Comparison

SMS Instant vs Skip

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

Head to head
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

About

Skip

Features
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Turn raw UGC footage into clean, ready-to-use videos in minutes. Skip helps UGC creators automatically find and remove bad takes, awkward pauses, dead air, and unusable footage so you can spend less time cleaning up your recordings and more time creating. Simply upload your unedited footage and let Skip do the tedious first pass for you. Get clean cuts from your raw recordings without manually scrubbing through every take. FEATURES • Automatically identify and remove bad takes • Cut dead air and unnecessary pauses • Quickly turn raw footage into a clean first cut • Spend less time manually reviewing and editing footage • Designed for creators producing UGC and short-form video at volume SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Skip requires an active subscription to access its content and premium editing functionality. The app is not available as a free, fully functional product. Subscriptions provide ongoing access to the app's premium features and services. Subscription options, duration, pricing, renewal terms, and any applicable free trial details are clearly presented before purchase. You must purchase one of our paid subscriptions to get full access to our app and all of the features. See here for the terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

SMS Instant4 screens
Skip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Skip at none against SMS Instant's shown. SMS Instant's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, in-app purchases 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 and Skip sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $15.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
SMS Instant versus Skip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSMS InstantSkip
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (62 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews11.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHayato ShimizuPlatePal

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SMS Instant

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

Skip

Subscriptions1
  • Skip Editor Monthly Pro3 Days trial$15.001 Month

Questions

Is SMS Instant free?
SMS Instant is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Skip free?
Skip is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SMS Instant or Skip have ads?
SMS Instant shows ads; Skip does not.

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