Hiya Spam Blocker vs T-Mobile Scam Shield

Hiya Spam Blocker is an Android and iOS app for identifying unknown callers and screening or blocking unwanted spam, telemarketing, and robocalls. Its free version provides spam and fraud alerts, caller ID for known businesses and spam numbers, spoof protection settings, and blocking settings. Premium adds automatic call blocking, reverse number lookup, enhanced caller ID, Call Screener, and more frequent spam updates on iPhone. Premium costs $3.99 a month or $24 a year, and a 7-day trial is listed. Features vary between platforms: automated call screening is listed for iOS, while visual voicemail is listed for Android. Call Screener requires Premium and is available in the US and Canada on supported carriers; Android requires one active SIM. Individual non-business number identification is a Premium feature and is unavailable in Europe due to privacy regulations. Hiya also describes real-time voice analysis that warns about suspected deepfake voices during calls. It says newly emerging or spoofed spam numbers may initially go unflagged, and withheld numbers cannot be individually identified or blocked.

T-Mobile Scam Shield provides call, text, and web protections for customers on T-Mobile’s network. Incoming calls T-Mobile identifies as likely scams can be labeled Scam Likely, helping customers decide whether to answer or block them. Scam Block can automatically block those calls and can be disabled at any time. Included anti-spam protection covers SMS and MMS, while Safe Web Browsing helps block known malicious or dangerous sites on supported devices and experiences. Calling a number on the Scam Likely list triggers an audible warning through Callback Protection. Network protections work automatically without the app; customers can manage ScamShield in T-Life, turn on Scam Block by dialing #662#, or use My T-Mobile or the T-Mobile app. ScamShield is available for Android and iOS. The free plan is free at no extra cost for T-Mobile customers with qualifying service and a capable device. ScamShield Premium is $4 a month per line and adds categorized call types sent to voicemail, reverse number lookup, and automatic voicemail transcription by text.