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Compare TextNow mobile plans (October 2026)

We checked 5 prepaid cards from TextNow on textnow.com. The cheapest TextNow plan open to everyone is TextNow Free: $0.00 a month, prepaid, no subscription (checked on textnow.com on ).

Prices were read from the operators' own pages on ; our spot checks are still running. How we check prices

Network: T-Mobile · activation $3.99

Is TextNow the cheapest?

TextNow is not the cheapest in any of the 4 usage profiles we compare, across the 237 plans from 30 operators we checked in the United States.

  • For data only (at least 1 GB, no calls), TextNow Plus Monthly is the cheapest at TextNow: $18.99 a month. Mobile X Build Your Plan Your Way is cheaper: $3.88 a month averaged over 12 months (incl. $1.90 a month for use beyond the plan).
  • For at least 5 GB and 100 minutes of calls, TextNow Plus Monthly is the cheapest at TextNow: $18.99 a month. Lycamobile USA $23 Unlimited International Plan (12 months) is cheaper: $9.00 a month for the first 12 months, then $23.00 a month.
  • For at least 20 GB and 100 minutes of calls, TextNow Plus Monthly is the cheapest at TextNow: $18.99 a month. Lycamobile USA $39 Unlimited International Plan (12 months) is cheaper: $14.00 a month for the first 12 months, then $39.00 a month.
  • For unlimited data and 100 minutes of calls, TextNow Plus Monthly is the cheapest at TextNow: $18.99 a month. Mobile X MobileX Unlimited 10 is cheaper: $14.88 a month.

All TextNow plans

TextNow plans by monthly price as the operator lists them (each price says whether taxes and fees are included), checked on the operator's own website on
Plan · sourceUSD/monthDataMinutesContractWho can buyHotspotPriority dataeSIM
Freeprepaidrenewal unknown$0.000.55 GBUnlimitedprepaid, no subscriptionEveryonenot statednot statedYesGo to TextNow
Plus Monthlyprepaidrenewal unknown$18.9920 GB high speed, then 2GUnlimitedprepaid, no subscriptionEveryonenot statednot statedYesGo to TextNow
Plus Weeklyprepaidrenewal unknown$21.395 GB high speed, then 2GUnlimitedprepaid, no subscriptionEveryonenot statednot statedYesGo to TextNow
Unlimited Monthlyprepaidrenewal unknown$35.9920 GB high speed, then 2GUnlimitedprepaid, no subscriptionEveryonenot statednot statedYesGo to TextNow
Unlimited Weeklyprepaidrenewal unknown$38.535 GB high speed, then 2GUnlimitedprepaid, no subscriptionEveryonenot statednot statedYesGo to TextNow

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TextNow eSIM

5 of the 5 TextNow plans state eSIM. The cheapest with eSIM is TextNow Free, at $0.00 a month.

TextNow prepaid

TextNow sells 5 prepaid cards: you pay in advance, with no subscription. The cheapest is TextNow Free: $0.00 a month (renewal unknown). Compare every prepaid card in the United States

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