Throwaway vs FreeCallMe

Text from a separate number. Keep yours safe. Throwaway gives you a second U.S. number for SMS texting, right on your iPhone. Choose an available area code and start texting without sharing your personal number. KEEP YOUR REAL NUMBER SAFE • Use a separate number for sign-ups and new contacts • Keep Throwaway conversations separate from your personal texts • Keep your existing phone number and carrier unchanged FLEXIBLE CONTROLS • Mute your Throwaway number when you need quiet • Block unwanted senders • Easily export selected contacts back to your iPhone • See your balance at a glance PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads. No tracking. • Your message history and in-app contacts stay on this iPhone, not on our servers. Delete the app, and they are gone. • SMS delivery still requires Throwaway and telecom providers to process messages. Providers and carriers may retain message content or metadata under their own policies. BUILT FOR iOS • Fast, native interface • Dark Mode and Light Mode • Larger Text and VoiceOver support PLANS AND BILLING • Monthly or Quarterly: Choose the plan that works for you. • Additional messages available when you need them • Apple billing: Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. IMPORTANT TO KNOW • U.S. only: U.S. customers and U.S. numbers only • SMS texting only. No MMS, photos, videos, iMessage, or group chats • No phone calls or voicemail • Emergency services are not supported, including 911 calling and emergency SMS. • Message history and in-app contacts are stored locally and cannot be recovered by Throwaway after you delete the app. • Daily 200-message sending limit • SMS verification codes are not guaranteed. Some apps and banks may not deliver login or verification codes to Throwaway numbers. • Number transfers not supported Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Free video and voice calls that stay free. And when you need to reach a real phone, dial 220+ countries at rates starting at 1 cent a minute. FREE CALLS, NO CATCH Start a private call or a group call and share the link. Whoever you send it to can join from this app or straight from their browser, with no account and nothing to install. Voice or video, one to one or a whole group, for as long as you like. There is no per-minute charge, ever. In a call you get screen sharing, text chat, camera switching, mute, and a participant list. Already have a FreeCallMe friend? Ring them by email and their phone lights up. CALL REAL PHONES WORLDWIDE Dial any mobile or landline in 220+ countries and territories. We show you the exact per-minute price before you press call, so nothing is a surprise. United States 1 cent a minute. United Kingdom, Canada, Hungary and Romania 2 cents. Mexico and France from 3 cents. No contract, no monthly fee, no expiry games. New accounts get 25 cents of credit so your first call to a phone is on us. After that you top up when you want to, in the amount you want to. GET YOUR OWN PHONE NUMBER Want people to be able to call you back? Rent a real US number as an optional monthly or yearly subscription. Pick your area code, and it becomes your caller ID on outgoing calls and your line for incoming ones. Every plan includes 200 incoming minutes a month, and answering works on your phone or in your browser. VOICEMAIL AND MISSED CALLS Your number takes messages when you cannot. Voicemail arrives in the app with a player and a duration, missed calls show a badge on the Phone tab, and anyone you would rather not hear from goes on your blocklist and gets a busy signal. BUILT FOR DAILY USE - Full-screen native call UI, so incoming calls ring like normal calls even when the app is closed - Recents with every call, including missed and unanswered - Contacts that hold both a phone number and a video room, with favourites - Speakerphone, in-call keypad, dial tones and haptics, all configurable - Add credit mid-call, without hanging up - Works on iPad NO PHONE NUMBER REQUIRED Sign up with an email address and a password, or with Google. We never ask for your phone number to create an account, and you can delete your account and all its data from inside the app at any time. WHO IT IS FOR Families spread across borders. Anyone travelling or living abroad who does not want roaming charges. Freelancers and small businesses who want a separate number that is not their personal one. Anyone who just needs to get a call to a real phone without signing up for a plan. PRICING - Video and voice calls between FreeCallMe users and browsers: free, unlimited - Calls to phones: pay as you go from 1 cent a minute, prices shown before you dial - Credit top-ups: 5, 10 or 20 US dollars - Your own US number: 7.99 US dollars a month or 79.99 US dollars a year, including 200 incoming minutes a month. Extra incoming minutes bill from your calling credit at 1 cent a minute. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Phone number plans are auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your device Settings after purchase. PLEASE NOTE Rented numbers are available in the United States only, and cannot be used to call 911 or any other emergency service. Text messages sent to your number can be read in the app; sending texts is not available yet. Calls to phones require credit, and a data or Wi-Fi connection is needed throughout. Terms: https://freecallme.com/terms Privacy: https://freecallme.com/privacy