Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

2026-05-05

Auto Text - Schedule Messages (4@32,407) Ǥ 31 4 Video Intro 7/2019; schedule SMS, mail, reminder, tweet, phone call
Auto Message: send SMS & reply (4@8,931) Ǥ 27 6
SMS Scheduler (3.8@27) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2017-08-20 Github

Write SMS

2026-04-24

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@2,854,921) Ǥ 51 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Vorstellung 8/2018-3/2024 | Video-Vorstellung 1/2020; ausführlicher Test 12/2020; "Crypto-SMS" und verschlüsselte Telefonie (ehemals TextSecure + RedPhone)
Handcent Next SMS messenger (4.6@75,178) Ǥ 58 8
Google Messages (4.5@41,283,458) Ǥ 48 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$
QKSMS (4.5@18,111) 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@204,192) 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@2,502) 14 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Textra SMS (4.2@437,899) Ǥ 36 7 Kurzvorstellung 5/2016
Chomp SMS (4.2@343,271) Ǥ 40 31 plugins
Simple SMS Messenger (4.2@78,514) Ǥ 21 9 Github
Message Cls - SMS Messenger (4.2@19,524) Ǥ 56 18
mysms - Remote Text Messages (4.1@42,429) Ǥ 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4@9,791) 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@145,856) Ǥ 28 5 / SMS & MMS from Tablet (3.4@19,847) 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@81,594) Ǥ 37 28
Advance SMS (3.9@1,576) 24 2
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) 12 3 LastUpdate: 2019-04-04 Github
GO SMS Pro - Messenger, Free T (3.4@2,822,872) Ǥ 44 13 many plugins like Emoji & more
DekuSMS (0@0) Ǥ 26 2 Github; supports end to end encryption and photo sharing
QUIK SMS (0@0) 28 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Messages (0@0) Ǥ 32 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; fork of QUIK SMS

SMS Forwarder

2026-04-24

SMS Forwarder (4.2@14,808) Ǥ 27 10
SMS forwarder (4.2@9,179) Ǥ 19 3
SMSSync SMS Gateway (3.8@185) Ǥ 17 3 LastUpdate: 2018-07-02 Github
PhoneLeash: SMS Auto Forwarder (3@2,920) Ǥ 21 1 SMS/MMS to SMS/MMS or mail
SMS Forwarding (0@0) 3 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
NotifyMe (0@0) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github; SMS & calls to Bark
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) 6 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2024-05-03 Github; forwards to user-specified URL

Cheaper SMS

2026-05-04

Text Free: Second Phone Number (4@583,876) Ǥ 40 17
TextNow: Call + Text Unlimited (3.7@1,608,566) Ǥ 55 17
textPlus: Text Message + Call (3.7@544,046) Ǥ 46 14
TextMe Up Calling & Texts (3.7@89,920) Ǥ 42 33
VoIP.ms SMS (3.4@581) Ǥ 13 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$

Various SMS tools

2026-04-24

SMS Organizer (5@51,554) Ǥ 35 2 LastUpdate: 2024-09-16
SMS Filter (4.5@2) 1 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2016-10-10
Copy SMS Code - OTP Helper (4.3@331) 8 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ Github
Call Blocker and SMS Blocker (4.2@327,795) Ǥ 27 3
Klaxon (4.2@382) 5 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2013-08-26
mysms - Remote Text Messages (4.1@42,429) Ǥ 31 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ / SMS Texting from Tablet & Sync (4@9,791) Ǥ 16 2 LastUpdate: 2022-11-04 contacts & SMS are uploaded to the cloud / SMS for Tablet & Desktop
Traccar SMS Gateway (4@19) Ǥ 20 2 Github
Spam Blocker Pro - Mezo (3.9@76,164) Ǥ 31 3
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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ LastUpdate: 2023-10-14 Github; Pattern-based text message blocking
SMS Auto Reply /Autoresponder (3.4@4,441) Ǥ 33 9 / SMS Auto Reply - Autoresponder (3.7@531; ~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@1,564) 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 $Contains no trackers known to us \o/$ 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)

2026-05-05

IzzyOnDroid

Short Messages

SMS Scheduler

Write SMS

SMS Forwarder

Cheaper SMS

Various SMS tools