# Line2 review (2026): is it worth $7.99 a month, billed yearly? > A second US or Canada phone number on your phone, for one flat fee Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. Line2 gives you a second phone number that works through an app on your phone, tablet or computer, with calling and texting in the US and Canada. The site now sells one plan and pitches it at keeping a personal number private; for a business line it points to its sister brand eVoice. - **Category:** Business Phone Systems - **Made by:** J2 Web Services, Inc. - **Website:** https://www.line2.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android, Windows - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you need a team phone system, as the site sends business users to eVoice. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, Line2 is a paid product, starting at $7.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Line2 Unlimited | $7.99 per month, billed yearly ($9.99 billed monthly) | Unlimited talk and text in the US and Canada, a number in the area code you choose, voicemail transcription and call blocking. 30-day money-back guarantee. | Read from https://www.line2.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Line2 before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 20% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): Line2 shows $7.99 a month billed yearly against $9.99 a month billed monthly, which it labels as a 20% saving. Source: https://www.line2.com/pricing ## Key features - **Second number on your own phone:** Calls and texts run over Wi-Fi or mobile data in an app, so the number sits beside your main line without a second handset. - **Choose your area code:** Pick a US or Canada number in the area code you want, or move a number you already have over to Line2. - **Unlimited calls and texts:** Calls and SMS/MMS inside the US and Canada are unlimited, subject to overages described in the terms of service. - **Voicemail transcription:** Voicemails arrive as text, and the number has its own caller ID display and its own contact list separate from your main one. - **Call blocking:** Block telemarketers, spam callers and other numbers you do not want reaching the Line2 number. - **Phone, tablet and desktop apps:** Apps for iOS, Android and desktop, with the account also reachable from a desktop browser, so texts and calls stay in sync. ## Good for - Freelancers and sellers who want a separate number for strangers - Anyone who wants a flat-fee line instead of a per-seat phone system - People moving a home or old landline number to an app ## Worth knowing - Line2 now presents itself as a privacy second line; the site sends business users to eVoice, so team features such as queues and call routing are not listed. - Service covers the US and Canada only. - Business texting in the US needs carrier registration, and the site links 10DLC and toll-free SMS registration pages. - The pricing page lists a single plan and no team or multi-user tier. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. Line2 puts a second US or Canada number on your phone for $7.99 a month on yearly billing, with unlimited calls and texts there. It's one number for one person, and it now sends business teams to eVoice, so queues and call routing aren't part of it. - **Value for money: B.** $7.99 a month on yearly billing ($9.99 monthly) is under this category's $14.49 cheapest-quarter line. It's one number with no team plan, so it isn't the same job as the team phone systems. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial. A 30-day money-back guarantee isn't a trial. - **Features: C.** A second number, area code choice, unlimited calls and texts in the US and Canada, voicemail transcription and call blocking. It does that one job fully, but it's a smaller job: no team features, queues or routing. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. You install an app and the number works beside your main line. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** iPhone, Android, Windows and web, with calls and texts kept in sync. No API or integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Line2's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among business phone systems - Line2's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 44 other business phone systems we grade, and level with 6. - It stands best on value for money (B, above 35 of 44) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $7.99 a month, against a middle price of $19 for the category: 2 of the 32 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/business-phones ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Line2 you would be making phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. It costs $95.88 a year. - You could not: Phone numbers and calls carried over the phone network. - You could not: Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers. - You could not: Speech turned into text you can trust. - You could not: Apps for Windows, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## What people say - **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.4 out of 5 from 19,831 ratings in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id319185557 **Tags:** Business phone line, Business texting, Transcription ## Alternatives - [Sideline](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sideline): A second phone number app that runs on your carrier's network. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/line2-vs-sideline) - [Grasshopper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/grasshopper): Virtual business number on your own phone, priced per account. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/grasshopper-vs-line2) - [Google Voice](https://toolgpa.com/tools/google-voice): Google's phone number service for calls and texts on any device. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/google-voice-vs-line2) - [Quo](https://toolgpa.com/tools/quo): Business phone app for calls and texts on shared team numbers. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/line2-vs-quo) - [Ooma Office](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ooma-office): Small business phone system with a virtual receptionist, no contract. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/line2-vs-ooma-office) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.line2.com/pricing - https://www.line2.com/features - https://www.line2.com/apps Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/line2 Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).