# BuzzBell: Messages That Matter

> The Future of Messaging

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1530048316](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1530048316)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1530048316`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** In-telligent Properties LLC
- **Category:** Utilities
- **Rating:** 4.30 / 5 (166 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2022-06-03
- **First published:** 2020-12-01
- **Size:** 119 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/buzzbell-messages-that-matter/id1530048316)
- **Website:** [https://buzzbell.app](https://buzzbell.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://buzzbell.app/privacy-policy/](https://buzzbell.app/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**Best Invention 2021** — TIME: BuzzBell redefines messaging as a safety-first tool. It can break through Silent Mode with urgent BUZZ or BELL alerts, delivering messages or calls via text-to-voice VoIP when the recipient's phone is unavailable. It ensures urgent communications are read and answered, even when you step away from your device.

With BuzzBell you control who can reach you, toggle notifications, and even schedule messages. Features include sharing photos, videos, GIFs, hyperlinks, voice messages with playback speed, unread marking, and per-chat notification preferences. All messages are protected with end-to-end encryption, and your data is not shared with advertisers. The app offers a free plan and Premium with ad-free experience and more customization, including a variety of BELL tones.

## Rankings

- #115,157 — Overall

## Review summary

BuzzBell is praised for urgent contact when phones are silent, easy setup, and peace of mind for families, especially in emergencies. It performs well for staying in touch across distances and for elders who don’t answer traditional calls. However, several reviews highlight problematic marketing practices—ambassadors who harass people on campus or in public and pressure users to download or invite others—which can undermine the app’s appeal despite its strong core functionality.

### Pros

- Reliable urgent communication even when the phone is on silent or in Do Not Disturb mode.
- Improves connectivity with family and friends across distances, providing peace of mind.
- Easy to set up and user-friendly, with a clean interface and features like Dark Mode.
- Helpful for emergencies and for staying reachable by older parents and teens who don’t answer regular calls.
- Buzz and Bell enable quick alerts and multi-channel contact (text, call, video).

### Cons

- Aggressive, unsolicited marketing by ambassadors, including campus outreach and street promotion.
- Pressure to download or invite others and a sense of being trapped in conversations without clear disclosure.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1530048316)