TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

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1.67M reviews
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About this app

Call and text for free with TextNow, the free phone service with over 100 million users. Get nationwide coverage with unlimited talk and text on 5G—starting at $0/month.

Your phone service should work on your terms. No phone bill, no fixed contracts, no hidden fees.

What makes us different?
• No phone bill, no fixed contracts, and no hidden fees
• Get a free local US phone number or keep your own for a private second line or business use
• Flexible data options: choose the data plan that fits your life, and change it anytime
• Low-cost international calling to 230+ countries

FREE TALK & TEXT NATIONWIDE: NO PHONE BILL, NO FIXED CONTRACTS
Stay connected with the TextNow free Wi-Fi calling and texting app, or activate TextNow Wireless on your existing mobile phone to freely call and text without Wi-Fi. Get started instantly—no new device needed.

FREE PLAN
Unlimited talk and text on a nationwide 5G network — at $0/month, month after month. Not a trial. Not an introductory offer. Just free phone service, done differently.
Activate our eSIM on your phone instantly with no commitments and no hidden fees.

DATA PLANS: FLEXIBLE & ON YOUR TERMS
Only pay for the data you use with no long-term contracts or commitments. We're the only provider with truly flexible data options.

• Free Plan: Unlimited talk and text on nationwide 5G. Included monthly for $0.
• Plus Plan: Unlimited nationwide talk, text, and data—except media streaming & gaming. No ads.
• Unlimited Plan: Unlimited nationwide talk, text, and data. No ads.

Change your plan anytime in the app. Cancel anytime. No runaround, no fees. Pay what you want, or not at all.

SECOND PHONE NUMBER: FOR PRIVATE CALLING & TEXTING, A SEPARATE BUSINESS LINE & MORE
Use the TextNow mobile app as a free second phone line. Perfect for a 2nd line, business phone, side hustles, or personal use. Free calls and texts without an extra phone bill. Use it for private SMS texting with new contacts, or as a business texting number for clients and customers.

INTERNATIONAL CALLING: LOW-COST ACROSS 230+ COUNTRIES
Have friends and family overseas? TextNow offers free calls to Mexico and Canada with low-cost international calls to 230+ countries, with rates starting at less than $0.01 per minute. No separate international calling app needed.

WHY TEXTNOW?
• Call and text for free immediately when you download the TextNow app—no bill, no fees
• Activate on your existing phone and talk and text on a nationwide 5G network without Wi-Fi
• Get a local US phone number or keep your existing number. Area codes available across most metro areas in the US
• Free voice calls, direct messages, SMS messages, picture and video messaging to the US or Canada
• Flexible data options—only pay when you want it
• Use on multiple devices including your computer or tablet and effortlessly access calls and texts whenever you need them
• Low-cost international calls across 230+ countries
• Voicemail-to-text audio transcription and conference calling
• Free texting and calls over Wi-Fi

HOW IS TEXTNOW FREE?
There are no yearly or monthly fees to use TextNow. We partner with brands to pay for your phone service (so you don't have to) through in-app ads. Ads won't interrupt your experience. If you don't want ads, upgrade to the Plus Plan or Unlimited Plan to remove them.

MORE FEATURES STANDARD FOR ALL USERS
• Passcode for safe and private texting and calling
• Caller ID
• Customizable free text tones, call tones, ringtones, vibrations, and phone backgrounds
• Quick Reply to speedily respond to friends
• A home screen widget for instant use
• Text from your computer and synchronize with your mobile device via textnow.com

Download the app and take control of your phone service, starting today.

Follow us on social for the latest news and offers:

• TikTok — @textnow
• Facebook — @textnow
• Instagram — @textnow
• Twitter/X — @TextNow

Privacy policy: https://www.textnow.com/privacy
Terms of use: https://www.textnow.com/terms
Free phone number, calling, texting & flexible 5G data plans. No contracts.
Updated on
9 Nov 2026
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Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Location, Personal info and 4 others
  • This app may collect these data types
    Location, Personal info and 8 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

1.53M reviews
Austin V
14 April 2026
The level of ads is absurd, and now they're trying to extort people to get verification code messages under the guise of security, don't pay em and they'll hijack ur message and replace it with a prompt to upgrade your account, was never an issue the last 10 years. EDIT: free wifi only textnow accounts CAN officially support verification messages, I used to receive them no problem for years. they are no different from any other message and claiming they cannot be supported is utterly ridiculous!
66 people found this review helpful
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TextNow, Inc.
18 June 2024
Hello Austin, thank you for your feedback. We apologize for any inconvenience. Free WiFi-Only TextNow accounts cannot officially support verification/shortcodes. Ad Free+ and Wireless plans do support some verification codes. If you've lost your number, you can contact us at community@textnow.com, and we can see if we can retrieve it for you.
Colorado Crystals
9 May 2026
This app does NOT let you receive VERIFICATION codes through text unless you pay! DON'T BOTHER TO DOWNLOAD UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO PAY! This app is absolutely obsolete. it used to be good for a second number but now they want you to pay for everything a la carte. You're better off just adding an extra E SIM on your phone plan or through Mint Mobile, Cricket etc etc. Much cheaper for a real provider that also works on Wi-Fi.
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TextNow, Inc.
9 May 2026
Hi there, We’re sorry to hear you’re having trouble, thanks for letting us know. Can you please provide all details of your issues and email community@textnow.com? We’d like to find out how we can help improve your experience.
A Google user
12 January 2019
It's great.. You get to choose your very own #. It lets you choose between about 4 or 5 different number variations. You can text/call unlimited anywhere in the continental U.S. The only issue I have with the app, is the terrible lag. I'm not sure why, but the app is almost intolerable to interact with bc it is so slow and unresponsive. In the past year, I've installed the app on several different phones. The app has proved slow and unresponsive on all devices.
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What's new

This one's the kind of update you feel more than you see. Calls, chats, and eSIM activation each got some quiet attention, and TextNow runs a little smoother for it.

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