AltoSignal vs Cyber Intercom
Cyber Intercom and AltoSignal both replace wired intercom paging with an app. The difference is reach: AltoSignal runs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Amazon Fire, Windows, Mac, and Linux, plus a browser version for any computer, not just Android tablets, with message history, read receipts, and an unlimited channel system built in.
Cyber Intercom is an app-based dental intercom, positioned mainly around Android tablets. AltoSignal has native apps for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Amazon Fire, Windows, Mac, and Linux, plus a browser version for any computer, so it runs on whatever your team already uses, the front-desk iMac, the doctor's iPad, an Android tablet in the back, a Windows PC in the office. You're not buying a matched set of tablets to get started.
On top of that, AltoSignal organizes every page as a clear who · what · where message, keeps a full history with read receipts, and gives you unlimited channels plus a built-in Emergency channel.
| AltoSignal | Cyber Intercom | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Native apps plus a browser version | App-based dental intercom |
| Runs on | Native apps for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Amazon Fire, Windows, Mac, and Linux, plus a browser version for any computer. | Positioned around Android tablets |
| Setup | Install the app or open a link, no rewiring | Install from an app store, no rewiring |
| Message format | Large shared board, "Dr. Smith · Needed · Exam 1" | Button-based messaging |
| History & read receipts | Built in | See vendor |
| Channels | Unlimited, plus a built-in Emergency channel | See vendor |
| Enterprise / multi-location | Unlimited channels; one shared login, or a login for each person with owner, admin and member roles; SSO planned | See vendor |
| Hosting | Cloud plus your office network, encrypted | See vendor |
| If the internet is down | Keeps signaling on your office network | See vendor |
| Pricing | $25 / month for 5 devices · 10 devices $45 · 20 devices $75 · two months free billed yearly · 30-day free trial, no card | See cyberintercom.com |
Based on Cyber Intercom's publicly available positioning as an app-based, Android-tablet intercom as of July 2026. "See vendor" means we don't publish a claim about a feature we can't verify, check cyberintercom.com for their current features and pricing. Cyber Intercom is a trademark of its respective owner; AltoSignal is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
iPhone at the desk, iPad in the op, Windows PC in the office, Android in the back, all on the same system, no matching hardware required.
Every message is logged with the time it went out and who acknowledged it, so nothing quietly gets missed on a busy morning.
Unlimited channels to route by doctor, room or location, an Emergency channel that reaches every screen, and one login for every screen. User logins with roles and single sign-on, for multi-location groups and DSOs, are planned next.
Both are app-based dental intercoms. The main differences are device support and how messages are organized: AltoSignal has native apps for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Amazon Fire, Windows, Mac, and Linux, plus a browser version for any computer, and includes message history, read receipts, unlimited channels, and a built-in Emergency channel.
Yes. AltoSignal has native apps for iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, Amazon Fire, Windows, Mac, and Linux, plus a browser version for any computer, so you can mix the devices you already own.
AltoSignal is priced per device, and the rate drops as you add devices. $25 a month covers your first 5 devices; devices 6–10 are $4 each, 11–20 are $3, 21–100 are $2, 101–200 are $1.50, and 201–500 are $1.25. Each band prices only the devices inside it, so a 12-device practice pays $51 a month. Pay yearly and you get two months free. Staff seats are unlimited: you pay for the screens that receive signals, not for people. Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial, no credit card. Past 500 devices, email sales@altosignal.com.
Yes, inside the office. Devices running the AltoSignal app on the same network hand signals straight to each other at the same time as the cloud, so your team keeps signaling with nothing to switch on. Changing button labels, adding a channel, or reaching a second location waits until the connection is back. The browser version does not take part in local delivery. See how local delivery works.
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