Comparison

Second Texting Number vs PewPros

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

Head to head
About

Second Texting Number

Obtain a private, secondary phone number for unlimited texting and receiving verification codes. Protect your personal number while online shopping, dating, or selling. Enjoy group texting and ad-free communication.

Highlights
  • Choose a new phone number with any area code
  • Unlimited texting (including photos)
  • Receive verification codes
  • Keep personal number private
  • Group texting
  • No ads
Features
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CHOOSE YOUR NEW NUMBER Get a phone number with any available area code. UNLIMITED TEXTING Send and receive unlimited text messages to any US phone number. This includes photo messages. RECEIVE VERIFICATION CODES Your number can be used to receive verification codes for account registrations. Not compatible with all services. PRIVACY PROTECTED Keep your real number private when shopping, dating, or selling online. Use your second number to stay protected. GROUP TEXTING Seamlessly create and participate in group text messaging. NO ADS Uninterrupted texting without any disruptive ads. Join the millions of users enjoying private texting with Second Texting Number. Have questions or feature suggestions? Visit us: www.SecondTextingNumber.com ---- Second Texting Number offers an optional subscription which allows users to customize their phone number, send unlimited text messages, send photos and more. Payment will be charged to App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's App Store Account Settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. Important: Not compatible with 911 emergency services. Privacy Policy: http://secondtextingnumber.com/privacypolicy.html Terms of Service: http://secondtextingnumber.com/termsofservice.html

About

PewPros

Features
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PewPros is an instructor business management system for US-based certified firearms instructors to manage their in person training course business. Instructors can manage their course schedules, seating capacity, venues and more. USCCA instructors can sync their instructor portal and selectively decide which courses show on their site while the checkout still is managed by their USCCA portal connection. Instructors can respond to requests from prospective students directly via the app. Reminders can be configured in the backend of the system to enable class reminders to reduce the no call / no show problem of in person classes.

Screenshots

Second Texting Number4 screens
PewPros4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PewPros at none against Second Texting Number's 10. PewPros also leads on ads (none vs shown). Second Texting Number's advantage is chart position (#83 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Second Texting Number sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. PewPros asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Texting Number ships an update every 3 weeks, PewPros monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Second Texting Number versus PewPros: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond Texting NumberPewPros
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (66K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews58.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings66K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#83 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB64 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTorqued Studios LLCCloud Bedrock, LLC

Bugs and requests

Second Texting Number

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Messages not sending or delayed
  • Frequent app crashes or freezes
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges

Requested features

4 requests
  • Call functionality
  • Video/multimedia support
  • Improved reliability and consistency
  • Clearer subscription model

PewPros

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Second Texting Number

Subscriptions7
  • Unlimited Texting3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Unlimited Texting$7.997 Days
  • Limited Texting$9.991 Month
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  • Texting Number$9.991 Month
  • Texting3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited Texting3 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Unlimited Texting$13.991 Month
One-time3
  • 50 Credits$4.99
  • Change Your Number$8.99
  • 150 Credits$9.99
None

PewPros

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Second Texting Number free?
Second Texting Number is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PewPros free?
PewPros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Second Texting Number or PewPros have ads?
Second Texting Number shows ads; PewPros does not.
Which is updated more often, Second Texting Number or PewPros?
Second Texting Number ships an update every 3 weeks, and PewPros monthly. Most recently, Second Texting Number was updated on October 15, 2026 and PewPros on October 3, 2026.

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