Temporary Phone Number App

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The quackr app gives you a temporary phone number and shows the SMS it receives, on iPhone and Android. Shared numbers cost nothing to use. If you need a number only you can read, quackr also rents dedicated non-VOIP numbers.

What the app does

Pick a country, pick a number, and read the messages that arrive on it. There is no signup for the shared numbers and nothing to configure. Numbers are available across more than 30 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom, and new ones are provisioned every month.

The app also includes a number generator, so you can produce a correctly formatted number for testing a form without using a live one.

What the shared numbers can and cannot do

This is the part most apps in this category do not tell you, and it decides whether the app is right for what you need.

What they can do

  • Receive a one-off verification code on a platform that accepts them.
  • Keep your real number off a form you would rather not fill.
  • Cost nothing and require no account.

What they cannot do

  • Stay private. The inbox is public and anyone can read what arrives.
  • Pass every platform. They are VoIP numbers, and many services check for that and refuse them.
  • Stay yours. Numbers rotate every 30 days and messages clear after about a day.

If any of those three limits matter for what you are doing, you need a dedicated number instead, which is the next section.

Features

  • Numbers across more than 30 countries
  • Messages arrive without refreshing
  • Built-in number generator
  • No signup for shared numbers
  • Dedicated non-VOIP numbers available too

When you need a dedicated number instead

A dedicated number is issued to you alone on a mobile carrier network. Nobody else can read the inbox, it does not rotate, and because it is non-VOIP it passes the checks that make platforms refuse the shared numbers.

You need one if the message is private, if the shared number was refused, or if you need the number to still work next month. Plans start at $12.99 a week and drop to $1.92 a week on the annual plan, and every one includes a money-back guarantee: if a number does not work for your platform, support will swap it.

Get a dedicated number

How to get started

  1. 1Download the app for iPhone or Android.
  2. 2Pick a country and a number.
  3. 3Use it and watch the messages arrive.
  4. 4Move to a dedicated number if you need one only you can read.

Temporary phone number app FAQs

Does the app cost anything?

The shared numbers cost nothing and need no account. Dedicated non-VOIP numbers are paid, from $12.99 a week.

Are the shared numbers private?

No. Their inboxes are public and anyone can read them, so do not use one for anything you would not post publicly.

Why did my code not arrive?

Usually because the platform refused the number for being VoIP, or because someone else had already used it for that same service. A dedicated non-VOIP number solves both.

Which countries are available?

Shared numbers span more than 30 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. Dedicated numbers are available in 15+ countries.

Do I need to create an account?

Not for shared numbers. A dedicated number needs an account so only you can access the inbox.

Is there an iPhone version?

Yes, on the App Store, and on Google Play for Android.

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