VeroSMS vs Custo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VeroSMS
This app filters unwanted SMS messages by using user-defined keywords and crowdsourced regional data. It prioritizes user privacy by processing all data locally, ensuring messages remain confidential. Offers both free and premium features for enhanced spam blocking.
- User-defined keyword filtering
- Crowdsourced regional keyword data
- Local message analysis for privacy
- Auto-block texts with URLs
- Block texts from unknown senders
- SMS Spam Reporting (India)
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VeroSMS is a SMS Spam filter app focused on maintaining users privacy, it filters spam texts using keywords that you set and using crowdsourced data of keywords that other people in your region set. This way none of the SMSs are sent to any server for analysis and your messages remain confidential. # Free Features: - Unlimited keywords for blacklisting. - Unlimited keywords for whitelisting. - Auto-block texts containing URLs from unknown people. - Only blocks texts from people not in your contact list. - SMS Spam Reporting to TRAI (India only). # Premium Features: - Machine learning based filtering. - iCloud sync for any keywords you add. - Auto-filtering of spam based on keywords that other people in your region add. - Basically does all the work for you. Just unlock premium and forget, all crowdsourced keywords will be periodically updated in background. For info on how to enable SMS Spam reporting extension open this in your browser: verosms.com/reportspam Privacy Policy and Terms of Service: https://verosms.com/privacy
Custo
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For everyday people who want a simple, beautiful, and secure way to manage passwords, Custo is the portable password vault that travels with you, a guardian that protects your digital life without the complexity.**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Custo at none against VeroSMS's 1. VeroSMS's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.5). On price, ads and device support 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. VeroSMS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Custo asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | VeroSMS | Custo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (311 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 54.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 311 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tanmay Sonawane | Jung-Chen Lee |
Bugs and requests
VeroSMS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Filtering not working as expected despite keyword matching
- Junk folder persisting even after app uninstallation
- Crowdsourced keyword list containing inappropriate terms
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to organize messages into categories
- Option to block phone numbers along with keywords
- Removal of badge notifications for filtered messages
Custo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
VeroSMS
- Premium Features$4.99
Custo
No in-app purchases
