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iPad · Safari · Wi-Fi

Make phone calls on your iPad without a SIM or an iPhone

An iPad has no phone dialer of its own: FaceTime reaches only Apple users, and iPhone call relay needs an iPhone. To call an ordinary phone number from the iPad alone, open TwinPhone in Safari, allow the microphone and type the number. It works over Wi-Fi, costs $0.02/min to the US and Canada, and shows the rate for every other country before the call connects.

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No SIM · no app to install · top-up from $10, credit never expires

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Your options for calling from an iPad

  • FaceTime Audio is built in, but it only reaches other Apple users. It cannot ring a landline or an Android phone.
  • Calls from your iPhone (Calls on Other Devices) lets the iPad place calls through an iPhone signed in to the same Apple Account. You need an iPhone with an active plan; usually it has to be nearby, and some carriers' Wi-Fi Calling lifts that.
  • Messaging and video apps call only people who have the same app.
  • A calling service in the browser, such as TwinPhone, rings real phone numbers — landlines and mobiles in 145+ countries — from the iPad alone, with no SIM and no iPhone.

How to call a phone number from an iPad, step by step

  1. Open Safari on the iPad and go to twin-phone.com.
  2. Sign up with an email or a Google account. No card and no phone number are needed to sign up.
  3. Add credit. The smallest top-up is $10, and unused credit never expires.
  4. Type the number with its country code, for example +1 for the US and Canada or +44 for the UK. The dialer shows the per-minute rate before you press Call.
  5. When Safari asks to use the microphone, tap Allow. If you tapped Don't Allow, open the page settings from the address bar (the aA button), choose Website Settings and set Microphone to Allow.

The person you call answers on their ordinary phone. They need no app and no account.

What the call costs

Calls to US and Canadian numbers cost $0.02 a minute. Every other country has its own rate, shown in the dialer for the exact number before it connects, and listed on the rates page. Calls are billed in whole minutes, rounded up, with a one-minute minimum and no connection fee. There is no subscription for calling.

By default the person you call sees a shared TwinPhone number. If you want them to see a number they can call back, rent a US or Canadian number from $3.19/month and pick it in the dialer's "Call from" menu; calls to that number then ring in Safari while TwinPhone is open.

Tips for clear calls on an iPad

  • Use earphones or AirPods so the iPad's speaker does not echo into its microphone.
  • Keep the TwinPhone tab in front during the call; iPadOS can pause background tabs.
  • A stable Wi-Fi connection matters more than speed. If audio breaks up, move closer to the router or turn off a VPN.
  • A cellular iPad works the same over mobile data — the call uses data, not the iPad's cellular plan minutes.

Limits worth knowing

  • You need an internet connection — Wi-Fi or mobile data. With no connection, nothing rings.
  • Emergency numbers (911, 112, 999) cannot be called. Use a phone with a SIM for emergencies.
  • Incoming calls to a rented number ring only while TwinPhone is open in Safari.
  • The TwinPhone app is built for iPhone (iOS 17.0 or later). On iPad, Safari is the supported way to call.

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Calling from an iPad — FAQ

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Prices, rates and answers on this page were checked on 10 November 2026 and are current as of that date.

Yes. Open TwinPhone in Safari, add credit from $10 and call any landline or mobile number. The iPad needs only an internet connection; no iPhone and no SIM.

Yes. Calls go over the internet, so a Wi-Fi iPad works the same as a cellular one.

No. TwinPhone runs in Safari. There is nothing to download on the iPad.

Signing up is free, but calls to phone numbers are paid per minute from your balance: $0.02/min to the US and Canada, other countries at the rate shown before each call. Only app-to-app calls like FaceTime are free.

A shared TwinPhone number, unless you rent your own US or Canadian number (from $3.19/month) and choose it in the "Call from" menu.

Safari has probably been refused the microphone. Use the aA button in the address bar → Website Settings → Microphone → Allow, then reload the page.

TwinPhone browser calling interface

Call from your iPad now

Open TwinPhone in Safari, top up from $10 and dial. $0.02/min to the US and Canada.

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