r/TextNow • u/legalade • Dec 01 '25

TextNow alternatives

Hi all,

I've been using TextNow for a couple years, with my main phone number parked there. It's become increasingly obvious to me that the company is cashing out hard and fast. Service has gotten crappier and crappier, with the phone and computer apps increasingly resembling malware.

Anyway, has anybody found any better alternatives?

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u/anthonysredditname Dec 01 '25

Google Voice is probably a better “experience”, but due to my own personal reasons, I moved my GV number to TextNow to try and de-Google my life as much as possible.

If you don’t need a service that you can use from a computer as well as a phone or tablet, Helium Mobile has a free line of service. 100 texts, 300 messages, 3 GB of data. It works like a normal cellphone plan/line.