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

Robokiller

Verizon Call Filter
Price
$4.99/mo or $39.99/yr
7-day free trial
$2.99/mo for one line
$7.99/mo for multiple lines
Limited free offering
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.

The tools you need to live spam-free

Here are some of Robokiller’s unique features (that you can’t get with Verizon Call Filter).
Customizable call blocking
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Like Robokiller, Verizon Call Filter offers users the ability to customize their block and allow lists — but only on Android phones. Robokiller's 99.9% effective spam identification and blocking ensures you're protected against risky calls that aren't in your personal blocklist, whether you’re an Android or iPhone user.

Audio fingerprinting
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Like many spam blockers, Verizon Call Filter blocks calls using a combination of caller ID and category blocking. The problem is, scammers can just change numbers to get around that. Robokiller, on the other hand, uses machine learning to detect scammers based on their unique audio fingerprints. Scammers may change their numbers, but they can’t change their voices.

Spam text blocking
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Verizon offers SMS protection, but it can’t keep up with spammers like Robokiller can. Our spam text blocking is 99% effective at identifying and shutting down text scams.

Protection against spoofed calls
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Some robocallers imitate local phone numbers so you’re more likely to answer them. Although Verizon does offer some anti-spoofing features, Robokiller knows how to identify and stop these sneaky spam calls before they ever reach you.

Answer Bots
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Robokiller doesn’t just block robocalls, we make it entertaining. Answer Bots intercept incoming spam calls and mimic a real person to waste telemarketers’ time. You can even listen to the recordings. It’s a little poetic justice (and bonus entertainment) that Verizon Call Filter just can’t offer.

Answer with confidence. Shut down spam.


The right spam call blocker protects your privacy without cutting you off from the people you want to hear from. Robokiller offers full, customizable spam call blocking, whereas Verizon Call Filter blocks spam via three vague and non-customizable risk levels. Robokiller’s database of 1.5 billion phone numbers dwarfs Verizon’s 100 million, and our real-time screening and live audio fingerprinting ensure comprehensive protection from spammers themselves — not just the phone numbers they’re using.

Discover the benefits of Robokiller today.


When it comes to keeping spammers out without losing the calls and texts that should be let in, there’s no better solution than Robokiller. Thanks to machine learning and an ever-growing community of customers who track and report spam, we can effectively protect your privacy without getting in the way.

Start your 7-day free trial today and experience the benefits for yourself.

Silence from spammers. Praise from the press.

Winner of...
app of the day 2019, 2020
Apple App of the Day
2019 and 2020
webby award winner
Webby Award for Technical
Achievement
2019 and 2021
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FTC Robocalls Against
Humanity Competition
2015
best in biz 2019, 2020
Best in Biz Consumer
Product of the Year (Silver)
2019 and 2020
best in biz 2020
Best in Biz App of the Year
(Silver) 2020
stevie award winner
Stevie Award for Machine
Learning & Bot 2021
webby award winner
Webby Award for Technical
Achievement
2019 and 2021
ftc seal
FTC Robocalls Against
Humanity Competition
2015
best in biz 2019, 2020
Best in Biz Consumer
Product of the Year (Silver)
2019 and 2020
best in biz 2020
Best in Biz App of the Year
(Silver) 2020
stevie award winner
Stevie Award for Machine
Learning & Bot 2021
BBB accredited business
Better Business Bureau®
Accredited
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app of the day 2019, 2020
Apple App of the Day
2019 and 2020
webby award winner
Webby Award for Technical
Achievement
2019 and 2021
ftc seal
FTC Robocalls Against
Humanity Competition
2015
best in biz 2019, 2020
Best in Biz Consumer
Product of the Year (Silver)
2019 and 2020
best in biz 2020
Best in Biz App of the Year
(Silver) 2020
stevie award winner
Stevie Award for Machine
Learning & Bot 2021
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