SMSPool alternatives for a number that stays yours

How long an SMSPool number lasts

An SMSPool number is meant for one order. Its FAQ says most suppliers’ numbers stay in its system for up to 24 hours, and that US numbers from its “Foxtrot” pool usually last 3 to 5 days, without a guarantee. An app that texts again a week later, for a new phone or a password reset, sends the code to a number you no longer have. SMSPool also rents numbers by the month, but its rentals page doesn’t publish prices.

Money works through a balance. You top up by card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or iDEAL (through Stripe) or crypto, orders that get no text are refunded to that balance, and a deposit can be refunded within 14 days only while it is unused. WhatsApp can’t be ordered at all at the moment: SMSPool says it needs an approved application, and applications are closed.

What SMSPool does better than every rental below: single codes that cost far less, a live success rate for each service before you pay, 150+ countries, iOS and Android apps, sign-up without an email address, and voice and flash-call codes on UK numbers.

Five alternatives to SMSPool

Prices as each site showed them on November 13, 2026. 5sim’s price list has no currency field; its site shows dollars.

1. TextVerified

   WhatsApp rental $1.90 for 1 day to $48.00 for 1 year (US)

   A US number for one app, kept for days or a year

   TextVerified rents a US number for one service for 1, 3, 7, 14, 30 or 90 days or a year, and long-term rentals carry on as long as you pay every 30 days. It sells WhatsApp, which SMSPool currently doesn’t: $1.50 per verification by text, or a rental from $1.90 a day. It says its numbers are on physical SIMs, not VoIP.

   The catch: US only, one service per rental as its pages describe it, and you buy credits first, much as you top up at SMSPool.

2. VerifyWith

   $3.99 for 1 day, $12.99 for 1 month

   A US number for any app, without a balance

   A non-VoIP US number you rent for a day, a week, a month or a year, and extend whenever you like. Every text from every sender arrives for the whole period. You pay for the rental itself, not into a balance, and the price is held on your card until the first text arrives or 24 hours pass, so there is no leftover credit to recover.

   Head to head: VerifyWith vs SMSPool.

   The catch: US only, and $3.99 is many times one SMSPool code. We limit how many numbers an account can get, because it is meant for one person’s own accounts.

   Get a VerifyWith number

3. 1001SMS

   Shown after you pick a service

   A longer rental outside the US, paid by card

   1001SMS rents numbers for 12 hours to 12 months in 18 countries, and renewing keeps the same number. If you still want a one-off code now and then, it sells 20-minute numbers charged only when the text arrives. Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Alipay and crypto are accepted.

   The catch: Your money sits in one USD balance, as at SMSPool, and only 18 countries are offered for rentals.

4. Quackr private number

   $12.99 for 1 week, $15.99 for 1 month (US)

   A private number for every app, in about 15 to 23 countries

   Quackr rents private numbers from a week up, with unlimited texts and an SMS API with webhooks, and adds 6-month and 12-month plans ($59.99 and $99.99 in the US). You can pay by card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay or crypto. A number that receives nothing can be reported within 48 hours for a replacement or a refund.

   The catch: No rental shorter than a week in the US, and plans renew until you cancel them.

5. 5sim

   US Google 0.3846 per activation

   Another per-code marketplace, if one code is all you need

   If what went wrong was one SMSPool supplier rather than the length of time, 5sim works the same way across about 180 countries and publishes a success rate for each supplier. On the day we checked, a US Telegram activation was 0.6545 and WhatsApp 0.85, and a code that doesn’t arrive is refunded automatically.

   The catch: Shorter, not longer: 5sim numbers last 10 to 20 minutes, and it says longer periods are unavailable.

How long you keep it, and how you pay

From each provider’s own pages, November 13, 2026.

Which one to pick after SMSPool

Count how many times the app will text you. A sign-up that never asks again is one code; an account you’ll open on a new phone, or reset, is a code every time that happens. If it is more than one, you need the number for as long as you need the account. Our guide on one-time numbers versus rentals walks through it.

• One code, any country: stay with SMSPool, or try 5sim. We are not the fit for this.
• US, one app, for weeks or months: TextVerified’s per-service rental.
• US, several apps, no balance: VerifyWith.
• Another country, kept for months: 1001SMS or Quackr.

Questions people ask

How long does an SMSPool number last?

SMSPool says its numbers are active anywhere from 20 minutes up to 3 to 5 days. Most suppliers’ numbers stay in its system up to 24 hours, and US numbers from its Foxtrot pool usually last 3 to 5 days, which it says is not guaranteed.

Can I order a WhatsApp number on SMSPool?

Not on November 13, 2026. SMSPool says WhatsApp can only be ordered after it approves an application, and that applications are closed.

Does SMSPool refund an order when no code arrives?

Yes, to your SMSPool balance. A deposit itself can be refunded within 14 days while it is unused, and reactivated US numbers are not refundable.

Does SMSPool sell the same number to two people?

It says it never sells a number twice for the same service. It also says carriers may recycle a number after 3 to 6 months.

What currency are SMSPool’s prices in?

Its price estimator shows no currency symbol. The deposit box on the same page is in US dollars.