Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

2026-06-25

Auto Text - Schedule Messages (4.1@32,929) Ǥ 36 4 Video Intro 7/2019; schedule SMS, mail, reminder, tweet, phone call
Auto Message: send SMS & reply (4@9,118) Ǥ 27 6
SMS Scheduler (3.8@27) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-20 Github

Write SMS

2026-07-01

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 (4.6@2,883,355) Ǥ 50 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2018-3/2024 | Video-Vorstellung 1/2020; ausführlicher Test 12/2020; "Crypto-SMS" und verschlüsselte Telefonie (ehemals TextSecure + RedPhone)
Google Messages (4.5@43,257,407) Ǥ 47 1
Handcent Next SMS messenger (4.5@76,004) Ǥ 58 9
QKSMS (4.5@18,102) Ǥ 26 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-01-22 Github; Intro 8/2015; Review 4/2018; Android Wear support
Mood SMS - Messages App (4.4@204,254) Ǥ 54 15 are you in the mood to share your texts with 15 advertizers plus a bunch of analytics? Then this is for you…
Fossify Messages (4.4@2,816) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Textra SMS (4.3@438,434) Ǥ 37 31 Kurzvorstellung 5/2016
Chomp SMS (4.2@340,977) Ǥ 41 31 plugins
Simple SMS Messenger (4.2@79,990) Ǥ 21 9 Github
Message Cls - SMS Messenger (4.2@19,453) Ǥ 56 18
mysms - Remote Text Messages (4.1@42,335) Ǥ 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-12-09 / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4@9,783) Ǥ 16 2 LastUpdate: 2022-11-04 contacts & SMS are uploaded to the cloud / SMS for Tablet & Desktop
Send SMS/MMS Messages from PC (4@145,649) Ǥ 28 5 / SMS & MMS from Tablet (3.3@19,832) Ǥ 13 8 SMS from within any browser; keep in mind this will need to upload your contacts and SMS to the cloud to work
Pulse SMS (Phone/Tablet/Web) (3.9@81,800) Ǥ 37 28
Advance SMS (3.9@1,581) 24 2
SMSdroid (3.5@7,939) 12 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 Github
GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free T (3.3@2,794,096) Ǥ 44 13 many plugins like Emoji & more
DekuSMS (0@0) Ǥ 26 2 Github; supports end to end encryption and photo sharing
DresSecureComms (0@0) 21 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; private SMS, calls, encrypted contacts, threat scan
Messages (0@0) Ǥ 32 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; fork of QUIK SMS
SMS Shield (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github

SMS Forwarder

2026-07-01

SMS Forwarder (4.2@15,257) Ǥ 27 12
SMS forwarder (4.2@9,262) Ǥ 19 3
SMSSync SMS Gateway (3.8@185) Ǥ 17 3 LastUpdate: 2018-07-02 Github
PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder (3@2,919) Ǥ 21 1 SMS/MMS to SMS/MMS or mail
SMS Forwarding (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
SMS Forward (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-02-09 GitLab
SmsMatrix (0@0) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-12-05 Github
SMS2Email (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
SMS to URL Forwarder (0@0) 7 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; forwards to user-specified URL

Cheaper SMS

2026-06-27

Text Free: Second Phone Number (4@586,111) Ǥ 40 22
textPlus: Text Message + Call (3.8@542,698) Ǥ 46 14
TextMe Up Calling & Texts (3.7@89,865) Ǥ 42 33
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited (3.6@1,624,849) Ǥ 55 19
VoIP.ms SMS (3.4@581) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Various SMS tools

2026-07-01

SMS Organizer (5@51,606) Ǥ 35 2 LastUpdate: 2024-09-16
Traccar SMS Gateway (4.8@160) Ǥ 22 2 Github
Copy SMS Code - OTP Helper (4.3@360) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Call Blocker and SMS Blocker (4.2@328,381) Ǥ 27 3
mysms - Remote Text Messages (4.1@42,335) Ǥ 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-12-09 / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4@9,783) Ǥ 16 2 LastUpdate: 2022-11-04 contacts & SMS are uploaded to the cloud / SMS for Tablet & Desktop
Spam Blocker, Scam Block: Mezo (3.9@76,041) Ǥ 31 3
NekoSMS (3.7@18) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-10-14 Github; Pattern-based text message blocking
SMS Auto Reply /Autoresponder (3.4@4,495) Ǥ 33 9 / SMS Auto Reply - Autoresponder (3.7@532; ~EUR 7.50) Ǥ 19 4 Review 3/2020
Nextcloud SMS (3.4@112; ~EUR 1.50) 18 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2019-01-14 Github
Forward SMS texting w/ 2phones (3.3@1,561) Ǥ 14 1 LastUpdate: 2022-11-05 Sync SMS between devices
CodeCatcher (0@0) 9 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; actions on incoming SMS: TTS, auto-forward and more
S2MSP (0@0) 4 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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) Ǥ 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; recognize, parse SMS code and copy it to clipboard / Github
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
sms2call (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; automatically call a configured number when an SMS with specific content is received
SmsReply (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; auto-reply to SMS using templates
RestSMS (0@0) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-12-27 Github; Use-Case 1/2020; REST service on your phone so send SMS via HTTP
MsgGo (0@0) 10 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; bulk SMS sending

Further Readings:

Category Messenger with encryption
The 6 Best SMS Apps for Android (5/2022 - 9/2023)
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 - 5/2023)
Android Apps for Sending SMS Messages in Bulk (8/2020 - 8/2023)
How to Send and Receive Text Messages on Android Tablets (4/2020)
How to Send Automatic Replies to Text Messages on Android (3/2020 - 2/2023)
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)
The best SMS apps for Android (3/2014 - 1/2023)
Die besten SMS-Apps für Android (11/2013 - 7/2019)

2026-07-07

IzzyOnDroid

Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

Write SMS

SMS Forwarder

Cheaper SMS

Various SMS tools