Temp Number | Receive SMS vs Pass Foundry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Temp Number | Receive SMS
Get a temporary phone number to receive verification codes without sharing your personal number. This app provides disposable numbers from various countries, displays incoming SMS codes instantly, and allows one-tap copying. It's ideal for trying new services or avoiding spam.
- Temporary phone numbers
- Receive SMS verification codes
- Numbers from multiple countries
- Instant code display
- One-tap code copying
- Dark mode support
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Need a phone number just to get a verification code? Use one of ours instead of giving out your own. Receive SMS lets you grab a temporary phone number, use it wherever a site or app asks you to verify by text, and read the code right here in a few seconds. No SIM card, no sign up, and we never ask for anything about you. It's handy when you want to try something without handing over your real number, or when you just want to keep the spam away from your actual phone. What you get: Temporary numbers from lots of different countries Codes show up in the app, usually within seconds We spot the verification code for you, so you can copy it with one tap The inbox updates on its own while you wait Save the numbers you like so they're easy to find later Works great in dark mode How it works: Pick a country and choose a number, use it where the code is asked for, then come back and the message is waiting. Tap the code to copy it and you're done. One thing to keep in mind: these numbers are public and shared, so anyone using the app can see the messages they get. Please don't use them for your bank, your email, or anything personal, and never send private info to them. The app only receives texts. It can't send messages or make calls.
Pass Foundry
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Pass Foundry is the ultimate tool for creating and editing Apple Wallet Passes (specifically event passes). With Pass Foundry you can: • Build new Apple Wallet passes from scratch. Have complete control over the design and functionality of the pass. • Open an existing Apple Wallet pass and edit any aspect of the pass. • Add the Apple Wallet passes you create and edit to your Apple Wallet or share with others. • Create an Apple Wallet pass from the screenshot of an existing pass. This is useful because some passes may be marked non-exportable. Pass Foundry is also available as a Mac app so you can create passes using a larger screen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pass Foundry at 5.0 against Temp Number | Receive SMS's 3.0. Pass Foundry also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Temp Number | Receive SMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#31 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume and ads 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. Pass Foundry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Temp Number | Receive SMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pass Foundry holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Temp Number | Receive SMS ships an update every 2 weeks, Pass Foundry daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Temp Number | Receive SMS | Pass Foundry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yarden Mitrani | WNM Live |
In-app purchases
Temp Number | Receive SMS
No in-app purchases
Pass Foundry
- Cloud Signing$9.99
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