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24 alternatives to TextBelt

Send text messages to any phone via Terminal!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TextBelt launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Send SMS to your number for free from shell▲121

   2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Texted.io▲126

   Send text blasts to groups, receive individual replies

   2017 · texted.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Text Me, Slacker▲181

   Send & receive text messages in Slack

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Strings▲71

   A messaging app that lets you take messages back

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   iMessage on Terminal▲103

   send iMessages from your terminal and over ssh!

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   TextBlast Bulk SMS▲171

   Send personalized mass messages easily

   2019 · textblast.learn.uno · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Console.text()▲93

   SMS alerts for your code just like console.log()

   Dec 2025 · soorajdmg.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Text Blaster▲102

   Send thousands of text messages with one tap on Android

   2015 · textblaster.io · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TxtBck▲68

   Actually remember to text that person back

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    I made a command-line iMessage interface▲130

    send and receive iMessages in a terminal or over ssh - CamHenlin/imessageclient

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Moaxis▲86

    Send your calls and texts straight to your computer.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Pindrop▲62

    Receive text messages for important Twitter notifications

    2015 · pindrop.socialie.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Somebody▲209

    Send a message delivered verbally by a stranger

    2014 · somebodyapp.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Clerk SMS for Slack▲113

    Bring the power of SMS to Slack

    2022 · clerk.chat · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Trext▲91

    Automated text message conversations

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    TextMe.io▲101

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

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TapText▲69

    Send canned text messages with a single tap

    2019 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Knock▲119

    Between a call and a text!

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Nomad SMS▲128

    Receive a local SMS anywhere in the world

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SwiftGift for iMessage▲150

    Send amazing real gifts to phone numbers

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    FreeText▲72

    Send and receive texts online without a phone number

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dispatch Messenger▲78

    The get-anything app (London only)

    2015 · emojiguide.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Txto▲93

    Print out your SMS stories into scrolls

    2014 · tx.to · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dispatch▲71

    Order anything in London just by texting

    2015 · emojiguide.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 →