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. Trext, an easy way to hack SMS apps [Startup Feedback?] launched in 2013; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Trext▲91

   Automated text message conversations

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Stamplay▲248

   A frontend developer's dream: IFTTT for modern applications.

   2014 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   TextSecure ▲68

   Open Source security for mobile devices

   2015 · signal.org · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Text It▲94

   Visually build interactive SMS applications.

   2014 · textit.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hacked - 1: E-Mail spoofing▲67

   A podcast about the curious underbelly of the internet

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

6. 6IB
   I built a simple to use SMS tool for devs▲5

   2020 · smallsms.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Treble▲7

   A modular base for Android

   2017 · android-developers.googleblog.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Pingly▲86

   A new messaging platform working to evolve email

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   TextCraft▲66

   Slack as old-school MUD client

   2015 · textcraft.co · its alternatives →

10. 10AF
    A Fast and Lightweight Android App for Hacker News▲9

    2019 · dreambits.net · its alternatives →

11. 11AE
    An Embeddable SMS Bot for Content Creators and Creatives▲6

    2016 · strumber.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hacked - Honeypots, Evil Twins, and the Perils of Open WIFI▲70

    An approachable look at security and its impact on us all

    2015 · hackedpodcast.com · its alternatives →

13. 13MA
    MyPastes, a quick way to share text b/t devices & people (via MHacks)▲8

    2013 · mypast.es · its alternatives →

14. 14MA
    Motigram, an SMS based to-do app backed by real humans not a.i.▲5

    2016 · motigram.com · its alternatives →

15. 15O1
    Our 1 week hack: A chat room for every app installed on your phone▲8

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

16. 16SM
    Simple messaging solution for apps▲5

    2015 · jiver.io · its alternatives →

17. 17OS
    Open-source customer support on Telegram▲5

    2021 · telebooth.kanthi.io · its alternatives →

18. 18S2
    Spiral 2.0 – A Reddit-inspired local message board app▲5

    2014 · sprlr.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AI
    Android, iOS, macOS client for Hacker News with reply push notification▲8

    2021 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Spiral▲4

    A Reddit-inspired local message board app

    2014 · getspiralapp.com · its alternatives →

21. 21PA
    PyTill: A Python Package for Till Mobile▲9

    2018 · blog.manifold.co · its alternatives →

22. 22BA
    Bubbles, a messaging app to chat with people around you▲7

    2016 · getbubbles.me · its alternatives →

23. 23TH
    TypeScript Hack – Type System Text Adventure▲7

    2020 · ricklove.me · its alternatives →

24. 24
    MockingBot▲3

    The Missing Wireframing Tool for Mobile

    2016 · 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 →