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Cricket Wireless vs. US Mobile: iPhone 18 Pro Max for 2 lines
For 2 lines of iPhone 18 Pro Max over 36 months, US Mobile's Unlimited Starter beats Cricket Wireless's Smart Unlimited by $820. The monthly plan price is the single biggest driver of that gap. Both sides are backed by confirmed plan pricing.
Cricket Wireless and US Mobile already bake taxes and fees into the plan price shown.
Cricket Wireless
Smart Unlimited · Buy unlocked (Apple financing)
$72.50/mo per person, 2 lines
$5,220 over 36 months · $145.01/mo household
$183.26/mo for 24 months, then $75.00/mo once the device is paid off.
How we calculate thisUS Mobile
Unlimited Starter · Buy unlocked (Apple financing)
vs. Cricket Wireless unlocked (Apple financing) over 36 months
$61.12/mo per person, 2 lines
$4,320–$4,400 over 36 months · $120.01–$122.23/mo household
$158.26/mo for 24 months, then $50.00/mo once the device is paid off.
- Activation fee unconfirmed
Resolves once US Mobile's activation fee is confirmed.
Saves $2,520 vs. your current bill over 36 months
Plus 2 new phones and setup: $2,520–$2,600, net of trade-in/resale credit.
Plan $25.00/mo + device $54.13/mo + $40.00 upfront − $38.97 cashback
iPhone 18 Pro Max paid over 24 months at 0% APR via Apple Card Monthly Installments, with 3% cashback credited once.
Sales tax on the device (varies by state, typically charged upfront on full MSRP) is not included in the totals above.
US Mobile's per-line activation fee isn't confirmed — shown here as $40.00 (worst case, based on the highest verified activation fee in this dataset); best case assumes $0.
We don't have a resale value for a iPhone 16 in this condition yet, so it counts as $0 here.
Plan $25.00/mo + device $54.13/mo + $40.00 upfront − $38.97 cashback
iPhone 18 Pro Max paid over 24 months at 0% APR via Apple Card Monthly Installments, with 3% cashback credited once.
Sales tax on the device (varies by state, typically charged upfront on full MSRP) is not included in the totals above.
US Mobile's per-line activation fee isn't confirmed — shown here as $40.00 (worst case, based on the highest verified activation fee in this dataset); best case assumes $0.
We don't have a resale value for a iPhone 16 in this condition yet, so it counts as $0 here.
Data verified September 10, 2026.
Cricket Wireless's provider fee: $0.00/line. US Mobile's provider fee: $0.00/line.
Frequently asked
Which is cheaper for 2 lines of iPhone 18 Pro Max: Cricket Wireless or US Mobile?
US Mobile's Unlimited Starter costs $4,400 over 36 months for 2 lines of iPhone 18 Pro Max, $820 less than Cricket Wireless's Smart Unlimited at $5,220.
What's the effective monthly cost of iPhone 18 Pro Max on Cricket Wireless vs. US Mobile?
Cricket Wireless works out to $145.01/mo and US Mobile to $122.23/mo, each the 36-month total divided evenly by 36 — not necessarily the bill you'd see in any single month.
Are these Cricket Wireless and US Mobile prices confirmed?
Cricket Wireless's total is not yet independently verified, and US Mobile's is a computed worst/best estimate, pending a promo or fee confirmation. See the confidence badge on each card, and our methodology page, for what that means.