elefa Connect

About this app

Call home. They just pick up. elefa Connect lets you call real phone numbers in 195 countries - even if the person you're calling doesn't have the app, an internet connection, or a smartphone. It's international calling that just works, built for families staying close across borders. WHY ELEFA CONNECT Call any number, any phone. Landline or mobile, city or village - if it rings, you can reach it. The person you call needs nothing: no app, no data, no setup. Crystal-clear calls. High-quality voice built on modern calling technology, so conversations with home sound close. Prepaid, no contracts. Add credit when you want it. No monthly fees, no lock-in, no surprises. You only pay for the calls you make. Transparent rates. See the exact per-minute rate for every destination before you dial. No hidden charges. Your contacts, made simple. Recents and the dialer show your people by name, and the keypad matches contacts as you type. Your contacts never leave your phone. elefa Radio. Live stations from every country in the world - search any country, press play. Free to listen, no ads from us. LAUNCH RATES Launch promotional rates to South Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria, Congo, DRC and Rwanda. Promotional pricing may change. BUILT FOR THE DIASPORA elefa Connect was made for communities keeping family close across continents - affordable, reliable international calling to the places that matter most. Add credit securely, dial, and connect. That's the elefa difference. Questions or support? Visit elefa.tel

TECHNICAL CHANGES IN THIS BUILD (for review): World radio directory (primary change): the app's existing radio feature now offers a searchable directory of every country, in addition to the previous fixed list. The station catalog (names, countries, stream URLs) is fetched from the community-maintained Radio Browser API (api.radio-browser.info). Audio streams play directly from each station's own public HTTPS URL via AVPlayer — we do not host, proxy, relay, or modify any audio. The app functions purely as a directory of publicly published internet radio streams, and only HTTPS streams are listed (ATS-compliant, no exceptions added). Stations can be removed from our directory on request. Same background-audio behavior as the approved version (UIBackgroundModes: audio, unchanged); radio playback never interferes with calls — the audio session is guarded so an active call always takes priority. Call-failure messaging: when an outbound call cannot connect, the app now shows specific, human-readable messages (e.g., "Their phone may be off or out of coverage") based on the SIP response code, instead of a generic or missing message. Display-only change; no change to calling behavior. Review flow: the "Review elefa Connect" button in Account now opens the App Store's standard write-review page directly (apps.apple.com deep link with action=write-review), replacing the previous SKStoreReviewController prompt. Wording updated to neutrally invite feedback. Networking: one additional public read-only API is contacted (api.radio-browser.info, station metadata over HTTPS) and audio streams connect directly to stations' public URLs. No new third-party SDKs. Calling architecture: unchanged from the approved 1.1.1 — outbound-only VoIP with CallKit; ICE configuration (STUN + our TURN relay turn.elefa.tel) retrieved at call time from our authenticated backend; SRTP media. No changes to CallKit usage, background modes, or push handling. Permissions: unchanged from the approved 1.1.1 — Contacts (optional, on-device matching only), Microphone (calls), Camera (optional card scan via Stripe). No new permissions, no new usage descriptions. Payments: unchanged from the approved 1.1.1 — Stripe (including Apple Pay) for prepaid calling credit consumed as real-world phone calls (Guideline 3.1.3(a)). No In-App Purchase items. Encryption: standard TLS/SRTP only (ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption = false, unchanged). No tracking, no ads.

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1. First observed Aug 20, 2026 · 1:28 AM Free