Call and text for free with TextNow, the free phone service with over 100 million users, now including Free Essential Data.
Staying connected shouldn’t stress you out. With the TextNow app, you can get nationwide talk, text and data coverage from the nation’s largest 4G LTE & 5G network, without having to worry about bills.
Get a new phone number free with the US area code of your choice (or use the phone number you already have) and start calling and texting freely to anywhere in the US and Canada.
FREE TALK & TEXT NATIONWIDE: NO PHONE BILL Stay connected with the TextNow free Wi-Fi calling and texting app, or order a TextNow SIM card to freely talk, text, and use some apps without having to connect to Wi-Fi.
FREE ESSENTIAL DATA TextNow is the ONLY phone service provider that gives you data completely FREE. With the always-free plan, you can access apps that are essential to keep you connected while on-the-go, including email, maps, and rideshare apps. Check and send emails, get directions, and order an Uber or Lyft from anywhere without paying for a data plan. Simply order a SIM card to get started and use your second phone number for any additional needs.
UNLIMITED DATA PLANS: AFFORDABLE & HIGH-SPEED We believe you should only pay for the data you use. That’s why we’re the ONLY provider with super flexible hourly, daily, and monthly plans. Start and stop one of our low-cost options with just a few taps in the app, starting as low as $0.99.
SECOND PHONE NUMBER: FOR PRIVATE CALLING & TEXTING, A SEPARATE BUSINESS LINE & MORE Use the TextNow calling and text messaging app as a free second phone line. It’s another extra phone line (business phone or second line) on your device with free calls and free text messages. You can talk freely without any additional charges with your local/second phone number.
WHY TEXTNOW? • Free calling, free texting, and free essential data – always. • Call and text for free immediately when you download the TextNow app. • Choose TextNow as your default dialer for a seamless calling experience. By granting access to your call logs, you'll be able to easily find and call your contacts in the TextNow app, view your call history, manage missed calls, and sync your TextNow message history across all your devices. • Get nationwide coverage with a TextNow SIM card, and talk and text without Wi-Fi. • Get a local phone number or use your existing number. Area codes from most metro areas in the US available. • Voice call, direct message, picture and video messenger to the US or Canada for free. • Unlimited data plans with hourly, daily, and monthly options give you flexible internet coverage. Only pay when you want it. • Use across multiple devices including your computer or tablet, and effortlessly access calls and texts whenever you need them with Wi-Fi. • International calls with low-cost options to over 230 countries. • Voicemail to text audio transcription and conference calling via 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) with in-app ads. Ads won’t interrupt your experience. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them.
MORE FEATURES • Passcode for 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 seamlessly synchronize with your mobile device via textnow.com
Note: TextNow is not affiliated with other texting and calling apps like Talkatone, Text Me, TextPlus, TextFree, Pinger, Nextplus, TalkU, Dingtone, Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger and more.
Privacy policy: https://www.textnow.com/privacy
Terms of use: https://www.textnow.com/terms
Updated on
Feb 4, 2025
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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
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Ratings and reviews
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Daniel Ma
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February 9, 2025
Everything was running smoothly until 6 days ago. I never got notified about getting close to 30 days and my number was discontinued. I selected a new one but the service doesn't work. The app now doesn't seem to work at all, and now I can't even send pictures at all because the second I hit gallery the app crashes. When I try to open the My Account tab, nothing happens at all. Clean reinstall doesn't do anything.
97 people found this review helpful
TextNow, Inc.
February 11, 2025
Hey there, we’re sorry to hear you’re having trouble with the app, 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.
Barbara Jones
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February 17, 2025
If I receive a call, I can chat. But if a voicemail is left, I can't retrieve it. When I click on the 3 dots on the voicemail an Download, I get the screen to pay $6.99 a week. What??? If I get texts, I don't know where they are, so I suppose I need to delete this app and go for a low cost $15 a month just to have a backup number. For now, I will keep this on my old phone in case I need to call myself to find my lost phone.
4 people found this review helpful
TextNow, Inc.
February 18, 2025
Hey there, we’re sorry to hear you’re having trouble accessing your voicemail and text messages, 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.
Max Whybrew
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December 1, 2024
It's full of ads making it harder to see texting and calling history. Even with good wifi connection calling and texting doesn't always go through. When you buy and use thier sim card and plan it doesn't change anything. Still can't do anything without wifi, not even texting or calling. Okay to use when trying to switch in between plans, but not a reliable number. Useless in an emergency or when you really need it.
296 people found this review helpful
TextNow, Inc.
December 2, 2024
Hey there, we’re sorry to hear you’re having trouble using the app, 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.
What’s new
Not much to see here this time folks, just cleaning up some bugs to keep things running smoothly for you.
Be sure to turn on auto updates so you always have the latest version of TextNow, and keep checking back here to find out when we've launched something shiny and new!