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24 alternatives to SMSmart

Access apps like Twitter and Maps w/o WiFi or data, via SMS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SMSmart launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SMSmart▲68

   Access your favorite apps without using any data

   2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Signup!▲246

   Get text messages (SMS) when users sign up to your product

   2016 · signupcelebration.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Charm▲180

   A little companion app for collecting Tweets

   2016 · collectcharm.app · its alternatives →

4. 4
   SMSHunt▲139

   Get the #1 upvoted product via SMS every day

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TextFollow▲36

   Stay in contact with your customers through SMS

   2015 · textfollow.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TxtNet Browser – Browse the Web over SMS, No Wi-Fi/Mobile Data Needed▲234

   Hello all, This is my second year of working on a project[1] with the goal of browsing the web, on an Android smartphone, without reliance on Wi-Fi or mobile data. While this concept might seem aimless, my goal was to provide a way for people in areas with limited, expensive, or censored cellular internet access a way to view the web in a basic format. I finished work on a basic client-server model last year[2], and this year, I implemented a new pseudo-distributed peer-to-peer model that allows any TxtNet Browser user to use their own smartphone to run a background server service that…

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TextMe.io▲101

   Send customers a SMS w/ tap-friendly business contact info

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Lead to SMS▲100

   From your site's contact form to your phone

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sense▲79

   Get your own personal Netflix curator through SMS

   2016 · wemakesense.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    MessageUs▲69

    Text message local businesses

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Text Me Apps▲107

    Get one hand-curated app per day via SMS.

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    SMStagger▲63

    Schedule text messages on your Android phone

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Nomad SMS▲128

    Receive a local SMS anywhere in the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Pindrop▲62

    Receive text messages for important Twitter notifications

    2015 · pindrop.socialie.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Denarri For SMS▲71

    The best deals on the products you want, through text.

    2015 · denarri.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Front SMS▲65

    Helps companies scale their supply-side workforce with SMS

    2014 · front.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TwikTwok▲175

    Swipe through the best videos from Twitter

    2020 · twiktwok.github.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    PreApps▲101

    Product Hunt for Mobile Apps

    2014 · preapps.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Chrome to Phone via SMS▲93

    Nice Pushbullet alternative. Text yourself from Chrome.

    2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    App Links▲78

    Link Anywhere on Mobile

    2014 · developers.facebook.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Strings▲71

    A messaging app that lets you take messages back

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Meetweet▲11

    Explore tweets on the map wherever you want

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Text It▲94

    Visually build interactive SMS applications.

    2014 · textit.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dweet▲64

    Ridiculously simple messaging for the Internet of Things.

    2014 · dweet.io · its alternatives →

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