@DropMailBotFree
Disposable addresses and virtual numbers keep your real contacts out of sign-up forms: a throwaway inbox for a download that wants an email, a rented number for a service that sends an SMS code. The email bots are free; virtual numbers cost a few cents per activation.
| # | Bot | Price | Languages | Inline | Groups | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @DropMailBot | Free | MULTI | no | no | 77 |
| 2 | @tempmailbot | Freemium | EN | no | no | 74 |
| 3 | @smsActivateruBot | Paid | EN · RU | no | no | 73 |
| 4 | @TempMail_org_bot | Free | EN | no | no | 71 |
| 5 | @TigerSmsComBot | Freemium | EN | no | no | 70 |
| 6 | @GrizzlySMScom_bot | Paid | EN | no | no | 69 |
| 7 | @tmailorcom_bot | Free | EN | no | no | 69 |
| 8 | @hidemail_bot | Freemium | EN | no | no | 65 |
| 9 | @trashemail_bot | Free | EN | no | no | 64 |
For email bots we created an address, registered on three test services and measured how fast messages and attachments arrived, whether the address survived a day and whether the domains were blocked by common sign-up forms. For number bots we bought a number for two services in two countries, timed the code, checked the refund when no code arrived and read the published prices. Bots without a company behind them were excluded from the number category.
A disposable inbox is right for newsletters, one-time downloads and forums. It is wrong for anything you may need to recover: a bank, a marketplace account, a domain registration. Many services block known disposable domains; DropMail rotates several domains and lets you pick, which gets past most forms. Nothing in a temporary inbox is private, and some services show all mail to that address publicly.
A rented number receives one SMS code for one service and is then released; you cannot get the same number back later, so never use it for an account you want to keep. SMS-Activate, Tiger SMS and GrizzlySMS publish per-country prices and refund when no code arrives; Tiger SMS even has a shared free tier for undemanding services. Using rented numbers for accounts you do not own or for fraud is illegal, and the marketplaces cooperate with law enforcement.
temp-mail.io's bot gives a ten-minute address for free and longer validity on a paid plan; DropMail keeps the mailbox alive while the chat stays open and can forward to a real address. If you expect a reply days later, choose the longer lifetime or forwarding rather than hoping the address is still there.
temp-mail.io gives ten minutes free; DropMail keeps the mailbox as long as the chat is open; paid plans extend it.
DropMail delivers attachments into the chat; the temp-mail.org bot shows message text and links.
From about 3 cents per activation at Tiger SMS, more for popular services and countries; prices are published in each bot.
Technically yes, but you lose the account when the number is released; use them only for throwaway registrations.
