Comparison

Textkiller vs Block Spam Texts | Dont Text

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

Block Spam Texts | Dont Text

This app automatically filters unwanted spam text messages by sending them to a dedicated junk folder. It offers customizable filtering options, including blocking by email addresses, keywords, and phone number area codes, ensuring you only see important messages.

Highlights
  • Automatic spam text filtering
  • Junk folder for spam messages
  • Block texts from email addresses
  • Customizable keyword filtering
  • Block by phone number area code
  • Privacy-focused message handling
Features
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Block. Spam. Texts. Dont Text creates a junk folder in your messages app and sends spam texts to the junk folder for you. With Dont Text installed and enabled on your device, you never get notifications from annoying spam texts and spam is automatically sent to your junk folder. Dont Text makes it easy for you to block spam texts on your device by getting started it in minutes. Block Spam Texts from Email Addresses Start blocking all spam text messages that come from email addresses. Turn on the toggle to Filter Email Senders in the app and Dont Text will block all incoming spam texts from email addresses. Customize Filtering Dont Text allows you to customize how you block spam texts. Inside the app, you can create keywords to filter text messages from unknown senders. Create a blocking keyword to filter any text containing that keyword and send the text to junk. Use allow keywords to prevent important texts from accidentally ending up in junk and make sure you never miss an important text. Block Texts By Phone Number Area Code Block unwanted texts by filtering by area code. Add an area code to the app and all texts from that area code will be sent to your junk folder. Privacy Dont Text does not save your contacts or texts. Dont Text only checks text messages from unknown senders to filter spam. Dont Text cannot access text messages between you and your contacts, or any texts that you send. Dont Text can only check incoming messages from a number not saved in your contacts and this information is never stored. When a text is filtered, Apple restricts the information Dont Text uses to block spam and your phone number or personal information is never shared with us.

Screenshots

Textkiller4 screens
Block Spam Texts | Dont Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Textkiller at every 2 weeks against Block Spam Texts | Dont Text's every 2 months. Textkiller also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 1.1K) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Block Spam Texts | Dont Text sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Textkiller against 4.2 for Block Spam Texts | Dont Text. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Textkiller has 13K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Textkiller's written reviews are positive against 43% of Block Spam Texts | Dont Text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textkiller ships an update every 2 weeks, Block Spam Texts | Dont Text every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Textkiller versus Block Spam Texts | Dont Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextkillerBlock Spam Texts | Dont Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13K ratings) — better4.2 (1.1K ratings)
Positive reviews36.9% of reviews42.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better1.1K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size108 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMosaic S.r.l.Tyler Kennedy

Customer experience

Textkiller

All ratings13,000 ratings
Positive82.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews320 reviews
Positive36.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative56.6%

Block Spam Texts | Dont Text

All ratings1,070 ratings
Positive76.8%
Neutral8.0%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews143 reviews
Positive42.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative51.7%

User reviews

Textkiller

From 13K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Stops spam texts
  • 👍 Filters messages effectively
  • 💡 Keyword blocking
  • 🚀 Works well when functioning
  • 👍 Useful for reducing spam

Room to improve

  • 🐛 App not working after updates
  • 🐛 Issues with premium features
  • 🔍 Concerns about privacy and data access
  • 🐛 Inconsistent performance
  • 💰 Expensive subscription

Block Spam Texts | Dont Text

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective at blocking spam
  • 👍 Easy to set up and use
  • 💰 Free version available
  • 🙌 Helpful customer support

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Filters not always effective
  • ❌ Paid version doesn't work as expected
  • 🤔 Blocks legitimate messages
  • ⚠️ Inconsistent performance over time

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

Block Spam Texts | Dont Text

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Restore function not working
  • Incompatible with certain devices/OS versions
  • Subscription issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Group text blocking
  • Ability to filter by sender
  • Customizable filtering options
  • Integration with other messaging apps

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Textkiller

Subscriptions9
  • 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 trial2 variants$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium Protection7 Days trial$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
1 purchases

Block Spam Texts | Dont Text

Subscriptions1
  • Worry Free Filtering$6.991 Year

Questions

Is Textkiller free?
Textkiller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Block Spam Texts | Dont Text free?
Block Spam Texts | Dont Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Textkiller or Block Spam Texts | Dont Text?
Textkiller is rated higher. Textkiller averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Block Spam Texts | Dont Text averages 4.2 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Textkiller or Block Spam Texts | Dont Text have ads?
Neither Textkiller nor Block Spam Texts | Dont Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textkiller or Block Spam Texts | Dont Text?
Textkiller ships an update every 2 weeks, and Block Spam Texts | Dont Text every 2 months. Most recently, Textkiller was updated on November 6, 2026 and Block Spam Texts | Dont Text on November 3, 2026.

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