Comparison

Private Texting SMS Phone Text vs Tinker Text

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

Head to head
About

Private Texting SMS Phone Text

This app provides a secondary phone number for discreet texting, protecting your personal number. It supports MMS, contact management, and number blocking, ideal for online transactions and dating.

Highlights
  • Anonymous texting with a new phone number
  • MMS picture messaging support
  • Block unwanted numbers
  • Permanent or temporary number options
  • Separate conversations and contacts
  • Burn and replace phone numbers
Features
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Text anyone with a new phone number without exposing your private number. Smiley private texting is the best texting app for protecting your real phone number. Your personal phone number is kept private and your privacy is protected. With Smiley Private Texting - protecting your privacy is easy! Get a private phone number in the US or Canada. Text anyone with a real second line phone number. Sign up today and begin to text now. Phone numbers and texting require a subscription - free trial available. Features: - Supports MMS picture image messaging - Keep your conversations and contacts separate from your private phone - Block phone numbers you are no longer interested in texting or getting messages from - Use permanent or temporary phone numbers and guard your privacy online - Text privately with unlimited messaging, using our anonymous phone numbers Using Smiley Private Texting is simple! 1. Just install and open the app. 2. Enter a number you would like to text. 3. Send as many texts as you want. Your contact will see them come from your new number. 4. When your contact replies, you will get their message delivered to the app. Protect your identity today and text now in peace, knowing that your personal phone number is not exposed. When you're done, burn your phone number, plus get a new second line phone number when you start using the app. Smiley private texting is ideal for: + Online dating + Ebay, Etsy + Posting ads on Craigslist, contacting ads you found online + Online ecommerce listings and sites + Texting from a 2nd line PRO Account Plan for new alternative phone numbers: - Your subscription automatically renews monthly and charged within 24 hours prior to the end of current subscription unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription. - You can manage your subscription and switch off the auto-renewal by going to your account settings after purchase. - You cannot cancel the current subscription during the active subscription period. - Any unused part or time-span of a free trial period will be forfeited, as soon as you purchase a subscription. - Privacy Policy - https://binarypattern.com/privacy - Terms of Service - https://binarypattern.com/terms You may not use the service for sending a prank text, fake text, spoof text or for anonymous texting. The recipient you text will not know who you are (unless you tell them!), however you are never completely anonymous when texting. If you break these terms, your device will be banned and your identity might be revealed to the relevant authorities. You must be at least 13 years old to use the service. Not for 911 emergency services.

About

Tinker Text

This utility app allows for quick text transformations like sorting, replacing, and changing case. Results are automatically copied to the clipboard for easy sharing or further use. It offers an undo function and prioritizes user privacy by not saving text data.

Highlights
  • Text transformations (sort, replace, case change)
  • Automatic clipboard copy
  • Share functionality
  • Undo transformations
  • Clean whitespace
  • Capitalize words
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Tinker Text also helps you to transform it to uppercase, lowercase or clean up whitespace. All results are immediately copied back to the clipboard so you have them at hand when you need them! Plus you can share the result via the standard share options. Have fun! We would appreciate it a lot if you could rate the App (no nagging inside the app!). - Available transformations: Sort, Replace, Clean Whitespace, Uppercase, Lowercase, Capitalize Words, Clear Clipboard. - Undo is available for any transformation back to the last fresh launch of the App. - Safe: Your text is only kept in memory and never saved or sent anywhere unless you choose to share it. - Works in portrait and landscape orientation. - Optimized for accessibility. - Localized in English and German. - Optimized for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Private Texting SMS Phone Text4 screens
Tinker Text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tinker Text at none against Private Texting SMS Phone Text's 10. Tinker Text also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (88% vs 71%). Private Texting SMS Phone Text's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (16K vs 11). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Private Texting SMS Phone Text sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tinker Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tinker Text holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Private Texting SMS Phone Text has 16K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Private Texting SMS Phone Text's written reviews are positive against 88% of Tinker Text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Texting SMS Phone Text ships an update monthly, Tinker Text every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Private Texting SMS Phone Text versus Tinker Text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate Texting SMS Phone TextTinker Text
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (16K ratings)4.6 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.5% of reviews88.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16K — better11
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.716.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBinaryPatternMatthias Wotschke

Customer experience

Private Texting SMS Phone Text

All ratings16,349 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews347 reviews
Positive71.5%
Neutral4.6%
Negative23.9%

Tinker Text

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Private Texting SMS Phone Text

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unknown errors prevent sending messages
  • Inconsistent performance, app stops working
  • Inability to transfer credits between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more characters per message
  • Provide more free credits
  • Add ability to choose phone number
  • Improve customer support responsiveness

Tinker Text

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Private Texting SMS Phone Text

Subscriptions6
  • Premium Plan$4.991 Month
  • Texting Line - Weekly Plan$4.997 Days
  • Premium Plan (With Trial)3 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Best Value Plan$9.993 Months
  • Texting Line - Month3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Texting Line - 3 Month Plan3 Days trial$29.993 Months
One-time4
  • 10 Credits$2.99
  • 35 Credits$5.99
  • 100 Credits$8.99
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  • 200 Credits$14.99
None

Tinker Text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Private Texting SMS Phone Text free?
Private Texting SMS Phone Text is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tinker Text free?
Tinker Text is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Private Texting SMS Phone Text or Tinker Text?
Tinker Text is rated higher. Private Texting SMS Phone Text averages 4.4 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Tinker Text averages 4.6 from 11 ratings.
Do Private Texting SMS Phone Text or Tinker Text have ads?
Neither Private Texting SMS Phone Text nor Tinker Text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Texting SMS Phone Text or Tinker Text?
Private Texting SMS Phone Text ships an update monthly, and Tinker Text every 12 months. Most recently, Private Texting SMS Phone Text was updated on November 9, 2026 and Tinker Text on November 1, 2026.

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