Mood Messenger Alternatives

Mood Messenger is described as 'Mood is a text messaging app for your SMS & MMS that is different from your stock Android SMS app. Simple, beautiful and effective, it replaces your default SMS application to bring you unique features and contents' and is an app in the backup & sync category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Mood Messenger for a variety of platforms, including Android, Android Tablet, F-Droid, Android Wear and Web-based apps. The best Mood Messenger alternative is Fossify Messages, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mood Messenger are QUIK, QKSMS, Google Messages and Deku SMS.

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Mood Messenger alternatives page was last updated Jul 10, 2025
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    Fossify Messenger is your trusted messaging companion, designed to enhance your messaging experience in various ways.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Customizable
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  SMS Messaging
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Text messaging
    6.  SMS/Text Message Backup
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline

    Fossify Messages VS Mood Messenger

     
    • Fossify Messages is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Mood Messenger.

    • Fossify Messages is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mood Messenger.

    • Fossify Messages is Free and Open SourceMood Messenger is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Fossify Messages is Lightweight and Privacy focusedMood Messenger is not according to our users
  2. QUIK icon
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    QUIK is an open source replacement to the stock messaging app on Android. It is a continuation of QKSMS.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  SMS Messaging
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  No registration required
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  MMS Messaging

    QUIK VS Mood Messenger

     
  3. QKSMS icon
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    QKSMS brings a refreshingly beautiful and responsive Material Design touch to the stale state of text messaging.

    24 QKSMS alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Discontinued

    The latest update is from January 2023 (on v3.10 branch).

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  SMS Messaging
    3.  MMS Messaging
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Material design

    QKSMS VS Mood Messenger

     
  4. Google Messages icon
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    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.

    36 Google Messages alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Android Wear

    Google Messages Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  SMS Messaging
    4.  Messages
    5.  Text messaging
    6.  Desktop Application

    Google Messages VS Mood Messenger

     
    • Google Messages is the most popular Web-based alternative to Mood Messenger.

    • Google Messages is Free and ProprietaryMood Messenger is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Deku SMS icon
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    Deku SMS is a feature-rich, open-source default SMS app designed to enhance your messaging experience while prioritizing your privacy and security. With Deku SMS, you can seamlessly send and receive end-to-end encrypted SMS messages, ensuring that your conversations remain...

    24 Deku SMS alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  SMS Messaging
    2.  End-to-End Encryption
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free

    Deku SMS VS Mood Messenger

     
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    A great way to stay in touch with your relatives, by sending both SMS and MMS messages. The app properly handles group messaging too, just like blocking numbers from Android 7+.

    36 Simple SMS Messenger alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Warning

    The Simple Mobile Tools suite of mobile apps have been bought by ZipoApps in December 2023, and now show some ads, while not being open source anymore. If you're looking for something similar to the original Simple Mobile Tools apps, you should take a look at the Fossify suite of apps (listed on AlternativeTo). More information here: Simple Mobile Tools bought by ZipoApps, sparks controversy over future of open source apps

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  SMS Messaging
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Multiple languages

    Simple SMS Messenger VS Mood Messenger

     
  7. Partisan SMS icon
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    Partisan-SMS is based on the open-source SMS app QKSMS. P-SMS encrypts SMS messages to allow for peaceful protesters to communicate without authoritarian regimes being able to spy on them.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Discontinued

    The last version is from May 2023, and it seems the development has been abandoned.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  SMS Messaging

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  8. Handcent SMS icon
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    Handcent SMS is a free enhanced SMS and MMS application for Android.

    42 Handcent SMS alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Wear

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Driving Mode
    3.  SMS/Text Message Backup
    4.  SMS Messaging
    5.  Speech Recognition
    6.  Task Scheduling

    Handcent SMS VS Mood Messenger

     
  9. mySMS icon
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    mysms Messenger is a completely free messaging service that supports texting on your smartphone, computer and tablet. mysms works cross-platform and is always free of charge. Stay connected with your friends and family no matter where they are.

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • AT flagAustria
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome

    mySMS Features

    1.  SMS Messaging
    2.  Desktop Application
    3.  Sms from PC
    4.  Send & Receive SMS
    5.  SMS/Text Message Backup
    6. Evernote icon  Evernote integration

    mySMS VS Mood Messenger

     
    • mySMS is the most popular Windows, Mac & iPad alternative to Mood Messenger.

    • mySMS is Freemium and ProprietaryMood Messenger is also Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Textra icon
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    Textra is a seriously beautiful, feature rich SMS and MMS app.

    15 Textra alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet

    Textra Features

    1.  Compatible with Android Wear
    2.  Compatible with Pushbullet
    3.  Message blocker / blacklisting
    4.  Automatic video & picture compression
    5.  Quick voice memos
    6.  Autopause gifs

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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Nextcloud
    Discontinued

    The latest version (2.0.5) is from December 2018

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  SMS/Text Message Backup
    4.  SMS Messaging
    5. Nextcloud icon  Nextcloud integration

    Nextcloud SMS VS Mood Messenger

     
  12. Vidar icon
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    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...

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  AES-256 Encryption
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  End-to-End Encryption
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  SMS Messaging
    9.  AES Encryption

    Vidar VS Mood Messenger

     
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