ExpressNumber gives you 5 numbers for $9.99 a month that ring the phone you already carry. Burner sells one number per subscription. Here is the rest, with their prices read off their own site.
A different number for the dealership, the gym and the insurance quote is how you find out who sold you. Pro carries 100 numbers for $29.99 a month, and the first 7 days are free.
| Feature | ExpressNumber | BurnerAs published on their site |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | $0 today and for 7 days. Then Basic is $9.99 a month, Pro is $29.99 a month. | $7.99 a month for Standard, $12.99 for Premium, buying direct on their site. Each subscription includes one number. Burner notes that subscribing in the app stores costs about 20% more. |
| Try it free first | Yes. 7 days free on either plan, $0 today. Cancel before then and you pay nothing. | Partly. Free trials when they are offered. |
| Numbers on one plan | Yes. 5 or 100 numbers on one plan. Extra numbers are $1 a month on Basic, 50 cents on Pro. | Partly. Multi-line plans go up to 100 lines on iOS and 10 on Android. The web app sells 1 and 3. Those prices are not published. |
| Burn a number in one tap | Yes. One tap. Forwarding stops immediately and the number sits in quarantine for 30 days before anyone else can be given it. | Yes. Yes, in the app. |
| Calls reach the phone you already carry | Yes. Forwarded to the mobile you verified, ringing like any other call. The caller only ever sees the burner. | Yes. Calls route to your main cell automatically, and the caller sees the Burner number. Burner does not forward to any other number. |
| Runs in a plain browser | Yes. No app. Numbers are managed in the browser, and calls ring the phone you already have. | Partly. App first, on iOS and Android. There is a web app, limited to the 1 and 3 line plans. |
Our minutes count forwarded calls only, rounded up to the minute, and inbound texts are never billed. Past your monthly allowance, forwarded minutes are 5 cents each, capped at $50 a month on Basic and $100 on Pro.
Burner's published plans price one line at a time. Ours come in bundles: 5 on Basic at $9.99, 100 on Pro at $29.99, and extra numbers from 50 cents a month. That matters when you want a different number for every site, store and dealer, which is the whole idea here.
Both plans start with 7 days free and $0 today. Put the number on the next form that asks for your phone number and watch who calls it.
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