Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. I built a simple to use SMS tool for devs launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Text It▲94

   Visually build interactive SMS applications.

   2014 · textit.com · its alternatives →

2. 2MW
   My weekend project, conversation starters via SMS▲8

   2012 · breaktheicefor.me · its alternatives →

3. 3IB
   I built a todo-list/messaging hybrid▲5

   2019 · stamp.to · its alternatives →

4. 4SM
   Simple messaging solution for apps▲5

   2015 · jiver.io · its alternatives →

5. 5TA
   Trext, an easy way to hack SMS apps [Startup Feedback?]▲8

   2013 · trext.me · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bonsai▲71

   SMS-based daily reflection tool

   2013 · heybonsai.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   SMS DEV▲15

   SMS for Developers

   2025 · smsdev.app · its alternatives →

8. 8SA
   Simple app-to-app messaging with a hosted server and common interface▲6

   2014 · dropfrog.io · its alternatives →

9. 9BA
   Balto, an API to Send iMessages▲6

   2020 · balto.withterra.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I wrote an OSS message queue for your embedded devices in Go▲9

    2014 · stavros.io · its alternatives →

11. 11IM
    I made a site so that you could get paid through simple messaging▲6

    2021 · superpage.to · its alternatives →

12. 12FR
    Feature rich messaging app for the terminal▲5

    2020 · zelta.gq · its alternatives →

13. 13MA
    MyPastes, a quick way to share text b/t devices & people (via MHacks)▲8

    2013 · mypast.es · its alternatives →

14. 14IM
    I made a tool that helps you create email signatures and share to team▲7

    2021 · mailswype.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SMS API for developers▲6

    An SMS API built for developers

    2023 · snapisms.io · its alternatives →

16. 16AT
    A Twitter management app I've been working on over the last year▲5

    2014 · cannycrow.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SMSimple-API▲12

    SMS integration made simple

    2025 · smsimple-api.vercel.app · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A Soft Murmur (my first Android app)▲6

    2014 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

19. 19CP
    Cross platform messaging plugin▲5

    2016 · cloudilly.com · its alternatives →

20. 20IM
    I made a website that lets you deploy APIs using ChatGPT without coding▲5

    2023 · backendflow.io · its alternatives →

21. 21MF
    My first webapp, a simple, very simple notepad.▲6

    2013 · dl.dropboxusercontent.com · its alternatives →

22. 22MA
    Motigram, an SMS based to-do app backed by real humans not a.i.▲5

    2016 · motigram.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AE
    An Embeddable SMS Bot for Content Creators and Creatives▲6

    2016 · strumber.com · its alternatives →

24. 24IM
    I made an API builder for side projects▲6

    2022 · getquickbase.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →