Texts and picture messages
SMS and MMS with replies, reactions, drafts and group chats. One tick when the carrier takes a text, two when it's delivered.
Turns on once US carriers approve our texting program.
A second number on the phone you already have.
Texts, calls and voicemail on their own US or Canadian number, kept apart from your main line. No new SIM, no second phone, and no phone number needed to sign up.
Texting turns on once US carriers approve our texting program. Calls and voicemail don't need that approval.
2nd Phone Line isn't in the App Store or Google Play yet. These buttons open the listings on launch day.
Free while you keep using it. For iPhone and Android.
Everything a phone line does, on a number of its own
Give it to buyers, dates, landlords and clients. Your own number stays with the people who already have it.
Calls that ring like calls
Calls to your second number ring on the lock screen, with mute, speaker, keypad and hold, and show which of your numbers they called.
Voicemail you can read
Every voicemail comes with a written transcript. Record your own greeting, or have voicemails emailed to you.
Quiet hours and auto-reply
Do Not Disturb on a schedule, business hours for a work line, and an automatic reply to missed calls and texts.
Spam filter and blocking
Block a number in two taps, move suspected spam into its own folder, and silence callers who aren't in your contacts.
Scheduled and disappearing messages
Write now and send later, set a chat to disappear, and keep quick replies a tap away.
App lock
Keep your second line behind Face ID, your fingerprint or a passcode.
Up to 3 numbers
On the 3 Lines plan, keep work, selling and personal apart, each number with its own inbox, voicemail and settings.
Calls and texts abroad
Reach other countries with credits. The app shows the rate before you dial, and nothing is charged unless the call connects.
Three steps to your second number
Download the app
Sign up with email, Apple or Google. No phone number and no card.
Pick your number
Choose a US or Canadian area code, or search for digits you like. Most numbers are yours the moment you confirm; if a free one needs a few days on your phone, the app tells you why and when.
Call and text
Share it with anyone you like. Calls, voicemail and texts arrive in the app, apart from your main number.
Six color themes, light or dark
Pick Cobalt, Indigo, Electric, Sky, Lilac or Orange, in light or dark, or let it follow your phone. The app icon can change with the theme.
Know this before you rely on it
Every second-number app has limits. Here are ours, before you download.
It is not a 911 service
If you dial 911 or another emergency number in the app, it hands the call to your phone's own dialer, so it goes through your mobile carrier with your location.
Some services refuse it for codes
It's an internet (VoIP) number, and some banks and apps won't send sign-in codes to one. We never promise that a code will arrive.
A free number needs a visit
Open the app at least once every 90 days and the number stays yours. If you don't, we remind you three times, then hold it 30 more days so you can get it back. Any paid plan keeps it for you.
It needs an internet connection
Calls and texts travel over Wi-Fi or mobile data. Without either, your second number can't ring, and texts wait until you're back online.
Free to keep. Pay only if you want more.
We never charge for something that didn't happen. A text that fails or a call that doesn't connect costs nothing.
Free
No card needed. Yours while you use it.
Free
- One US or Canadian number
- Texting within fair use: up to 300 texts a day and 3,000 a monthTurns on once US carriers approve our texting program.
- Incoming calls that don't use your minutes
- 100 outgoing US and Canada minutes a month, then 3 credits a minute
- Voicemail with transcripts
- One ad in your messages list, never in a chat or a call
Plus
No ads, more calling, and your number kept
YearlyPrice shown in the app before you confirm
Free trialMonthlyCancel any time
$9.99/monthWeeklyNo trial
$6.99/week- No ads
- US and Canada calls and texts, unlimited under fair use: 3,000 texts and 1,000 calling minutes a month
- Your number stays yours while you subscribe
- Numbers that spell a word
The free trial is for eligible new subscribers to the yearly plan. During the trial, US and Canada calling is limited to 300 minutes.
Ad-free
Everything in Free, without the ad
$2.99/month
- No ads anywhere
- Your number stays yours while you subscribe
- Everything else as on Free
3 Lines
For work, selling and home on one phone
$18.99/month
- Everything in Plus
- Up to 3 numbers on one account
- Each with its own inbox, voicemail and settings
Credits and extra numbers
Credits
For calls and texts to other countries, and US and Canada minutes past your free 100. Taken only when the carrier confirms.
| Pack | One-time price |
|---|---|
| 300 credits | $1.99 |
| 900 credits | $4.99 |
| 2,000 credits | $9.99 |
| 5,000 credits | $19.99 |
Calls abroad cost 8 to 40 credits a minute, depending on the country, and the app shows the rate before you dial. A text abroad costs 5 credits.
Or earn them: 15 credits for an optional video, up to 60 credits a day, and 300 credits for you and a friend you invite once their number is in use.
Short-term numbers
An extra number for a sale, a trip or a move. Paid once, it never renews, and we remind you 24 hours before it ends.
| Length | One-time price |
|---|---|
| 7 days | $2.99 |
| 30 days | $4.99 |
| 90 days | $9.99 |
Numbers in other countries
A line in another country, billed monthly. The price depends on the country. Some countries ask for documents first, and some numbers take calls only.
From $4.99/month to $29.99/month
Plans renew until you cancel. Cancel anytime. Full terms
On your phone, and on your computer
Get the app for iPhone or Android. Then open 2nd Phone Line in a browser on any computer and sign in by scanning a code with your phone.
iPhone
iOS 17 or later
Android
Android 8.0 or later
Web
In a browser on any computer, signed in with the phone app. 911 isn't available on the web.
Open web.2ndphoneline.comOpens 2nd Phone Line on the web, where you sign in with the phone app2nd Phone Line isn't in the App Store or Google Play yet. These buttons open the listings on launch day.
Questions people ask first
Is it really free?
Yes. The free plan gives you one US or Canadian number, texting within fair use, incoming calls and 100 outgoing US and Canada minutes a month. It shows one ad in your messages list and nowhere else. Paid plans remove the ad and add more.
Do I need a SIM card or a second phone?
No. 2nd Phone Line is an app on the phone you already have, and it works over Wi-Fi or mobile data. Your main number keeps working as before.
Do I have to give you my phone number?
No. Sign up with an email address, with Apple or with Google. We never ask for your existing number.
Will it work for verification codes?
Sometimes, and we won't pretend otherwise. Your number is an internet (VoIP) number, and some banks, apps and social networks refuse those for sign-up codes. Whether a code arrives depends on the service sending it, so don't make it the only recovery number for an account you can't afford to lose.
How long do I keep my number?
As long as you keep using it. Open the app at least once every 90 days and the number stays yours. If you don't, we remind you three times, then hold the number 30 more days so you can reclaim it. Any paid plan keeps your number for as long as you subscribe.
Can I call 911?
Not through 2nd Phone Line. If you dial an emergency number in the app, it hands the call to your phone's own dialer so it goes through your mobile carrier.
Which countries can I get a number in?
A free number is in the United States or Canada. Numbers in many other countries are a monthly add-on, and you can call and text abroad with credits.
Can I take my number with me?
Yes. You can port your number out to another carrier, and we don't block a valid request. Here's how.
More answers in Help, or write to a person.