Voxer Walkie Talkie Messenger Reviews

VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger could be so so great but they have struggled for years to get it together and put out a decent product. I have to use it for work and don’t always get notifications. Sometimes when I do get the notifications, upon opening VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger it says I have no internet connection - even on WiFi and in places with good service, and the messages from the notifications never load. On iPhones the volume is severely decreased to trick you into paying for the pro version. It worked slightly better on my Pixel but still had the issue of not always sending notifications right away. In 2020 apps should not have these simple problems. I hate that I have to use this for work and am actively trying to get us to switch to something else.

I’ve used VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger since it was first released, and it still has many of the same problems now that it had then. The biggest and worst issues are when VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger says it’s recording a voice message but isn’t and you have no way of knowing until after you’re done recording, some voice messages not sending/being received/able to be played, and the notification badge always displaying the wrong number of new messages.

Unfortunately, despite these issues VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger is still the only good walkie-talkie app/there’s not a lot of competition/there’s not many similar apps, so Voxer has no incentive to improve their service. Hopefully, eventually there will be a better app or Apple will add this functionality into iOS so I can stop using Voxer.

UPDATE: If there’s one thing VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger is consistent at, it’s not reliably notifying the user of new msgs. It’s been that way the multiple years I’ve used it and there appears no fix in sight.

My device is up to date, I run the latest version of Vox. Notifications settings are correct. I refuse to be a beta tester for Vox to fix a basic issue of functionality.

My one buddy who insists on using VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger has to text me to tell me he’s Voxed me, which is ironic at best.

Don’t waste your time. If you have to use an app like this consider something else, or just use the feature built into iMessage (and changed the setting to retain msgs, not self destruct after a time limit).

ORIGINAL REVIEW: I've used VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger for a little while, primarily to communicate with one friend who insists on using it. It's fine, for the most part, but I don't see the point really when iOS has this feature baked into iMessage anyway. But I use it, because he uses it. Problem is it's notifications have been a buggy mess, along with speaker issues, etc.. From the looks of reviews, it doesn't seem like the company is terribly effective at correcting these issues and many are reporting the continuing problems.

Update 2: this incorrect badge count issue is still a thing! So much so that in each update description, they tell you to fix it yourself! Does that fix even work? No! This has been going on for months and the fact that they can’t fix it is asinine. Dropping from 2 to 1 star.

Update: I put a lot of weight toward companies that reply to reviews which Voxer did for me. I appreciate that. However, the problems I have with VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger remain. I’ve done updates that have given me more issues without fixing old ones and it’s frustrating.

I’ve been having issues with the Voxer app for months. I see this update available for correcting badge notifications. I thought it might help my issue but instead it gave me the exact problem the update was supposed to correct. This is one instance in a long line of disappointing changes by Voxer. My loyalty to VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger is waffling.

VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger is good... when it works. The problem is that about 1 in 5 messages ends up being unplayable, either due to “download failed” errors with no way to resolve them or cases where only a chunk of the message plays back with no way to access the rest. Nothing different from what’s been reported in the other reviews, but I wanted to add my voice to the mix. My friend and I send each other fairly long (10-15min) messages and fairly frequently one of them will be inaccessible for no apparent reason. It’s deeply frustrating and persists across restarts of VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and the phone. And don’t even think about reinstalling VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger — it just wipes out your conversation history entirely.

I work at a startup, so I’m sympathetic to companies with limited resources. And I really like the niche VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger fills — iMessage requires that you hold your finger down to record, no tap to talk, which is annoying — but audio sending/receiving functionality is the heart of VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger, and it doesn’t work reliably.

Ok, I have been using VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger for almost 2 years now. The quality isn’t as good as I expected it was going to be. Most of the time on voice messages I can barely hear what the people are saying. And I do not like it how you can share your location. What if you got VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and you did not know is shared your location. And you started using it and someone found your location and came to your house. I am just glad that I know how to turn it off. But I would like for there to be a change in that. I do love VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger, I use it often I will not rated one star, because that would be disrespectful to the people who created VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger. But... I do not mean to rate this poorly to be mean be mean, but... VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger is not as great as it could be.

I use voxer everyday for work. I have a pro account and today? I went to use it and nothing was showing up it just kept saying connecting. I logged out. I relaunched VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger , deleted VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and re download, did a full shut down on my phone and nothing was working. It wasn’t even working on my desktop via chrome.

I created a new account and that one works fine but now it won’t let me upgrade because I have pro on the other account. (And yes I canceled the subscription to it in itunes)

Im incredibly frustrated because months of important messaging is lost. And when a support ticket is sent it states that they aren’t able to return all the messages. For something that you pay for every month not sure how this is good customer service.

I’ve been paying for Voxer for more than a year now, and have been a Voxer user for over two years. It will work to send messages, but the experience is consistently buggy and has been for years. Updates are slow to roll out and are filled with new bugs.

For those who are having an issue with the notification badge being stuck, when you open VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and you see the list of all threads/conversations, click the little blue “Edit” link at the top right, then click “Read All” in the bottom left of the screen. This will clear your badge notifications. I had a badge notification that said “1” for more than a year before I figured out that little trick.

VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger makes it nearly impossible for me to communicate and has negatively impacted important networking opportunities for me.

Besides the never-ending glitches and privacy concerns detailed in other reviews, VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger fails miserably in the accessibility department. iPhone and iPad accessibility features do not function with Voxer and the Voxer app has no built-in accessibility features of its own. For those of us with visual impairments, this essentially renders VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger useless unless every person in a group agrees to use the audio recording feature. You’d think a development team would consider the fact that *even* disabled people go to work and communicate with groups. The Voxer team needs to focus its efforts on reliability, UI, and most definitely on inclusivity.

so over the multiple issues with VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger.. I use it almost daily and have experienced so many problems and they’re ongoing! plus, new ones seem to pop up all the time. first, the badge error is infuriating. I’m very much so an inbox-zero type of person and for MONTHS I’ve had “2 notifications” on the badge icon that are for nothing. nothing will get rid of them, so I just have VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger hidden away on its own page on my iphone. next, the messages go dead, show an inaccurate message length, or take a while to load far too often. most recently, as of yesterday, when I’m listening through my airpods, the volume sounds so loud and I’m at minimum volume. it’s kinda blaring and uncomfortable, but I typically listen in areas where I need to use headphones. it would be really nice if they could resolve these issues, because I’m constantly using VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and wish it would just work the way it’s supposed to.

VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger is so great when it actually works properly. Main issues are messages sometimes simply never load all the way or are unplayable from the other party even if they do show. Second issue is more recent. As of the last few months I constantly have VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger showing I have 11 new messages unheard. It drives me absolutely crazy! I hate having red number dots on my screen showing me messages I don’t have! I’ve tried everything I can think of to clear the message counter. Nothing. I’ve deleted VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger several times. Logged out and back in. Messed with settings. Nothing works. I do not have 11 unheard messages.

I like using VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger however, I have had many issues with updates on new feeds and with eliminating old conversations.
It won’t give me notifications for the new and it holds a high number on my screen because it won’t clear the read messages. I have gone through all the trouble shooting steps and have sent in service tickets for the support team to have help but all I’ve received in return was another email stating that they have high volume of customer concerns and they basically just send you to another website or something such as this....
Hopefully these glitches can be fixed so I can continue to use VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger

We have been using VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger for at least 7 years at our church and all I can say is that it’s a hot mess. I use mine from an iPhone and I’ve had to delete VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger several times after I can’t get the notifications to clear. We use VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger multiple times a day all week long and not having the notifications working properly is super inconvenient. I also have the problem of messaged not fully downloading so I can only hear a portion of the message, or its shows the incorrect length of time the message is. I need to know if I will have enough time to finish the message in between tasks so this is another inconvenience. The concept is fantastic but the quality isn’t fully there. There is definitely room for improvement.

As I’m reading through reviews after posting this I’m seeing sooo many people complaining on the same issues. Why ain’t this being fixed? Your users are telling you what is wrong, so fix it. I have refuse to upgrade to pro because there are so many problems and you don’t seem to want to fix them. Makes me wonder if you fixed all the issues would more people pay for the upgrade?

I have been using the Voxer app for at least two years to communicate daily with a friend who lives across the country. I absolutely love how easy VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger is to use, and when Voxer is working properly it is phenomenal. However, at least a third of the messages that my friend sends me I am unable to listen to. I will see that she sent me a message and it appears to have fully sent because I can see how long it is, but after the first few seconds of the message there is no sound and I never am able to hear her message. This happens when I am at home and connected to Wi-Fi, as well as when I am out and using data. I have even gotten a new iPhone and re-downloaded VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and it continues to happen, so it was not an issue with my phone.
Interestingly, she has never had any of these problems.

I have messaged Voxer support team back and forth to try and remedy my problems. Phantom notifications or no notifications (least of my worries) the bigger problem is that I cannot hear messages when they are sent to me. The circle moves across the line and time ticks by like it’s playing but I hear nothing. Sometimes it’s full messages, sometimes partial. My phone is updated, restarted, connected to internet no idea what the deal is. They said it’s “an isolated incident unique to me” they were unsure why it’s happening and needed an advanced engineer to dig in and said they would tap into my app somehow if I gave them the privilege. Gave them the ok and it’s still happening.

Thanks for the response! Issues have been resolved. Voxer is by far one of my most used apps.

It seems since the latest update (5 days ago) I have had numerous problems with VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger. I use VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger almost exclusively to keep in touch with my closest people, but I am having so many different issues lately. When I record messages, it just keeps saying “waiting to send” or “connecting” or “no internet connection”. I have internet connection, as everything else on my iPhone works. I’ve deleted and reinstalled and it doesn’t seem to fix the issue. I am also not getting notifications when I get messages from my contacts! I love VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger, but if I can’t use it, what’s the point of having it?!

I am part of a Mastermind group that has been together for over a year now. We communicated through messenger, Facebook, and Zoom calls. We stuck together and supported one another, but everything started exploding exponentially when we started using the Voxer app. Now we chat every single day and can’t get enough. I have a “Voxer morning commute” where I take a walk and catch up on the chat with my group. The ability to HEAR each other and speak to each other in three different times zones (east coast and west coast USA, and the UK!) is a game changer. We no longer have to wrangle schedules just to keep up a conversation.
THANK YOU VOXER!!!

My best friend passed 6 years ago, and I’ve been missing him a lot lately... well, when I went into my Facebook messages I realized we used Voxer a bit for conversations as well. I redownloaded my app, and found his voice again after 6 years!! It was such a beautiful and warming moment to finally hear him again. I went back into VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger the next day, and the recordings were gone. (No voxer pro) and I didn’t realize that they automatically deleted... I emailed Voxer Support and they got my recordings of my best friend’s voice back to me... I can never put into words how much it means to me to now have his voice forever again. To say the customer support there is amazing is an understatement.. thank you so so much again. ❤️

I love VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger. I’ve also had phantom notifications, but that happens with quite a few apps in the last 12 months, which leads me to simply shut off all notifications from the Settings section of my phone. That’s not a solution if you don’t want to manually check constantly for new vox communications. For my part-time voxing life, it works. I own two companies and have a handful of personal connections that all use Voxer to chat randomly. For most business these days, Slack, iMessage, and other apps seem to be more efficient at urgent requests. For casual infrequent talks, Voxer is still a favorite pastime and I do subscribe to their Pro annual licensing. I think it makes sense to keep your messages indefinitely if you live in overwhelm and brain fog.

I love VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger! I’ve used it for years now and don’t understand the negative reviews. I’ve tried Zello and find Voxer to be far superior. One underrated benefit of Voxer is you can still have pleasant conversations in areas with poor signals. Just record the message and when you are back in range in automatically uploads. This is way better than the, “can you hear me now?” frustrations of dropped calls. As an over-the-road truck driver I have that situation frequently.

If you are having trouble connecting, I suggest closing GPS apps such as Google Maps. They seem to hog resources wheb network is struggling and interferes with Voxer.

Suggested improvements:

> Tap to talk should be default. I don’t know of anyone who actually prefers to hold the button.
> Have setting option so messages do not automatically play one after the other. I would prefer to manually press play for each one.
> Allow setting to pick preferred Bluetooth device—e.g. I want Voxer to use my headset only and never play over my vehicle’s speaker. I am constantly having to switch it back.

Anyway, this is still a five star app. I have zero affiliation with Voxer but feel much of the criticism in the reviews are iOS issues out of Voxer’s control.

I loved Voxer...used it daily. Until today. It would not connect to the internet no matter what I did or where I was. It was stuck on connecting. I was receiving alerts that I had messages but it wouldn’t let me access them. I tried updating VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger , logging in and back out, turning off my phone and restarting it. I even deleted VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and reloaded it. Now I am unable to even log back in. There is no way I can find to talk to someone In customer support. I was directed to fill out a feedback form to which I got back an old email telling me all the troubleshooting things I had already done. As of right now, I am unable to use VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger- one that I use daily for work. I’ve lost all contacts and messages.

VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger barely works as advertised and isn’t reliable for delivering notifications. The Apple Watch app is completely useless. And to top it off the customer service support team is insulting and a complete waste of your time. If I didn’t have to use VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger for work I would delete it and purge it from my memory. It’s completely crap and their service is the muck one finds under crap.

Update: The developer”s response is irrelevant. I’ve never used the web browser before and it’s not just me. Several member’s of my staff only get their messages only after opening VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger . Regardless of VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger ’s or phone’s settings. Message and notification delivery is spotty at best. If it was reliable it would be great. Sadly, it’s not.

Edited: I figured out the notifications three days prior to the developer sending a link (that I couldn’t click on anyway) but they haven’t addressed the other issues, specifically the glitching/ skipping that tends to happen in the beginning of almost every message. I think it might be time to find a new walkie-talkie app.

This is great (I mean, great!!) to use to communicate with one of my besties who lives across the country, but the incessant glitching, mostly at the beginning of messages, is almost too much to take! I also dislike when she sends me a video or photo and it tells me that I have an unread/unheard message. This only happens with videos and photos. I do like that I don’t have to hold the button down while talking, but the other issues make me want to stop using it altogether.

I’ve been a daily voxer user for years and as much as I love it, it’s been so glitchy lately that I’m looking for other options. The messages I receive don’t always come through and I’m unable to do anything to retrieve them. Even if the sender resends the message, texts the message, emails it and I open it in another device...it’s lost in cyber space. They can listen to the message on their end just fine but it will never come through on my end. I would love to know how to fix this (relaunching and/or reloading VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger doesn’t work). I’m so frustrated!

I love VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger so much that I've gotten all my friends to download it also! I prefer it more than texting... great for on the go also or if you're hands are tied up or you simply have a lot to say and don't want to text it all!

My ONE suggestion to take VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger to the next level would be the choice to turn off notifications for selected hours. I love my notifications turned on BUT not when it beeps in the early am or super late at night. I'd love to be able to select which hours I can put it on do not disturb!

Update: it recently has been flipping to iPhone by itself instead of speaker which has been annoying. I have to keep flipping it back to speaker and turning it up after every message.

I love VoxerWalkieTalkieMessenger and I’ve been using it for years but for the past few months there is always a notification on my screen that says I have a new message even though I don’t. I have tried everything to make it go away and it just won’t. It’s driving me a little crazy at this point. If you have a suggestion to get rid of it, I’ll rate 5 stars.
*Edit- Thank you for the response and the solution! As promised I’m bumping my rating up to 5 stars. That little fix just saved my sanity. Keep up the great work!

I use voxer on an hourly basis. I’m not a big phone person. Not enough time in the day to sit and chat so this gets me in touch with everyone. We have group and individual chats. I was even able to use it while I was in Africa with family in several different states. We send out travel pictures and videos too. Even my 80 year old parents use it to keep in touch with everyone.

It does have a few bugs here and there but the admin team always gets right on it.

The best ever! Immediate delivery. Only one button to hold and talk. Safe while driving and it's live real time, reliable! I love it! Push one button not 2 or 3 to talk like whattsup app. Very efficient, no need to text! I love Voxer. Reliable, too.
I love that it is real time. I can send links from Safari. I can send Pandora and IHeartRadio music links to share with my friend. Of course pics! My friend can see where I am driving or at live! My friend is a USA marine in Kabul, Afghanistan currently! Thank you Voxer for bringing my friend and I closer!!