Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

2023-05-26

Auto Text: Auto send WA & SMS (4.1@24,405) Ǥ 32 6 Video Intro 7/2019; schedule SMS, mail, reminder, tweet, phone call
SMS Scheduler (3.8@27) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-20 Github

Write SMS

2023-05-27

quickSMS (5@1) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-10-25 Github
Silence (4.7@4,484) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-27 Github; Vorstellung 7/2016; TextSecure fork
Signal Private Messenger (4.5@2,283,402) Ǥ 57 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2018-2/2022 | Video-Vorstellung 1/2020; ausführlicher Test 12/2020; "Crypto-SMS" und verschlüsselte Telefonie (ehemals TextSecure + RedPhone)
Handcent Next SMS messenger (4.5@54,084) Ǥ 48 8
QKSMS (4.5@17,657) Ǥ 26 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Intro 8/2015; Review 4/2018; Android Wear support
Simple SMS Messenger (4.5@12,369) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Mood SMS - Custom Text & MMS (4.4@193,375) Ǥ 54 13 are you in the mood to share your texts with 15 advertizers plus a bunch of analytics? Then this is for you…
Messages by Google (4.3@10,044,815) Ǥ 40 1
Textra SMS (4.3@426,724) Ǥ 33 10 Kurzvorstellung 5/2016
Chomp SMS (4.3@351,671) Ǥ 37 9 plugins
mysms - Remote Text Messages (4.3@42,677) Ǥ 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4@9,877) Ǥ 16 2 contacts & SMS are uploaded to the cloud / SMS for Tablet & Desktop
Pulse SMS (Phone/Tablet/Web) (4.2@78,945) Ǥ 36 2
Messaging Classic (4.1@19,700) Ǥ 28 9 LastUpdate: 2020-08-14
GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free T (4@2,949,904) Ǥ 40 13 many plugins like Emoji & more
Send SMS/MMS Messages from PC (4@147,014) Ǥ 26 5 / SMS from Tablet & MMS Text Mes (4@19,737) Ǥ 11 7 SMS from within any browser; keep in mind this will need to upload your contacts and SMS to the cloud to work
Multi Sms (3.7@421) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-06-29 Send SMS to many contacts
SMSDroid (3.5@7,939) 13 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 Github
Advance SMS (3.4@1,391) 21 2
SMS Ping (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-10 Github; send silent SMS

SMS Forwarder

2023-05-28

Auto forward SMS to PC/phone (4.2@7,272) Ǥ 18 3
SMS Forwarder (4.1@5,279) Ǥ 22 4
SMSsync (3.8@185) Ǥ 17 3 LastUpdate: 2018-07-02 Github
Fwd SMS to email 30-day trial (3.7@2,909) Ǥ 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-10-28 SMS/MMS to SMS/MMS or mail
smsQ (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2020-05-09 Github; forwards SMS to Telegram
SMS Forward (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ GitLab
Telegram SMS (0@0) 15 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; forward SMS and more to Telegram
SmsMatrix (0@0) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-12-05 Github
SMS to URL Forwarder (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; forwards to user-specified URL

Cheaper SMS

2023-05-16

Text Free: Call & Texting App (4.2@499,463) Ǥ 37 23
TextMe Up Calling & Texts (3.8@89,807) Ǥ 45 32
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited (3.6@1,259,272) Ǥ 60 20
textPlus: Text Message + Call (3.4@508,440) Ǥ 36 20
SMS Voip (3.1@133) Ǥ 17 4
VoIP.ms SMS (3@466) Ǥ 12 2

Various SMS tools

2023-05-28

SMS Filter (4.5@2) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-10
SMS Popup (4.4@48,105) 12 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-14
SMS Organizer (4.4@44,321) Ǥ 30 2
mysms - Remote Text Messages (4.3@42,677) Ǥ 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4@9,877) Ǥ 16 2 contacts & SMS are uploaded to the cloud / SMS for Tablet & Desktop
Klaxon (4.2@382) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-08-26
Call & SMS Blocker - Blacklist (4@184,818) Ǥ 24 10
Traccar SMS Gateway (4@19) Ǥ 19 3 Github
Spam Blocker For Text (3.9@75,040) Ǥ 29 3
Deduplicate SMS (3.9@194) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-04-28 Github
Forward SMS texting w/ 2phones (3.8@1,588) Ǥ 14 1 Sync SMS between devices
Auto-Away (3.8@41) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-10-13 Github; Auto respond calls and messages
NekoSMS (3.7@18) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Pattern-based text message blocking
Paranoid Sms Blocker (3.6@39) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2015-11-12
Messaging : Manage My SMS (3.5@272) Ǥ 9 9 LastUpdate: 2019-10-16
Nextcloud SMS (3.4@112; ~EUR 1.50) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-14 Github
SMS Auto Reply /Autoresponder (3.3@3,537) Ǥ 24 10 / SMS Auto Reply - Autoresponder (3.7@477; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 21 4 Review 3/2020
Image SMS (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-12-18 Github; Send images Base64 encoded using multiple SMS (not MMS, not Internet)
S2MSP (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; send and receive SMS for android applications on single phone number base
SmsCode (0@0) 11 1 LastUpdate: 2020-01-12 / XposedSmsCode (0@0) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; recognize, parse SMS code and copy it to clipboard / Github
Block6 (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-09-28 Github; block SMS from specified numbers
Priority Alerts (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2021-01-05 Github; informs you when receiving SMS matches with configured keywords
SMS server (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; send SMS through your Android device using http requests
Grouping Messages (0@0) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-10-12 Github; Auto categorization of your SMS
RestSMS (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; Use-Case 1/2020; REST service on your phone so send SMS via HTTP
Disable SMS to MMS Conversion (0@0) Github; TouchWiz only?

Further Readings:

Category Messenger with encryption
The 6 Best SMS Apps for Android (5/2022)
The 6 Best Free and Open-Source SMS Apps for Android (9/2021)
How to Automatically Forward SMS to Your Email on Android (8/2021)
5 free text apps for Android that send real SMS messages (5/2021 - 1/2022)
How to Send and Receive Text Messages on Android Tablets (4/2020)
How to Send Automatic Replies to Text Messages on Android (3/2020 - 5/2022)
4 Ways to Block SMS Spam Text Messages on Android (8/2019)
3 Ways to Schedule SMS Text Messages on Android (8/2019 - 12/2019)
Make SMS Useful Again: 7 Services That Use SMS Messages Cleverly (5/2019)
How to Schedule Text Messages on Android (12/2018 - 2/2021)
SMS verschlüsseln (7/2016)
The best SMS apps for Android (3/2014 - 3/2016)
Die besten SMS-Apps für Android (11/2013 - 7/2019)

2023-06-01

IzzyOnDroid

Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

Write SMS

SMS Forwarder

Cheaper SMS

Various SMS tools