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NumberBurn is the receive-only choice, from $9.99 a month for 5 numbers. The other apps people weigh against Burner are Hushed, Google Voice, TextNow, MySudo, with prices read on 2026-10-18.

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  • $1 for a 7-day trial. When the 7 days end, your card is charged $9.99 for the first month, and the plan renews at $9.99 every month until you cancel.
  • If the trial's allowance runs out first, use pauses and nothing more is charged until the 7 days end or you start the plan yourself.
  • Extra minutes, numbers and burns go on the same monthly bill.
  • Cancel any time with our ready-made cancel email. No reason needed. The plan runs to the end of the paid month, then your numbers are burned into a 30-day quarantine.
  • Your first paid month can be refunded within 7 days of paying it. Write to hello@numberburn.com to ask.

Checked 2026-10-18. Prices move.

In short

  • Burner is a one-number-per-plan second line starting at $7.99 a month, and it can place calls and texts.
  • The apps below differ on price, number counts and whether they can call out. Basic starts at $9.99 a month for 5 receive-only numbers.

5 apps, side by side

NumberBurn

Free plan
No, a 7-day trial
Paid from
$9.99 a month

Best for people who want to hand out many throwaway numbers, with calls ringing the phone they already carry and texts in a web inbox. Basic includes 5 numbers.

Hushed

Free plan
No
Paid from
$6.99 a month

Best for People who want to call and text from a second number inside an app, with numbers in the US, Canada and UK.

Google Voice

Free plan
Yes
Paid from
$10.00 a month

Best for A long-term number for one person who wants calling and texting, with a paid tier for desk phones and 911.

TextNow

Free plan
Yes
Paid from
$4.99 a week

Best for Someone who wants a free number inside an app and accepts ads, or pays weekly to remove them.

MySudo

Free plan
Yes
Paid from
$1.99 a month

Best for People who want one app that bundles several private identities, each with its own email, handle and virtual card, with a number on the paid tiers.

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Questions

What is the closest alternative to Burner for throwaway numbers?

NumberBurn, if you only need to receive. It gives 5 numbers for $9.99 a month that ring your phone and show texts in a browser.

Which alternative can still place calls?

NumberBurn cannot. If you need to call or text from the number, check the other apps on this page for what each one allows.

Why look for an alternative to Burner?

Common reasons are the one-number plan size, a cap on how many number changes a plan allows each period, and needing more numbers at a lower per-number cost.

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