VeroSMS

Name: VeroSMS
Rating: 3.6 (303 reviews)
Author: Tanmay Sonawane

By: Tanmay Sonawane

Privacy First SMS Spam Blocker

Features & Capabilities

VeroSMS is a privacy-first SMS spam filter that runs entirely on-device. It blocks spam texts using user-defined blacklists and whitelists, enhanced by crowdsourced regional keywords. No messages are sent to servers for analysis, preserving your privacy.

Free features include unlimited blacklist/whitelist keywords, auto-blocking of texts containing URLs from unknown senders, and blocking messages from numbers not in your contacts, plus TRAI spam reporting in India. Premium adds machine-learning-based filtering, iCloud keyword sync, and ongoing crowd-sourced keyword updates to keep blocking effective with minimal effort.

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By:

Tanmay Sonawane

Rating:

3.60

(303)

Version:

1.5.3 Last updated: 2025-03-20

Version code:

873387114

Creation date:

2017-09-25

Compatible devices:

Size:

7.31MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-07

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# 106,760 ▲ 885

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Developed by:

Tanmay Sonawane

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/verosms/id1269693537

Website:

http://verosms.com

User Reviews

VeroSMS shows strong potential by blocking political and junk texts with customizable keywords and lists, and by using iPhone features while preserving privacy. Many users praise its effectiveness when configured, and some find it worth the price. However, performance is inconsistent across devices and iOS versions, with messages slipping through and features sometimes missing on iPad. Crowdsourced keywords can cause over-blocking, and setup can be non-intuitive. Reliable results often require careful, ongoing configuration and use of personal keyword lists.

Pros

Effectively reduces political and junk texts when configured.
Highly customizable with your own keywords, blacklists, and whitelists.
Easy to use once set up; leverages iPhone features and preserves privacy.
Often worth the price; premium features enhance filtering.
Honors user-defined lists and provides powerful controls to manage messages.

Cons

Filtering is inconsistent and many users report messages slipping through or the app failing to filter after updates or on different iOS versions (e.g., iOS 18, 26).
Crowdsourced keyword lists can cause over-blocking and hide legitimate messages unless you rely on your own keywords.
Setup can be complex and requires enabling in device settings; some expected features are missing on iPad (e.g., call blocking).
Some users report that even after purchasing, the app does not block as advertised or test results don’t match real blocking.
Inconsistent performance across devices/updates leads to mixed reliability.

Recent reviews

Added in two words to block, the next 3 texts I received had both words. This app does nothing. It has no real function.

by Do*****, 2026-02-06

Just doesn’t work anymore. Messages don’t even get filtered. Worthless

by Em*****, 2026-01-21

This app has saved me from so much annoyance. I’ve been able to filter out almost all unwanted political ads that were coming in non stop for quite some time. Initially it also caught some needed txts but I was able to use the filtering system to correct. I tried one other app prior that promised to filter for political ads and didn’t work at all, so I was skeptical. But this one definitely works and for a reasonable Price!