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24 alternatives to Textra

A beautiful way to text (Android)

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

1. 1
   Text It▲94

   Visually build interactive SMS applications.

   2014 · textit.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TextGrabber▲161

   Image to text, with translation

   2016 · abbyy.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Strings▲71

   A messaging app that lets you take messages back

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Cord for Android▲108

   A beautiful short voice messaging service

   2014 · emojiguide.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Textingway▲103

   Create a blog with one text message (seriously)

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Context▲67

   fast visual texting

   2013 · trycontext.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   FoldingText▲83

   Plain text productivity for geeks

   2014 · foldingtext.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Liquid Text 2.0▲157

   A better way to understand text - across multiple documents

   2016 · liquidtext.net · its alternatives →

9. 9
   cite▲142

   Beautiful textshots made easy

   2015 · myprogress.in · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Texty▲73

    Text photos and see them online

    2015 · gettexty.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Flownote▲90

    Simple Note-Taking Software

    2014 · flownote.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Happytext▲79

    A daily shot of happiness via SMS in 160 characters ☺️

    2016 · happytext.co · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Style Girlfriend▲92

    Real-time style recommendations via SMS

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Roger for Android▲112

    Beautiful conversations, walkie-talkie style.

    2016 · rogertalk.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Hugg▲66

    Make your texts beautiful

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    MicroBlink▲96

    Real time text recognition for your mobile apps.

    2014 · microblink.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Pie for Android 1.0▲83

    Deliciously simple chat for work

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Hooked▲173

    Fiction in the form of text messages

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    TxtBck▲68

    Actually remember to text that person back

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Ditty 2.0▲145

    You text. Ditty sings!

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Travelistly for Android▲68

    Reddit for travel content, now on Android

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Voice Dream▲62

    Best Text to Speech App

    2014 · voicedream.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Textcast▲128

    Messaging meets blogging

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Picturize▲70

    Snap a pic, get a summary of the text, at a blink of an eye

    2016 · play.google.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 →