If you've ever needed a temporary phone number for whatever reason, there are several apps out there that you could turn to. Last summer, we wrote about Burner, an application on iOS that enables users to take on another phone number for a small fee. Unlike Google Voice or Skype, the app can assign your mobile phone a new number with just the touch of a button. Today, Burner has made its app available to Android users.

To make a burner phone number with the app, select the “Create Burner” button to choose an area code and then input the number the burner should forward to (it will automatically default to the number on your mobile phone). Unfortunately, you can’t use a land line as the callback number, because the number requires text message verification. You can then pick from a variety of burner options, with the most standard being the Mini Burner for $1.99, which offers a number valid for a week, 20 minutes, or 60 texts. After that, the number is effectively disposed of. There are also payment tiers: eight credits for $4.99, 15 for $7.99, or 25 for $11.99.

The iOS application has also received a few updates, including customizable voicemail greetings, the ability to manage call history by starring and archiving, and improved notifications for in-bound calls, missed calls, and voicemails. Users can also refer Burner to friends to earn extra credits.

There were some concerns about Burner's privacy policies when it first launched, and it's certainly not a good idea to use the application for something illegal. The cofounder and CEO of Burner's parent company, Ad Hob Labs, has said that the company "expressly prohibits" using the app for anything criminal or unlawful. There's even a terms of service to go with the application that states, "We will only provide non-public information in response to law enforcement requests when they are made subject to US laws and via valid legal process." Also, there is still a record of phone calls contained within the dialer and registered with the carrier; Burner cannot delete that data, but it does retain backups and records of association between burner phone numbers for a period of time.

Burner is free to download in the Google Play store and comes with one free number.