Why CallTuv Is a Skype Alternative

For twenty years, "Skype credit" was how millions called real phone numbers cheaply from a computer. With Skype retired, many people are looking for the piece that actually mattered to them - and that piece is exactly what CallTuv does.

What CallTuv replaces

The Skype feature most worth replacing wasn't app-to-app chat (plenty of free apps do that) - it was calling real landlines and mobile numbers from your computer, paying per minute from a small credit balance. CallTuv is built around precisely that:

• Call any regular phone number in 200+ countries - the recipient needs no app, no account, no internet. See What Is CallTuv?
• Pay-as-you-go credit, starting at $5, that never expires - familiar territory for anyone who kept Skype credit.
• Works straight in the browser - no software to download and install on your computer - plus iPhone and Android apps for calling on the go.

Where it's actually nicer than Skype was

• No install, no account software - open calltuv.com, sign in with your email, call. See Getting Started.
• Show your own number. Verify your mobile or landline once and recipients see your number and can call you back on your regular line - no paid "Skype Number" needed for that.
• Included extras: free call recording, shared balances for families and teams, and transparent per-minute rates shown before every call.

What CallTuv doesn't try to be

Fair is fair: Skype also did video calls and group video chats, and CallTuv doesn't - it focuses on voice calls to real phone numbers. Most people pair CallTuv with whatever video app their family already uses (FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom). CallTuv also doesn't provide phone numbers or receive calls and texts.

Trying it takes five minutes

Create a free account, top up $5, and call the same number you used to call on Skype - the rates page shows the per-minute price first. There's also a fuller comparison on our Skype alternative page.