Messages

1.56

SMS Text Messages

3.83

17,696 reviews

5,000,000+
Downloads

Free

Messages: Fast, simple SMS app with scheduling and smart features.

Messages is a fast, offline SMS app with scheduling, group messaging, and robust personalization features like custom notifications and dark mode. It holds strong COMMUNICATION rankings (around #47) in JP, GB, and BE and has a broad install base reflected by 5,000,000+ total downloads and a 3.95 rating from 16,187 reviews.

Pros & Cons

Works offline for SMS messaging (no internet required)
Local backup and restore keeps conversations safe
Privacy-first approach with data stored locally for backups
Extensive customization options including dark mode and personalized notifications

Lacks emphasis on MMS or cross-platform messenger features compared to some competitors
In-app ads may be shown to support free usage
Primarily SMS-focused, not a full-fledged multi-platform messaging solution

About Messages

Messages is a communication app developed by SMS Text Messages.

Download Statistics

Messages has been downloaded 6.1 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 200 thousand times. It is ranked in the top 100 communication apps.

User Ratings

Messages is rated 3.83 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 18 thousand ratings.

App Information

Messages is FREE to download. The APK download size is 39.82 MB. The latest version available is 1.56. The last update was on June 22, 2026.

Technical Requirements

Messages requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2023.

Description

Messages is a simple, fast, and reliable SMS messaging app for Android. It allows you to send and receive text messages without needing an internet connection.

More data about Messages

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	6.1 million
Recent downloads	200 thousand
Rating	3.83 based on 18 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	1.56
APK size	39.8 MB
Number of libraries	57
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	Contains ads

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Common keywords of similar apps

Privacy Internet Access Information Dark Data Free Needing Connection Managing Screen Phone Search Custom Notifications Personalize Ringtones Pin Options Personal Consent Messages App Sms Send Important Messaging Call Backup Simple Features Receive Text Quick Restore Fast Inbox Quickly Schedule Communication Group Stay Spam Easily Mode Chats Experience Share

Keywords missing from this app

Message Messenger Secure Texting Chat Conversations Smart Mms Block Easy Connected Clean Unwanted Time Instantly Organized Reliable Interface Private Manage Enjoy Texts Designed

Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

Messages has been downloaded 6.1 million times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 6.7 thousand downloads per day.

Changelog of Messages

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Developer information for SMS Text Messages

SMS Text Messages

Thaoandro@gmail.com

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Comments on Messages for Android

★★★★☆ Paula Knott · Aug 12, 2026

I was on signal before my old went dead on me, so I had to get this new phone the service was great I just wañt to come back now

★★★★★ Jeremy Nash · Aug 9, 2026

Messages is good to see texts from nice friends.

★★★★★ Paul Southgate · Aug 5, 2026

I will give my opinion later because I have not used this app. For any length of time.

★★☆☆☆ paul ma · Aug 14, 2026

All of a sudden I can't send or receive pictures, also having to pay 49 USD to stop adds for a year is ridiculous. So far I'm very disappointed with this app

★☆☆☆☆ Barbara Jackson · Jul 21, 2026

Getting ads in text messaging is a no, no! This is not Google messaging! I refuse to pay to be ad free in my personal space!

★☆☆☆☆ Lenna Scott · Jul 28, 2026

Annoying that with every call in and out, I am taken to a summary screen that has phone #, duration, and asks if I want to set it as default. I HAVE SET IT AS DEFAULT AT LEAST 10 TIMES!!! I'm DONE!

★☆☆☆☆ Ivy Wang · Aug 7, 2026

Personally when I downloaded this app I really didn't like it it had ads, and you needed a SIM card to do everything on it, so I didn't really like it because I didn't have a SIM card at the time when I downloaded the app plus it wasn't very good app anyway

★☆☆☆☆ Deborah Gorrell · Jul 30, 2026

I love being able to set family and friends top of texts. Strangers beneath and delete message when block. Obviously, your setup is not satisfying my expectations.

Google Play Rankings for Messages

Top rankings

Rank	Country	Category	List
32	United States	Communication	Top Free
23	United Kingdom	Communication	Top Free
49	Canada	Communication	Top Free
71	France	Communication	Top Free
84	Japan	Communication	Top Free
60	Belgium	Communication	Top Free
60	Switzerland	Communication	Top Free
78	Denmark	Communication	Top Free
81	Australia	Communication	Top Free
83	Canada	Communication	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Messages

Messages is requesting 62 permissions and is using 57 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Your personal information

read your contacts, modify your contacts

Services that cost you money

directly call phone numbers, send SMS messages

Your location

approximate (network-based) location, precise (GPS) location

Your messages

read your text messages (SMS or MMS), receive text messages (MMS), receive text messages (SMS), edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)

Network communication

view network connections, view Wi-Fi connections, full network access, Google Play billing service, Google Play license check, receive data from Internet

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Phone calls

read phone status and identity

Hardware controls

control vibration

System tools

change network connectivity, connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi, disable your screen lock, run at startup, draw over other apps, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS, android.permission.ACTION_MANAGE_OVERLAY_PERMISSION, android.permission.ANSWER_PHONE_CALLS, android.permission.BATTERY_STATS, android.permission.BIND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC, android.permission.MANAGE_OWN_CALLS, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE, android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM, android.permission.SYSTEM_OVERLAY_WINDOW, android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM, com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST, com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE, com.native.messages.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, Can receive cloud messages, com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS, com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ, com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE, com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE, com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ, me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE

Ad network libraries

AdMob

Social libraries

None found

Development tools

Android Jetpack core

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Firebase

Android Jetpack AppCompat AndroidX Activity Android Library Icon

AndroidX Activity Android Activity Saved State Android Library Icon

Android Activity Saved State AndroidX Loader Android Library Icon

AndroidX Loader Android Jetpack Media Android Library Icon

Android Jetpack Media Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) Android Library Icon

Google Cloud Messaging (GCM)

Android Transition Support Library Kotlin Android Library Icon

Kotlin

Android Support Library collections

Android Support VectorDrawable

AndroidX Legacy: Support Library core utils AndroidX App Startup Android Library Icon

AndroidX App Startup AndroidX Cursor Adapter Android Library Icon

AndroidX Cursor Adapter Google gson Android Library Icon

Google gson Android WorkManager Android Library Icon

Android WorkManager AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Widget ViewPager2 AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Android Library Icon

AndroidX Emoji / Emoji2 Okio Android Library Icon

Okio

AndroidX Concurrent Futures AndroidX Tracing Android Library Icon

AndroidX Tracing Glide Android Library Icon

Glide

AndroidX SQLite AndroidX Multi-Dex Library Android Library Icon

AndroidX Multi-Dex Library AndroidX ExifInterface Android Library Icon

AndroidX ExifInterface AndroidX ProfileInstaller Android Library Icon

AndroidX ProfileInstaller Chromium Android Library Icon

Chromium

Google Guava AndroidX WebKit Android Library Icon

AndroidX WebKit Jetpack DataStore Android Library Icon

Jetpack DataStore Google Protocol Buffers Android Library Icon

Google Protocol Buffers ReactiveX Android Library Icon

ReactiveX

Android View Binding Lottie Android Library Icon

Lottie

Dagger

AndroidX Privacy Sandbox Android Data Binding Android Library Icon

Android Data Binding Kotlinx Serialization Android Library Icon

Kotlinx Serialization Volley Android Library Icon

Volley

Reactive Streams ShortcutBadger Android Library Icon

ShortcutBadger OneSignal Android Library Icon

OneSignal

Timber

Moshi

ReLinker

Realm

AppMetrica libphonenumber (Android) Android Library Icon

libphonenumber (Android) KeyboardVisibilityEvent Android Library Icon

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Conductor

Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad permissions set (including SMS, contacts, location, overlay, and notification access) and uses ad identifiers. All backup data is stored locally on the device, and the developer emphasizes a privacy-first approach to data handling.

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