Private Text Message vs SMS Instant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private Text Message
Send SMS messages globally without needing your own mobile number. Protect your privacy by masking your real phone number. Features include spam protection and support for international messaging.
- Send SMS worldwide
- Mask real mobile number
- International messaging
- SPAM protection
- No personal phone required
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Send Private Text Message Easily send SMS messages all around the world, without an own cellphone. Protect your real mobile. :: Please be sure to Check if you have entered a real existing recipient address. If you choose a country, do not enter the country code for your number. SPAM protection: Avoid sending same texts in a short period of time. :: Problems? Try to use another route we provide here. If you can, restart the recipient's phone.
SMS Instant
Receive SMS messages anonymously with temporary phone numbers. Protect your private number by using disposable digits for service registrations and urgent SMS needs. Get a new number each time you open the app.
- Disposable phone numbers
- Receive registration messages
- Anonymous SMS reception
- No registration required
- Secure private number protection
- New number on each launch
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You can easily get disposable phone number for SMS without registration. Disposable SMS phone numbers can be used to receive registration messages from Facebook, Twitter, Paypal, Alipay and more. It's very secure because you can receive messages without exposing your private phone number. [Useful at times like this] - When a temporary telephone number is required for trial registration of the service. - When you want to receive SMS anonymously. - When you need a phone number for SMS in a hurry. - When you want to receive a message without giving your private phone number. [Simple Usage] 1. A disposable SMS phone number is automatically assigned when the app starts. 2. Give the sender the disposable phone number. 3. You can receive the sent SMS messages while the app is running. 4. A different phone number will be assigned each time you launch the app. [Terms & Conditions] https://www.hayaya.net/terms-conditions/temporary-sms.html [Privacy Policy] https://www.hayaya.net/privacy-policy/temporary-sms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMS Instant at 4.0 against Private Text Message's 1.4. Private Text Message's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Private Text Message sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and SMS Instant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SMS Instant holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 6% of Private Text Message's written reviews are positive against 12% of SMS Instant's.
| Parameter | Private Text Message | SMS Instant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (23 ratings) | 4.0 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 6.5% of reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blacktelio OÜ | Hayato Shimizu |
Customer experience
Private Text Message
SMS Instant
In-app purchases
Private Text Message
- 300 Credits$4.99
- 500 Credits$7.99
- 1000 Credits$15.99
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- 2500 Credits$38.99
- 5000 Credits$79.99
- 10000 Credits$149.99
SMS Instant
- Premium (Monthly plan)$1.991 Month
- Premium (Buying out)$19.99
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