS app is also available. An Android app has not been released yet.
iPhone and iPad — on the App Store →
Android — coming soon.
Questions
Do I need to install anything?
No. It runs in a browser, so there is no SIM, no desk phone and no PBX. The iOS app is optional.
Which countries can I get a number in?
Calling covers 145+ countries. Numbers on the enterprise plan cover the US and Canada.
Is there a per-seat fee?
No. Enterprise has no subscription and no per-person fee.
Is there an Android app?
Not yet.