NumberBurn vs Hushed
Hushed's lowest published plan is $6.99 a month for unlimited local talk and text. NumberBurn Basic is $9.99 a month and includes 5 numbers, about $2 a number. Hushed has the lower monthly price.
- $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.
Where NumberBurn does better
- Calls forward to the real mobile you confirm, so they ring your own phone.
- Burning a number takes one tap, which ends forwarding immediately and keeps the number out of the carrier pool for 30 days.
- A 7-day trial with 1 number and 100 forwarded minutes.
- Basic bundles 5 numbers in one plan, about $2 each.
Feature by feature
| NumberBurn | Hushed | |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs each month | Yes. Basic is $9.99 a month and Pro is $29.99. | Yes. Plans start at $6.99 for unlimited local talk and text, $7.99 for prepaid and $8.99 for pay-as-you-go. |
| A trial before you pay | Yes. A 7-day trial with 1 number and 100 forwarded minutes. | Partly. The plans page shows a free app download with paid numbers, and names no trial. |
| Numbers inside one plan | Yes. Basic includes 5 numbers and Pro includes 100. | |
| Throwing a number away | Yes. Burning a number takes one tap, which ends forwarding immediately and holds the number back for 30 days. | |
| Calls ring the phone you already own | Yes. Calls forward to the one real mobile you confirm, so your own handset rings. | Partly. Calls ring inside the Hushed app by default, and a number can be forwarded to another phone number. |
| Works without installing an app | Yes. There is no app: calls ring your own phone and texts are read in the browser. | Partly. The pages we read describe using the free app on a phone or tablet over Wi-Fi or mobile data. |
| Where the numbers are from | Partly. US numbers only, picked from the area codes we list. | Yes. Numbers are offered in the US, Canada and UK, across 300+ area codes. |
Checked 2026-10-18 against Hushed plans and pricing, Hushed features. Prices move, so confirm on Hushed's own page before you buy. On NumberBurn only forwarded calls count toward minutes, each call rounded up to a whole minute, and incoming texts cost nothing. Each minute beyond the plan's allowance is 5 cents, with a ceiling of $50 a month on Basic and $100 on Pro.
Different jobs
Hushed is built around a second line you use in an app: you place calls and send texts from the private number, and it offers numbers in the US, Canada and UK.
NumberBurn does one narrower job. A number is a disposable alias that rings your own phone and collects texts, and gets discarded by burning it once you finish with it. It cannot place calls or send texts, it cannot reach 911, and it covers US numbers only.
If you need to reply from a second line, Hushed fits that job. If you want to hand a number to a stranger, a form or a listing and cut it loose afterwards, Basic and Pro are made for that.
Keep comparing
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Where these facts come from
- Hushed plans and pricingread 2026-10-18
- Hushed featuresread 2026-10-18
Questions
Can I call or text out from a NumberBurn number?
No. NumberBurn numbers only receive: calls ring your own phone and texts arrive in your inbox. They cannot place calls or send texts, and they cannot reach 911.
Does NumberBurn need an app?
No. Calls forward to your own phone and texts are read in the browser.
Which is cheaper each month, NumberBurn or Hushed?
Hushed's lowest published plan is $6.99 a month, against $9.99 for Basic. Basic includes 5 numbers.
Where can I get a Hushed number?
Hushed offers numbers in the US, Canada and UK. NumberBurn numbers are US only.
Hand out a number, not yours
Pick an area code, label the number, and burn it when you are done.
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