Which is the best SMS app for Android

stuart60677 · 09-12-2013, 10:19

Apologies if this is a frequently discussed topic, but what is the best text messaging app for Android? I am looking for an app that costs no more than my existing package, and one that can be used even if the person I am messaging does not have that app.

Thanks,

qasdfdsaq · 09-12-2013, 11:14

Handcent for me personally.

flagpole · 09-12-2013, 11:49

i use go sms pro. the paid version.

it has an internet based messaging system for people that are using the the same app and regular sms for everyone else.

i like that it is so customisable, really everything you could want to change can be changed.

but at the end of the day it's just an sms app. there is not a lot between them. go sms pro has around 5x the user base of handcent but that may just be because it comes up first when you search for sms.

TheSloth · 09-12-2013, 12:20

Handcent for me too - although there are ads and seemingly no paid version to get rid? Luckily I'm rooted so AdFree solved that lssue for me. Many, many features and highly customisable. Certainly puts the dreadful Hangouts?SMS merger in 4.4 to shame.

bikerlad · 09-12-2013, 13:01

chompsms for me, the paid version with no ads.

blueisthecolour · 09-12-2013, 14:16

Chompsms as well.

I've noticed though that it no longer tells me what time the message was sent, just when I receive it. That used to be a handy function as I turned my phone off at night.

sethpet · 09-12-2013, 17:47

Google Hangouts now has SMS support.

Been thinking about just using that.

dodgedave100 · 09-12-2013, 17:51

I use Chomp. The ad-free version is only about a pound or just over.

stuart60677 · 09-12-2013, 20:08

Thanks, I've gone for handcent and it's doing everything I want it to do so far!

TheSloth · 10-12-2013, 20:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by stuart60677

Thanks, I've gone for handcent and it's doing everything I want it to do so far!

I don't think you can go too far wrong with either Handcent or ChompSMS as they are both very good. Hangouts is devoid of features in comparison and is a pain, especially if you only want the SMS functionality (in 4.4 upwards).

MGS4SnakeRulez · 10-12-2013, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by bikerlad

chompsms for me, the paid version with no ads.

This is what I used to use when I had Android.

planetf1 · 17-12-2013, 00:10

Handcent I used for a while though I've gone back to the stock messaging client (samsung s4)

I have however started using "mysms" - not directly, but left running. It will synchronize SMS messages to the cloud and let me send/receive from my tablet, or PC - SO useful.....!

09-12-2013, 10:19	#1
stuart60677 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nottingham Posts: 159	Which is the best SMS app for Android Apologies if this is a frequently discussed topic, but what is the best text messaging app for Android? I am looking for an app that costs no more than my existing package, and one that can be used even if the person I am messaging does not have that app. Thanks,

09-12-2013, 11:14	#2
qasdfdsaq Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,286	Handcent for me personally.

09-12-2013, 11:49	#3
flagpole Inactive Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 43,524	i use go sms pro. the paid version. it has an internet based messaging system for people that are using the the same app and regular sms for everyone else. i like that it is so customisable, really everything you could want to change can be changed. but at the end of the day it's just an sms app. there is not a lot between them. go sms pro has around 5x the user base of handcent but that may just be because it comes up first when you search for sms.

09-12-2013, 12:20	#4
TheSloth Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under Your Bed Posts: 5,508	Handcent for me too - although there are ads and seemingly no paid version to get rid? Luckily I'm rooted so AdFree solved that lssue for me. Many, many features and highly customisable. Certainly puts the dreadful Hangouts?SMS merger in 4.4 to shame.

09-12-2013, 13:01	#5
bikerlad Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London Posts: 391	chompsms for me, the paid version with no ads.

09-12-2013, 14:16	#6
blueisthecolour Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Posts: 10,858	Chompsms as well. I've noticed though that it no longer tells me what time the message was sent, just when I receive it. That used to be a handy function as I turned my phone off at night.

09-12-2013, 17:47	#7
sethpet Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 494	Google Hangouts now has SMS support. Been thinking about just using that.

09-12-2013, 17:51	#8
dodgedave100 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sunderland Posts: 31	I use Chomp. The ad-free version is only about a pound or just over.

09-12-2013, 20:08	#9
stuart60677 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nottingham Posts: 159	Thanks, I've gone for handcent and it's doing everything I want it to do so far!

10-12-2013, 20:56	#10
TheSloth Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Under Your Bed Posts: 5,508	Quote: Originally Posted by stuart60677 Thanks, I've gone for handcent and it's doing everything I want it to do so far! I don't think you can go too far wrong with either Handcent or ChompSMS as they are both very good. Hangouts is devoid of features in comparison and is a pain, especially if you only want the SMS functionality (in 4.4 upwards).

10-12-2013, 21:36	#11
MGS4SnakeRulez Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16,705	Quote: Originally Posted by bikerlad chompsms for me, the paid version with no ads. This is what I used to use when I had Android.

17-12-2013, 00:10	#12
planetf1 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hampshire Posts: 521	Handcent I used for a while though I've gone back to the stock messaging client (samsung s4) I have however started using "mysms" - not directly, but left running. It will synchronize SMS messages to the cloud and let me send/receive from my tablet, or PC - SO useful.....!

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