Comparison

Second Texting Number vs SmartCall

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

Head to head
About

Second Texting Number

Protect your personal number by using a private, disposable phone number for calls and texts. Choose your own number in any area code and receive verification codes without revealing your identity. Manage your privacy with features like auto-response and custom voicemail.

Highlights
  • Unlimited texting and calling
  • Choose your own number
  • Protect your privacy
  • Receive verification codes
  • Separate contacts
  • Auto-response
  • Custom voicemail
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Safely text & call anyone while protecting your real number. Give out a number that can't be linked back to yours. Guaranteed. Unlisted provides privacy for you and your phone number with supercharged private numbers. UNLIMITED TEXTING & CALLING Send & receive unlimited texts, calls, and picture messages to any US or Canadian number CHOOSE YOUR OWN NUMBER Pick a phone number in any area code. Get as many as you need. PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY Unlisted numbers aren't linked to you or your real number. Protect your privacy when you need to give out a number. CRYSTAL-CLEAR CALLING Enjoy excellent call quality via either an internet (VoIP) connection or your carrier's phone network RECEIVE VERIFICATION CODES Our numbers can receive verification and 2FA codes for registering new accounts anywhere SEPARATE CONTACTS Store contacts that live only in the app and won't appear in your iPhone's contacts DO NOT DISTURB / OPEN HOURS Set a schedule so you only receive calls and notifications when you want them AUTO-RESPONSE Set up a message that will automatically get sent to anyone getting in touch with you OUTGOING CALLER ID If you want, set a name to appear when you call someone INCOMING CALL OPTIONS Decide whether to answer incoming calls on your phone, forward them to another number, or send them to voicemail CUSTOM VOICEMAIL GREETING Set a custom voicemail greeting for each of your numbers. Or keep the generic default if you prefer to stay anonymous. PRIVACY-FIRST: NO ADS, NO TRACKING We don't show ads or do anything with your data that you wouldn't expect. We definitely don't let any 3rd parties do this either. DEDICATED, US-BASED TEAM We're a dedicated US-based team who loves working on Unlisted every day. In fact, we rely on Unlisted numbers every day for our own needs. We promise to never sell your data, show you ads, or betray your privacy. Since 2012, customers have trusted us to provide them new phone numbers for all of their needs, and we hope you will too. If you ever need help, or have something you'd like us to add to Unlisted, please send us an email at support@getunlisted.com. We offer dedicated support and respond personally to each and every email. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS All plans come with a free trial. You can cancel the trial any time and you won't be charged. Please note that certain functionality may be restricted during the free trial in order to prevent abuse. This may include texting limits or blocks on receiving verification codes. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed from the App Store app. HELP Access the Help Center in the app's menu or email support@getunlisted.com LEGAL & FINE PRINT Terms Of Service: https://www.getunlisted.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.getunlisted.com/privacy IMPORTANT: Works in the US and Canadian only. You can only call and text with other US & Canadian numbers. Not for 911 emergency services.

About

SmartCall

Get a second phone number for calls and texts without needing a new device. Manage business communications with features like call tagging, notes, visual voicemail, and business hours.

Highlights
  • Second phone number
  • SMS messaging
  • Call tagging
  • Call notes
  • Visual voicemail
  • Call reminders
  • Business hours routing
Features
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SmartCall provides a second phone number on your existing phone, and much more. Ever dreamed having a separate professional line for your business without needing two phones or two SIM cards ? Now, you can with SmartCall ! No need to switch between phones and no extra cost to buy a second mobile phone. You can get a UK mobile and landline number or any international number. With SmartCall, you will get even more features: - SMS: Send messages to contact the same way you would do it on your main number. - Tag calls: With a swipe gesture, easily tag each call using customised tags. - Notes: Never forget the content of each call. - Visual voicemail: Easily listen to voicemail - Call reminders: Never again forget to callback a client. - Business hours: Calls on your business line will be automatically redirected to voicemail outside your business hours. No more customers calling late at night. - Do not disturb mode: Busy in a meeting ? Switch a toggle and you won’t be disturbed. - Source numbers: You pay ads so people will find out about your work ? But you don’t know if those ads you pay every month bring calls ? Create temporary source numbers for each advertising supports and get live statistics. - Privacy Policy :- http://smartcall.co/privacy-policy.php - Terms of Use :- http://smartcall.co/general-conditions.php

Screenshots

Second Texting Number4 screens
SmartCall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Second Texting Number at 60% against SmartCall's 13%. Second Texting Number also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (17K vs 4). SmartCall's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Second Texting Number sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and SmartCall sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $10.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Second Texting Number holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Second Texting Number has 17K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Second Texting Number's written reviews are positive against 13% of SmartCall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Second Texting Number ships an update every 2 weeks, SmartCall every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Second Texting Number versus SmartCall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecond Texting NumberSmartCall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings) — better1.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews59.6% of reviews — better13.3% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB51 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFathomTel, Inc.Smart Call - Second phone number

Customer experience

Second Texting Number

All ratings17,038 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive59.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative33.6%

SmartCall

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative80.0%

Bugs and requests

Second Texting Number

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Texts not being received
  • Accounts being blocked/restricted without explanation
  • Purchased numbers not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to log out of devices
  • International calling/texting support
  • Group messaging functionality

SmartCall

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Second Texting Number

Subscriptions7
  • Unlisted Number: Pay as You Go$5.991 Month
  • Unlimited Texting + Calling3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Texting + Calling7 Days trial$14.991 Month
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  • Second Texting Number7 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Unlimited Talk + Text3 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited Talk + Text7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited Texting & Calling7 Days trial$39.991 Month
One-time4
  • 100 Text Messages$2.99
  • 200 Minutes$7.99
  • Pay as You Go (Prepay 1 Month)$9.99
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  • Change Your Number$19.99
4 purchases

SmartCall

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$10.491 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$10.491 Month
  • Monthly Subscription$19.991 Month
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  • Monthly Subscription$34.991 Month

Questions

Is Second Texting Number free?
Second Texting Number is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartCall free?
SmartCall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Second Texting Number or SmartCall?
Second Texting Number is rated higher. Second Texting Number averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while SmartCall averages 1.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Second Texting Number or SmartCall have ads?
Neither Second Texting Number nor SmartCall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Second Texting Number or SmartCall?
Second Texting Number ships an update every 2 weeks, and SmartCall every 4 weeks. Most recently, Second Texting Number was updated on September 25, 2026 and SmartCall on August 23, 2026.

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