Comparison

Textkiller vs AI Spam Shield Text Blocker

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

Head to head
About

Textkiller

This app automatically blocks unwanted spam text messages, protecting you from scams and telemarketing. It offers customizable filtering options, a constantly updated global block list, and a privacy-first approach to keep your inbox clean and your personal information secure.

Highlights
  • Automatic spam text elimination
  • Global block list updated constantly
  • Predictive SMS blocking algorithm
  • Customizable blocking (keywords, email, number ranges)
  • Block and Allow lists
  • Report spam to train algorithm
  • Privacy-first algorithm
Features
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Eliminate 99% of spam text messages with Textkiller, and live spam-text free®! Textkiller is the new spam text blocking app that's creating a world without spam texts. With Textkiller, you're instantly protected from more than 100,000,000 known phone scams, and counting! Textkiller's intuitive and easy-to-use features ensure you get all the texts you want, and none that you don't. Textkiller's innovative text blocking technology has already been featured by The New York Times, NBC, Wired, Engadget, Vice, and many other publications. Here are some of Textkiller's highly-reviewed features: Eliminate 99% of spam texts automatically With Textkiller, you're instantly protected from more than 100,000,000 known phone scams - and our global block list is updated every minute. Textkiller's predictive SMS blocking algorithm is also able to determine if an incoming text is spam in less than 0.01 second, keeping you safe from emerging spam texts too! Control who can text you Get good texts only. Textkiller's Block and Allow lists ensure the text messages you want are never blocked, removing all distractions from unwanted and dangerous spam text messages. Customize your text blocking Only Textkiller gives you fully customizable text blocking to ensure you block spam texts on your terms. Other apps only let you block individual phone numbers or text messages, but with Textkiller's keyword-based filtering, email address blocking, and phone number range blocking options, you can fully control how we block your spam texts. Train Textkiller To Get Smarter Report spam texts to Textkiller to help our algorithm get more precise at blocking your spam texts, and ensuring you always get the texts you want. Reporting spam texts also helps to protect other Textkiller users from receiving the same scam! Turn on the Extreme Blocking function, and Textkiller will filter all messages coming from senders outside of your contact list. Keep your money safe from losses to fraud Textkiller prevented 800 USD per year in losses to text scams, according to data reported by the Federal Trade Commission. Privacy-first text blocking Textkiller's patented text blocking algorithm immediately removes any identifying information before making a decision on blocking a text. Your privacy, and personal text messages are always safe with us. Relax and live life spam-text-free® In our busy lives, spam texts are an unnecessary and annoying distraction. Textkiller cleans up your iMessage inbox from annoying spam or telemarketing texts so you can have a bit of peace back in your day. That's what it means to live life spam-text-free. Here's what your spam-text-free life looks like: - No distractions: You can trust when a text notification goes off, it's a message that's meant for you. - Total control: Has your number fallen into the hands of annoying telemarketers or marketing lists? With Textkiller, you decide who can or can't text you - without having to deal with the hassle of trying to unsubscribe. - Zen: While Textkiller can't eliminate all of your daily distractions, we do our best to give you one slice of distraction-free paradise by ridding your phone of annoying spam. Built by people who hate robocalls, spam texts, and respect your privacy, Textkiller will help you take control of who can and can’t text you. We're empowering everyone with a smartphone to create a spam-text-free world. But, we can't do it without you. Try Textkiller free today! Textkiller is free to download. A subscription is required to use the product. Once your trial ends, your subscription will automatically renew. You can cancel at any time. Live life spam-text-free®! Terms of Service: https://www.teltech.co/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.teltech.co/privacy.html California Privacy Notice: https://teltech.co/privacy.html#section-8 *** According to the FTC.

About

AI Spam Shield Text Blocker

This app uses AI to automatically block unwanted spam SMS messages. It learns from a vast dataset of spam texts to protect your inbox. Premium membership offers automatic background operation and regular model updates for continuous protection.

Highlights
  • AI-powered spam detection
  • Automatic SMS blocking
  • Continuous background protection
  • Regular spam model updates
  • Manual spam analysis for training
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One less thing to worry about! Introducing Foxi, the A.I fox who automatically blocks spam SMS messages for you. We deliberately exposed our mobile numbers out there to collect spam messages to feed Foxi, our A.I fox, who preys on those suspicious but delicious little texts. Foxi likes eating spam messages and is very good at spotting them. The wide range of spam text message samples are manually analysed and used to train our state-of-the-art A.I model. We constantly monitor the new spam texts coming out each week and will provide updates to our members. Joining SMS Fox Premium Membership will enable Foxi to work automatically in the background. You will also receive future spam samples model updates every couple of weeks to ensure that you are protected all the time. === Foxi's Story === Once upon a time, in a world filled with technology and gadgets, there lived a fox named Foxi. Foxi was no ordinary fox - she had the unique ability to eat spam messages. Every day, Foxi would roam the digital landscape, prowling through emails and text messages in search of delicious spam. Whenever she found a spam message, she would gobble it up, leaving the inboxes of her human friends clean and free of clutter. Despite her love of spam, Foxi was not a selfish fox. She knew that many humans struggled to keep their inboxes free of spam, and she wanted to help them. So, she made it her mission to eat as much spam as she could, protecting the humans from the annoyance and frustration of unwanted messages. Foxi quickly became a hero to the humans, who were grateful for her efforts. They showered her with treats and praises, and she lived a happy and fulfilled life, knowing that she was making a difference in the world. ======= Subscription pricing and terms: ======= SMS Fox offers two auto-renewing subscription options for Premium Membership: $1.99 per month $14.99 per year -Prices may very for different regions- A valid purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Read more about our terms and conditions here - https://alsy-apps.github.io/SMSFoxPublic/termsandconditions/ Read more about our privacy policy here - https://alsy-apps.github.io/SMSFoxPublic/privacypolicy/

Screenshots

Textkiller4 screens
AI Spam Shield Text Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Textkiller at 4.3 against AI Spam Shield Text Blocker's 3.0. Textkiller also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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. Textkiller sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and AI Spam Shield Text Blocker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Textkiller holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textkiller has 13K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 37% and 38% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textkiller ships an update every 2 weeks, AI Spam Shield Text Blocker every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Textkiller versus AI Spam Shield Text Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextkillerAI Spam Shield Text Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews36.8% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Alsy Apps Ltd

Customer experience

Textkiller

All ratings13,000 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive36.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative56.6%

AI Spam Shield Text Blocker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Textkiller

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes during setup
  • Keyword blocking not working as expected
  • Junk messages still getting through
  • Issues contacting support

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sync blocked list across devices
  • Automatically delete junk messages
  • Better integration with Apple Watch
  • More transparency on how filtering works

AI Spam Shield Text Blocker

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Textkiller

Subscriptions12
  • Textkiller Pro$4.997 Days
  • TextKiller Pro with Free Trial7 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium Protection7 Days trial$5.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium Protection$5.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Protection7 Days trial4 variants$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Protection1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Protection7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
  • Textkiller Pro$69.991 Year
  • Textkiller Pro with Free Trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Protection7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Protection7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium Protection7 Days trial$89.991 Year
2 purchases

AI Spam Shield Text Blocker

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month Premium Membership$1.991 Month
  • 1 Year Premium Membership$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Textkiller free?
Textkiller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AI Spam Shield Text Blocker free?
AI Spam Shield Text Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Textkiller or AI Spam Shield Text Blocker?
Textkiller is rated higher. Textkiller averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while AI Spam Shield Text Blocker averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Textkiller or AI Spam Shield Text Blocker have ads?
Neither Textkiller nor AI Spam Shield Text Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textkiller or AI Spam Shield Text Blocker?
Textkiller ships an update every 2 weeks, and AI Spam Shield Text Blocker every 6 weeks. Most recently, Textkiller was updated on September 22, 2026 and AI Spam Shield Text Blocker on June 4, 2026.

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