TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.5
1.41M reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image
Screenshot image

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 230+ countries 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

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
24 Jul 2024

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
1.29M reviews
Tera Grotjahn
19 July 2024
Do NOT buy the data passes. I tested an hour one and not a single thing loaded for an entire hour. Was debating doing the monthly. Soooo glad I tested it first. The signal is a joke. Only reason it's 2 star is the texting features are decent but anything paid is worse than the free version. The app is annoying when calls come in too. Can't just silence it you have to decline. Was so hopeful it could be good and I'll keep it just in case updates improve it. Might give it another try later.
39 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
angel Kelley
22 July 2024
Honestly, not that bad. It's not really good either. Good first. It is just texting and calling, not much else. Bad, way more. If you have fun with trends with spamming, or you call a lot they will randomly terminate your account. I just got kicked out because I was texting someone and I sent an image a lot cause they weren't getting it. I then got terminated 2.5/10
4 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?
Ranger Raccoom
20 July 2024
It's a great app for texting and ads don't get into the way of anything they blend in with the texts most of the time so I don't notice them as much anymore, only problems are that I keep getting banned for sending photos to my friend and I don't get the account back even after I put in a request, and also videos dont send, I try sending videos and will wait for a few minutes and the loading bar is done but the video never sends
15 people found this review helpful
Did you find this helpful?

What's new

Feature updates:
- Support for the 'Unified Inbox' feature has been removed in compliance with Google Play Store policies on default messaging app permissions.

Performance improvements:
- App optimizations, minor bug fixes, and stability enhancements.