Comparison

DoNotPay vs SMSVerified

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

Head to head
About

DoNotPay

This AI-powered app acts as your consumer champion, helping you fight corporations, manage subscriptions, protect your privacy with burner phone numbers, and lower your bills. It also assists in finding unclaimed money and navigating bureaucratic processes like appealing tickets.

Highlights
  • Fight corporations on your behalf
  • Cancel unwanted subscriptions
  • Generate burner phone numbers
  • Negotiate lower bills
  • Find and claim unclaimed money
  • Appeal parking and traffic tickets
Features
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DoNotPay is your AI Consumer Champion. DoNotPay uses artificial intelligence to help you fight big corporations, protect your privacy, find hidden money, and beat bureaucracy. --------- "DoNotPay is the hero the world needs." - TIME Magazine “Shift agency back into the consumer’s hands.” - VICE “Tomorrow’s consumer champion.” - Daily Mail “Nifty innovation.” - The Sun --------- How does it work? FIGHT CORPORATIONS: Let us know your problem and we will contact the corporation on your behalf. DoNotPay will also generate complaint letters for you and mail it on your behalf requesting the compensation you deserve. MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS: Find your forgotten and unwanted subscriptions and we’ll help cancel them for you! DoNotPay also offers a free trial card that you can use when signing up for free trials. BURNER PHONES: Create a single-use burner phone number to receive text messages and protect your privacy. LOWER YOUR BILLS: Let DoNotPay lower your bills for you. From medical bills, utility bills, to cell phone bills, simply send a picture of your bill and our expert negotiator will fight to get you a better rate or credits applied to your account. FIND HIDDEN MONEY: Whether it's an uncashed payroll check, forgotten dividends, or closed checking accounts, DoNotPay will locate any unclaimed property you may have under your name and claim it on your behalf. DoNotPay will also help you appeal bank fees. These fees can range from overdraft fees, late fees, interest fees, NSF fees and more! BEAT BUREAUCRACY: Appeal your parking and traffic tickets, schedule DMV appointments, make FOIA requests, and voice your concerns with government agencies. ------- Please email support@donotpay.com for questions, comments and concerns. For our Terms of Service and to view our Privacy Policy, please visit DoNotPay.com/learn/terms-of-service/ and DoNotPay.com/learn/privacy-policy/.

About

SMSVerified

Obtain temporary US phone numbers for app and service verification without revealing your personal number. The process is streamlined for quick, one-click use, offering numbers for one-time, daily, or weekly access.

Highlights
  • Temporary US phone numbers
  • One-click verification process
  • Numbers for one-time use
  • Daily number rental
  • Weekly number rental
  • Receive verification SMS
Features
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SMSVerified helps you get a temporarily US phone number to verify any app or service if you don't want to expose your personal phone number. The service is designed to make the process really easy with just one click. You can buy phone numbers for one-time, one-day, or one-week use. 1- Search for any service. 2- Buy temporarily Phone Number to Verify the service 3- Add the given phone number on the service you are trying to use and click Verify 4- Switch back to our app and you should receive an SMS for the verification code within seconds 5- Enjoy! Privacy Policy: https://www.techook.us/privacy-policy-1/smsverified-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://www.techook.us/terms-of-services/smsverified-terms-of-use

Screenshots

DoNotPay4 screens
SMSVerified4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DoNotPay at every 10 days against SMSVerified's every 3 months. DoNotPay also leads on ratings volume (7.6K vs 531) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). SMSVerified's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 11%). On price, rating, 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. DoNotPay sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $35.99 per 3 months and SMSVerified sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for DoNotPay against 4.4 for SMSVerified. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DoNotPay has 7.6K ratings behind it against 531, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 11% of DoNotPay's written reviews are positive against 35% of SMSVerified's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DoNotPay ships an update every 10 days, SMSVerified every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DoNotPay versus SMSVerified: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoNotPaySMSVerified
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7.6K ratings)4.4 (531 ratings) — better
Positive reviews10.9% of reviews35.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better531
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoNotPay IncTECHOOK, LLC

Customer experience

DoNotPay

All ratings7,619 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive10.9%
Neutral3.2%
Negative85.8%

SMSVerified

All ratings523 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative62.7%

User reviews

DoNotPay

From 7.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Genius app!!
  • 🚀 Excellent app!
  • 🚀 Awesome app!
  • 🚀 Money saver!!

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Scam
  • 🐛 Charges without using service
  • 🐛 Hidden charges
  • 🐛 Misleading marketing
  • 🐛 Demands phone number on first opening

SMSVerified

From 531 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Instant service
  • 🌍 Useful for overseas users
  • ⭐ Great app
  • 👍 Helpful and works well

Room to improve

  • 💰 Charges too much
  • 🐛 Doesn't work as promised
  • 🔒 Security issues
  • 📵 Numbers don't last
  • 🤖 Suspected scam

Bugs and requests

DoNotPay

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Sign up flow failure
  • Trash interface
  • Glitchy app
  • Temporary card doesn't work

Requested features

3 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Advanced analytics dashboard
  • Ability to use without providing payment info

SMSVerified

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Verification codes not received
  • Numbers already in use
  • Charges without providing service

Requested features

2 requests
  • History of used numbers
  • Better customer support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

DoNotPay

Subscriptions1
  • DoNotPay Subscription$35.993 Months
4 purchases

SMSVerified

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$1.997 Days
One-time3
  • Service Verification$1.99
  • Service Verification$2.99
  • Service Verification$3.99

Questions

Is DoNotPay free?
DoNotPay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SMSVerified free?
SMSVerified is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DoNotPay or SMSVerified?
SMSVerified is rated higher. DoNotPay averages 4.3 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while SMSVerified averages 4.4 from 531 ratings.
Do DoNotPay or SMSVerified have ads?
Neither DoNotPay nor SMSVerified shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DoNotPay or SMSVerified?
DoNotPay ships an update every 10 days, and SMSVerified every 3 months. Most recently, DoNotPay was updated on October 29, 2026 and SMSVerified on October 30, 2026.

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