How to text or message someone anonymously in 2025

There are three legitimate ways to send an anonymous text or message in 2025. They're not equivalent — each has different trade-offs around what the recipient sees, what gets logged, and how legal it is.

Option 1: Anonymous question apps (web-based, link-based)

Best for: sending honest feedback, crushes, anonymous compliments, story-prompt responses.

The recipient shares a link like anonymousquestion.com/theirname in their bio or story. You open the link, type your message, hit send. They get the message in their inbox. They cannot reply to you directly because they don't know who you are.

This is the most accessible option — no app to install, no phone number needed, free.

Trade-off: requires the recipient to have an account/link first. You can't message someone who hasn't set up a link.

Option 2: Burner phone numbers (Google Voice, Hushed, TextNow)

Best for: when you need actual SMS to a phone number — selling on Marketplace, two-factor signup, dating apps.

You sign up for a free or cheap service that gives you a temporary phone number. You text from that number; the recipient gets a normal SMS. They don't see your real number.

Caveat: these services know who you are (you signed up with an email and probably a credit card). If law enforcement subpoenas them, your "anonymity" disappears.

Option 3: SMS spoofing services

Various web services let you send a one-off SMS without showing your phone number, or even spoofing a fake "from" number. Quality varies — many are free, many fail to deliver, and there are legal restrictions in some countries.

Be careful here: in some jurisdictions, sending a spoofed SMS with the intent to defraud or harass is a crime (e.g., the U.S. Truth in Caller ID Act). Don't use these for anything that could be construed as harassment.

What about *67?

*67 only hides your number on outbound voice calls, not SMS. It does nothing for text messages.

The honest recommendation

If you want to send someone an anonymous message and it's about feelings, opinions, or questions — use an anonymous question app like anonymousquestion.com. It's free, web-based, and the recipient sees your message in a dedicated inbox without any expectation that they can reply to a phone number.

If you actually need anonymous SMS to a phone, use a reputable burner service. Don't use SMS spoofers for anything that matters.