LinkReceiveSMS vs LiLiCal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinkReceiveSMS
Receive SMS verification codes online without registration. Select a phone number from the list to get codes from various services like Facebook, Telegram, and PayPal. Ideal for temporary verification needs.
- Receive SMS verification codes online
- No registration needed
- Select from a list of phone numbers
- Supports major platforms (Facebook, Telegram, etc.)
- Temporary verification solution
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用于在线接收手机短信验证码。不需要注册。只需从下面的列表中选择您的电话号码即可。您可以使用它来接收来自FACEBOOK,TELEGRAM,WECHAT,VK,PAYPAL,ALIPAY等发来的手机短信验证码。
LiLiCal
This app integrates with your system's calendar and reminders to display events and tasks. It offers customizable countdowns for important dates, holiday subscriptions for various regions, and home/lock screen widgets for quick access. Privacy is a priority, with no personal data collected.
- System calendar and reminders integration
- Customizable date countdowns
- Holiday subscriptions for 33 countries
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Pomodoro focus timer
- Real-time iCloud sync with Mac app
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LiLiCal is a calendar and task app that works with the system apps you already use. Your events come from Calendar, your tasks from Reminders, and the days you care about get their own countdown. HOLIDAYS FOR ANY REGION · Public holidays for 37 countries and regions, ready to subscribe · Each subscription gets its own color; one day can carry marks from several regions · Chinese lunar dates, the 24 solar terms, traditional festivals, and mainland China's statutory holidays with make-up workdays — always on WORKS WITH CALENDAR AND REMINDERS · Events and tasks are read and written straight to the system apps — no separate silo · The week ahead grouped by date; show only the calendars you pick · Pre-meeting notifications with one-tap join for online meetings MAKE THE DAYS COUNT · Birthdays, anniversaries, project milestones — with yearly lunar repeat and custom cycles · Grouped by urgency, with milestones that tell you where the next one worth marking is · Syncs with the Mac app through your own iCloud, in real time WIDGETS ON HOME SCREEN AND LOCK SCREEN · Four widgets — month, agenda, tasks, countdown — in small, medium and large · A countdown for the Lock Screen too · Tap any row on a widget to open that item THOUGHTFUL TOUCHES · Turn tabs on or off and drag them into the order you want · Start the week on Sunday, Monday or Saturday; show week numbers; choose how many weeks the month view shows · A Pomodoro focus timer (off by default, switch it on in Settings) · iPad and landscape iPhone use a two-column layout: list on the left, editor on the right PRIVACY FIRST No personal information is collected. Events and reminders are read and written on your device only; Days sync through your own iCloud. The only network requests fetch public holiday data.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LiLiCal at Free against LinkReceiveSMS's $9.99. LiLiCal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 17 months). On ratings volume, ads, 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
LiLiCal is free to download; LinkReceiveSMS costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LiLiCal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
LinkReceiveSMS ships an update every 17 months, LiLiCal every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinkReceiveSMS | LiLiCal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 道杰 林 | ShaoKai Zheng |
Customer experience
LinkReceiveSMS
LiLiCal
In-app purchases
LinkReceiveSMS
No in-app purchases
LiLiCal
No in-app purchases









