Comparison

Spoofbox vs MSR Control

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

Head to head
About

Spoofbox

This app provides tools to protect your privacy by offering virtual phone numbers for calls and SMS, temporary email addresses, and call forwarding. It helps you avoid sharing your real contact information for online services and communications.

Highlights
  • Virtual phone numbers for calls and SMS
  • Receive SMS for online verifications
  • Create SMS conversations
  • Call forwarding
  • Temporary email addresses
  • Check phone number availability
Features
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Protect your text messages, calls and phone numbers. Spoofbox is your central place to use apps for sending text messages, make phone calls, send emails or get a phone number to protect your privacy. Currently we have a bunch of apps and tools to protect your privacy. :: Receive SMS for verifications needed for any online service. Never enter your real cell phone number again! Secure your real mobile and get protected from third parties with our trash phone. :: Create SMS conversations and write and receive text messages. Get a virtual phone number and start sending and receiving SMS messages to respond to texts. :: Create your personal phone. :: Call Forwarding Setup a virtual number to receive calls without giving out your real phone number. Call Forwarding to answer calls and protect yourself. :: Check if a phone number is available or busy. Just enter the recipient's number and get the status of the phone call in seconds. :: Create temp email addresses to verify any service, which is requesting your email address. Use a trash mail to hide your real email address and protect yourself against spammers. :: Check the wireless network of a cell phone number or get the caller name

About

MSR Control

Easily control magnetic stripe card reader/writers with your device. Read, write, erase, and copy data from magnetic stripe cards. Supports various models and brands, with data import/export capabilities.

Highlights
  • Read magnetic stripe card data
  • Write data to magnetic stripe cards
  • Copy card data
  • Erase tracks on cards
  • Import/export data files
  • Support for various card reader models
Features
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MSR Control: X6 Bluetooth is a companion app for compatible Bluetooth MSR card reader/writer and magnetic-stripe encoder hardware. Use your iPhone or iPad to read, write, encode, erase, copy, import, and export magnetic stripe card data with X6, MSRX6BT, BTMSR, and related devices. Compatible models include X6, MSR X6, MSRX6, MSRX6BT, and BTMSR. Compatible brands include Deftun, Misiri, Tnaive, PosTech, and PosUniTech. Key features: • Connect to compatible Bluetooth MSR hardware. • Read data from magnetic stripe cards. • Write and encode data to magnetic stripe cards. • Copy one card’s data to multiple cards. • Erase selected tracks on magnetic stripe cards. • Read multiple cards into a data file. • Write multiple cards from a data file. • Import and export data files through iCloud or local folders. • Support ISO data format, 210 BPI, 75 BPI, Hi-Co/Lo-Co workflows, and leading-zero settings. The app is designed for use with compatible external Bluetooth MSR hardware. Please use it only with cards and data you are authorized to manage. This app uses Apple’s standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Spoofbox4 screens
MSR Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: MSR Control at 3.5 against Spoofbox's 2.5. MSR Control also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months). Spoofbox's advantage is review sentiment (22% vs 13%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Spoofbox sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and MSR Control sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MSR Control holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 73 and 47 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 22% of Spoofbox's written reviews are positive against 13% of MSR Control's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spoofbox ships an update every 8 months, MSR Control weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spoofbox versus MSR Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpoofboxMSR Control
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (73 ratings)3.5 (47 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.6% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings73 — better47
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlacktelio OÜTCool LTD.

Customer experience

Spoofbox

All ratings73 ratings
Positive38.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative58.9%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive21.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative76.1%

MSR Control

All ratings27 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral3.7%
Negative40.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Spoofbox

One-time6
  • 300 Credits$4.99
  • 500 Credits$7.99
  • 1000 Credits$15.99
Show 3 more
  • 2500 Credits$38.99
  • 5000 Credits$79.99
  • 10000 Credits$149.99
2 purchases

MSR Control

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly EasyMSR Membership3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • EasyMSR - 1-year Membership7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Spoofbox free?
Spoofbox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MSR Control free?
MSR Control is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spoofbox or MSR Control?
MSR Control is rated higher. Spoofbox averages 2.5 out of 5 from 73 ratings, while MSR Control averages 3.5 from 47 ratings.
Do Spoofbox or MSR Control have ads?
Neither Spoofbox nor MSR Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spoofbox or MSR Control?
Spoofbox ships an update every 8 months, and MSR Control weekly. Most recently, Spoofbox was updated on August 28, 2026 and MSR Control on September 13, 2026.

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