Flash Text Message vs SMS Instant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flash Text Message
Send full-screen SMS messages that appear directly on the recipient's screen, bypassing the usual message history. This offers a unique and fun way to communicate with contacts, though delivery may vary by operator and device.
- Full-screen message delivery
- Messages not stored in history
- Dismiss button only
- Fun communication tool
- SMS messaging
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Flash Text+ allows you (in most cases) to send full screen real text messages (SMS). A good way to have amazing fun with your contacts. Flash text messages are handled differently regarding recipient operator and smartphone. So in most cases a Flash-Text will be: -> Delivered directly on full screen -> Not stored in the history -> Only with a "Dismiss" Button In the worst case, it will be handled as a regular text messages.
SMS Instant
Receive SMS messages anonymously with temporary phone numbers. Protect your private number by using disposable digits for service registrations and urgent SMS needs. Get a new number each time you open the app.
- Disposable phone numbers
- Receive registration messages
- Anonymous SMS reception
- No registration required
- Secure private number protection
- New number on each launch
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You can easily get disposable phone number for SMS without registration. Disposable SMS phone numbers can be used to receive registration messages from Facebook, Twitter, Paypal, Alipay and more. It's very secure because you can receive messages without exposing your private phone number. [Useful at times like this] - When a temporary telephone number is required for trial registration of the service. - When you want to receive SMS anonymously. - When you need a phone number for SMS in a hurry. - When you want to receive a message without giving your private phone number. [Simple Usage] 1. A disposable SMS phone number is automatically assigned when the app starts. 2. Give the sender the disposable phone number. 3. You can receive the sent SMS messages while the app is running. 4. A different phone number will be assigned each time you launch the app. [Terms & Conditions] https://www.hayaya.net/terms-conditions/temporary-sms.html [Privacy Policy] https://www.hayaya.net/privacy-policy/temporary-sms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SMS Instant at 4.0 against Flash Text Message's 1.1. SMS Instant also leads on review sentiment (12% vs 0%). Flash Text Message's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 12.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Flash Text Message sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and SMS Instant sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SMS Instant holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Flash Text Message's written reviews are positive against 12% of SMS Instant's.
Flash Text Message ships an update every 8 months, SMS Instant every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flash Text Message | SMS Instant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (21 ratings) | 4.0 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 11.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blacktelio OÜ | Hayato Shimizu |
Customer experience
Flash Text Message
SMS Instant
In-app purchases
Flash Text Message
- 5 Flash Texts$5.99
- 10 Flash Texts$9.99
- 25 Flash Texts$18.99
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- 60 Flash Texts$36.99
- 200 Flash Texts$94.99
SMS Instant
- Premium (Monthly plan)$1.991 Month
- Premium (Buying out)$19.99
Questions
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