Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

2022-09-18

Do It Later: Auto WhatsApp SMS (4.2@22,885) Ǥ 36 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

2022-09-18

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@2,125,748) Ǥ 55 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2018-2/2022 | Video-Vorstellung 1/2020; ausführlicher Test 12/2020; "Crypto-SMS" und verschlüsselte Telefonie (ehemals TextSecure + RedPhone)
QKSMS (4.5@17,003) Ǥ 24 2 LastUpdate: 2021-03-04 Github; Intro 8/2015; Review 4/2018; Android Wear support
Simple SMS Messenger (4.5@8,366) 16 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Textra SMS (4.4@421,953) Ǥ 34 9 Kurzvorstellung 5/2016
mysms SMS Text Messaging Sync (4.4@42,412) Ǥ 32 1 / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4.1@9,857) Ǥ 16 1 contacts & SMS are uploaded to the cloud / SMS for Tablet & Desktop
Messages (4.3@8,529,470) Ǥ 40 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
Chomp SMS (4.3@350,645) Ǥ 34 8 plugins
Mood SMS - Custom Text & MMS (4.3@185,092) 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…
Pulse SMS (Phone/Tablet/Web) (4.2@77,256) Ǥ 35 2
Handcent Next SMS-Text w/ MMS (4.2@49,674) Ǥ 46 8
GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free T (4@2,953,122) Ǥ 40 13 many plugins like Emoji & more
Send SMS/MMS Messages from PC (4@146,713) Ǥ 22 8 / SMS from Tablet & MMS Text Mes (4.1@19,533) Ǥ 11 6 SMS from within any browser; keep in mind this will need to upload your contacts and SMS to the cloud to work
Messaging Classic (4@19,573) Ǥ 28 9 LastUpdate: 2020-08-14
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@7,945) 13 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 Github
Advance SMS (3.4@1,347) 21 2
SMS Ping (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2018-04-10 Github; send silent SMS

SMS Forwarder

2022-09-19

Auto forward SMS to PC/phone (4.2@6,664) Ǥ 18 3
Fwd SMS to email 30-day trial (3.9@2,893) Ǥ 20 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ SMS/MMS to SMS/MMS or mail
SMS Forwarder (3.8@3,971) Ǥ 22 4
SMSsync (3.8@185) Ǥ 17 3 LastUpdate: 2018-07-02 Github
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

2022-09-21

Text Free: Call & Texting App (4.3@467,646) Ǥ 37 23
TextMe Up Calling & Texts (4@87,724) Ǥ 45 28
textPlus: Text Message + Call (3.9@495,037) Ǥ 36 21
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited (3.7@1,158,965) Ǥ 60 20
VoIP.ms SMS (3@466) Ǥ 12 2
SMS Voip (2.5@92) Ǥ 17 4

Various SMS tools

2022-09-19

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 - Clean, Reminde (4.4@44,321) Ǥ 29 2
mysms SMS Text Messaging Sync (4.4@42,412) Ǥ 32 1 / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4.1@9,857) Ǥ 16 1 contacts & SMS are uploaded to the cloud / SMS for Tablet & Desktop
Call & SMS Blocker - Blacklist (4.2@103,983) Ǥ 24 10
Klaxon (4.2@382) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-08-26
Traccar SMS Gateway (4@19) Ǥ 24 2 Github
Spam blocker for android, Bloc (3.9@74,355) 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@1,557) 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) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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 (3.2@3,353) Ǥ 24 10 / SMS Auto Reply - Autoresponder (3.7@462; ~EUR 6.00) Ǥ 18 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) 2 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; send and receive SMS for android applications on single phone number base
SmsCode (0@0) 11 1 LastUpdate: 2020-01-12 Github; recognize, parse SMS code and copy it to clipboard
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
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)

2022-09-24

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Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

Write SMS

SMS Forwarder

Cheaper SMS

Various SMS tools