SMS Instant vs Xcreen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Disposable phone numbers
- Receive registration messages
- Anonymous SMS reception
- No registration required
- Secure private number protection
- New number on each launch
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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
Xcreen
This app provides a distraction-free environment for cleaning your device's screen. It prevents accidental taps and unwanted actions while offering customizable backgrounds to highlight smudges and grime.
- Distraction-free cleaning environment
- Prevents accidental taps
- Customizable background colors
- Adjustable exit control placement
- Keeps display awake during cleaning
- Supports portrait and landscape
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See the mess. Wipe without the worry. Cleaning your screen should be simple. But when the display is asleep, dust and grime can be difficult to see. Touching it wakes the lock screen, where wiping can enter passcode digits, activate controls, or risk an unwanted emergency call. On an unlocked device, wiping can open apps, move icons, or trigger actions you never intended. In all of these situations, there is also no clear, evenly lit background to make dust, fingerprints, smudges, and grime stand out. Xcreen replaces those distractions with a solid cleaning surface that makes the mess easier to spot, whether you are giving your screen a quick wipe or a deeper clean. Ordinary taps inside Xcreen do nothing, so you can clean without worrying about accidental taps. CHOOSE YOUR CLEANING SCREEN • Select from six carefully chosen background colors • Create a custom solid color • Use different colors to reveal different dust, smudges, and streaks • Save your preferred color automatically PLACE YOUR EXIT CONTROL • Position the X in any corner • Keep it away from the area you are cleaning • Hold the X for one second when you are finished • Avoid exiting through an ordinary accidental tap • Save your preferred exit corner automatically MADE FOR CLEANING • Keeps the display awake while cleaning • Supports portrait and landscape orientations • Works on iPhone and iPad • Remembers your cleaning preferences XCREEN PRO Upgrade once with no subscription. • Remove the banner ad from Home • Optionally have Xcreen open directly to your cleaning screen • Start cleaning mode with your saved background color and exit corner already selected Xcreen prevents accidental taps inside the app; system gestures may still be enabled on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Xcreen at 5.0 against SMS Instant's 4.1. SMS Instant's advantage is ratings volume (62 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. SMS Instant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Xcreen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Xcreen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS Instant has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | SMS Instant | Xcreen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (62 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 62 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hayato Shimizu | Slade Utley |
Customer experience
SMS Instant
Xcreen
In-app purchases
SMS Instant
- Premium (Monthly plan)$1.991 Month
- Premium (Buying out)$19.99
Xcreen
- Xcreen Pro$1.99









