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TextNow pricing

TextNow gives you one free line with ads, and ExpressNumber gives you 5 numbers for $9.99 a month.

Every TextNow plan and add-on as TextNow publishes it, the rules that keep a free number, and what the same setups cost on ExpressNumber.

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$0 todayRead from TextNow's own pages and the review sites linked at the foot of this page.
The short answer
  • TextNow is $0 a month with ads; Plus is $18.99 a month or $4.99 a week without ads, and Unlimited $35.99.
  • A new free TextNow number expires within 24 hours unless you call or text from it, and Lock In Number is $1.99 a week.
  • ExpressNumber Basic is $9.99 a month for 5 numbers with no ads, kept for as long as your plan is active, and the first 7 days are free.

ExpressNumber gives you more numbers for the money.

Each row is the setup most people are pricing, on the plan it needs.

This is what keeping one number costs a month.

TextNow prices from TextNow's own pages, read October 13, 2026. A free TextNow number stays only with a call or text every day; these are the ways to keep one without that.

  • ExpressNumber Pro, 100 numbers$0.30
  • ExpressNumber Basic, 5 numbers$2
  • TextNow Lock In Number$8.62
  • TextNow Plus$18.99
  • TextNow Ad-Free+$30.29
ExpressNumber compared with TextNow on price, by setup
What you needExpressNumberTextNowAs published on their site
A second number for yourself

$9.99/mo 5 numbers, no ads

Free with ads. A new number expires within 24 hours unless you call or text from it.

A number that stays yours

$9.99/mo Kept while your plan is active

A free number stays active with a call or text every day. Lock In Number is $1.99 a week, about $8.62 a month.

Calls with no ads

$9.99/mo No ads on any plan

Plus removes ads for $4.99 a week or $18.99 a month.

A number per client, listing or ad

$29.99/mo 100 numbers on Pro

TextNow plans are phone plans: Plus is $18.99 a month and Unlimited $35.99.

ExpressNumber prices from our own billing: Basic $9.99 a month with 5 numbers, Pro $29.99 with 100, both free for the first 7 days. ExpressNumber numbers receive calls and texts; TextNow lines also call and text out. TextNow prices from TextNow's own pages, read October 13, 2026.

ExpressNumber has two plans, and both start free.

Two plans, both free for the first week.

Basic

7 days free

$9.99/mo

  • 5 numbers, one for each site, store or dealer
  • 100 forwarded minutes a month
  • Burn a number in one tap
  • Extra numbers $1 a month each
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Pro

7 days free

$29.99/mo

  • 100 numbers
  • 1,000 forwarded minutes a month
  • A number per vendor, client or listing
  • Extra numbers 50¢ a month each
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$0 today. Monthly plans, cancel any time.

Here is every TextNow plan, as published.

As TextNow publishes them, read October 13, 2026.

Free

$0 per month

Paid for by ads

  • A free local number
  • Talk and text, 550 MB of data
  • SIM card $3.99, eSIM free
  • Number kept with a call or text every day

Plus

$18.99 per month

or $4.99 a week

  • No ads
  • Verification codes
  • Unlimited data, no streaming or gaming

Unlimited

$35.99 per month

or $8.99 a week

  • No ads
  • Verification codes
  • Unlimited data, with streaming and gaming

This is what 5 numbers with no ads look like.

  • Calls and texts reach the phone you already have.
  • Set each number to forward, take texts only, or block.
  • Kept for as long as your plan is active.
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These are the questions people ask first.

Yes, with ads. TextNow's free plan includes talk, text, a free local number and 550 MB of data, paid for by ads. A SIM card is $3.99 on the free plan and an eSIM is free. A new number expires within 24 hours unless you call or text from it.

Plus is $4.99 a week or $18.99 a month, and Unlimited $8.99 a week or $35.99 a month, both without ads. Ad-Free+ is an add-on at $6.99 a week, and Lock In Number $1.99 a week.

TextNow says a call or text at least once a day keeps a free number active, or Lock In Number ($1.99 a week) or Ad-Free+ locks it while you pay. An ExpressNumber number stays yours for as long as your plan is active, from $9.99 a month for 5.

Every fact on this page comes from these pages.

Read October 13, 2026. Prices move: if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.

TextNow is a trademark of its owner, named here only to identify the product. ExpressNumber is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.

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