Robokiller
vs.
Verizon Call Filter

See why thousands of people choose Robokiller over Verizon to protect themselves against spam calls.

		Verizon Call Filter
Call identification and blocking	Full spam call blocking	Caller ID & category blocking
Global scammer database	1.5 billion phone numbers	100 million phone numbers
Real-time call screening
Block and allow lists		Block & allow lists on Android / Allow lists on iOS
Voicemail	Transcription, visual voicemail	Forwards spam calls to voicemail
Machine learning	Live audio fingerprinting
Spam-fighting robots
SMS protection

FAQs

Is Verizon Call Filter worth the price?

While there is a free version of the Verizon Call Filter app, you would need to upgrade to Call Filter Plus to access many of its key features. Unfortunately, even after upgrading and paying the $2.99 per month fee ($7.99 per month for three or more lines), you still wouldn't get the comprehensive coverage that Robokiller offers. After a 7-day free trial, Robokiller costs just $4.99 per month or $39.99 for the year — which breaks down to an even more affordable $3.33 per month for top-tier spam blocking.

How customizable is Verizon Call Filter?

Verizon filters calls based on three broadly defined categories: high risk only, high and medium risk, and all risk levels. Unfortunately, this is the extent of the customization options that the Call Filter app affords its customers. That means if you make the wrong choice from a list of nonspecific options, you could be blocking important non-spam calls from numbers you don't have saved in your phone.

Which app has the better database: Robokiller or Verizon Call Filter?

Robokiller has a drastically more comprehensive database than Verizon. While Verizon's database of 100 million phone numbers may seem impressive at a glance, it pales in comparison to Robokiller's 1.5 billion. To further exemplify the gap between the two, Verizon's database is only comprised of known scammers; it doesn't account for the new numbers those very same scammers may use the next day. Robokiller's AI and machine learning use audio fingerprinting to catch scammers no matter where they call from, instantly adding those new numbers to our mega-database.

Does Verizon use Answer Bots?

When Verizon Call Filter intercepts a spam call, the app will either send it straight to voicemail or block the call entirely. Unfortunately for its users — and anyone else that doesn't use Robokiller — this basic redirection of calls leaves tons of potential entertainment value on the table.

Robokiller's Answer Bots (which are also customizable) answer calls in your stead and carry on full conversations with scammers, taking the would-be con artists through amusing loops and chipping away at their desire to even continue the conversation. Robokiller users can then sit back and listen to these silly exchanges and laugh at the frustrations of the people who tried to scam them.