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· 3 days ago

Buy Burner for a cheap disposable second number for dating, selling, or privacy. Skip it if you need reliable message delivery, verification codes, or billing support.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free download

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Subscription~$25/year

Best for

  • Online dating first contacts
  • Marketplace selling
  • Activists and journalists
  • Separating work from personal

Not for

  • Small businesses needing a reliable main line
  • Anyone receiving verification codes they cannot lose
  • Buyers who expect fast billing fixes
  • Heavy users creating many numbers monthly

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Delivery failures mean a lost verification code locks you out.

medium

Subscription plans cap how many numbers you create each month.

medium

Paid-but-undelivered numbers need a support request, so expect refund effort.

low

A Google Play reviewer withholds a rating pending a refund.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • App Store users rate it 4.7/5.
  • Hides your real number behind a disposable line.
  • Works on both iOS and Android.
  • Adds VPN, Firewall, and robocall blocking features.

Cons

  • Trustpilot rating sits at 1.6, rated Bad.
  • Independent review tells buyers to pick alternatives instead.
  • Some buyers pay and never receive their number.
  • Users report texts that never reach recipients.

Sources & method

- 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x8security x2news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Refund complaints and an avoid-it review.
  • Ease of use: 4/5. 4.7/5 App Store rating.
  • Feature depth: 4/5. VPN, Firewall, group chat, robocall features.
  • Support quality: 2/5. Paid orders lost, refund complaints, delivery failures.
  • Security posture: 3/5. No known vulnerabilities in reviewed sources.
  • 4.7/5 App Store rating IOS ratings and reviews
  • 1.6/5 Trustpilot rating Rated Bad
  • ~$25/year Annual price User-reported subscription cost
  • $2M Funding Raised for disposable number app

Pricing

Free download

$0

  • Free to download
  • Numbers cost extra

Subscription

~$25/year

  • Auto-renewing lines
  • Monthly number creation caps apply

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

App Store users rate Burner 4.7/5, while Trustpilot reviewers score it 1.6 Bad over billing and delivery problems.

“If I get a refund I'll give”
Google Play review
“I'm looking at burner apps today.”
Reddit, r/privacy
“We're glad you like the app”
App Store review
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources

Handy disposable second number, but a 1.6/5 Trustpilot score and billing complaints hurt. Good for privacy, risky for business.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Burner Reviews | Trustpilotca.trustpilot.com
    review
  2. Burner: Second Phone Number - App Storeapps.apple.com
    review
  3. Burner: Second Phone Number - Google Playplay.google.com
    review
  4. Burner homepageburnerapp.com
    official
  5. Burner App Review 2025: Why You Should Avoid Itreceive-sms.com
    review
  6. Best way to get a burner # for less than a few bucks a month?forums.redflagdeals.com
    review
  7. Burner gets $2M to let you use and destroy phone numbersventurebeat.com
    news
  8. You cannot create anymore subscription numbers this monthsupport.burnerapp.com
    official
  9. Paid for a number but did not receive itsupport.burnerapp.com
    official
  10. Burner: Texts are not received by other partyforums.justuseapp.com
    review
  11. Burner product security pageburnerapp.com
    security
  12. Burner: Second Phone Number mobile app risknowsecure.com
    security
  13. Burner Alternative for Codes You Can't Lose - Cleatcleat.so
    review
  14. Burner vs. Google Voice vs. TextFree Comparisonsourceforge.net
    review

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