Productivity

Truecaller

AI-powered caller ID and spam protection

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Pricing · FreemiumStable
The FalcoScan Intel PanelTruecaller · Productivity
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Stable
Market trend

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The Brief

What Truecaller does

Truecaller is a caller ID and spam blocking app for Android, iPhone and Wear OS that shows who is calling and filters out spam and scam calls and messages. It is for anyone who wants protection from unwanted calls, with a family plan for households and separate offerings for businesses, advertisers and developers. Features include caller ID, spam auto-blocking, a scam checker, reverse phone number lookup, call recording with AI transcriptions and summaries, Truecaller Assistant for answering and screening calls, and an AI Call Scanner that detects AI-generated voices. The app has a free version, and paid yearly plans list Premium at USD 74.99, Family at USD 99.99 and Gold at USD 249.00.

How Truecaller compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Truecaller does. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Truecaller does. Truecaller offers a mobile app. Of the alternatives, 3 offer a mobile app. Truecaller was founded in 2009; the alternatives were founded between 2011 and 2023. Truecaller is based in Stockholm, Sweden; 1 of its 5 alternatives is in Sweden too, and the others in Japan, France and Indonesia.

Market position · Productivity

How Truecaller compares in Productivity

Truecaller has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 352 live Productivity tools on FalcoScan. Across Productivity, the average opportunity score is 63.2 and the average saturation score 47. FalcoScan rates Truecaller's own market position as contested. 58 of the 352 operating Productivity tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Truecaller compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
TruecallerFounded 2009 · Stockholm, SwedenModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesMobileStable
LY CorporationFounded 2023 · Tokyo, JapanModerateContestedFree—YesYesWeb, API, MobileStable
PigmentFounded 2019 · Paris, FranceHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
SmartNewsFounded 2012 · Tokyo, JapanModerateContestedFree—YesNoWeb, MobileStable
Tiket.comFounded 2011 · Jakarta, IndonesiaModerateContestedFree—YesYesWeb, MobileStable
MentimeterFounded 2014 · Stockholm, SwedenModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Productivity.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Truecaller exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data AnalysisReasoningAutomation
Industry Verticals
ConsumerTelecom
Tagged

Truecaller shows up when builders search for these

caller-idswedenpublic-companyspam-detection
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Questions

Truecaller: common questions

How much does Truecaller Premium cost?

As of Oct 2026, Truecaller lists Premium at USD 74.99 a year, Family at USD 99.99 a year and Gold at USD 249.00 a year.

Source: truecaller.com ↗

Is Truecaller free?

Truecaller has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Truecaller?

The closest alternatives to Truecaller that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are LY Corporation, Pigment, SmartNews, Tiket.com, and Mentimeter.

Is Truecaller still running?

Yes. As of 1 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Truecaller as operating at truecaller.com.

Where is Truecaller based?

Truecaller is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Does Truecaller have an API?

Yes. Truecaller offers an API.

Who is Truecaller for?

Truecaller is built for consumers.

How do I sign in to Truecaller?

Sign in on Truecaller's own website, truecaller.com. FalcoScan reviews Truecaller but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Truecaller directly.

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