Can phone with Talkatone every receive calls

[John1397]

Have Talkatone and only way I can get phone to ring when calling Talkatone is to have the app loaded, if app is not loaded will not ring.

[Geek-9pm]

You want free, right?
Look at some alternatives. 

https://alternativeto.net/software/talkatone/

Talkatone is described as 'gives you free calls, text messages, real-time location sharing and picture sharing to Facebook and Google friends, or any phone number in US. Talkatone can replace your native phone to call and text for free without using cell minutes' and is a Group Chat App in the Social & Communications category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Talkatone for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, Online / Web-based and Android Tablet. The best alternative is Telegram, which is free. Other great apps like Talkatone are Signal (Free, Open Source), Skype (Freemium), Wire (Free Personal, Open Source) and WhatsApp (Free).

Myself, I would recommend Skype.   
(Almost free.)