Free carrier service meets privacy-first identity management. See how WIGGWIGG takes a different approach.
TextNow offers a free ad-supported tier with SIM/eSIM and 5G carrier service. WIGGWIGG offers both call forwarding (no internet needed for incoming calls) and in-app VoIP, plus zero-knowledge encrypted identity management that TextNow doesn't offer.
| WIGGWIGG | TextNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Canadian Phone Numbers | ||
| Multiple Numbers per Account | ||
| Spam Filter & Block List | ||
| Advanced Call Routing | ||
| International Outbound | ||
| International Inbound | ||
| Zero-Knowledge (passwords & identities) | ||
| Password Manager | ||
| Identity Management | ||
| Web App | ||
| Mobile App | ||
| Free Trial or Free Tier | ||
| Canadian Company |
TextNow's free tier is ad-supported, and usage data helps target those ads. WIGGWIGG has no ads and no data collection for targeting. Revenue comes only from subscriptions.
TextNow is just a phone service. WIGGWIGG combines phone numbers with a secure password manager, organized by identity. TextNow doesn't offer zero-knowledge encryption or password management.
WIGGWIGG encrypts your identity data and passwords on your device before they reach our servers. TextNow doesn't offer this level of privacy protection.
Create separate identities for work, personal, dating, and more. Each identity gets its own phone number, password manager, and contacts.
TextNow blocks numbers you flag and runs a network-side firewall (Enea) you never see. WIGGWIGG runs five inbound layers (STIR/SHAKEN, neighbor-spoof, carrier reputation, community signals, your personal lists) and shows you the verdict per call.
TextNow's call forwarding is a flat handoff to a single US/Canada number, premium tier only. WIGGWIGG ships per-day-of-week business hours with separate active and inactive actions, per-contact rules, and date-based holiday overrides on every paid plan.
TextNow offers a free ad-supported tier with carrier-level service. WIGGWIGG adds privacy-first identity management: phone numbers, passwords, and contacts organized by identity with zero-knowledge encryption. If you want to support an independent Canadian company building that future, WIGGWIGG is where that's happening.
TextNow is becoming a full mobile carrier with 5G and SIM cards. WIGGWIGG is building identity infrastructure. Different goals, different products. Choose based on what you actually need.
TextNow's free tier is funded by advertising and data collection. WIGGWIGG is subscription-only. Your usage data isn't packaged and sold to fund the service.
TextNow offers more privacy on paid plans, but the architecture wasn't built for it. WIGGWIGG's zero-knowledge encryption is the foundation, not a premium add-on.
TextNow (Waterloo) and WIGGWIGG (Quebec) are both Canadian. TextNow is venture-backed and scaling toward becoming a carrier. WIGGWIGG is bootstrapped and focused on privacy-first identity tools, bilingual from day one.
TextNow keeps spam handling on the network side and call routing on a separate (premium) toggle. WIGGWIGG ties them together: five inbound layers run on every call, your filter log shows the verdict, and per-contact business-hours rules decide whether each call rings, voicemails, auto-replies, or rejects.
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