Comparison

Temp Number vs Intention

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

Head to head
About

Temp Number

Get temporary or renewable phone numbers for calls and texts without using your personal number. Features AI assistance for managing communications and an AI spam shield. Also offers travel eSIMs for global connectivity.

Highlights
  • Temporary disposable phone numbers
  • Renewable AI-powered phone lines
  • AI communication modes (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Auto-Pilot)
  • Customizable AI personalities
  • AI spam shield
  • Receive SMS for verification
  • Travel data eSIMs
Features
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Looking for a phone number you can use without giving out your real one? Our app gives you both temporary disposable numbers and renewable AI-powered phone lines you can use for calls, texts, business, dating, or whatever you need. It’s built for everyday people, solopreneurs, and service pros like real estate agents, electricians, plumbers, freelancers, and anyone who wants a smarter way to communicate. Oh and yes, we also sell travel data eSIMs so you can stay connected anywhere in the world without crazy roaming fees. -> Two Types of Numbers: 1. Best temporary / disposable phone number services Great for quick tasks like sign-ups, verification codes, and online privacy. • Get a number in seconds • Active for 15 minutes • Receive SMS instantly • No charge if no message arrives • Protect your real number from scammers/spam • No SIM card needed 2. Renewable Smart Lines (New!) A long-term phone line you can keep for daily calling and texting. Works like a real phone number, but much smarter. Use it for work, personal calls, dating, clients, online listings, lead management, or side hustles. -> AI-Powered Communication: Your phone line now comes with AI that can help you the way you want. 3 Modes • Pilot: You handle everything yourself. • Co-Pilot: You + the AI work together. • Auto-Pilot: The AI handles calls and texts for you. -> Co-Pilot Personalities: Choose how your AI talks and acts: Wingman, sales rep, coach, therapist, negotiator, teacher, advisor, friend, texting buddy, assistant, debater, role-player, customer support, mentor… or create your own custom personality. -> AI Spam Shield: • Instantly blocks annoying high-risk and medium-risk callers • Set filters for how Autopilot should handle messages based on content and sender -> How to get US temporary / disposable phone number for SMS verification: 1. Choose Your Service – Select your country and the service you need from our extensive list. 2. See Pricing – Check the activation cost based on your selected country and service. 3. Use the Number – Copy the number and use it on the app, website, or platform you want. 4. Receive SMS – Your SMS will arrive in the app within 15 minutes. If it doesn’t, you’re not charged! 5. Unlimited Texting & MMS – Use your texting number to send and receive messages, including photos and voice messages. 6. Share or Use Referral Codes – Earn rewards by sharing referral codes for the services you’re interested in. Note: Each temporary number is active for 15 minutes, ensuring enough time for secure use without lingering exposure. This application is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with any of the listed services. Service names are used solely for identification and compatibility purposes. -> Paid vs free temporary phone services Free services often recycle numbers and lack privacy. Temphone’s paid options offer better delivery, privacy, and consistent access. -> Risks of using public temporary numbers Public temporary numbers are often reused, unreliable, and insecure. Temphone offers private numbers to reduce the risk of bans, missed messages, or account issues. -> Best second number apps for small business use Temphone offers similar features to Burner but adds AI receptionist support, flexible pricing, and lower setup costs. -> Non-VoIP vs VoIP disposable numbers Temphone provides high-quality non-VoIP numbers optimized for SMS Verification, and VOIP numbers optimized for SMS, calls with better reliability than public VoIP numbers. -> Long-term rental options for virtual numbers -> Best second number app for international calling -> AI Agencies and Developers: Plug in your own AI voice agent using a SIP address and give your users full control of their number -> Terms of Service: https://www.techook.us/terms-of-services/temphone-terms-of-use -> Privacy Policy: https://www.techook.us/privacy-policy-1/temphone-privacy-policy

About

Intention

This app introduces a "friction" barrier to prevent compulsive app usage. Instead of simple timers, it presents cognitive challenges that must be solved before accessing blocked applications, helping users regain focus and control over their screen time.

Highlights
  • Cognitive challenges (mental math, memory, word scramble, Stroop test)
  • Customizable app blocking
  • Set unlock durations
  • Track screen time and progress
  • System-level blocking via Apple APIs
  • Privacy-focused design
Features
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You don't have a screen time problem. You have a friction problem. Every time you pick up your phone, the path to Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, or YouTube is one tap away. Intention adds the one thing those apps are designed to remove: a reason to pause. When you open a blocked app, you're not shown a timer or a motivational quote. You're shown a challenge — and you can't get in until you solve it. THE METHOD: COGNITIVE FRICTION Willpower fails. Timers get dismissed. Breathing exercises fade into muscle memory. What actually interrupts a compulsive scroll is cognitive load — a moment where your brain has to switch modes and engage. Intention uses proven challenge types from cognitive psychology to create that moment every single time. FOUR KINDS OF BRAIN CHALLENGES Mix and match to keep your brain on its toes: • Mental Math — arithmetic across addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and multi-step problems • Memory Grid — watch a pattern flash, then reproduce it • Word Scramble — unscramble letters into real words • Stroop Test — the classic color/word conflict test used in focus research Pick one. Pick all four. Turn difficulty up when it gets easy. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps and categories that steal your attention — social, news, games, anything 2. Open a blocked app — a shield appears with a challenge 3. Solve to unlock for a duration you set (5 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours — your call) 4. When the timer ends, the shield returns automatically Apple's Screen Time APIs power the blocking, so it's system-level and reliable. No VPN tricks. No jailbreak. No way to swipe around it. WHY PEOPLE STICK WITH INTENTION • It isn't a guilt trip — every unlock is a small win • It's honest about when you actually need the app and when you don't • Your brain gets sharper as a side effect • Either you get smarter by completing a challenge or don't scroll at all, win-win TRACK WHAT MATTERS A clean dashboard shows: • Today's screen time on addictive apps • Weekly and monthly trends • Daily streak and total XP earned from completed challenges • Impact of shielding addictive apps (this one hits) WHO IT'S FOR • People who quit Instagram for a week and were back in three days • Anyone who opens their phone to check one thing and surfaces twenty minutes later • Students, parents, creators, and professionals who need their attention back • Anyone who's tried every screen time app and still gets pulled in BUILT FOR YOUR PRIVACY Intention uses Apple's FamilyControls and ManagedSettings frameworks. Your app selections never leave your device — Apple's system handles them with privacy-preserving tokens that even we can't read. No tracking. No selling data. No ads. TRY IT FREE Start with a 3-day free trial — full access, no commitments. After your trial: • Monthly: $9.99/month • Annual: $59.99/year (save 50% vs. monthly) • Lifetime: $149.99 — one payment, forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://tryintention.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://tryintention.app/terms

Screenshots

Temp Number4 screens
Intention4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Temp Number at none against Intention's shown. Temp Number also leads on ratings volume (286 vs 13). Intention's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 74%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Temp Number sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Intention sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Intention holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Temp Number has 286 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Temp Number's written reviews are positive against 100% of Intention's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Temp Number versus Intention: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTemp NumberIntention
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (286 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings286 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB36 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperTECHOOK, LLCCLV AI HOLDINGS LLC

Customer experience

Temp Number

All ratings291 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral2.7%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral2.2%
Negative23.9%

Intention

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Temp Number

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

1 request
  • Support for older iOS devices

Intention

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Temp Number

Subscriptions5
  • Premium3 Days trial$1.997 Days
  • Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium Plus$9.991 Month
Show 2 more
  • Premium Plus1 Month trial$14.991 Month
  • Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Lifetime PremiumFree
  • New Line$0.99
  • Service Verification$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Service Verification$2.99
  • Service Verification Line$3.99
  • New Line$4.99
3 purchases

Intention

Subscriptions2
  • Intention Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Intention Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$149.99

Questions

Is Temp Number free?
Temp Number is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intention free?
Intention is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Temp Number or Intention?
Intention is rated higher. Temp Number averages 4.6 out of 5 from 286 ratings, while Intention averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Temp Number or Intention have ads?
Intention shows ads; Temp Number does not.
Which is updated more often, Temp Number or Intention?
Temp Number ships an update every 2 weeks, and Intention every 2 weeks. Most recently, Temp Number was updated on October 30, 2026 and Intention on October 12, 2026.

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