Comparison

Cortexia vs SMS Instant

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

Head to head
About

Cortexia

Features
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To improve the city’s cleanliness, we must monitor the street littering. We provide to the cities worldwide an objective and automatic measurement system, based on intelligent vision. Mobile cameras recognise and map the littering according to categories in the whole city and compute a cleanliness index.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Disposable phone numbers
  • Receive registration messages
  • Anonymous SMS reception
  • No registration required
  • Secure private number protection
  • New number on each launch
Features
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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

Screenshots

Cortexia4 screens
SMS Instant4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cortexia at none against SMS Instant's 2. Cortexia also leads on ads (none vs shown). SMS Instant's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). 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. SMS Instant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Cortexia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cortexia ships an update every 3 months, SMS Instant every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on May 13, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cortexia versus SMS Instant: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCortexiaSMS Instant
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (60 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—11.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—60 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB68 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCortexia SAHayato Shimizu

In-app purchases

None

Cortexia

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SMS Instant

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (Monthly plan)$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium (Buying out)$19.99

Questions

Is Cortexia free?
Cortexia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMS Instant free?
SMS Instant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cortexia or SMS Instant have ads?
SMS Instant shows ads; Cortexia does not.
Which is updated more often, Cortexia or SMS Instant?
Cortexia ships an update every 3 months, and SMS Instant every 5 months. Most recently, Cortexia was updated on May 13, 2026 and SMS Instant on September 25, 2026.

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