# Text Free: Second Phone Number

> Calling and texting app with a 2nd phone number and private virtual line.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pinger.textfree](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pinger.textfree)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.pinger.textfree`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pinger, Inc
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 53,917,215
- **Rating:** 4.45 / 5 (590,272 ratings)
- **Version:** 13.25
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-10
- **First published:** 2011-02-02
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 93 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinger.textfree)
- **Website:** [https://www.pinger.com/](https://www.pinger.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.pinger.com/privacy-policy/](http://www.pinger.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**TextFree** is a calling and texting app that provides a free U.S. or Canadian second phone number. Make calls, send texts, and share GIFs, photos, and PDFs over Wi-Fi or mobile data—without a traditional carrier plan, extra device, or SIM card.

Use a private virtual number to separate personal and work communications or protect your real number for online purchases, job searches, dating apps, and marketplaces. The ad-supported free plan includes calling and texting, while TextFree Plus adds an ad-free experience, verification codes, reserved numbers, spam management, and more frequent number changes.

## Rankings

- #2,866 — Overall
- #9 — Communication (Gross)
- #12 — Communication (Free)
- #146 — Application (Free)
- #146 — Top grossing
- #146 — Top free

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.AUTHENTICATE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE`
- `android.permission.DISABLE_KEYGUARD`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.GET_TASKS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS`
- `android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REORDER_TASKS`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS`
- `com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST`
- `com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS`
- `com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS`
- `com.pinger.textfree.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ`
- `com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE`
- `com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE`
- `com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ`
- `me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE`

## Review summary

Reviews show mixed sentiment: users appreciate basic texting and social use, and some find it easy and enjoyable. However, recurring issues include a paywall for verification codes and reading texts, frequent glitches and heavy resource use, and trust concerns. The service often feels more paid than advertised and unreliable when trying to verify or access messages.

### Pros

- Easy to use for texting
- Fun to text with family and friends / social use
- Free to use with ads option (no upfront cost)

### Cons

- Paywall for verification codes and reading texts; requires premium subscription (e.g., $10/month)
- Glitches, crashes, and high resource usage leading to slow performance
- Not truly free; core features often require payment (pricing changes / subscription)
- Trust concerns; opinions labeled the app as not trustworthy or questionable

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.pinger.textfree)