Your personal cell should stay personal. Phound gives you a real work phone number on your existing phone — calls, texts, and voicemail — so clients reach a work number, not your personal cell. No second device. Starts free; Pro is $9.99/month.
Phound Basic is free. Phone numbers and unlimited calling included in Pro — $9.99/mo.
The two types of work/personal separation
If you searched "how to keep work and personal separate on my phone," you may have seen Shelter, Island, or Parallel Space come up. Those apps solve a real problem — but probably not yours. Shelter and Island create Android OS profiles that separate apps. Phound gives you a different kind of separation: a separate work phone number, so clients call a work number, not your personal cell.
| Device separation (MDM apps) Shelter, Island, Parallel Space |
Communication separation (Phound) |
|---|---|
| Creates two Android profiles on one phone | Gives you a second phone number on one phone |
| Separates apps and files | Separates calls and texts |
| For IT-managed corporate phones | For anyone who wants a work number — today |
| Android only — no iOS support | Works on any iPhone, Android, or desktop/laptop |
| Setup: complex, IT-assisted | Setup: under 2 minutes |
| No dedicated phone line | Add additional phone numbers anytime |
The real problem
"My boss calls my personal number. Clients text my cell. I can't tell work from life anymore." — That's a communication identity problem. Phound solves that. Shelter does not. Read the full breakdown: second phone number vs MDM.
What you get with Phound
Phound Basic is free and includes Phound-to-Phound calling and video meetings — with no external phone number required. Phound Pro adds a real local phone number, unlimited calling in the US, Mexico, and Canada, SMS, and video meetings for up to 500 participants for $9.99/month.
A genuine local number for calls and texts — clients dial it from any phone, no app required.
Your work line has its own greeting and voicemail — kept entirely apart from your personal messages.
Every call is summarized and every voicemail transcribed, so nothing gets lost. (Pro.)
Set your hours and let after-hours calls roll to voicemail automatically — your evenings stay yours.
Calling, SMS, and video meetings in a single app — no juggling separate tools for work comms.
Begin on the free Basic plan; upgrade to Pro for a real number and unlimited calling when you're ready.
How it works
Free on iOS and Android.
Choose any US area code.
Keep your personal number private.
Personal calls ring normally. Done.
FAQs
No. Phound gives you a dedicated work phone number on the device you already carry. Work calls and texts come in through Phound, and your personal number stays completely separate.
Shelter and Island create separate Android OS profiles to sandbox work apps away from personal apps. Phound gives you a separate work phone number so your work calls and texts never touch your personal number. Phound works on both iPhone and Android. Shelter and Island are Android-only.
Yes. Your personal number stays on your regular phone. Phound adds a separate work number on the same device. No number porting, no losing your personal line.
Phound lets you set work hours. Calls outside those hours go to your Phound voicemail automatically — with transcription so you can read them without your personal evening getting interrupted.
Get Phound today
Get a real work number on your existing phone. Phound Basic is free. Phound Pro is $9.99/month — includes calling, texting, voicemail transcription, AI summaries, and video.
