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Many people may cringe at the idea of a burner phone because they assume it’s only for illegal purposes. But in a world where privacy has become all-important, being able to cover your back when you are “connected” has become really important. That’s where burner phone apps come in. These apps allow you to create temporary phone numbers that do not divulge your name & other personal details.
Here are 3 top burner phone apps:
CoverMe is much more than an app for masking your phone number. It’s perhaps the app that emphasizes on security the most on our list of burner app. Not only are your calls over the app secured with military-grade encryption, but it also allows you to store personal information & lock them in private fault secured with a PIN. In addition, CoverMe uses a host of decoys and mis-directions to block unauthorized access to your device. The app also allows you to make encrypted calls & send messages that leave not trails to other users of the app.
Users can access phone numbers for countries like the United States, China, Mexico, & the UK. Pricing is a major challenge to using CoverMe. While downloading the app is free for both Android & iOS devices, the phone number you are assigned only works for one week & you get only 20 text messages with 20 minutes of call on it. For more, you will need to pay for an extra subscription.
Hushed is another popular option for accessing private number for calls, messages & other types of communication over a secured network. Hush has a simple and easy to use interface. Additionally, it is perfect in terms of privacy & security of user information stored & passed across the network.
Hushed uses Voice over IP (VoIP) technology, which basically means all communications are sent over mobile data. Thus no traces are left of your activities. There is also a Hushed Messenger which allows you to chat with other users (even send picture messages). Messages are encrypted, & have been timed to self-destruct after a while leaving no trace at all. Hushed gives you access to mobile numbers for over 40. You get a 3-days free trial after which you need to pick one subscription plan.
Burner is arguably one of the most popular burner phone app in the market. While Burner does not really offer the high-level of privacy other apps promises it makes up for it by providing a plethora of options & interesting features which enhances user experience through 3rd-party integrations.
The app’s ability to sync your burner number to different third-party platforms like Dropbox, Slack, SoundCloud, Evernote & so on further increases its reputation as an all-round multipurpose burner app.
Burner isn’t a VoIP service like this other options on this list here. Rather, the app assigns you a real number with a local area code different from your which you can use for making & receiving calls, & text messages. The app also allows you to control those who can contact you on that number. When you no longer need the number you can simply burn it off.
The app is available for a 7 days trial period with 40 text messages & 20 minutes of phone calls after which you have to pay to access for premium access with a permanent number.
Conclusion
Other notable mentions include apps Line2, SideLine & TextMeUp all of which also have features & options peculiar to them and serve as great quality burner phone apps as well.
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