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. Text link to mobile app as a service launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Link Texting 2.0▲161

   Convert desktop traffic to app downloads

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   AppDrop▲4

   Text a link to your mobile app as a service

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   App Links▲78

   Link Anywhere on Mobile

   2014 · developers.facebook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MicroBlink▲96

   Real time text recognition for your mobile apps.

   2014 · microblink.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LinkTexting▲201

   Create Text-To-Download Forms in Seconds

   2014 · 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
   Deeplink Appwords▲88

   Acquire and drive intent based traffic into your mobile app.

   2015 · deeplink.me · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Strings▲71

   A messaging app that lets you take messages back

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Readinity▲72

   Send link from mobile to any web browser by scanning QR code

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Text It▲94

    Visually build interactive SMS applications.

    2014 · textit.com · its alternatives →

11. 11IB
    I built a quick way to send links from desktop to mobile▲6

    2020 · openthisurl.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Accelerated Mobile Pages Project▲21

    An open source initiative to create mobile-friendly content

    2015 · amp.dev · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Lead to SMS▲100

    From your site's contact form to your phone

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TextPocket▲95

    Save links in Telegram to read them later

    2023 · textpocket.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Textra▲70

    A beautiful way to text (Android)

    2015 · textra.me · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Iterable for iOS and Android▲81

    Target customers with highly personalized messages on mobile

    2015 · iterable.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    LinkTexting for Wordpress▲82

    Implement text-to-download for Wordpress in a few clicks

    2015 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

18. 18SA
    Showcasing a mobile app in the desktop browser▲6

    2013 · covery.fairyteller.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AL
    AppHorde - LinkExchange for Mobile Apps▲5

    2011 · apphorde.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TextLink▲6

    Type on your phone. See it on your PC. Instantly.

    2025 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    LinkTexting▲18

    Onboarding Done Right

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22MA
    MyPastes, a quick way to share text b/t devices & people (via MHacks)▲8

    2013 · mypast.es · its alternatives →

23. 23SA
    Simple app-to-app messaging with a hosted server and common interface▲6

    2014 · dropfrog.io · its alternatives →

24. 24SM
    Simple messaging solution for apps▲5

    2015 · jiver.io · its alternatives →

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