Messages: SMS Text Messenger
SMS, MMS texting app Home with spam block, backup, scheduled messages
- Total installs
- 62,458
- Installs / day
- +1.1K
- Rating
- 3.8★
- Released
- 6 Apr 2026
- Last update
- 28 Sept 2026
- Countries
- —
Installs per day
gain of the exact counterLifetime avg ≈ 327/day (all installs ÷ days since release)
Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Install history
exact counter from Google PlayDashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 10 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day
Daily tracking since 10 Oct 2026 · history grows every day
Change timeline
Full historyNo changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.
Country availability
Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.
Top countries
estimate · charts of 14 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇵🇭 Philippines (~49%), out of 12 countries where it is charted.
Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.
Top chart positions
as of 14 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trending · Communication | PH | #10 | ▲ 65 |
| Trending · Communication | ZW | #17 | ▼ 2 |
| Trending · Communication | AO | #19 | ▼ 6 |
| Trending · Communication | UG | #26 | — |
| Trending · Communication | MM | #51 | ▼ 14 |
| Trending · Communication | TZ | #52 | ▼ 12 |
| Trending · Communication | KE | #56 | ▼ 12 |
| Top free · Communication | TZ | #59 | ▲ 5 |
| Trending · Communication | DZ | #66 | ▼ 6 |
| Trending · Communication | EG | #79 | ▼ 16 |
| Trending · Communication | ZA | #81 | — |
| Trending · Communication | SA · 12 Oct | #90 | ▲ 6 |
| Top free · Communication | ZW | #116 | ▼ 3 |
| Top free · Communication | DZ | #124 | ▲ 1 |
| Top free · Communication | AO | #138 | ▼ 11 |
| Top free · Communication | PH | #138 | ▲ 29 |
| Top free · Communication | UG | #145 | — |
| Top free · Communication | MM | #152 | ▲ 1 |
| Trending · Communication | US | #192 | — |
Show all 19 chart positions
App manifest
Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.
Data safety
declared by the developer on Google Play- Shares data with third parties Location, App activity, and App info and performance
- Collects data Location, Personal info and 6 others
- Data is encrypted in transit
This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.
Permissions
22 in 8 groupsWhat this app can do with your phone
- Use your camera to take photos and record videos
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accounts
- See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
- Add, change or delete contacts saved on your phone
- Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM card
- Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codes
IdentitySensitive1
Access to accounts on the device and your personal profile card
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device ·
GET_ACCOUNTS
ContactsSensitive3
Access to the contacts saved on your phone
- See the list of accounts on your phone, like Google or email accountsfind accounts on the device ·
GET_ACCOUNTS - See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts ·
READ_CONTACTS - Add, change or delete contacts saved on your phonemodify your contacts ·
WRITE_CONTACTS
SMSSensitive5
Access to read, send, and edit your text messages
- Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM cardread your text messages (SMS or MMS) ·
READ_SMS - Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codesreceive text messages (SMS) ·
RECEIVE_SMS - Receive and handle WAP push messages, such as alerts for incoming picture messagesreceive text messages (WAP) ·
RECEIVE_WAP_PUSH - Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages ·
SEND_SMS - Change or delete text messages (SMS and MMS) stored on your phoneedit your text messages (SMS or MMS) ·
WRITE_SMS
PhoneSensitive2
Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail
- Call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without asking you firstdirectly call any phone numbers ·
CALL_PRIVILEGED - See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity ·
READ_PHONE_STATE
CameraSensitive1
Access to your camera to take photos and record video
- Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos ·
CAMERA
Device ID & call informationNotable1
Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status
- See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity ·
READ_PHONE_STATE
Wi-Fi connection informationRoutine1
Access to details about Wi-Fi networks your device sees or uses
- See whether Wi-Fi is on and details of the network you are connected toview Wi-Fi connections ·
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
OtherSensitive8
Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories
- Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps ·
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW - Read notifications from all your apps, but only after you allow notification access in Settingsbind to a notification listener service ·
BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE - Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping ·
WAKE_LOCK - Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections ·
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE - Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access ·
INTERNET - Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration ·
VIBRATE - Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check ·
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE - Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet ·
com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.
Store listing
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