Truecaller

Truecaller application is the most popular smartphone app that lets you search for caller-identification and information of any incoming calls; block calls you don't want to receive and record calls. The users are needed to provide their contact number to register with the service.

Caller-identification and Spam-blocking

Identifying caller ID and blocking spam calls are the main goal of Truecaller. You can see the true identity of each incoming call and identify unknown numbers, so you won't need to be harassed by an unknown caller anymore.

It also identifies spam calls and messages and blocks them keeping your inbox clean.

Simple User Interface

The UI of Truecaller app is very simple. There are mainly Home, Contact, Premium, and Blocking buttons on the home page. The simple design makes it very easy to operate. 

Other Features

Although the main purpose is to caller-identification and spam-blocking, it has many other beneficial features –

• Calls and Messages: Truecaller also allows you to call and send messages saving you the time and hassle of switching apps.

• Record Calls: You can also record and save any important calls and business calls using Truecaller for later use.

• Back-Up: It has its own back-up feature to store all your contacts, call lists, block lists, messages, and setting preferences. All these data are automatically stored in your Google Drive account.

• Integrate with Other Apps: You can find profiles of other apps along with contact information in Truecaller application. From there you can easily start a conversation from that app without even switching to it.

• Camera Look Up: Camera Look-up is one of the coolest unheralded features of Truecaller. You can scan any number you see in papers, banners, or pamphlets using this feature and check identity.

• Banking: You can make safe and secure instant payments using this app. It also allows you to manage your bank account from it.

• Check Who Is Online: This is a very convenient feature that lets you check if your friends are online. You can also find out when they last spoke with someone.

• Customized Profile: You can customize your profile by using pictures, names, and additional information.

Truecaller Premium and Truecaller Gold

You need to pay for both Truecaller Premium and Truecaller Gold. They both have extra benefits that the free version does not offer.

The premium version is completely ad-free, has advanced blocking system, it alerts you when someone visits your profile, you can view others’ profiles privately, get 30 contact requests a month and record phone calls (not supported on Android Pie and above)

Truecaller Gold has some more extra features along with all the features that come up with Truecaller Premium.