Textkiller vs Spam Call Blocker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Spam Call Blocker
This app helps you manage unwanted calls by allowing you to create custom blacklists and whitelists. Block specific numbers or entire number segments to avoid spam and robocalls, while ensuring important calls are never missed. It also supports iCloud backup for seamless device switching.
- Custom blacklists and whitelists
- Block number segments
- Block up to 1 million numbers
- Add numbers from recent calls
- iCloud Auto Backup
- Block cell and landline numbers
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Spam Call Blocker enables you to set a number blacklist and a whitelist to save your time. You can easily block spam calls and robocalls by adding their numbers into the blacklist. Moreover, if you want to block a certain number segment, you can also add the number segment to blacklist, which means you can block up to 1 million similar robocalls in a few clicks. For your convenience, you can directly open 95 blocking to block all numbers which start with 95. You won’t be annoyed by the similar robo number anymore! When there is an important number, you can list it in the whitelist so that you won’t miss any legitime calls and text messages. iCloud Auto Backup is also supported so that the blacklist/whitelist information is stored and you can seamlessly switch to other devices with convenience. With Spam Call Blocker, you can: - Set Blacklist to block a certain number or a number segment. - Set Whitelist to allow legitime calls to not miss important calls and text messages. - Add a certain number segment to blacklist so that you can block up to 1 million numbers simultaneously. - Add phone numbers to blacklist from recent calls to avoid the frequent calls from the same number. - Open iCloud Auto Backup and seamlessly switch to other devices with convenience. - Add numbers to blacklist from your contacts. - Manage your blacklist and whitelist by adding notes and deleting numbers. - Block multiple call types, including cell phone numbers, landline numbers or other certain numbers. - Block all numbers which start with 95. Blacklist Unwanted Calls - Add a certain number segment to blacklist so that you can block up to 1 million numbers simultaneously. - Add phone numbers to blacklist from recent calls to avoid the frequent calls from the same number. - Block multiple call types, including cell phone numbers, landline numbers or other certain numbers. Whitelist Important Calls - Set Whitelist to allow legitime calls to not miss important calls and text messages. - Set the company numbers of operators, banks, express delivery, etc. included in the blocked number segment as whitelist numbers so that important information is not missed. Tips - Spam Call Blocker supports iOS 11.0 or later. - You will not receive any call notification from the blocked number. You will be responsible for any loss caused by falsely rejected or missed calls. Please add it carefully. - You can set a whitelist number or number segment, but the whitelist you set takes effect only in this application. If there are other phone blocking applications installed on your phone, please synchronize to set the whitelist in other applications. Common Problems: 1. I have purchased the pro version, but I’m required to buy it again? -> Please click [Restore Previous Purchase]. If it fails, please try to change your network or turn on the VPN, and make sure that the used apple ID is the same as the one used for purchase. 2. Why can’t I see the option of Spam Call Blocker in [Call Blocking & Identification]? -> Please check if you have installed other call blocker software at the same time. It is recommended to uninstall other software and reinstall Spam Call Blocker. 3. Why is an error message prompted when setting the blocking rule? -> Please check the user guide and check whether you enter special characters or enter more than 6 wildcards. 4. Why still receive spam calls after setting blocking rules? 1). Check whether there are other software options besides Spam Call Blocker in [Call Blocking & Identification], and click the [Edit] button in the upper right corner to move Spam Call Blocker to the top. 2). Try to add your other mobile phone number or the number segment of your friend's mobile phone number and call. 3). If the above operations do not solve the problem, please uninstall and reinstall Spam Call Blocker and try again. Choose Spam Call Blocker and meet a life without annoying spam calls and robocalls. Save your time to create more value.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Textkiller at 4.3 against Spam Call Blocker's 2.6. Textkiller also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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
Both are free to download. Textkiller sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Spam Call Blocker sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Textkiller holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textkiller has 13K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 37% and 36% positive.
Textkiller ships an update every 2 weeks, Spam Call Blocker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Textkiller | Spam Call Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13K ratings) — better | 2.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 36.8% of reviews — better | 36.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mosaic S.r.l. | Solid PDF Ltd |
Customer experience
Textkiller
Spam Call Blocker
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
Spam Call Blocker
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Textkiller
- 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
Spam Call Blocker
- Permanent License$0.99









