Comparison

Receive SMS Online vs Zingi

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

Head to head
About

Receive SMS Online

Get temporary virtual phone numbers and email addresses to receive SMS and emails from anywhere in the world. Use these disposable credentials to verify websites and protect your personal number from spam. The service is free and continuously updated with new numbers and locations.

Highlights
  • Receive SMS on virtual numbers
  • Temporary phone numbers in USA, Canada, UK, France, Sweden, Finland, Denmark
  • Verify and register for websites
  • Receive emails online with temporary email addresses
  • Download email attachments
  • Disposable messages discarded after 2-3 days
  • New virtual numbers refreshed monthly
Features
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If you are suffering from spamming on your phone number here is the solution! Our service receives SMS from anywhere in the world to our temporary phone numbers in the USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Our phone numbers allow you to verify and register for various websites, totally free. Not only phone number, but you can also receive emails online using temp emails with fresh domains added every week! You'll be able to download the emails' attachments if any! and create unlimited temp emails! The phone numbers are disposable and all messages are discarded after 2-3 days. Provided virtual phone numbers are refreshed with new ones every 30 days. All our virtual numbers can receive messages globally from anywhere in the world even if the sender is in a different country. Best of all, the service will always remain minimal and free. If you require free online service in a country not currently being listed, please check back later as we continuously add new locations and numbers. It is now very easy to receive SMS online without effort.

About

Zingi

This app provides a comprehensive, stress-free solution for shared bike programs within companies and organizations. It allows for quick and easy implementation of a digital platform for managing cycling mobility, offering options for existing fleets or a complete package with quality bicycles.

Highlights
  • All-in-one shared bike solution
  • Easy implementation
  • Digital platform for mobility
  • Supports existing fleets
  • Offers complete bike packages
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A simple, no stress all-in-one solution for cycling mobility Zingi offers companies and organizations a unique total package for shared bikes, enabling them to quickly and above all worry-free access their own digital solution for cycling mobility. Very complete and easy to implement. Zingi offers both a solution for an existing fleet of bicycles and an all-in solution with Belgian (electric) quality bicycles.

Screenshots

Receive SMS Online4 screens
Zingi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Zingi at 4.0 against Receive SMS Online's 3.2. Zingi also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Receive SMS Online's advantage is ratings volume (153 vs 3). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zingi holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Receive SMS Online has 153 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Receive SMS Online ships an update every 5 months, Zingi every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Receive SMS Online versus Zingi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReceive SMS OnlineZingi
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (153 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews27.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings153 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa AboulfotouhMobit Belgium bvba

Customer experience

Receive SMS Online

All ratings152 ratings
Positive52.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative43.4%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive27.1%
Neutral6.8%
Negative66.1%

Zingi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Receive SMS Online

Reported bugs

43 issues
  • Spamming advertisements every 2-4 seconds
  • Cannot receive verification codes
  • Upgrade is a big mess
  • Cannot receive code on old email
  • Difficult to access account
Show 38 more
  • Cannot use email anymore
  • Unable to receive an email
  • Not loading
  • No notification to chosen number
  • Too many unbearable ads
  • Numbers are used
  • Cannot get emails or texts
  • No more UK number
  • Unable to receive SMS online
  • Nothing in verification code section for US numbers
  • Don't receive code
  • Ads are too annoying
  • Full of adds
  • Email doesn't work
  • Pub à chaque clic
  • Scam numbers
  • Nothing is working
  • App is dead and no longer usable
  • Cannot receive SMS anymore
  • Issue receiving code from Sweden numbers
  • Numbers are used or verification code not received
  • 99% Werbung und 1% App
  • Numbers are used by another person
  • Wants credit card for $0 fee
  • Fake
  • Enormément de pub
  • Worst app
  • All numbers are used
  • Useless and fake app
  • Pior aplicativo
  • Não envia o código
  • Horrible
  • Confused and cannot figure out how to use
  • Too bad
  • Furada
  • Rubbish App
  • Chinese users cannot receive verification codes
  • App installs viruses on the phone

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back old email option
  • Bring back UK number
  • Add more countries and rare numbers
  • Fix the upgrade
  • Improve the app

Zingi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Receive SMS Online

No in-app purchases

None

Zingi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Receive SMS Online free?
Receive SMS Online is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zingi free?
Zingi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Receive SMS Online or Zingi?
Zingi is rated higher. Receive SMS Online averages 3.2 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Zingi averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Receive SMS Online or Zingi have ads?
Receive SMS Online shows ads; Zingi does not.
Which is updated more often, Receive SMS Online or Zingi?
Receive SMS Online ships an update every 5 months, and Zingi every 5 weeks. Most recently, Receive SMS Online was updated on November 3, 2026 and Zingi on November 3, 2026.

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