Messages - SMS Texting App

What the app covers and who it suits

Most people's texts end up spread across the default messaging app, a few group threads and messages from numbers they never saved. Messages - SMS Texting App is an SMS app built to bring that into one place. The developer describes it as an all-in-one messaging app and says it suits all ages, so it is aimed at everyday texting.

Its core job is sending and receiving standard text messages. Emoji, stickers and GIFs are layered on top, along with photo and clip sharing, scheduling, spam blocking and backup.

Sending texts, media and chat extras

Instant SMS texting covers sending and receiving text messages. The developer calls this fast and reliable. Chats also support emoji, stickers and GIFs, and the listing says the multimedia support is meant to make texting feel like using a social media app.

Multimedia sharing lets you send photos and video clips to your contacts, along with other media. Photos and clips are the two types the listing names.

Private conversation is the name for the app's privacy options. The developer says these are meant to keep your messages secure.

Scheduling texts and blocking spam

Schedule SMS lets you set a message to send at a later time rather than straight away.

The spam blocker is listed as a separate feature for keeping unwanted texts out of your inbox. It sits alongside the scheduling tool and the privacy options as part of the app's core messaging set.

Sorting and clearing out the inbox

Swipe actions work directly on the inbox list. You can archive a conversation, delete it, or mark it as read or unread, which helps keep long threads from piling up.

The SMS organiser sorts conversations and groups them into categorised inboxes. The developer presents this as a way to keep the inbox organised as messages arrive.

Auto delete removes old conversations automatically, and you set the preferences that control it. The listing ties this to managing how much storage the messages take up.

Backing up and restoring messages

Backup and restore copies SMS and MMS messages to the phone's local storage. The developer says this protects messages from being lost, and that a restore can be done with a single tap.

Both SMS and MMS are named, so the backup covers more than plain text messages.

Changing chat looks and notifications

Customisation covers themes and contact colours, which the developer presents as ways to personalise how the app looks. Chat customisation adds to this.

Notification settings control how messages alert you, and the listing also mentions notification personalisation on top of those settings.