SMSCodes.io vs SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SMSCodes.io
Protect your online identity and privacy by verifying accounts with private, temporary phone numbers. Avoid spam and scams by not using your personal number for online sign-ups. Access a variety of countries for SMS and voice verifications.
- Verify online accounts without personal numbers
- Receive SMS and voice verifications
- Access numbers from multiple countries
- Protect against spam and scams
- Create private and dedicated phone numbers
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Are you worried about identity theft, your privacy and your protection on the internet today? Do you receive unsolicited marketing, scams, spam and get rich quick schemes you never subscribed to? Are you being approached and be-friended on social media platforms by people you have never met? Now you can verify your online accounts without using your personal, work or business telephone numbers. SMSCodes.io provides real numbers for you to create, verify and protect your online accounts and identity. Using our SMS and Voice platforms we offer a wide variety of countries for SMS Verifications and Voice/Call Back Verifications. For business owners you can now have a telephone line presence in a country you are thinking about setting up in before any costly move or studies. SMSCodes.io also provides private and dedicated telephone numbers for use with SMS services and Voice services which you can reserve for as long as you need.
SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+
Obtain temporary US phone numbers for app and service verification without revealing your personal number. This service offers one-click activation and unlimited virtual numbers, ensuring quick SMS code reception for seamless verification.
- Temporary US phone numbers
- One-click activation
- Unlimited virtual numbers
- Receive SMS verification codes
- Verify any app or service
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PhoneVerifiedPlus helps you get a temporary US phone number to use for one week to verify any app or service if you don't want to expose your personal phone number. The service is designed to make the process really easy with just one click. No limit on how many phone numbers you can have at a time! 1- Search for any service. 2- Buy temporarily Phone Number to Verify the service 3- Add the given phone number on the service you are trying to use and click verify 4- Switch back to our app and you should receive an SMS for the verification code within seconds 5- Enjoy! Privacy Policy: https://www.techook.us/privacy-policy-1/phoneverified%2B-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://www.techook.us/terms-of-services/phoneverifiedplus-terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+ at 4.6 against SMSCodes.io's 4.1. SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+ also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). SMSCodes.io's advantage is review sentiment (78% vs 59%). On price, ratings volume, 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. SMSCodes.io sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+ sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+ holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 233 and 248 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of SMSCodes.io's written reviews are positive against 59% of SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SMSCodes.io ships an update every 5 months, SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SMSCodes.io | SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (233 ratings) | 4.6 (248 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.1% of reviews — better | 59.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 233 | 248 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBBCBB Inc | TECHOOK, LLC |
Customer experience
SMSCodes.io
SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+
User reviews
SMSCodes.io
From 233 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and reliable
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 💡 Variety of verification services
- 🔒 Secure and private
- 🥰 Great customer service
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 💰 Expensive for some users
- ⏱️ Slow SMS delivery at times
- 🔒 Withdrawal issues with tokens
- 🤔 Unclear pricing and policies
SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+
From 248 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Works for verification
- 👍 Useful for not exposing personal number
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Love this app
- 👍 Love your service
Room to improve
- 😞 Number used before
- 😞 Number did not work
- 😞 Wasted money
- 😞 No service available
- 😞 App not sending out code
Bugs and requests
SMSCodes.io
Reported bugs
5 issues- Login screen freezes
- Balance not updating correctly
- Verification codes not received
- Compatibility issues with older devices
- Withdrawal transactions stuck in pending
Requested features
5 requests- More payment options
- Improved withdrawal process
- Expanded country coverage
- Loyalty program or discounts
- Easier account management
SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+
Reported bugs
9 issues- 🐛 Application shows used number
- 🐛 Unable to send SMS
- 🐛 No service available for WhatsApp
- 🐛 App not sending out code
- 🐛 Error message keeps popping up
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- 🐛 Never received the code
- 🐛 Never received verification
- 🐛 No code sent
- 🐛 They never show anything in my service purchased
In-app purchases
SMSCodes.io
- Recharge $5.00$5.99
- $5.00 SMSCT Tokens$5.99
- Recharge $10.00$11.99
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- $10.00 SMSCT Tokens$11.99
- $20.00 SMSCT Tokens$23.99
- Recharge $20.00$23.99
- Recharge $50.00$59.99
- $50.00 SMSCT Tokens$59.99
- Recharge $100.00$119.99
- Recharge $200.00$239.99
- Recharge $300.00$349.99
- Recharge $500.00$599.99
SMS Activate by PhoneVerified+
- Get Premium3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Buy Phone Number for One Day$2.99
- Buy Phone Number for 3-Day Use$3.99
- Buy Phone Number for One Week$4.99
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- Buy Phone Num for 14-Day Use$6.99
Questions
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