By Lena Fischer · Product reviews · 2026-09-05 · 8 min read
Most "second number" apps are pitched at the same person: someone in the US or UK who wants a burner line for dating, selling furniture, or keeping work off their personal phone. That's a well-served market. The picture changes the moment you add two requirements — the number has to register on WhatsApp Business, and you have to be able to buy it from wherever you actually live.
I ran G100, Vyke and Hushed against exactly those two filters. Here's where each one earns its place, and where it doesn't.
If you're in the US or Canada and want a polished burner or a clean second line for calls and texts, Vyke and Hushed are both mature, reliable apps and you'd be happy with either. If your priority is a WhatsApp-ready number that you can buy from anywhere, at a flat low price, G100 is the one built for that job — with one caveat I'll flag below.
G100 is the newest and smallest of the three, and it doesn't hide that. What it does differently is availability and WhatsApp: a dedicated US or Canada number that's WhatsApp-ready, sold to buyers anywhere in the world with no KYC, at a flat $1.95/month. Calls, SMS and WhatsApp live in one dashboard, in the browser or the mobile app. Calls are $0.03/min, it receives SMS and OTP codes, and there's an optional WhatsApp Business Cloud API add-on for $10/month.
The honest gap: outbound SMS sending isn't live yet. You can receive texts and codes, take and make calls, and run WhatsApp — but you can't fire off a plain SMS today. For a lot of second-number use cases (WhatsApp, OTP capture, calling) that doesn't matter. If you specifically need to text people over SMS, it does.
Pros
Cons
Vyke is a well-built app-based second-number service with a decent country spread: US, UK, France, Canada, Netherlands and Poland numbers. The app is clean, the calling and texting experience is solid, and the subscription-plus-credits model is flexible if your usage is bursty. For someone based in one of its supported markets who wants a proper second line, it's a genuinely good option.
Where it falls short for this specific test is buyer availability. If you're in India, Nigeria or Pakistan, Vyke isn't set up to serve you as a buyer the way it serves European and North American users. And it isn't positioned as a WhatsApp Business platform, so it's not the tool I'd reach for if WhatsApp registration is the whole point.
Pros
Cons
Hushed is the privacy veteran here. It sells US, Canada and UK numbers across 300+ area codes, which is the best area-code granularity of the three — useful if you want a line that reads as local to a specific city. The burner-style approach is mature and the app is dependable. If privacy and a throwaway US/Canada/UK number are your goal, Hushed does that as well as anyone.
The trade-offs are the same shape as Vyke's. Hushed isn't aimed at emerging markets, so buyers in India, Nigeria or Pakistan aren't the target, and it's a second-line/burner tool rather than a WhatsApp Business platform. Paid plans can also run higher than a flat monthly fee depending on which one you pick.
Pros
Cons
| G100 | Vyke | Hushed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries you can buy a number from | US, Canada, Puerto Rico | US, UK, France, Canada, Netherlands, Poland | US, Canada, UK (300+ area codes) |
| Available to buyers in India / Nigeria / Pakistan? | Yes — buyable from anywhere, no KYC | Not the same buyer support | Not aimed at these markets |
| Price | Flat $1.95/mo, pay-as-you-go; calls $0.03/min | Subscription + credits | Paid plans |
| WhatsApp-ready? | Yes — US/Canada numbers register on WhatsApp; optional Cloud API $10/mo | Not positioned for WhatsApp Business | Not positioned for WhatsApp Business |
| Calls + SMS + WhatsApp in one dashboard? | Yes (SMS receiving today; sending not live yet) | Calls + SMS; no WhatsApp layer | Calls + SMS; no WhatsApp layer |
Pick G100 if you're outside North America and Europe and can't easily buy from the others, or if WhatsApp Business is the reason you want a second number at all. The flat $1.95 and the single dashboard for calls, WhatsApp and incoming SMS make it the practical choice for anyone in India, Nigeria or Pakistan who wants a US number that WhatsApp will accept. Just confirm you don't need outbound SMS yet.
Pick Vyke if you're in one of its supported countries and want a flexible second line with a wider choice of European numbers. It's a mature app and the credits model suits uneven usage.
Pick Hushed if you're in the US, Canada or UK, you care most about privacy, and you want the widest possible choice of local area codes for a burner-style number.
None of these is a bad app. They're built for different people. The deciding questions are simple: can you buy it where you live, and does it do WhatsApp? On those two, G100 is the one I'd hand to a reader in an emerging market — while giving Vyke and Hushed full credit for being the more polished, longer-running products in their home turf.
Can I buy Vyke or Hushed from India, Nigeria or Pakistan?
Hushed sells US, Canada and UK numbers and is aimed at those markets, not emerging-market buyers. Vyke offers US, UK, France, Canada, Netherlands and Poland numbers but its buyer base isn't set up for India, Nigeria or Pakistan the same way. G100 can be bought from anywhere in the world with no KYC, which is why it's the easier pick if you're outside North America or Europe.
Which of these works with WhatsApp Business?
G100's dedicated US and Canada numbers are WhatsApp-ready and can receive the Meta verification code, and G100 also offers the official WhatsApp Business Cloud API for $10/month. Vyke and Hushed are strong second-line and calling apps but aren't positioned as WhatsApp Business platforms.
Which is the cheapest?
G100 is a flat $1.95/month, pay-as-you-go, with calls at $0.03/min. Vyke uses a subscription-plus-credits model and Hushed sells paid plans; both can cost more depending on the plan and usage.
Can I send SMS from G100 yet?
Not yet. G100 receives SMS and OTP codes and handles calls and WhatsApp today, but outbound SMS sending is not live. If sending regular text messages is essential right now, that's the one gap to weigh against G100's price and availability.
G100 is a flat $1.95/mo — calls, WhatsApp and incoming SMS in one dashboard. See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
Get your number →