SMS Spam Block vs SPAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMS Spam Block
Block unwanted text messages by blacklisting keywords or filtering messages from unknown senders. Maintain a whitelist for essential service messages like activation codes. All filtering is performed securely on your device.
- Block keywords
- Filter unknown senders
- Whitelist exceptions
- On-device filtering
- Secure and private
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Get rid of annoying text spam. Blacklist keywords from unwanted messages or just filter away everything you get from unknown senders. Add exceptions to the whitelist to avoid filtering useful service messages like activation codes or one time passwords. SMS Spam Block is secure, all filtering is done on the device. SMS Spam Block is FREE with no ads or in-app purchases.
SPAM
This app helps you filter out unwanted messages by blocking specific keywords or phone numbers. It works by acting as an extension to your device's messaging settings, allowing you to customize your spam filtering.
- Block unknown SMS by keyword
- Block specific phone numbers
- Unlimited block list
- Supports multiple languages
- Works with unknown senders only
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Are the spammer's messages bothering you? SPAM-SMS will protect you from them, all you need to do is follow the instructions . . - Block Unknown SMS: Enter a word that appears in the SMS, and the app will block it. will detect it and throw it into the trash. - Block Phone Numbers: You can add a phone number that is annoying you from their messages. . . . You can add as much as you want to the block list, it’s unlimited and free. . . . Notes: 1- The Spam-SMS function only on unknown senders who are not in your contact list. 2- Spam-SMS is an extension. In order to enable this extension, please visitUnknown and Spam Messages can be found in Settings > Messages. On this page, Please enable "Filter Unknown Senders" and "Spam-SMS." 3- The spam SMS works in any language, such as: "English, Arabic, French, and so on. 4- The SMS from any person whose number is saved in the phone's contacts will never be treated as spam.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SPAM at 4.4 against SMS Spam Block's 4.0. SMS Spam Block's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (58% vs 50%). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SPAM holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 58% of SMS Spam Block's written reviews are positive against 50% of SPAM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SMS Spam Block ships an update every 3 weeks, SPAM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMS Spam Block | SPAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (9 ratings) | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Victor Pavlychko | Ali Salem |
Customer experience
SMS Spam Block
SPAM
In-app purchases
SMS Spam Block
No in-app purchases
SPAM
No in-app purchases
Questions
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