A 5SIM alternative for accounts you plan to keep

The short, fair answer

If you need a single code and never want to see the number again, 5SIM is built for that, and paying per code is the cheaper model. If the account matters — a WhatsApp profile, a Google account, a marketplace seller account — you want a number you still control months later. That is what SMSCreation sells, with a 7-day replacement guarantee for the apps that verify by SMS or call.

What 5SIM is

5SIM's home page describes its product as numbers for receiving SMS, with over 500,000 numbers from around 180 countries, and calls them "single-use numbers to receive SMS" and virtual numbers. You pick a country and a service, get a number, and use it to receive the code. The site says refunds are automatic if no SMS is received, and it publishes live delivery statistics per country and operator.

Two limits are stated on 5SIM's own pages. The service does not support sending outgoing SMS or calls, and — per its FAQ on long-term use — the period of use is 10 to 20 minutes, with longer periods currently unavailable. Payment works by adding funds to a 5SIM balance and spending it per activation.

The site lists use cases such as privacy on sign-ups, receiving SMS while travelling, development and QA testing, and one-time confirmations for services you use occasionally.

At a glance

What you buy

5SIM: one activation — a number for a single code · SMSCreation: Real mobile numbers in 181 countries, managed in a web dashboard

How long you have the number

5SIM: 10 to 20 minutes, per its FAQ · SMSCreation: Yes — the number stays yours while it is renewed (auto-renew from wallet balance)

Countries

5SIM: around 180, per its home page · SMSCreation: 181 countries

Number type

5SIM: described on its site as virtual numbers · SMSCreation: real mobile numbers in each country's official mobile format

Outgoing SMS and calls

5SIM: not supported, per its home page · SMSCreation: 500 SMS and 1,000 minutes a month from the browser

If no code arrives

5SIM: automatic refund if no SMS is received · SMSCreation: 7-day replacement guarantee (free replacement in the same country, or a 100% refund)

Payment

5SIM: prepaid balance · SMSCreation: Crypto only: USDT and USDC on Tron, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Base and Solana

When 5SIM may suit you better

• You need one code for a sign-up you will never log into again.
• You need many codes across many services and countries and want to pay per code, not per month.
• You are testing an SMS flow and only need the message to arrive once.
• You want to choose a number by live delivery statistics for a specific operator.
• You don't need to reply, call back or receive anything after the first code.

When SMSCreation fits better

• The account will ask for a code again: a new-device login, a password reset, two-step verification or a periodic re-check.
• You want the number to be yours alone for as long as you renew it, rather than returned to a pool after a few minutes.
• You need to send SMS or make calls from the same number — up to 500 SMS and 1,000 minutes a month.
• You want a written guarantee for WhatsApp, Telegram, Google and other apps: a free same-country replacement within 7 days of activation, or a 100% refund.
• You want one flat price in every country, from $1.80 a month on the yearly plan.

Why the one-code model breaks later

Accounts are rarely verified just once. Messaging apps re-verify when you reinstall or change phones; email and social platforms send codes when they see a new device or location; marketplaces ask again before payouts. With a single-use number, each of those moments turns into an account-recovery problem, because the number you registered is no longer yours.

There is also a reuse issue. Once a number returns to a pool, the next person who receives it may be able to request codes for accounts tied to it. A number that stays assigned to you avoids both problems.

How to switch from 5SIM

1. 01List the accounts you created with 5SIM numbers and check which ones still show the old number in their security settings.
2. 02Sign up at SMSCreation with an email address — no phone number and no ID.
3. 03Choose the country your accounts expect and pick a number (the first two and last two digits show as XX until activation).
4. 04Pay in USDT or USDC on Tron, Polygon, BNB Smart Chain, Base or Solana.
5. 05While you are still logged in to each account, add the new number, confirm it with the code in your dashboard inbox, and remove the old one.
6. 06Turn on auto-renew so the number stays yours.

Why it works with WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram & Google

Apps check more than the digits: they look up the line type, the country format and whether the number can actually receive their code. Every SMSCreation number is a real mobile number in its country's official format — not a VoIP line — so it passes those checks the same way a SIM in your pocket does.

And we stand behind it with a 7-day replacement guarantee: if your number doesn't work with WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, Google or any app you need, we replace it free with a new number in the same country — or refund 100% if you prefer.

• Non-VoIP, real mobile line type — line-type checks see an ordinary SIM number, not a VoIP line
• Official country format with the right country code, prefix and digit count
• Unlimited incoming SMS and calls — codes arrive by text or through the “call me” option
• Private to you — never listed on public SMS sites, so it isn't flagged or rate-limited
• Yours for as long as you want — re-verification and account recovery keep working

Price, keeping the number and the 7-day guarantee

SMSCreation costs from $1.80 a month on the yearly plan ($21.60 billed yearly), the same in every one of our 181 countries. The number stays yours for as long as you renew it, with auto-renew from your wallet balance. If it doesn't work with WhatsApp, Telegram, Google or another app that verifies by SMS or call, you get a free replacement in the same country within 7 days of activation, or a 100% refund — and there's a no-questions-asked refund within 7 days if the number hasn't been used for any call or SMS.