YOUMAIL VS. AT&T
Why YouMail is better than AT&T
Voicemail
Trade in your AT&T visual voicemail for a proper visual voicemail service. YouMail provides the same basic services as AT&T’s visual voicemail and more without the frustration and at no additional cost to you. YouMail has your voicemail inbox online on our website, so there’s no more need to keep your phone at your side 24-hours-a-day. With YouMail, you can reply automatically to missed calls with a customizable text message. You can also relax and just check your voicemail messages from any computer. YouMail’s free plan does everything AT&T’s voicemail app does and more. You can even record your own custom voicemail greeting or download one from the YouMail community to automatically greet contacts with their first name. YouMail can ditch all callers with hidden caller ID info, or specific callers if you desire. YouMail can even play a “number disconnected” tone and message for them so that you don’t have to worry about hearing from them again.
Spam call blocking
YouMail offers premium spam call blocking technology complete with call screening and personalized scam protection, starting at no cost. AT&T’s ActiveArmor free app offers less features and is limited to spam call blocking, nuisance call controls, personal block list, and a few others. ActiveArmor does not offer spam call reporting, spam text blocking, or spam list removal. YouMail’s free plan offers spam call blocking with other great features (spam call reporting, spam text filtering, Caller ID, spam look up, spam list removal, and more) and is available to anyone on multiple devices.
If you’re still wondering “is YouMail or AT&T better?” check out the helpful table and FAQs below.
| Voicemail | YouMail | AT&T |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, additional features available with paid plans | Requires data plan (Android), free (iOS) |
| User rating on app store | 4.7 (iOS), 4.4 (Android) | 3.5 (Android), not listed (iOS) |
| Voicemail to text transcriptions | ||
| Custom greetings | Unlimited | |
| Voicemail by email | ||
| Extended Caller ID | ||
| Call Blocking | ||
| Auto Forwarding | ||
| Professional auto reply | ||
| Voicemail recording length | Up to 5 minutes | Up to 2 minutes |
| Mobile app | ||
| Sharing | Email, IM, Twitter, Facebook | |
| Manage voicemail online | ||
| Voicemail storage | 50 to 1,000 | Up to 40 messages |
| Save messages | Forever | Up to 14 days |
| ActiveArmor (Spam Call Blocking) | YouMail | AT&T |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, additional features available with paid plans | Free with $3.99/month premium plan option |
| User rating on app store | 4.7 (iOS), 4.4 (Android) | 4.4 (iOS), 3.3 (Android) |
| Call screening / spam detection | ||
| Spam call reporting | ||
| Spam text blocking / filtering | ||
| Caller ID | (paid only) | |
| Personalized protection | ||
| Spam look up | (paid only) | |
| Eliminates spam voicemail | (unknown calls to voicemail) | |
| Gets you taken off spam lists | ||
| Compatibility | Anyone on a variety of carriers | Requires compatible plan/device |
Still on the fence?
Remember, with AT&T, you’re limited to very few features for both voicemail and spam call blocking unless you want to pay $3.99/month for ActiveArmor’s premium plan. YouMail is a completely free spam call blocker with great features and is easily available for your mobile phone, so you can try us out without ever getting charged.
What our customers are saying
“This application gives you all the details you want and it’s very simple and easy to use.”
Benjamin J.
“Excellent. Significant reduction in spam and my friends enjoy the personalization when they call!”
Rose B.
“This is absolutely an essential app in this day and age of so many frivolous calls. It brings much more efficiency to your voicemail.”
Alexander F.
Frequently asked questions
What are AT&T’s voicemail and call blocking apps?
AT&T has two apps: one for visual voicemail and one for spam call blocking (ActiveArmor).
How much does AT&T cost?
AT&T Visual Voicemail is free on iOS and requires a data plan on Android. ActiveArmor offers a basic free version and a $3.99/month paid plan option.
How does AT&T make money?
AT&T makes money off of their large user base and expensive premium plans.
How do I cancel and uninstall AT&T?
According to att.com, go to Settings in ActiveArmor mobile security. Tap Account and choose Remove Service.Choose one of the following:
- On your iPhone – confirm that you want to remove AT&T ActiveArmor mobile security.
- On an Android phone – select AT&T ActiveArmor mobile security.
Tap Remove to finish up.
Just uninstalling the ActiveArmor mobile security app doesn’t remove the service from your account. It also won’t stop network-based fraud blocking or billing for AT&T ActiveArmor advanced mobile security. You must complete all steps to stop billing and remove the service.
Uninstall the app from your device.
Use myAT&T or your app store to downgrade from ActiveArmor advanced and remove the subscription from your account.
Deactivate ActiveArmor and remove the service.
What app is better for blocking robocalls: YouMail or AT&T?
While AT&T does offer robocall blocking, blocking spam calls is YouMail’s #1 priority. At over 140 million robocalls made per day—many of which are endless calls harassing you about your auto warranty—privacy, peace, and quiet can seem like a daunting task. In fact, the Washington Post called YouMail the “nation’s best robocall blocking solution.”
From our free services to paid plans, YouMail protects consumers, enterprises, and carriers from harmful phone calls every day. When YouMail sees an illegal call, it can notify carriers, enterprises, and the authorities, so they can locate, take down, and punish the callers.
What app has more features, YouMail or AT&T?
YouMail offers more features than AT&T on both free and premium plans. Features on our free plan include basic spam call blocking, voicemail transcriptions via email, in app, or text, caller ID, and more. Our premium paid plans offer call screening, which blocks 100% of spam calls for added security and privacy, additional voicemail storage and higher transcription limits, and other features such as additional virtual lines, auto attendant, and after hours settings if that’s what you’re looking for.
How do I free up voicemail space?
You can free up voicemail space by either deleting current messages or by upgrading to one of our premium plans. This will give you access to a larger inbox, allowing you to hold onto messages that matter to you.
How do I get transcribed voicemail?
AT&T’s visual voicemail allows you to play messages in any order, read transcribed messages, group messages by number, save important messages, and customize feature settings. With that said, YouMail has this feature as well. It’s easy and automatic when you sign up for our service.