Comparison

Phoner vs BBguarder

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Phoner

Obtain and manage multiple virtual phone numbers for private texting and calling. Protect your real number while using services like online marketplaces and dating apps. Features include call recording and anonymous caller ID lookup.

Highlights
  • Second phone numbers
  • Private texting and calling
  • Call recording
  • Anonymous caller ID lookup
  • International calling and texting
  • Vanity number selection
Features
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*** FREE TO DOWNLOAD AND GET A FREE TRIAL NUMBER, TEXTS AND MINUTES FOR CALLING *** + Phoner app is the best second phone number app for texting and calling. Phoner gives you a personal and business second phone number, integrated reverse phone number lookup, phone call recording, lookup anonymous caller, and private texting and calling. Phoner supports international calling and texting, SMS and MMS capability and much more! + Protect your privacy and make calls and text with a free second phone number without giving away your REAL phone number. + Free texting between Phoner users and cheaper calling rates between Phoner users. + Lookup anonymous caller id before picking up calls to prevent spoof callers. Provides private texting and calling without worrying and revealing your real primary number. Change your phone line as often as you like. + Get a second or multiple US, UK, Canada and international phone numbers for calling and texting. Choose your own vanity numbers for your various everyday needs such as buying and selling, home office, dating, sales, and others without giving away your personal number. + Make Phoner your 2nd phone number and keep it as long as you want OR use Phoner as a temporary disposable phone and generate and dispose of as many numbers as you need. + Use it as a secondary phone number for texting and calling when you use Craigslist, Etsy, Tinder, Match and many other eCommerce and dating services. + Record phone calls for interviews and other purposes. + Identify spam and caller when they call you real time and also look up their address and other information. Know who is calling! + Integrated call recorder, call forwarding and reverse lookups. + Support for many international phone numbers including United States US, United Kingdom UK, Canada CA, Spain ES, and many other countries! + Instead of buying costly physical burner phones, get second phone numbers on your own iPhone. Phoner free gives you as many phone numbers as you want by using a random phone number generator. Hide your caller id and protect your privacy This gives you unlimited fake phone numbers for Twitter, Uber, Craigslist, Ebay, Facebook and other service verification. Phoner phone number changer allows you to change as many temporary phone numbers as you want and burn them when you do not need it. With Phoner Texting and Calling app, you can get multiple numbers for various needs whether it is buying and selling on Craigslist, Ebay or other eCommerce platforms. If you are dating, you can mask and hide your number as you may not want to reveal your real number until you are really committed. If you are a professional, you may want a separate work number for sales and business. If you are a business owner, you may want a Phoner number for your home office or office. Phoner offers a subscription plan for your premium numbers. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription. - Your account will be charged for a renewed subscription within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription. - Your account will auto renew once a month, every 3 months or once a year depending on the subscription period you choose. - The subscription price ranges from $4.99-$129.99 and will vary depending on the type you pick but will be shown before you confirm purchase. - Payment will be charged to Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by accessing your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.appsverse.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.appsverse.com/terms

About

BBguarder

This app enhances personal safety by automatically sending location-based text messages to emergency contacts when activated. It works with a smart safety device or can be used independently for quick alerts. Setup is simple and contacts receive standard SMS messages.

Highlights
  • Connects to smart personal safety devices
  • Automatic location text messages to emergency contacts
  • Quick SOS functionality without a smart device
  • Easy setup in under a minute
  • Add up to 3 emergency contacts
  • Contacts receive standard SMS messages
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The BBguarder app protects you at home and everywhere else, complements the SMART personal safety alarms. When you fire your SMART personal safety device or SOS in the app directly, the BBguarder app reacts by immediately and automatically sending text messages to your emergency contacts with a link showing your location. Don’t gamble on your personal safety - get the best protection, from BBguarder! ---------App Features--------- - Connects to your SMART personal safety device - Sends location text messages to emergency contacts when your SMART device is fired, immediately and automatically - Super easy to set up – takes less than a minute! - Connects automatically to your SMART device(s) after initial setup - Add up to 3 emergency contacts to receive the location text messages - Start to SOS or Protect yourself in a preset time period very simple and fast even without a SMART device - Non-intrusive: Your emergency contacts don’t need the BBguarder app, because they receive regular text messages. Just let them know that they are one of your emergency contacts, so that they respond to your cries for help. ---------IMPORTANT--------- The location text messages functionalities require the following: - The BBguarder app must be active. It can be in the background and the phone can be locked, but if the app is fully closed (terminated, “killed”), the location text messages will not go through. - The Bluetooth and location services (“location services” means your GPS coordinates) must both be activated on your phone. - The BBguarder app must be allowed to always access the Bluetooth and location services. - Your SMART personal safety device must be connected to the BBguarder app. - You must add at least one emergency contact in the BBguarder app. ---------BBguarder VIP--------- For BBguarder VIP members (hereinafter referred to as "members"), including monthly, quarterly and yearly membership services, if you have opened this service as a member, when the member's membership period is about to expire, BBguarder will deduct the fees of the next service cycle from the balance of your bound payment account according to the current membership price purchased by the member. Auto-renewal refers to the way BBguarder automatically collects the next service cycle fee of the member through the above-mentioned bound payment account. If the renewal fails due to the insufficient deductible balance in the account, you shall bear the consequences of the payment failure. The renewal fee will be deducted 24 hours before the expiration of the service period you pay to purchase, and the payment will be recorded in the member payment record, and the service validity will be extended accordingly. If you want to cancel the automatic renewal, you should operate at least 24 hours before the expiration of each billing cycle to avoid the deduction. You can do this in the following steps: Enter iTunes Store and App store through mobile phone [Settings] > > select [Apple ID] > > click [View Apple ID] > > click [subscription] > > on account settings page to cancel subscription of bbguarder VIP member services; You understand and agree that if the service price is adjusted at / before the automatic renewal, the current effective price shall prevail. You understand and agree that BBguarder has the right to decide whether to charge for the service itself or adjust the automatic renewal cycle and fee according to business needs or market changes. The service will take effect after you choose to accept or use the service, until the member terminates the service / cancels the membership. More Agreements please refer to links below: https://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/agreement_en.html https://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/statement_en.html http://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/memberservice.html http://captainbaby-api.fenxingsuan.com/za-papa/commons/autorenewal.html

Screenshots

Phoner4 screens
BBguarder4 screens

Verdict

The call

Phoner and BBguarder both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of BBguarder's written reviews are positive against 49% of Phoner's. BBguarder also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Phoner's advantage is ratings volume (35K vs 15) and chart position (#161 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Phoner sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and BBguarder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Phoner against 4.5 for BBguarder. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoner has 35K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Phoner's written reviews are positive against 89% of BBguarder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phoner ships an update every 2 weeks, BBguarder every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Phoner versus BBguarder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonerBBguarder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (35K ratings)4.5 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.4% of reviews89.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPhoner Holdings LLC东 王

Customer experience

Phoner

All ratings34,572 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews504 reviews
Positive49.4%
Neutral5.2%
Negative45.4%

BBguarder

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative8.8%

User reviews

Phoner

From 35K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Reliable service
  • 🔒 Protects privacy
  • 💡 Useful features like call recording

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive credits/subscription
  • 🐛 Technical issues (numbers not working, messages not delivered)
  • 🔍 Lack of transparency in pricing and features
  • ❌ Poor customer support

BBguarder

From 15 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Good for contacting friends
  • 👍 Useful for arranging gatherings
  • 👍 Better than most chatting apps
  • 👍 Provides peace of mind

Room to improve

  • 😞 Scam/Doesn't work
  • 😞 Poor instructions
  • 😞 App doesn't send code
  • 😞 Unable to create account
  • 😞 Subscription required for advanced benefits

Bugs and requests

Phoner

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Numbers not working as expected
  • App crashing or becoming unresponsive
  • Inconsistent credit deduction for messages

Requested features

3 requests
  • Option to earn free credits
  • Ability to deactivate numbers within the app
  • Clearer explanation of how the service works

BBguarder

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App doesn't send code for account creation
  • Protection timer locked at zero
  • App doesn't work after connecting
  • Hackers in the app
  • Cannot call on app, only web

Requested features

3 requests
  • Adjustable protection hours
  • More emergency contacts
  • User-to-User security features

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Phoner

Subscriptions7
  • Second Phone Number Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Alternate Number Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Plus Monthly Trial3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Pick your phone number3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Second Number Trial Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Second Line Trial Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Extra Monthly Trial3 Days trial$19.991 Month
One-time3
  • Starter Credit Pack$2.99
  • Bronze Pack$6.99
  • Silver Pack$12.99
4 purchases

BBguarder

Subscriptions4
  • VIP (Basic benefits/month)$0.991 Month
  • VIP ( Premium Benefits/month)$1.991 Month
  • VIP (Basic benefits/year)$10.991 Year
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  • VIP ( Premium Benefits/year)$21.491 Year

Questions

Is Phoner free?
Phoner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BBguarder free?
BBguarder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phoner or BBguarder?
BBguarder is rated higher. Phoner averages 4.5 out of 5 from 35K ratings, while BBguarder averages 4.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Phoner or BBguarder have ads?
Neither Phoner nor BBguarder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phoner or BBguarder?
Phoner ships an update every 2 weeks, and BBguarder every 10 days. Most recently, Phoner was updated on November 5, 2026 and BBguarder on November 3, 2026.

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