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How we review
Savi Review
AI app that screens scam texts, voicemails and live calls for a whole family
By AppDuo Editorial Team · Fact-checked
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- Android
- Web
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Our verdict
Savi suits US families who want one app for text filtering, voicemail screening and in-call alerts, plus a free web checker. The trade-offs are a very recent launch (July 2026), few independent reviews, an English-only interface and official pages that disagree on price.
Best for: Families with older relatives or teens who get frequent suspicious texts and calls
Skip it if: Anyone who needs a non-English interface or lives where the app is not released (a Vietnam App Store lookup found no listing)
Pros
- Several layers in one app: text filtering, voicemail screening, in-call alerts and a scam checker
- One plan covers the whole family with no member cap or per-person fee
- The Scamwise web checker is free and needs no sign-up or personal information
Cons
- Launched only in July 2026: 14 App Store ratings and 13 Trustpilot reviews, and Trustpilot notes the company has not recently invited reviews
- Conflicting prices: the App Store listing says every feature is free, while Savi's pricing page lists US$7.99/month or US$62.99/year
All pros and cons · Who is it for?
More pros
- 7-day (monthly) or 14-day (yearly) free trial with cancel-anytime terms
More cons
- The privacy policy allows collecting call recordings and text content, passing data to outside AI providers, and sets no fixed retention period
- English-only interface, phones only
Best for
- People who just want a free web check of a suspicious message, link or email
Skip it if
- Buyers who want a long track record of independent reviews
Experience & key features
Savi is a scam-protection app for texts, voicemails and calls from Savi Security, a Los Angeles startup. The name users see is Scamwise: the App Store app is titled "Scamwise: Block Scams & Spam", and scamwise.com is a free web checker. Per Pulse 2.0, the company raised a US$7 million seed round led by Acrew Capital in July 2026.
The homepage describes four features. Voicemail takes messages from unknown callers, identifies them and filters junk. On-Call is added to a live call, listens silently and flags scam patterns. Text Protection moves spam and scam texts to junk (iOS only). Scam Checker returns a verdict on a suspicious email, website or message. This is the vendor's description; no independent test has been published.
The pricing page lists US$7.99/month or US$62.99/year (about US$5.25/month) for the whole family. The Scamwise App Store listing, however, says the app is "free to use" with every feature included and shows no in-app purchases. The two official pages conflict, so check the price shown in the app before subscribing.
Savi targets US families. The interface is English-only, and a Vietnam App Store lookup found no listing. Where the app is not released, scamwise.com is the part anyone can use. For a broader security suite, Norton, Bitdefender or Malwarebytes are options, though they cover a different scope.
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Plans & pricing
Prices last verified Nov 11, 2026
Scamwise Scam Checker
PersonalFree
Per scamwise.com, the web checker for suspicious messages, links and emails is free, needs no sign-up and states no usage cap. The App Store listing also calls the Scamwise app free with every feature and shows no in-app purchases, while Savi's pricing page lists the two paid options below.
Monthly
Personal$7.99/mo
Per the pricing page: one plan for the whole family with no member cap, a 7-day free trial and cancel-anytime terms. Phones only (iPhone and Android); tablets and computers are not supported.
Yearly
Personal$5.25/mo
US$62.99 billed annually (about US$5.25 a month; the pricing page says it saves 34%), 14-day free trial, covers the whole family. Subscriptions are managed through the App Store or Google Play.
- Free plan limits
- The Scamwise web checker is free. The App Store listing says every app feature is free, yet Savi's pricing page charges for the family plan.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial · no credit card
Cancellation & refunds
The pricing page says cancelling during the trial means no charge, and cancelling later keeps access until the end of the paid period. No separate refund policy is published; cancellation goes through the App Store or Google Play.
Privacy
The privacy policy (updated 24 September 2026) says the service may collect the content, sender details and metadata of texts routed for filtering, voicemail transcriptions, call-screening data, call recordings and screenshots users submit for checking. Device contacts are collected only if the user agrees to share them. Data may go to service providers, including AI providers such as OpenRouter, and to Apple and Google for payments; no fixed retention period is given. The Scamwise site says user data is never sold or shared with third parties and that anonymized submissions may be used to improve detection. The App Store privacy label lists contacts, contact info, user content and usage data as data linked to the user.
Controversies & incidents
Issues documented by the press, regulators, courts or the vendor itself. Every item is sourced; unproven claims are labelled as allegations. Last researched: Nov 11, 2026
No significant controversies or incidents found in the sources we checked.
Frequently asked questions
Are Savi and Scamwise the same product?
Both come from Savi Security. savisecurity.com presents Scamwise as its first product, and the App Store app is titled Scamwise.
How much does Savi cost?
The pricing page lists US$7.99/month or US$62.99/year for the whole family with a 7- or 14-day trial. The App Store listing says every feature is free, so check the price in the app.
Does Savi work on Android?
The homepage and pricing page say it runs on iPhone and Android; text filtering is iOS only. The Google Play listing could not be opened to confirm.
Is Savi available in Vietnam?
A Vietnam App Store lookup found no listing, and the interface is English-only. The scamwise.com checker works in any browser.
Review evidence & sources9
Scores
- Ease of use
- 7.0
- Features
- 7.0
- Value for money
- 6.5
- Performance
- 6.0
- Support
- 6.0
- Privacy & security
- 5.5
Why this score
Trustpilot reviewers describe it as simple and quiet in the background, including for less technical people. The English-only interface keeps the score from going higher.
Why this score
It offers text filtering (iOS only), voicemail screening, in-call alerts and a checker. Per Pulse 2.0, proactive call screening was planned for fall 2026, so the feature set is still growing.
Why this score
About US$5.25 a month on yearly billing for an uncapped family plan is reasonable. However, the App Store says the app is free while the pricing page charges, and no separate refund policy is published.
Why this score
No independent accuracy test was found. The 'over 250,000 scams detected' figure comes from the vendor's App Store text; Pulse 2.0 cites the company as saying nearly 100,000 submissions were checked, over half flagged as scams.
Why this score
The contact page offers a support email and a form, but no phone, chat or help center and no stated response time. Per Pulse 2.0, subscriptions include guided setup and optional onboarding help from staff.
Why this score
The policy spells out what it collects, including call recordings and text content, and allows sharing with AI providers such as OpenRouter; there is no fixed retention period or independent audit. The Scamwise site says data is not sold, but given how sensitive call data is, the score sits below the category norm.
What users say
- App Store (Hoa Kỳ)5.0/5 · 14
- Trustpilot4.4/5 · 13
Sources
- Vendor-providedOfficial homepageNov 11, 2026
- Vendor-providedOfficial pricing pageNov 11, 2026
- Vendor-providedOfficial privacy policyNov 11, 2026
- storeApp Store listing (US)Nov 11, 2026
- pressPulse 2.0 (2026-07-11)Nov 11, 2026
- review-siteTrustpilot reviewsNov 11, 2026
- Vendor-providedScamwise website FAQNov 11, 2026
- Vendor-providedOfficial contact pageNov 11, 2026
- storeApp Store Vietnam lookup (iTunes API, no result)Nov 11, 2026
Specs & compatibility
- Developer
- Savi Security, Inc.
- Headquarters
- United States
- Launched
- 2026
- Category
- Utilities
Capabilities
- AI features
- Mobile app
Platforms
- iOS
- Android
- Web
Interface languages
- English
Support
Change history
- Update.iOS app version 2.0.4 released
- Update.Privacy policy updated
- Company.Savi Security announced a US$7 million seed round led by Acrew Capital alongside the iOS and Android app launch
Full change history (4)
- Launch.Scamwise app released on the US App Store
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