HeroSMS

Regarding foreign mobile phone number receiving tools, this site has always recommended Maozi's SMS Activate code receiving platform, but it was discontinued in early 2026. At present, all technologies have been transferred to HeroSMS.

Hero-SMS is the "official reincarnation version" of SMS-Activate. It inherits the core resources of the old platform, covering more than 180 countries and more than 700 services. The interface logic is almost exactly the same as before, andHero-SMSThe page makes people look more comfortable and operate more conveniently, and is perfectly adapted to Chinese.

Provides virtual SMS verification codes in 180 countries, with more than 500,000 numbers provided every day. It can be used to register for popular foreign platforms, such as Google, Facebook, Instagram, ChatGPT, Claude and other platforms. Supports API access to obtain SMS verification codes.

Tutorial

Let’s take registering Claude as an example to demonstrate the HeroSMS code receiving process.

1. Search the platform you want to receive code in the "Find Service" box on the HeroSMS page.

2. Select the country you want to receive code from. There is a price at the back, ranging from a few cents to a few cents (US dollars)

3. Select a price and click the delete icon behind the price.

4. Then slide down the page and you will see that you have purchased a number. Then enter this mobile phone number into Claude to get the verification code.

5. If the verification code is not obtained within two minutes, you can choose to change/cancel the number.

6. Use the verification code obtained to navigate to the page for registering Claude.

price

Hero-SMSIt supports various recharge methods of WeChat and Alipay. The minimum recharge is 2 US dollars (about 14 yuan) each time, and there is a certain handling fee: 2.6% + 0.3 US dollars. Taking the minimum recharge amount as an example, if you recharge 2 US dollars, the actual amount received is 1.65 US dollars.

The above is just one of the recharge methods. You can choose different methods, different exchange rates, etc. according to your recharge amount.

• Popular service reference：
  • TikTok/Douyin: about$0.01 
  • Tinder: about$0.0125 
  • WeChat: About$0.015 
  • OpenAI (ChatGPT): usually in$0.1 – $0.5between, fluctuating according to country.