Comparison

阿里小号 vs 联通小号

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

Head to head
About

阿里小号

Easily obtain a secondary, real phone number without a physical SIM card. This app allows you to manage multiple numbers for different scenarios, ensuring privacy and preventing harassment. It supports all major carriers and functions like a regular phone line for calls and texts.

Highlights
  • Get a new phone number without a SIM
  • Manage multiple real numbers
  • Switch between numbers easily
  • Make/receive calls and texts
  • Set do-not-disturb times
  • Use for various scenarios (dating, renting, etc.)
Features
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阿里小号让你轻松拥有不用SIM卡的手机号。 只要下载阿里小号APP即可轻松实现单卡多待,拥有多个全新的真实号码,根据不同需要随时切换。支撑移动、联通、电信等任何运营商。可正常接打电话、收发短信。陌生交友、租房、买卖房屋、医疗、生育、二手交易、找工作、打车、与朋友嬉闹、调研、查岗等不同场景不同。给小号,杜绝骚扰,用途一目了然,绝对安全!阿里小号上线后获得了中关村在线、新华网、新浪科技、网易科技、凤凰网、21cn、techweb、手机中国等多家媒体的推荐。 [如何使用] 1、安装阿里小号APP后,可以选择获取一个新的手机号而不用SIM卡,也不需要任何费用; 2、使用小号时,可直接输入需要拨打的电话号码,或通过阿里小号访问你的通信录进行拨打或者发送短信。 3、阿里小号可设置关机或免打扰时段。让使用变得更为随心所欲。 4、阿里小号可以直接用来进行叫车、主叫显示、号码查询等功能。 [阿里小号模式] 1、专属小号:使用购物赠送的卡券等获取;专属小号可以通过云上小号功能变更捆绑的主号码,但是不能变更淘宝账户; 使用小号,你不需要再支付额外的费用,无论是接打电话还是收发短信均按照所绑定的手机号套餐计价。使用阿里小号需要淘宝账号登陆。初次使用需要支付宝账号实名认证。 [官方微博] @阿里通信 http://weibo.com/alitongxin

About

联通小号

Features
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满足拥有多种身份需要多个手机号码的需求,实现不同时间、不同场合使用不同号码保护个人隐私的愿望。同时可对小号做勿扰模式、黑名单拦截、定时开关机等功能设置。

Screenshots

阿里小号4 screens
联通小号4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 阿里小号 at 3.0 against 联通小号's 1.4. 阿里小号 also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 11%) and ratings volume (134 vs 17). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

阿里小号 holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 阿里小号 has 134 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of 阿里小号's written reviews are positive against 11% of 联通小号's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

阿里小号 ships an update every 6 weeks, 联通小号 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
阿里小号 versus 联通小号: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter阿里小号联通小号
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (134 ratings) — better1.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better10.7% of reviews
Number of ratings134 — better17
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB46 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAlibaba Telecom (Beijing) Co., Ltd.CHINA UNICOM ONLINE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO.LTD

Customer experience

阿里小号

All ratings134 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.5%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative53.8%

联通小号

All ratings16 ratings
Positive6.3%
Neutral12.5%
Negative81.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive10.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative78.6%

In-app purchases

None

阿里小号

No in-app purchases

None

联通小号

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 阿里小号 free?
阿里小号 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 联通小号 free?
联通小号 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 阿里小号 or 联通小号?
阿里小号 is rated higher. 阿里小号 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 134 ratings, while 联通小号 averages 1.4 from 17 ratings.
Do 阿里小号 or 联通小号 have ads?
Neither 阿里小号 nor 联通小号 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 阿里小号 or 联通小号?
阿里小号 ships an update every 6 weeks, and 联通小号 every 2 months. Most recently, 阿里小号 was updated on November 11, 2026 and 联通小号 on November 11, 2026.

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