TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.5
1.37M reviews
100M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Join the more than 100 million people who phone smarter, with free texting, free calling, and free nationwide coverage with TextNow!

Communication should be without limits. Stay connected to what matters most with unlimited texting and calling, without the bill. Download the TextNow app, pick a free phone number (or bring your own) with the US area code of your choice, and start calling and texting now.

Nationwide Talk & Text, Without the Phone Bill
Cut the cord from your mobile phone company! Get a TextNow SIM card to access the same nationwide network with the same coverage as the big carriers, without the bill! Now there’s a smarter way to phone, with our ad-supported, zero-cost Nationwide Talk & Text app, so you can talk and text freely from anywhere in the US.

Affordable High-Speed Data
Your phone needs can change, and TextNow has you covered. With low-cost data add-ons, you can get mobile data and go anywhere. No commitments, only pay for the data you need when you need it.

Add a Second Number to Your Phone
Need more privacy? Want to keep your personal life separate from your business? Use the TextNow calling and messaging app as free local 2nd phone number. Boost your status with your friends or mint some new ones by using a second phone number from TextNow on your favorite social apps. It’s another private phone line on your device with free calls and free text messages.

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

WiFi or Mobile Calling? Why Not Both!
Does your mobile signal need a boost? No problem! TextNow lets you use your real phone number over WiFi. Or get the same great service on our nationwide mobile network with a TextNow SIM card.

Why TextNow?

  • Get a local phone number or bring your own! Area codes from most metro areas in the US available.

  • Make and receive unlimited voice calls, texts and video or picture messages to the USA or Canada for free!

  • Use across multiple devices – send unlimited messages and make calls on your computer or tablet, then access them from your phone while on the go!

  • Discover the new way to phone with Unlimited Nationwide Talk & Text with a TextNow SIM card – starting at $0.

  • Need data? Get affordable, flexible data add-ons, whenever you want.

  • Call internationally with our low-cost calling options to over 230 countries.

  • Voicemail transcription and conference calling.

  • Turn your WiFi enabled tablets and computers into a phone.



Is TextNow free?
There are no yearly or monthly fees. Our service is ad-supported, with no cost to the user. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them. Users can access our free wireless network with a one-time purchase of a TextNow SIM card, allowing users to call and text without the need for WiFi.

Features Standard for All Users

  • Passcode to keep messages safe and private

  • Caller ID

  • Google Smart Lock (no need to remember your password)

  • Signatures: add a personalized signature to each text

  • Customizable text-tones, ringtones, vibrations and 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 get phone service without the bill with unlimited texts, voice calls and much, much more over both WiFi and wireless.

Follow us on Social for the latest news and offers:
TikTok - @textnow
Facebook - @textnow
Instagram - @textnow
Twitter - @TextNow

Privacy policy: https://www.textnow.com/privacy
Terms of use: https://www.textnow.com/terms
Updated on
Mar 21, 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
1.26M reviews
Jay
March 24, 2024
I have had and used TextNow for years, including their "free" SIM card package. Here's the proper review for this product for 2024; one star, because fewer can't be given. At one point this was an AMAZING product. But now with the VoIP space crowded, TextNow has made exorbitant pricing their model, charging a RIDICULOUS fee per month to "lock in" your number, and making the "service" virtually unusable (can't receive verification texts) without it. Uninstalled, and moved to a competitor. BYE!
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TextNow, Inc.
March 25, 2024
Thanks for your feedback! We're always improving our service to meet the differing needs of our users, and we occasionally adjust the pricing and availability of our data plans and other in-app purchases based on the feedback we receive.
Jessica B
March 7, 2024
Update: 5 -> 3. They've started letting companies get full screen ads that if you touch anywhere on the ad it begins auto downloading the app, even if it's at the very bottom of your screen where the menu is. Incredibly annoying. Original: Calls and texts actually work and are free. A lot of ads and drains the battery, but eh. I still find it very useful.
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TextNow, Inc.
March 7, 2024
Hey Jessica, thanks for your review. We apologize that you are experiencing that with the ads displayed in our app. If you could, please email us at community@textnow.com with video capture of the ad that is auto-downloading an app on your phone, and we can investigate that!
David Weathers
March 22, 2024
Have used this for a few years. Skeptic at first. It's been almost flawless for me. Took a bit to get used to the occasional ad. The service and it's no-cost, far outweigh any minor annoyance with ad's. I hit hard times, still there, TextNow is the lifeline I have to the outside world, both reliable and darn easy to use. I Thank them, genuinely.
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What's new

New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New & Not-so Noticeable:
- Fixed video playback issues, addressed reported app crashes, and made additional performance and stability improvements.