Text, Call & Phone number

Review by eFreeware

If you have ever wanted a phone line that is not the one your bank, your boss and your relatives already know, this app is built for that. Text, Call & Phone number gives you extra local numbers for texting and calling, drawn from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. The people most likely to want it are those who need a second line for work inquiries, online selling, dating or simply keeping a business presence apart from a personal one.

The download is free, the app carries ads and there are in-app purchases, including a premium membership sold as a weekly subscription with a three-day trial. It has been on Google Play since June 2022, and the developer's most recent update, in October 2025, was listed simply as bug fixes. It has passed a million installs and holds a 3.6 average from 1,451 ratings, which suggests a workable tool with a mixed reception rather than a polished flagship.

I'll go through what the app does, what it asks of you and who it fits. The short version: this is a utility for separating parts of your life onto different numbers, and it is worth judging on that narrow job rather than as a replacement for your main carrier line.

What you get with a second number

The core idea is simple. You pick a nickname and a texting number, share them with the people you want to hear from, and then send and receive messages on that line. The developer describes real SMS and MMS rather than an in-app chat silo, which matters because it means the person on the other end does not need the app to reply to you. A plain mobile number in the US or Canada can receive your texts, pictures, videos and voice messages.

You are not limited to one extra line. The app lets you add as many numbers as you like, so a single phone can carry a personal line, a work line and whatever else you need to keep apart. Each one behaves like its own identity. For anyone who has juggled two handsets or swapped SIM cards to keep those worlds apart, that is the appeal.

Calls are part of the package too, not an afterthought. The developer says calls run over the cellular network rather than as a data-only service, and pitches the second number as being as dependable as your first. I would treat that as the developer's claim rather than a guarantee, since call quality depends on your carrier and coverage, but it is the right thing to aim for. Voice and video calling both appear in the feature set, along with voicemail on your number.

Calling beyond US borders

Reach is broader than the texting side. Messages go to any number in the United States and Canada, while calls can be placed to numbers in the US, Canada and around 200 other countries. That split is worth understanding before you commit: if your main need is texting a friend in another country, the messaging side is aimed at North America, whereas the calling side is far wider.

The numbers themselves come from a handful of countries, with the US, UK, Canada and Australia named. That gives you some flexibility in how a line presents itself, which is useful if you deal with customers or contacts in more than one market. You can hold several of these at once, so a US-facing line and a UK-facing line can sit side by side on the same handset.

Voicemail is included on your number, so missed calls do not simply vanish. Between voicemail, group messaging and the ability to send photos and video, the app covers the everyday mechanics of a phone line rather than just one slice of them.

Group chats, media and location sharing

Group texting is supported, with photos and videos moving through those threads as well as one-to-one conversations. Large pictures, videos and voice messages can be sent and received over MMS, which is the format most people's phones already handle without any setup. If your second line is for a side business, a club or a group of friends, that keeps everyone in one thread without asking them to install anything.

There is a one-tap location sharing option as well. The developer frames it as a convenience, and it is the sort of thing that helps when you are directing someone to a meeting point or letting a contact know where you are. It sits alongside the messaging features rather than replacing them.

One extra: if the people you talk to also install the app, more becomes possible between you, including video calling. That is a bonus rather than a requirement, since the everyday texting and calling work with ordinary phone numbers. It does mean the app has a second, richer mode that only opens up when both sides are using it.

Ads, subscriptions and what the app asks of you

This is a free app, and it carries advertising. There are also in-app purchases, including a premium membership that unlocks all features and content. That membership is an auto-renewing weekly subscription with a three-day trial: it continues unless auto-renewal is switched off at least a day before the current period ends, and any unused part of a trial is forfeited if you take out a subscription.

The practical point is that this is not a one-time purchase. A weekly billing cycle is a short one, and it is the kind of arrangement worth tracking if you decide to try the trial. The developer provides a terms of service page and a privacy policy, and a contact address for questions and feedback, so there are routes to follow if something needs clarifying before you pay.

Who this line-separation tool fits

The people who will get the most from this are those who need a boundary. Someone running a small online store who does not want buyers ringing a personal number, a freelancer fielding client calls at odd hours, a person selling items locally who would rather not hand out their real line, or anyone who simply wants their social life and their family life on different numbers. The multiple-number support is what makes those separations practical rather than theoretical.

It also suits anyone who deals with contacts in the US, Canada, the UK or Australia and wants a number that looks local to them, since those are the countries the app draws numbers from. The wide calling reach, covering around 200 countries, adds flexibility for people who call abroad but text mainly within North America.

It is a lighter fit for someone who only ever wanted one extra line for a short stretch, or who needs messaging to reach well beyond the US and Canada, because the texting side is aimed at those two markets. Judged on its stated focus, this is a tool for managing identity and separation on a single handset, and it is built around that job rather than around being a general communications hub.

The case for installing it

Text, Call & Phone number does one thing clearly: it puts extra local numbers on your phone for texting, calling, voicemail and group chats, with numbers from four countries and calls reaching around 200. The free download, the multiple lines and the fact that the people you contact do not need the app themselves are the strongest arguments in its favor.

The costs are equally clear. The messaging side is aimed at US and Canada numbers, which is narrower than the calling reach.

If you want a separate line for work, selling or keeping parts of your life apart, and you mainly message within North America, this is a sensible thing to try, starting with the trial and watching the renewal date. If your needs run the other way, toward messaging contacts around the world, that is where the app's stated focus lies.

What's new in version 21275.0

- Fix Bug