14 DAY TRIAL // Apple has taken around 200 days to approve an application whose functionality seemed questionable at first glance, but was then granted a spot in the iTunes App Store as a legitimate download.
“The whole situation was incredibly frustrating as we had a real hard time even getting a response from Apple after 2-3 months as to what was possibly holding our app up,” TelTech Systems said.
[admark=1]And you can’t blame neither TelTech, nor Apple. Here’s why.
TrapCall allows users to unmask blocked calls, in that it gathers information about the incoming call once the user rejects it and requests the service.
“When you receive a private or blocked call, just decline the call so it can be sent to TrapCall for unmasking, and within seconds we send the call back to your phone with the number unmasked!”, reads an explanatory note on the app’s iTunes page.
According to the developers, the name and address associated with the number are sometimes also obtainable, via SMS or Push Notification.
TrapCall has other features too.
For example, it lets you blacklist unwanted calls, by playing a phone company recording telling them your phone number has been disconnected.
Voicemail Transcriptions, another utility, lets you convert your voicemails into text and have them sent to you via SMS, email, or Push Notification.
The functionality is supposedly useful in those situations when you can’t hold up your phone to your ear, such as when in a meeting, class, or at the movies.
You can get missed call alerts, any time you miss a call, even when your phone is off or the caller didn’t leave a voicemail.
Before downloading TrapCall, interested parties must note that a paid TrapCall account is required to use the service.
Given the rather invasive nature of the app (even though you’re the one trying to avoid harassment), you may want to grab it before Apple changes its mind about letting it loose on iPhones worldwide.
Three different plans are available, depending on your needs. Those are Bug Trap, Mouse Trap and Bear Trap. The starting point is $4.95/month.
The app itself, however, is free. Requirements include iOS 3.0 or later and, for one reason or another, compatible devices also include the iPod touch and iPad, according to the technical notes dished out by TelTech Systems.
