# Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text on iPhone: How It Works URL: https://byshahid.com/blog/cricket-wireless-get-your-balance-by-text-iphone/ App: Secret Codes: IMEI & Carrier (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secret-codes-imei-carrier/id6807154322) Author: Muhammad Shahid Updated: 2026-11-04 > Cricket texts your balance from its Quick Pay page. Because Cricket has no balance dial code, its documented self-service route is the Quick Pay page on cricketwireless. com. Enter the Cricket phone number, tap Get my balance, and Cricket texts the balance to that line. The myCricket app shows the same figure once you are signed in. - **What it does:** Cricket texts your balance from its Quick Pay page. - **Network:** AT&T - **Type:** Carrier specific Cricket texts your balance from its Quick Pay page. This page explains what it does, how to use it on an iPhone and which carriers it applies to. I build **Secret Codes: IMEI & Carrier**, a free iPhone app with 317 checked codes and guides, including this one. If you would rather tap than memorise, [get Secret Codes on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secret-codes-imei-carrier/id6807154322). ## What is Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text? Because Cricket has no balance dial code, its documented self-service route is the Quick Pay page on cricketwireless.com. Enter the Cricket phone number, tap Get my balance, and Cricket texts the balance to that line. The myCricket app shows the same figure once you are signed in. Quick Pay is the one that works without a password, which makes it the fallback when you are locked out of the account. ## How do I do it? - Open Safari and go to the Cricket Quick Pay page. - Enter your Cricket phone number. - Tap Get my balance. - Wait for the text message Cricket sends to that line. ## Who is this for? | Network | AT&T | | Type | Carrier specific | | Good to know | Cricket Wireless lines only. Needs a browser or the myCricket app rather than the dialer. | _Screenshot: The Secret Codes detail screen shows the steps, the carriers and an Open in Phone button._ ## Related prepaid and mvno codes - [611: Cricket Wireless Support](/blog/cricket-wireless-support-iphone/) - [Tracfone Brands: Check Your Balance](/blog/tracfone-brands-check-your-balance-iphone/) - [611: Boost Mobile Customer Care](/blog/boost-mobile-customer-care-iphone/) - [Tracfone Brands: Service Renewal Info](/blog/tracfone-brands-service-renewal-info-iphone/) - [#233: Boost Mobile: Add Money](/blog/boost-mobile-add-money-hash-233-iphone/) - [Tracfone Brands: Add Airtime](/blog/tracfone-brands-add-airtime-iphone/) See all [prepaid and mvno codes](/blog/iphone-codes/prepaid-and-mvno/) or [every category of iPhone codes](/blog/iphone-codes/). ## How Secret Codes helps Secret Codes keeps this and every other entry a search away. Pick your carrier once and each entry says whether it is published for your line. You can save favourites, add a private note, and record whether a code worked on your line. This entry is part of Secret Codes Pro. **Secret Codes: IMEI & Carrier** is free on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secret-codes-imei-carrier/id6807154322 ## FAQ ### What is Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text on iPhone? Cricket texts your balance from its Quick Pay page. Because Cricket has no balance dial code, its documented self-service route is the Quick Pay page on cricketwireless. com. Enter the Cricket phone number, tap Get my balance, and Cricket texts the balance to that line. ### What else should I know about Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text? The myCricket app shows the same figure once you are signed in. Quick Pay is the one that works without a password, which makes it the fallback when you are locked out of the account. ### What are the steps for Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text? 1. Open Safari and go to the Cricket Quick Pay page. 2. Enter your Cricket phone number. 3. Tap Get my balance. 4. Wait for the text message Cricket sends to that line. ### Where do I find Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text? In the carrier's or Apple's own app, as described on this page. ### Is there a dial code for Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text? No keypad code is listed for it. The way to do it is: App. ### Who can use Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text? Customers of the carrier named on this page. Cricket Wireless lines only. Needs a browser or the myCricket app rather than the dialer. ### Does Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text work on Android phones too? These steps are for iPhone. Android phones have their own menus. ### Will Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text work outside the US? The iPhone steps stay the same, although some features depend on your carrier and region. ### What if Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text does not work on my iPhone? Check that it applies to your carrier first, because carriers decide which services they offer and can change them. If it should apply to your line, contact your carrier. ### What is related to Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text? 611: Cricket Wireless Support. The only dial code Cricket publishes for support. ### What else is in this category? Tracfone Brands: Check Your Balance. Text BALANCE to 611611 on Tracfone-family brands. ### Can I find Cricket Wireless: Get Your Balance by Text in an app? Yes. Secret Codes, a free iPhone app, includes it with its steps and carrier details, as part of Secret Codes Pro. ## Sources - [Apple Support: Find the serial number or IMEI on your iPhone](https://support.apple.com/en-us/108037) - [Wikipedia: USSD codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unstructured_Supplementary_Service_Data)