Temp Number vs Receive SMS verification code
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Temp Number
This app provides temporary virtual phone numbers from various countries to receive SMS messages for online services. It helps protect your privacy by not exposing your personal number and offers transparent pricing for disposable numbers.
- Disposable virtual second phone numbers
- Receive SMS online
- Instant account verification
- Protect personal phone number
- Transparent pricing
- Real SIM card providers
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Temp Number offers short-term usage virtual second phone numbers from different countries to receive SMS messages at fair and affordable prices. Get verification SMS messages for any online service without exposing your personal phone number and protect your privacy. What can I do? - Get disposable 2nd virtual SMS number instantly - Receive SMS online - Easy accounts verification - Protect your real number - Fair and transparent pricing Is it free? No. The app is available to download for free, but you will have to add funds to your balance inside the app to order numbers. You will see easy and transparent pricing depending on countries and services before each order. How to use the app? Step 1: Enter the country and name of the service you need. If there is no service in the list, choose the “other” option. Step 2: After selecting country and service, you will see the price per activation and can get the number ( in case you have no funds, you should add credits to your balance) Step 3: Copy the number and paste it on the service, website, or app you have selected. Step 4: As soon as the service sends you the SMS, it will be available inside the app. You will usually have up to 20 minutes to get the SMS. No message received until the number expires? - No payment will be made. Please note : - All numbers are temporary (disposable) numbers and are self-destructed, usually within 20 minutes. So please do not use it if you’ll need it for a long time. - We primarily use trusty and reliable providers with real SIM cards and not virtual VoIP numbers with lower quality. - The price is per successful activation only and may vary depending on the service and country chosen. All trademarks, product names, and company names or logos mentioned herein, inside the app, and on preview screenshots are the property of their respective entities. Terms of Service: https://temp-number.org/app/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://temp-number.org/app/privacy-policy Visit us: https://temp-number.org Contact us: support@temp-number.org
Receive SMS verification code
This app provides temporary, private virtual phone numbers to receive SMS verification codes for various social media and messaging platforms. It allows users to create accounts without using their personal phone number, ensuring privacy and security. The service offers numbers from numerous countries for broad accessibility.
- Virtual phone numbers
- SMS verification codes
- Private and non-recycled numbers
- Works with WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal
- Supports multiple countries
- Account creation without personal number
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Virtual Numbers App provides clean, private, non-recycled phone numbers guaranteed to work with WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Viber, WeChat, and others! How to use: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fpg0K4jBnpg 1. use the virtual number app to receive the verification code. 2. Use the number to create any social media account. Available Countries (List renewed every 30 minutes) United States Canada Mexico Brazil Peru Argentina Colombia Chile Dominican Republic Panama El Salvador Puerto Rico United Kingdom Sweden Turkey Croatia Iceland Malta Slovakia Slovenia Germany Italy Spain Czech Republic Hungary Poland Finland Norway Ireland Estonia Lithuania Latvia Greece Denmark Cyprus Indonesia Malaysia Hong Kong Singapore Russia Japan France Germany Italy Spain Belgium Portugal * Trademark Notice: This app is NOT affiliated with WhatsApp or Instagram or any other mentioned app above. The "WhatsApp", and "Instagram" names or any other app mentioned above, associated trademarks, logos, and banners are trademarks of WhatsApp Inc. or related entities. All trademarks, product names, and company names or logos cited herein are the property of their respective owners. Contact us: E-mail: vnums@webifyinc.store
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Verdict
Temp Number and Receive SMS verification code both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 25% of Temp Number's written reviews are positive against 0% of Receive SMS verification code's. Temp Number also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (624 vs 47). On price, rating, 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. Temp Number sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Receive SMS verification code sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Temp Number against 4.1 for Receive SMS verification code. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Temp Number has 624 ratings behind it against 47, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Temp Number's written reviews are positive against 0% of Receive SMS verification code's.
Temp Number ships an update every 2 months, Receive SMS verification code every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Temp Number | Receive SMS verification code |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (624 ratings) | 4.1 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 624 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Privatix LTD | Webify LLC |
Customer experience
Temp Number
Receive SMS verification code
Bugs and requests
Temp Number
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect SMS codes provided
- Numbers not working for verification
- Payments not reflected in account balance
Requested features
2 requests- Lower minimum deposit amount
- Add Apple Pay as payment option
Receive SMS verification code
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Temp Number
- 1 Activation$0.49
- 1 Credits$0.99
- 5 Activations$2.29
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- 10 Activations$4.39
- 5 Credits$4.99
- 15 Activations$6.19
- 25 Credits$24.99
- 50 Credits$49.99
Receive SMS verification code
- 1 Number for SMS verification$5.99
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