Private line · Active in 60 seconds · No verification
A private, temporary phone number for calls and texts — live in 60 seconds, in 24 countries. When you're done, burn it. The spam, the scammers, and the data brokers keep a dead number. You keep your real one.
Marketplace deals · dating apps · sign-ups · work lines — a private number for real life
🇺🇸 United States
+1 (415) -
24
Countries Available
$1
Numbers Start At
100%
Failed Calls Refunded
Never
Credits Expire
How it works
From signup to your first private call in about a minute. Topped up but not ready to rent? The instant line lets you call right away.
24 countries available
60 seconds to activate
SMS & Calls supported
Use for hours or months
Complete privacy
Delete instantly
Use cases
Real stories. Real protection. Zero compromise.
The Problem
Meeting someone new on a dating app, but not ready to share your real number yet?
The Solution
Give them your CrowPhone number. Chat freely, move to WhatsApp or calls without risk.
The Result
If things don't work out, burn the number. They can't find you, stalk you, or spam you.
Perfect for Tinder, Bumble, Hinge conversations
Quick chats need just a few hours
The Problem
Selling on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist means dozens of strangers get your number.
The Solution
List your items with a CrowPhone number. Buyers text, you respond, deal closes.
The Result
Once sold, burn the number instantly. No spam calls asking "is this still available?" weeks later.
Works for Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, Letgo
Typical sales cycle is a few days
The Problem
Every app wants your phone number for "verification" but really wants to track you.
The Solution
Use CrowPhone for signups. Get your verification code, activate your account.
The Result
Your real number stays private. No marketing texts, no data brokers, no tracking.
Best with our mobile-class numbers (UK, PH, AU) — strict apps often refuse virtual numbers
Quick verifications need just an hour
Active in 60 seconds No ID or verification Failed calls refunded
Straight talk
You won't find invented testimonials or made-up press logos here. I built CrowPhone because giving my real number to marketplaces, apps, and strangers kept coming back to bite me — and every "burner" service I tried wanted a subscription, an ID, or both.
So here's the deal instead: prices are on the page before you pay, calls that don't connect and texts that don't deliver are refunded automatically, your credits never expire, and you can test your line with a free test call before spending a cent on a real one. If anything doesn't work the way this page says, email me and I'll make it right.
— Fred, founder of CrowPhone
SSL Encrypted
Privacy-first by design
Secure payments
We never sell your data
Top up $10+ · get up to 15% bonus credits
Rent numbers by the hour, pay per SMS & call — no subscriptions, no bundles
Credits never expire · No overage charges · Complete flexibility
Sample rates for 🇺🇸 United States numbers · Available in 24 countries
Numbers from $1 · SMS from $0.03
Up to 24 hours
$1.00
One flat dollar — 1 hour or a full day
1 week
$1.01
A whole week for a penny more
1 month
$4.32
≈ $0.14/day
Every rental: instant setup · SMS & calls included · pay-per-use on top — SMS from $0.03, calls from $0.03/min
No bundles, no minimums, no overage charges
Pay per message sent or received
per message received
per message sent
Pay per minute of talk time
per minute
per minute
Rates vary by country · Deducted from your credit balance in real-time
When your rental ends, you only lose the phone number — your credits stay in your account forever. Use them anytime for new rentals, SMS, or calls.
No expiration No hidden fees Full transparency
For developers
A REST API with no carrier paperwork: buy a number with one call, send & receive SMS, get signed webhooks. Starts at $50 in credits — all spendable on numbers and messages, never expires.
Comparison
How we compare with typical alternatives.
AT&T / Verizon
$392
~$3.92/min
T-Mobile
$296
~$2.96/min
Calling cards
$176
~$1.76/min
Other calling apps
$8.00
~$0.08/min
CrowPhone Cheapest
$5.00
~$0.05/min
Approximate pay-per-use international rates for calls to the US. Carrier prices vary by plan and origin country.
| Feature | CrowPhone | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay per use, from $1 | Monthly subscription |
| ID verification | None | Often required |
| Credit expiration | Never expires | Often 30-90 days |
| Failed calls | Refunded automatically | Rarely refunded |
| SMS | Send & receive | Often receive-only |
| Countries available | 24 countries | Varies |
| Call audio | Clear HD audio | Varies |
FAQ
No. They only ever see your CrowPhone number. Your real number is never shared with anyone you contact, never shown on caller ID, and never required to use the service.
Yes. Renting a second phone number is completely legal and is how millions of people separate work, selling, and dating from their personal line. Like any phone service, using it for harassment, fraud, or spam is against our terms and gets accounts closed.
Only what the service needs to work: your messages and call history (so your dashboard can show them), and your credit balance. We never sell your data, and when you burn a number, it is disconnected from you and the people who had it just have a dead number.
Your balance stays in your account forever — you only lose the phone number. Credits never expire, and you can use them anytime for another number, SMS, or calls.
Pay per use, deducted from your balance in real time at each country's listed rate. No bundles, no minimums, no overage charges — and calls that don't connect or texts that don't deliver are refunded automatically.
Yes — incoming texts appear on your dashboard in real time, and incoming calls ring in your browser while the dialer is open, with an answer/decline popup. Unanswered calls cost nothing. Sending texts works from most countries; US and Canada numbers are receive-only for SMS due to carrier registration rules.
No ID · No contracts · No spam that follows you home
Your real number stays yours — every call, every text.
Get a number — from $1Active in 60 seconds No ID or verification Failed calls refunded