Comparison

Phoner vs Verify Code

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

Head to head
About

Phoner

This app provides a secondary phone number for texting and calling, allowing users to protect their privacy. It offers features like call recording, anonymous caller lookup, and international calling. Users can get multiple numbers for various needs, from personal use to business.

Highlights
  • Second phone number for texting and calling
  • Protect privacy by hiding real number
  • International calling and texting
  • Call recording
  • Anonymous caller ID lookup
  • Temporary disposable phone numbers
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

Verify Code

This utility app provides temporary phone numbers for receiving verification codes from over 2000 services worldwide. It helps protect your privacy by offering disposable numbers for various online registrations and services.

Highlights
  • Temporary verification code reception
  • Support for 200+ countries and regions
  • Support for 2000+ app services
  • Code receiving service
  • Short-term rental service
  • Long-term rental service
Features
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An application tool that can protect your privacy and security. Temporary verification code number resources are rich, supporting 200+ countries and regions and thousands of service applications. [Functional highlights] - Support 200+ countries and regions - Support 2000+ App services - Temporary verification code reception - Code receiving service - Short-term rental service - Long-term rental service

Screenshots

Phoner4 screens
Verify Code3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Phoner at none against Verify Code's shown. Phoner also leads on ratings volume (35K vs 43) and chart position (#136 vs unranked). Verify Code's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Verify Code sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Verify Code. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoner has 35K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 50% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phoner ships an update every 2 weeks, Verify Code monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Phoner versus Verify Code: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonerVerify Code
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (35K ratings)4.5 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews49.8% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35K — better43
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size197 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPhoner Holdings LLC锐栋 吴

Customer experience

Phoner

All ratings34,543 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.0%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews486 reviews
Positive49.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative45.3%

Verify Code

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

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

Verify Code

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Phoner

Subscriptions8
  • Unlimited Plus Weekly Trial3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Second Phone Number Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Alternate Number Monthly$9.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Plus Monthly Trial3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • 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
6 purchases

Verify Code

One-time6
  • 18 coins$2.99
  • 45 coins$5.99
  • 98 coins$14.99
Show 3 more
  • 198 coins$29.99
  • 298 coins$39.99
  • 648 coins$99.99

Questions

Is Phoner free?
Phoner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Verify Code free?
Verify Code is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phoner or Verify Code?
Phoner and Verify Code are both rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store, from 35K and 43 ratings respectively.
Do Phoner or Verify Code have ads?
Verify Code shows ads; Phoner does not.
Which is updated more often, Phoner or Verify Code?
Phoner ships an update every 2 weeks, and Verify Code monthly. Most recently, Phoner was updated on September 25, 2026 and Verify Code on August 23, 2026.

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