Google Messages Alternatives

Google Messages is described as 'Messages is Google's communications app for Android to helps send and receive SMS and MMS messages. You can also send group texts as well as your favorite pictures, videos and even audio messages to your contacts' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Google Messages for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, iPhone, F-Droid and Linux apps. The best Google Messages alternative is Fossify Messages, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Google Messages are Molly, QKSMS, QUIK and Right Messages.

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Google Messages alternatives are mainly Instant Messengers, but if you're looking for Group Chat Apps or Encrypted Chat Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Android, EU and Android + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Google Messages.
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  1. SMS Organizer icon
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    An incredible SMS handling app by Microsoft that very cleverly organises SMSes into clear, and incredibly helpful and accurate tabs. It uses on system AI to give you fairly accurate financial summary based on SMSes received.

    13 SMS Organizer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Message organisation was good. The layout was neat and readability was excellent.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • SMS Organizer is Free and ProprietaryGoogle Messages is also Free and Proprietary
  2. YAATA SMS icon
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    YAATA is influenced by the true spirit of Android. It is a SMS/MMS app that has so much to offer. You can personalize and configure this app to your definition of the perfect app. YAATA SMS is very powerful, reliable and the speed of the app is on another level.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  3. signal-cli icon
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    signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. Converse is a messaging app for decentralized, secure, end-to-end encrypted conversations. Built on the XMTP network, Converse lets you own your conversations and take them anywhere whenever you want, ensuring your most important messages—the ones you never want to lose or be...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
     
  5. This Android app allows you to synchronize your SMS messages to a remote Nextcloud instance where you can read and backup them. It also allows you to restore your SMS messages to your Android phone.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Nextcloud
     
  6. ZenSMS icon
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    Aggressive Smart SPAM Blocking. Auto Folder Categorization. Schedule recurring text. OTP Overlay. 100% Private.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  7. At this point in the digital world, our personal digital metadata – not just our messages, but data about who talks to whom, when, and where – has been marketed, auctioned, and monetized hundreds of thousands of times over.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  8. Vidar icon
     3 likes

    Vidar is an open-source end-to-end encrypted SMS application utilizing the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES256) to send symmetrically encrypted messages. Unlike most messaging apps, Vidar operates entirely over SMS; this eliminates the need for internet access or external...

    25 Vidar alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  9. Axolotl icon
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    Axolotl is a complete cross-platform Signal client, compatible with the Ubuntu Phone and more. Unlike the desktop Signal client, Axolotl is completely autonomous and doesn't require you to have created an account with the...

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Ubuntu Touch
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
     
  10. DANIAN icon
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    Fully Managed 150+ Softwares for Business Owners.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Uup icon
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    Reclaim your privacy With Uup. Just download the app and start chatting. Uup App is based on asymmetric encryption. Private key is generated based on the device and it doesn't need any email, mobile number or anything else to work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  12. Peer Calls icon
     5 likes

    Make video calls to anybody in the world with a private connection. Share the conversation by sharing url.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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