# VirtualSMS

by VirtualSMS · checked 31 Oct 2026 · updated 31 Oct 2026

Website: [virtualsms.io](https://virtualsms.io)

## Facts

- Refund without code: Yes.
- Pay with: BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, LTC.

## Basics

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Services | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Verifications | SMS activation |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| ↳ Plan Rentals | number rental |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Platforms | web, Telegram bot |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| API access | Yes |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Refund without code | Yes |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Refund policy | Undelivered activation codes are refunded to the balance automatically; rentals can be cancelled within 20 minutes before the first SMS arrives; unused balance stays spendable. |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## Fees and variants

|  | All variants | Verifications | Rentals | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Status |  | available | available |  |
| Price |  | Price not published | Price not published |  |
| Score |  | 6.5 (Entry variant) | 6.5 |  |
| **Number service** |  |  |  |  |
| Services |  | SMS activation | number rental | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Number types |  | real SIM numbers | real SIM numbers | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| What the number can do |  | receive SMS | receive SMS | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Activation window (minutes) |  | 20 | unknown | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Exclusive number |  | may be reused | exclusive | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Keep the number |  | unknown | extend the rental | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Several codes per number |  | No | unknown | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Rental periods |  | unknown | a day, a week, a month | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| **Fees** |  |  |  |  |
| Price per activation |  | 0.05 USD | unknown | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Rental per month |  | unknown | 24.99 USD | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Minimum top-up | 2.50 USD |  |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## KYC and limits

KYC: No ID

### No ID

- Tier 1 at VirtualSMS — Requires: no further documents — virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026)

## Availability

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Customer countries | not published |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

| Country | Available |
| --- | --- |
| United States | unknown |
| Germany | unknown |
| United Kingdom | unknown |

## Numbers

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Number types | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Verifications | real SIM numbers |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| ↳ Plan Rentals | real SIM numbers |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Number countries | not published |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Supported services | 2,500 |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| What the number can do | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Verifications | receive SMS |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| ↳ Plan Rentals | receive SMS |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Activation window (minutes) | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Verifications | 20 |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Exclusive number | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Verifications | may be reused |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| ↳ Plan Rentals | exclusive |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Keep the number | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Rentals | extend the rental |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Several codes per number | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Verifications | No |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Where SMS arrive | web dashboard, Telegram, webhook |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Rental periods | unknown |  |  |
| ↳ Plan Rentals | a day, a week, a month |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## Payment

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pay with | BTC, ETH, USDT, BNB, LTC |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Other payment methods | local methods |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |
| Payment chains | not published |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## Promotions

What VirtualSMS offers itself: referral bonus, welcome bonus, running promotions and partner programme. Values of the provider, with source; no affiliate link in it.

- Partner programme: yes (own programme): 10 % revenue share — virtualsms.io

## Trust

| Attribute | Value | Applies to | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Support channels | e-mail, live chat, Telegram |  | virtualsms.io (checked 31 Oct 2026 · verified 31 Oct 2026) |

## Company and trust

- Brand on record since 06/2026
- Number service since 2022

### Ownership

- Ownership: Independent (Source: virtualsms.io)

### Number service history

- Number service launched: 2022 (Source: virtualsms.io)

### Transparency

- Transparency 67 %
- 0 of 6 key values not published
- Imprint / company details: no
- Public fee schedule: yes
- Terms and conditions: yes
- Terms with version or date: no
- Sources last checked 2026-10-31

## How the score is made up

6.5 of 10 · average. Weighted sum of the criteria, each 0 to 10 from proven values. A criterion without data is not scored and counts with the category median, not as 0.

| Criterion | Weight | Part (0–10) | Points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Coverage | 20 % | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| Features | 20 % | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Privacy | 20 % | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Trust | 20 % | 5.0 | 1.0 |
| Costs | 10 % | 10.0 | 1.0 |
| Availability | 5 % | not scored | counts with the median (0.2) |
| Community | 5 % | not scored | counts with the median (0.2) |

## Apps and community

- [Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/virtualsms.io): 3.7 / 5 (5 ratings, 31 Oct 2026)

## What users report

Ratings on platforms are not representative and sometimes manipulated; they never count as evidence for facts. People mostly write when something goes wrong: hardly anyone posts “KYC was easy and worked right away”, but ten users with verification problems do, often because a step was missed. So we never weigh criticism on its own, only against other offers in the same category. Only the average ratings on App Store, Google Play and Trustpilot count towards our score, damped and compared within the category. Single reports and community posts do not, so the score cannot be swayed by bought reviews.

- Trustpilot: 3.7 / 5 (5 ratings, 2026-10-31)

### Experience reports

Quotes from original reviews, chosen by rule: short reviews in full, longer ones shortened (… marks cuts). Positive and negative in the ratio of the platform stars, without names; the full review is behind the link.

- Trustpilot · 1 of 5 stars · 29 Jul 2026: „…I purchased a WhatsApp number but never received the SMS verification code. After waiting more than 20 minutes, I also didn't receive the promised automatic refund. When I contacted support, instead of solving the issue, they told me that my original $3.50 deposit had been "flagged as fake" and that I needed to deposit another $20 just to unlock my own balance.…“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a69668c5004e16fe5d92078)
- Trustpilot · 5 of 5 stars · 5 Jun 2026: „…these ones are real sim cards apparently and yeah it just worked, code came through first try. paid with usdt. been fine for a few weeks now.“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a22b5bce559e12879858fe5)
- Trustpilot · 5 of 5 stars · 16 May 2026: „…Needed a TikTok account from a different region. Used a Lithuanian number. Code came in fast. USDT worked.“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6a086c327a8039f7be483cde)
- Trustpilot · 5 of 5 stars · 6 May 2026: „…SMS came through fast on a Polish number for Telegram, deposit in crypto was easy. Only thing wish there was more stock during peak hours. Otherwise solid.“ [Read on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/reviews/69fae8bde53e0933cfe8e630)

[See all 4 experience reports](https://cryptonumberss.com/en/virtualsms/reviews/)

## Official channels

Accounts of VirtualSMS on social platforms, as linked on its official website: follow announcements, promotions and outages at the source. (Source: virtualsms.io)

- [X @VirtualSMSio](https://x.com/VirtualSMSio)
- [Telegram @VirtualSMSioBot](https://t.me/VirtualSMSioBot)
- [Telegram @VirtualSMS_io](https://t.me/VirtualSMS_io)
- [GitHub virtualsms-io](https://github.com/virtualsms-io)

## Changelog

- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 81.6 to 81.93.
- 31 Oct 2026: Market launch: January 1, 2022.
- 31 Oct 2026: Score changed from 64.99 to 81.6.
- 31 Oct 2026: New: Partner programme · Publishers.
- 31 Oct 2026: New logo.
- 31 Oct 2026: Changes to KYC levels and requirements.

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