Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to QKSMS, an SMS replacement app for Android
QKSMS is an SMS replacement app for Android phones that lets users send and receive text messages through an alternative interface. Launched in 2014, it functions as a standard messaging client but offers a different… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. QKSMS, an SMS replacement app for Android launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN! I’m proud to share that we have built a real 3rd party iMessage client for Android. We did it by reverse engineering the iMessage protocol and encryption system. It's available to download today (no waitlist): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beeper.ima and there's a technical writeup here: https://blog.beeper.com/p/how-beeper-mini-works. Unlike every other attempt to build an iMessage app for Android (including our first gen app), Beeper Mini does not use a Mac server relay in the cloud. The app connects directly to Apple…
2023 · beeper.com · its alternatives →
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Get the most popular messaging services, all in a single app. WhatsApp, Signal, Instagram, Telegram, and more.
2021 · beeperhq.com · its alternatives →
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Your free, instant & disposable SMS solution
2023 · receive-smss.com · its alternatives →
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AnonymSMS▲275Temporary phone number for online verification
2022 · anonymsms.com · its alternatives →
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SuperSMS▲85"Google Inbox" for SMS on Android (Only for India)
2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Yes/No Messenger▲118The messaging app that cuts the bullsh*t out of texting
2015 · its alternatives →
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Strings▲71A messaging app that lets you take messages back
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · haxpax.github.io · its alternatives →
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Salesmsg▲72All-in-one business text messaging and calling
2022 · salesmessage.com · its alternatives →
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Signal was a brilliant app. It can send messages with rich media, host group chats, and even do voice and video calls, all with the peace of mind that comes from a proper secure messaging app. The best part was that you could still send messages to people who don't use Signal. Signal was the messaging app everyone wants - all the benefits of iMessage, without being siloed in one particular ecosystem. Sometime leading up to October of 2022, the folks at the Signal foundation lost the plot. Signal has since dropped support for SMS, and is inexplicably adding "stories" to their personal…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Simple, scalable, two-way business texting, now on Slack
2022 · salesmessage.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · textmob.co · its alternatives →
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2020 · ironnotice.com · its alternatives →
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2011 · market.android.com · its alternatives →
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Send SMS▲3SMS Marketing - Text Messaging Service from SendSMS Global
2019 · sendsms.global · its alternatives →
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