ExpressNumber gives you 5 numbers on Basic with no ads, and forwarding to the phone you already have is on every plan. Talkatone is a free calling and texting app paid for by ads, and forwarding calls to another number needs Plus at $4.99 a month.
Talkatone Plus is $4.99 a month for one number with call forwarding. Basic is $9.99 a month for 5 numbers, every one of them forwarding to your phone, and the first 7 days are free.
| Feature | ExpressNumber | TalkatoneAs published on their site |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Partly. $4.99 a month for Plus, which forwards calls to any US or Canadian number. |
| Numbers on one plan | Yes. 5 or 100 numbers on one plan. Extra numbers are $1 a month on Basic, 50 cents on Pro. | No. 1 number at a time. Burning it gets you a new one in its place. |
| No ads | Yes. No ads, on any plan. | Partly. The free app shows ads. Removing them is $2.99 a month. |
| What it costs | $0 today and for 7 days. Then Basic is $9.99 a month, Pro is $29.99 a month. | $0 with ads. Plus is $4.99 a month and Remove Ads is $2.99. |
| The number stays yours | Yes. Kept for as long as your plan is active, however rarely it rings. | Partly. A free number needs activity every 30 days. Plus keeps it. |
| 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. The first burn is free, then $0.99 each. |
| Calls and texts out | No. Receive-only. Our numbers take calls and texts, and they never make them. | Yes. Free calls and texts to most US and Canadian numbers, with fair use limits. |
| 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. |
Extra cost a month to forward calls to your own phone, read from Talkatone's help center on November 5, 2026.
Each price is read from Talkatone's own pages, with a calculator for your numbers.
How much Talkatone costs in November 2026 →Talkatone calls and texts out for free, paid for by ads, with one number at a time. ExpressNumber gives you 5 numbers on Basic and 100 on Pro, with no ads. Calls ring the phone you already have, and texts land in your ExpressNumber inbox.
On Talkatone, forwarding calls to another number needs Plus at $4.99 a month. On ExpressNumber it is part of Basic and Pro, and it works during the 7-day trial too.
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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