Alternatives to Burner
An app that gives you extra, disposable phone numbers for calls and texts on your existing phone. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Burner
An app that gives you extra, disposable phone numbers for calls and texts on your existing phone.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Burner.
Hushed
A second phone number app for private calling and texting over Wi-Fi from temporary numbers.
Hushed also offers disposable second numbers on Android and iOS, with calling and texting over Wi-Fi, but no free plan is mentioned and calls rely on a network connection.
MySudo
A privacy app suite for creating separate digital identities with their own phone numbers, emails and cards.
MySudo adds separate emails, virtual cards and encrypted communications to each phone number identity, has a free tier, and reserves full features for paid plans.
Cloaked
A privacy service that creates masked identities and scans for data brokers selling your personal information.
Cloaked pairs masked phone numbers with masked emails and a data broker scan, offers a free tier and a Chrome extension, and focuses on US users.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Apple Hide My Email
iCloud+ feature that generates disposable email aliases for sign-ups.
SimpleLogin
Open-source email alias service that protects your real inbox from spam.
Addy.io
Open-source email alias service that forwards anonymous addresses to your inbox.
Optery
A personal data removal service that finds and opts you out of data broker and people-search sites.
Incogni
A subscription service that sends data removal requests to data brokers and people-search sites for you.
