Call Forwarding Lite vs SMS Verification
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Call Forwarding Lite
Manage conditional call forwarding on your iPhone. Forward calls when busy, unanswered, or out of reach. Activate, deactivate, and check the status of these forwarding options.
- Conditional call forwarding
- Forward when busy
- Forward when no answer
- Forward when out of reach
- Activate forwarding
- Deactivate forwarding
- Check status
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Now you can have conditional call forwarding on your iPhone you can forward calls when busy, when no answer, and/or when out of reach. with call forwarding you can activate, deactivate and check status of all of the above conditional call forwarding types. **This app is using default call forwarding codes which are used by GSM carriers all over the world if your carrier is not a GSM carrier this app will not work with you**
SMS Verification
Obtain temporary U.S. phone numbers for app and service verification without revealing your personal number. Receive verification codes instantly and securely.
- Temporary U.S. phone numbers
- App and service verification
- Instant SMS code reception
- One-click verification process
- Affordable temporary numbers
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PhoneVerify helps you get a temporarily U.S phone number 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. 1- Search for any service. 2- Buy temporarily Phone Number to Verify the service for cheap as $0.99 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/phoneverify-privacy-policy Terms Of Service: https://www.techook.us/terms-of-services/smsverified-terms-of-use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMS Verification at 4.4 against Call Forwarding Lite's 1.7. SMS Verification also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 60 months) and review sentiment (20% vs 2%). Call Forwarding Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. SMS Verification sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Call Forwarding Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
SMS Verification holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SMS Verification has 718 ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of Call Forwarding Lite's written reviews are positive against 20% of SMS Verification's.
Call Forwarding Lite ships an update every 60 months, SMS Verification every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Call Forwarding Lite | SMS Verification |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (36 ratings) | 4.4 (718 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.3% of reviews | 19.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 36 | 718 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 60 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdel Karim Souman | TECHOOK, LLC |
Customer experience
Call Forwarding Lite
SMS Verification
Bugs and requests
Call Forwarding Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
SMS Verification
Reported bugs
3 issues- Verification codes not received
- Purchased numbers not working
- Charges not reversed for failed transactions
Requested features
2 requests- Provide history of past purchases
- Allow reusing previously obtained numbers
In-app purchases
Call Forwarding Lite
No in-app purchases
SMS Verification
- Premium$1.997 Days
- Buy Service Verification$1.99
- Buy Service Verification$2.99
- Buy Service Verification$3.99
Questions
Is Call Forwarding Lite free?
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