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Text Free: Second Phone Number subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

Pinger, Inc., Social Networking

Free on the App Store

Text Free: Second Phone Number by Pinger, Inc. 8 subscription plans from $2.99 per month. 15% of 821 recent reviews mention billing. Verified Oct 23, 2026.

  • App Store rating4.7★ from 610,443 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription$2.99 per month
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months126 of 821 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

  • Billing complaints in reviews126 of 821 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (15%)
  • Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days free trial, then $4.99 per week
All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months821
Reviews mentioning billing126 (15.3%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days71% of 183
App Store rating4.7 (610,443 ratings)
Developer's apps4, 0 removed from the store
Age4,782 days
Days since last update2
Subscription plans8
Subscription price changes, last 12 months25
Overall review sentimentnegative

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What Text Free: Second Phone Number costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per month.

  • Remove AdsRenews every month, no trial$2.99
  • Voicemail to TextRenews every month, no trial$2.99
  • Text Free Plan Weekly7 days free trial, then renews every week$4.99
  • Text Free Plus WeeklyRenews every week, no trial$4.99
  • Text Free PlusRenews every month, no trial$9.99
  • Text Free PlanRenews every month, no trial$9.99
  • Text Free Plus Half YearlyRenews every 6 months, no trial$39.99
  • Text Free Plus YearlyRenews every year, no trial$69.99

Price changes

  • May 29, 2026: Text Free Plan Weekly went from $6.99 to $4.99 per week

How to cancel Text Free: Second Phone Number

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select Text Free: Second Phone Number (listed under a plan name such as Remove Ads).
  4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Rating breakdown

  • 5★84% (518,392)
  • 4★6% (39,224)
  • 3★3% (20,248)
  • 2★1% (8,450)
  • 1★3% (23,551)

Recent updates

  • v13.29Oct 20, 2026
  • v13.28Oct 7, 2026
  • v13.27Sep 24, 2026
  • v13.26.2Sep 17, 2026
  • v13.26.1Sep 14, 2026

Praised

  • Works great
  • Convenient to use
  • Helpful for international calls/texts
  • Reliable service

Complained about

  • Glitchy, freezes, and crashes
  • Drains battery quickly
  • Paid subscription required for full functionality
  • Excessive, intrusive ads
  • Privacy concerns with number sharing

Reported bugs

Outgoing texts not working; Number changing/expiring unexpectedly; Inability to disable notifications; Verification codes not working.

Recent one-star reviews

They sell your real number…Within 24hrs of establishing a number with TextFree (and nowhere else) I was bombarded with calls/texts on my real phone/number. Literally 8 in the first day…absolutely predatory.

Cornsky, Oct 14, 2026

This garbage app locked behind a paywallI got this app because I don’t have a cellphone and so I got it so I can get codes to recover my emails and now they have locked it behind a stupid paywall. So now I can’t open my code texts at all unless I get TextFree plus. What a cheap sleazy greedy move

Slytherin, Oct 14, 2026

Wants Your Precise LocationYou’ll never get it

iBReal, Oct 13, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

Good so far, 3 days in, ads tolerableIn Canada. Got a local number. I expected it to be bad or not work based on bad reviews. So far, great. Texting pics, long msgs (I.e. mms, not just sms) works fine. No friend has mentioned my # getting redirected to junk inbox. Phone call audio was a little tinny, but that’s normal for free voip, l…

Xander, Sep 29, 2026

Don’t get itIt’s doesn’t work

Marisaidk, Sep 28, 2026

Great appGreat app

Jayshyt, Sep 26, 2026

About the developer

Pinger, Inc. has published on the App Store since Jun 4, 2012: 4 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

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Questions people ask

How much does Text Free: Second Phone Number cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per month.

How do I cancel Text Free: Second Phone Number?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Text Free: Second Phone Number and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Text Free: Second Phone Number have a free trial?

Yes: Text Free Plan Weekly offers a 7 days free trial, then $4.99 per week.

What does TextFree do?

TextFree provides users with a free, personalized local phone number that allows for unlimited calling and texting. It enables communication through various media like photos, videos, GIFs, audio messages, emojis, and PDFs, and supports group messaging.

What are the key features of TextFree?

Key features include selecting a free phone number with a chosen area code, unlimited calls and texts over WiFi, the ability to share multimedia messages, group texting, an Auto-Reply function, custom ring and text tones, personalized wallpapers, and availability on devices like iPods, iPads, and computers.

How much does TextFree cost?

The basic version of TextFree is free to use, offering unlimited calling and texting. For an enhanced experience, users can upgrade to TextFree Plus for $9.99/month, which removes ads, unlocks verification codes for online accounts, and allows users to reserve their phone number.

Text Free: Second Phone Number in one paragraph

Text Free: Second Phone Number by Pinger, Inc. is a Social Networking app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $2.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 610,443 ratings. 126 of 821 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (15%). The developer has 4 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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