TextNow: Mobile Phone Service

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.5
1.54M reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

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 call, 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.



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. No contracts, no commitments, just easily accessible data that you only have to pay for when you want it.


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 2nd line) on your device with free calls and free text messages.



INTERNATIONAL CALLING: 230+ COUNTRIES

Are your friends and family overseas? TextNow offers low-cost international calls to Mexico, Canada and over 230 other countries. Stay connected longer with rates starting at less than $0.01 per minute.



WHY TEXTNOW?

• Free calling, free texting, and free essential data – always.

• Call and text for free immediately when you download the TextNow app

• 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, SMS 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.

• International calls with low-cost options to over 230 countries.

• Voicemail to text audio transcription and conference calling.



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 STANDARD FOR ALL USERS

• Passcode for safe and private texting and calling

• Caller ID

• Signatures: add a personalized signature to each text

• 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



So, what are you waiting for? Download the app and take control of your phone service, starting today.





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Privacy policy: https://www.textnow.com/privacy

Terms of use: https://www.textnow.com/terms
Updated on
Sep 23, 2025

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

4.5
1.41M reviews
Kate (Reyoko)
January 13, 2025
Good app to have if you need a second number fast for work purposes or personal reasons. However, there are caveats to it. 1) You get ads popping up after almost every call. 2) Certain features are only given once subscribed to 'lock in' for $1.99 Per Week. 3) If your job requires lots of calls, you will temporarily have your number dropped/suspended while free. 4) Latest bug includes freezing mid-call and won't hang up until you uninstall-reinstall the app.
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TextNow, Inc.
January 14, 2025
Hey there, thanks for your feedback, and we’re sorry to hear you’re having trouble some trouble, thanks for letting us know. Can you please provide all the details of your issues and email community@textnow.com? We’d like to find out how we can help improve your experience.
Dustin Wilson
September 19, 2025
It would be a 5, but it's only a 2 because There was supposed to be a bundle deal. I'm by the SIM card and sign up with current the debit. Or bank card net. You guys support together and I would get. Two months Of unlimited data and right now. I don't have hardly any data besides the essentials. So I would appreciate it if you fix that. If it doesn't Yet fixed and I get my data. You're just putting your guys in a negative hole for bad reviews and? Possibly less customers
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Nesto
September 13, 2025
it is used to be a decent app for a free text and call, but if you get the monthly unlimited data, just know the high speed portion is very limited and basic speed. once you use up all the high-speed data, it drops to the slowest speed possible. even certain calls and texts don't go through. right now, certain calls won't go through because of the fact even the most basic of basic tasks on this service requires high speed data (which their high speed is basically basic speed).
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TextNow, Inc.
September 16, 2025
Hey there, thanks for your feedback! We are always looking at ways to improve. If you need further help, you can write to us at community@textnow.com, and we would be happy to help you! 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.

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