5 Best Visual Voicemail Apps For Android In 2026

The best visual voicemail app for Android is often the one your phone or carrier already supports, so check that before you install anything.

We rebuilt this list in 2026 around options we could verify with Google, Verizon and app-store listings, and we removed apps whose listings have not been updated in years.

Quick picks

Do you need a third-party app at all?

Usually not, because most US carriers include some form of visual voicemail, and a third-party app mostly adds transcription, call screening or a second number.

Use a third-party app when your carrier does not offer one, you want one inbox for several numbers, or you want robocall filtering.

1. Google Phone app: best built-in option

The Google Phone app shows voicemails as a list when your carrier supports it.

Specs: Free | Android | carrier support required

Google lists AT&T, Cellcom, Google Fi and T-Mobile among the supported carriers, and says AT&T may require a data plan that includes visual voicemail.

Pros:

• Transcripts work on some carriers, including Visible on Verizon, Xfinity Mobile and T-Mobile on Pixel phones, according to Google.
• Transcription supports English and Spanish and needs Android 8.0 or later.

Cons:

• Not every carrier or region is supported, and availability varies.
• Using your carrier’s own voicemail app turns Google’s visual voicemail off.

Read Google’s voicemail guide

2. Verizon Visual Voicemail: best for Verizon plans

Verizon offers a free Basic Visual Voicemail and a paid Premium tier with transcription.

Specs: Basic free, Premium $2.99 | Android | Verizon only

Pros:

• Basic holds 20 messages of up to 3 minutes and lets you call back, reply and save to your device.
• Premium raises storage to 40 messages of up to 5 minutes and adds caller-specific greetings and forwarding.

Cons:

• Transcription covers only the first 45 seconds of a message.
• Transcription is a Premium-only feature.

See Verizon’s plan comparison

3. Google Voice: best for transcripts by email

Google Voice gives you a number with voicemail transcription, and you can have transcripts sent to your email.

Specs: Free app, paid business tiers | Android, iOS and web | uses a Google Voice number

Pros:

• Free for personal use, with business tiers adding features such as auto-attendant.
• Email forwarding turns on at voice.google.com under Settings > Voicemail, according to Google.

Cons:

• It is a separate number, so it does not replace your carrier’s voicemail.
• Workspace accounts get transcripts only in certain languages.

Open Google Voice on Google Play

4. YouMail: best for robocall blocking plus voicemail

YouMail combines visual voicemail with spam filtering, and its free blocking plays an out-of-service tone to robocallers.

Specs: Free blocking, paid subscription tiers | Android, tablets and web | transcription is paid

Pros:

• Custom greetings and scheduled voicemails on higher tiers.
• Call blocking is free.

Cons:

• Transcription and other extras require a Personal or Premium plan.
• Plan prices vary by tier, so check the in-app prices before subscribing.

Open YouMail on Google Play

5. Carrier voicemail apps: best for simple setup

Several carriers publish their own visual voicemail apps, including T-Mobile, which has a Visual Voicemail app on Google Play.

Specs: Usually free | Android | works only on that carrier

Pros:

• No separate account, because it uses your existing carrier voicemail.
• Cricket, Xfinity Mobile and others also list free apps.

Cons:

• Features and transcription differ by carrier and plan.
• Installing one disables Google Phone’s visual voicemail.

Open T-Mobile Visual Voicemail on Google Play

Verizon Basic or Premium: what is the difference?

Both tiers let you call back, reply by text and email, and save voicemails to your device, per Verizon’s comparison page.

How do the five options compare?

How do you turn on visual voicemail in the Google Phone app?

1. Open the Phone app and tap More options.
2. Tap Settings, then Voicemail.
3. Turn on visual voicemail.
4. Turn on voicemail transcription if the option appears.

If the transcription option is missing, turn on visual voicemail first, according to Google.

Turning visual voicemail off deletes the recordings from the Phone app, although your carrier may keep copies.

What if your voicemails do not show up?

You can also pull down the status bar and tap the voicemail notification to listen without visual voicemail.

Google lists these steps on its Phone app voicemail page.

Where do you change your greeting or PIN?

Google’s Phone app page does not cover greetings or PINs, so contact your mobile carrier for those.

Settings > Voicemail > Advanced Settings > Setup is the closest option, because it sets up your voice mailbox.

Which older apps did we remove?

InstaVoice and Voxist are no longer on this list because their Google Play listings show a last update of May 2021, so we could not confirm current carrier support.

We also dropped HulloMail and Visual Voicemail Plus because we could not verify their current status.

Where can you learn more?

Read our guide on the Google Fi voicemail change, our Galaxy S25 voicemail setup guide and our guide to blocking robocalls and spam calls.

Which visual voicemail app should you choose?

Start with Google Phone or your carrier’s app, because both are free and tied to your existing number.

Add Google Voice for emailed transcripts or YouMail for robocall filtering.