Android vs web: what's different
The Android app covers your entire day-to-day workflow — the same as the iPhone app, screen for screen — including creating your account and workspace. A handful of administration tasks — buying and porting numbers, messaging registration, team seats, add-ons and plan changes — are done on the web at app.ody.co.
Side by side
| Feature | Android app | iPhone app | Web app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create your account & workspace | ✅ (plan paid through a secure web checkout) | ✅ (subscribe through the App Store) | ✅ |
| Delete your account | ✅ More → Account | ✅ More → Account | ✅ Settings → Profile |
| Shared inbox — read, reply, done, compose | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI suggested replies | ✅ (sparkles button) | ✅ | ✅ |
| Live calling from your business number | ✅ native Android call screen | ✅ native iPhone call screen | ✅ in the browser |
| Ringing when the app is closed | ✅ native call screen (push) | ✅ (VoIP push) | Rings in any open tab |
| AI agent (Astra) — on/off, greeting, tone, rules, schedule, knowledge | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| AI agent visual flow builder | — | — | ✅ |
| Tasks & contacts (full editing) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Analytics — KPIs, volume chart, per-teammate | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Analytics CSV export | — | — | ✅ |
| Workspace settings — rename, members & roles, invites, numbers (forwarding, caller ID, voicemail), profile | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| App language — switch instantly in the app | ✅ | ✅ (restart may be needed) | ✅ account setting |
| Workspace logo upload | — | — | ✅ |
| Buy a number, port numbers, messaging (10DLC) registration | — | — | ✅ |
| API keys | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Billing — subscribe | ✅ web checkout opened from the app | ✅ App Store plans (1 seat, 1 number) | ✅ Stripe plans (per seat) |
| Billing — change plan, cancel, team seats, extra numbers, invoices, card | — (Open billing on the web) | App Store plans: in iPhone Settings; the rest — | ✅ |
"—" means the task is done on the web; the app tells you so inline wherever it applies.
The rules of thumb
- Talking to customers — any platform, interchangeably. Same inbox, same calls, same AI agent.
- Setting things up (numbers, messaging registration, team seats, add-ons, plan changes) — the web. These flows involve carrier paperwork or per-seat billing that need the full web experience. Creating your account works on every platform; on Android the plan is paid on the web and managed there afterwards (Billing on Android).
- On a phone without the app? app.ody.co works in your phone's browser too, with a mobile layout — including all the web-only tasks above.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Android app a full replacement for the web?
For daily work — inbox, calls, AI agent, tasks, contacts, analytics — yes, and you can create or delete your account from the app. Number purchasing/porting and billing changes happen on the web.
Is the Android app different from the iPhone app?
No — it has the same screens, features and design. The only difference is billing: the iPhone app can subscribe through the App Store, while the Android app sends you to a secure web checkout and the plan is then managed on the web.
Do Android and web show the same data?
Yes. All Ody apps are windows onto the same workspace — a reply sent on Android appears on the web instantly, and vice versa.