Comparison

WowText vs vSMS

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

Head to head
About

WowText

Obtain a dedicated US phone number for your iPhone without needing a new SIM card. This app allows you to make calls, send texts, and maintain privacy by separating your personal and professional communications.

Highlights
  • Dedicated US phone number
  • Make and receive calls
  • Send and receive SMS texts
  • No SIM card required
  • Choose US area codes
  • Maintain personal number privacy
  • Use for verification codes
Features
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WowText gives you a real, dedicated US phone number in seconds — no SIM card, no contract, no second phone. Receive verification codes, take incoming calls, and make outgoing calls without ever sharing your personal number. Please note: WowText receives text messages. It does not send them. Calling works in both directions. WHY GET A SECOND PHONE NUMBER? • Receive SMS verification codes for apps, websites, and online accounts • Keep your real number private on marketplaces, classifieds, and dating apps • Take calls on a separate line for business or a side hustle • Stay reachable on a US number while travelling or living abroad • Sign up for services without handing over your personal line RECEIVE VERIFICATION CODES Your WowText number is a genuine 10-digit US phone number, so it receives one-time passcodes from most services that send SMS. Codes are detected automatically, so you can copy them with a single tap. MAKE AND TAKE CALLS Every plan receives incoming calls over WiFi or mobile data. The Calls plan adds 20 minutes of outgoing calls to the United States and Canada each month, and you can top up whenever you need more. A REAL NUMBER, NOT A SHORTCODE People can call it, text it, and save it in their contacts. They don't need WowText installed. No special setup on either end. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your personal number stays hidden. Your WowText number is dedicated to your account for as long as your plan is active. It is never shared with another user and never recycled while you hold it. FAST SETUP Download WowText Choose your US phone number Start receiving codes and calls PLANS • Standard — $6.99/month. Receives verification codes, texts and calls. • Calls — $10/month. Everything in Standard, plus 20 minutes of outgoing calls to the US and Canada. GOOD TO KNOW WowText numbers receive codes from most apps and websites. A few services do not accept virtual numbers for verification, including WhatsApp and Telegram. You can check your service inside the app before you buy. Outgoing calls reach the United States and Canada. Sending text messages is not available on any plan. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • Subscription renews monthly • Manage or cancel anytime in iOS Settings • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account • Your number stays reserved for you while subscribed Questions? Our support team replies fast. Terms of Use: https://wowtextapp.com/terms-and-conditions.html Privacy Policy: https://wowtextapp.com/privacy-policy.html

About

vSMS

This app provides a second phone number for private communication and temporary numbers for service verifications. It also offers a free disposable email address. Keep your real number private for listings, dating, or business.

Highlights
  • Rent a Canadian phone number
  • Temporary numbers for verification codes
  • Disposable email address
  • 200 texts and 100 minutes monthly (rented number)
  • 467 services across 69 countries (temp numbers)
  • Credits for pay-per-use services
  • No ads or data selling
Features
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Receive SMS verification codes on a temporary number, or get a temp mail address for a sign-up, without giving out your real number or inbox. TEMPORARY NUMBERS FOR VERIFICATION CODES Pick the app or site and a country, get a number, and the code appears in vSMS the moment it lands, ready to copy. - Hundreds of services, with numbers from dozens of countries - Where the network publishes a delivery rating, you see it on the country list before you spend anything - Pay with credits, only for what you use - No code? Your credits are returned automatically A TEMPORARY E-MAIL ADDRESS Need an address rather than a number? Get a disposable inbox on a real consumer domain and read the code in the app. Your first address is free; the vSMS Mail plan adds a generous daily allowance of addresses. A NUMBER OF YOUR OWN When available, you can also rent a US or Canadian number by subscription and keep it. Codes and texts from US and Canadian senders land in the app, incoming calls ring in the app, and outgoing calls to the US and Canada are included up to a monthly allowance. Texts you send to US numbers usually don't arrive, texting outside the US and Canada is not available, and some platforms refuse virtual numbers. HOW CREDITS WORK Credits are bought in packs and spent per number. Prices vary by service and country because our own cost does. Credit packs never renew on their own, and anything that fails is refunded without you asking. WHAT WE DO NOT DO We do not sell your data, show ads, or ask for your contacts. Sign in with Apple or an e-mail address is all the account you need. PLEASE NOTE A rented number cannot reach 911 or any other emergency service. Always use your phone's own number for emergencies. Some services block temporary numbers, and where that happens a code may not arrive - your credits come back when it does not. Subscriptions renew monthly or yearly until cancelled. Manage or cancel in your Apple ID settings at any time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

WowText4 screens
vSMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: vSMS at 100% against WowText's 50%. vSMS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). WowText's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. WowText sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and vSMS sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

vSMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of WowText's written reviews are positive against 100% of vSMS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WowText ships an update every 10 days, vSMS every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WowText versus vSMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWowTextvSMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKSYNC MZ LTDAdil Hamidi

Customer experience

WowText

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

vSMS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

WowText

Subscriptions5
  • Standard Number$6.991 Month
  • Medium Number$9.991 Month
  • International Standard$14.991 Month
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  • Premium Number$24.991 Month
  • International Premium$34.991 Month
One-time4
  • 5 credits$3.99
  • Medium Number$5.99
  • 10 Credits$6.99
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  • Recharge Premium$17.99
10 purchases

vSMS

Subscriptions4
  • vSMS Mail - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Second Number1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • vSMS Mail - Yearly$39.991 Year
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  • Second Number Yearly$59.991 Year
One-time6
  • 5 OTP Credits$2.99
  • 8 OTP Credits$3.99
  • 12 OTP Credits$5.49
Show 3 more
  • 20 OTP Credits$8.99
  • 30 OTP Credits$12.99
  • 60 Credits$24.99

Questions

Is WowText free?
WowText is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vSMS free?
vSMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WowText or vSMS?
vSMS is rated higher. WowText averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while vSMS averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do WowText or vSMS have ads?
Neither WowText nor vSMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, WowText or vSMS?
WowText ships an update every 10 days, and vSMS every 2 days. Most recently, WowText was updated on October 31, 2026 and vSMS on November 5, 2026.

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