QKSMS
May 26, 2024
More About QKSMS
New: Dual-SIM and Multi-SIM phones are now fully supported by QKSMS!
Clean
A beautiful, intuitive, and clutter-free design that allows you to focus on what matters.
Customizable
Use any of the millions of colors to theme the entire app, or any particular conversation. Per-contact notifications allow you to easily prioritize and distinguish your messages. Manual and automatic night mode are great too.
Powerful
Use MMS to share photos, stickers, or join your friends in a group chat. Conversation search allows you to find things easier than ever.
Safe
Easily Back up and Restore your messages, all without having to install another app.
Private
Easily block conversations and manage your blacklist, or automatically filter out spam with Should I Answer? integration.
Convenient
Reply to your messages from anywhere using the QK Reply popup, your Wear OS (Android Wear) watch, or directly from your notification shade (Android 7.0+)
Accessibility
High contrast black theme, and full support for TalkBack and Samsung Voice Assistant.
We love hearing what you have to say, so always feel free to let us know whenever you have any feedback or suggestions!
If you'd like to view the QKSMS source code, it's available on Github: https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms/
Latest Version
3.9.2
May 26, 2024
Moez Bhatti
Communication
Android
1,116,532
Free
com.moez.QKSMS
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User Reviews
A Google user
6 years ago
Other than missing a timestamp option and not having the features that have been "coming soon" for what seems like forever, and the fact that the scheduled sending is finicky at best, the app is clean and customizable to the point of fitting virtually anyones tastes without being over the top. It has some nifty features that work most of the time... The floating panel for incoming messages sporadically shows nothing, requiring you to open the full screen app, which defeats the purpose.
A Google user
5 years ago
I love the app! It's very clean and I love being able to customize the colors. It's also just really nice to be able to use and support open source apps. The only complaint I have is I can't receive any mms messages. They show up as empty messages, and even if I turn on my data and try to sync messages, nothing happens. Edit: My phone is the US model of the S10e, so no dual sim.
A Google user
5 years ago
Honestly, one of the reasons I got this app was because the developer seemed to actually consider people's suggestions. Love the clean simple design and NO adds! Please keep it that way. The only suggestion I would have is that it would be great to be able to use ringtones I've downloaded, not just my phone's default ones. Other than that, this is a great app! EDIT I'm having issues with the number showing in the text not matching up with my contacts
A Google user
5 years ago
seems to be a very nice looking alternative to googles messages app. BUT I can't send GIFS at normal quality. They get really blurry and small for other people. Also something I'd love to see in the app is that in group chats, the individual contacts involved have different colors attached to them. Preferably the ones assignment in their individual chats. 😁😁
A Google user
5 years ago
App seems to work well but it has a very Annoying Notification Issue. When you set the main Notification sound from the main settings it doesn't apply that sound to new messages so you have to go in and set each message thread to the desired notification sound. Reply: Thanks for the quick reply however I fully understand how the custom sounds work and how to apply them the issue is when I set the main notification sound in the app all of the new messages I create default back to the default sound that was there when I downloaded the app (it pulls the default notification sound set on my phone that is used across all the other apps) If this is still not clear if you have an email I can send you some screenshots of the problem. PS I found your email so I will send you screenshots.
Adder McCoy
2 years ago
I really like the message you get for the status of the sent message. "Delivered" Problem is, it's NOT delivered. And that usually won't happen from 5-15 minutes. If at All. Sent messages that still haven't been received days later. Other than that (friends not receiving messages) everything appears to work. (Except for why I installed the messaging app for in the first place. To send messages..
A Google user
5 years ago
Almost there. I've been looking for a messaging app to replace my stock one. I like this one so far, has a few glitches here and there, but the developer takes your feedback serious and works to improve it. Quick responses too. Gonna stick with this for a bit and see how improvements are made to it. Edit: I emailed you about it "blinking" or refreshing everytime I open it. Also noticed now, when I attach a picture, it sends the person the correct one, but shows me a completely different picture.
A Google user
6 years ago
After trying it out a few days it seems a little slow when going into messages. Found the developer talking about the app on Reddit and decided to give it a try over Textra. The app is responsive and clean, no extra clutter everywhere. I really enjoy apps that do one or a few things well instead of trying to be the kitchen sink. Only features I really feel I need at present is making the color of the icon in the conversation list the same as the customized color (eg John is blue vs the default theme in both the conversation list and conversation itself), the ability to revert a customized contact to the default, and being able to go to the menu upon leaving settings instead of to the conversation list.
Aaron Swain
4 years ago
UPDATE: Since my initial review, I've discovered that this app cannot send pictures, no matter what compression setting I choose. I'm on Verizon, so I doubt this is a carrier issue. Really disappointed, but I guess I can just use another app to do that. Really inconvenient though. Almost perfect. Does everything it's supposed to. I just wish you could customize the theme more, like changing the colors of the sent and received bubbles overall, like you can in other apps like Textra.
A Google user
5 years ago
This app is amazing, made even more so by the developer! When there is a bug (usually a result of Android updates) responses are extremely fast and updates are add well. Ideas and improvements are very fast, and the features are amazing! Group titles, color coding messages by contact (customizable of course), pinning messages so they don't get lost, those are my favorites. The only improvement I can suggest is notification sound based on contact (edit: individual contact, not conversation)
Blair Johnson
3 years ago
9 July 2021: App worked great for a couple years. Recently, however, it will not send an SMS to multiple recipients. Instead, it sends the contact information for the additional recipients to the first recipient. I tried using the Help & Feedback link, but that only goes to a PayPal page. So I emailed the developer a couple days ago but have not heard back.
Sapphire C
1 year ago
QKSMS recently has been having issues sending and receiving messages, especially pictures. I reached out to the developer but he never responded. It's a simple messenger. It does not send or receive audio messages. It does not have the ability to send or receive some images. It definitely cannot send videos. Links to other apps or to news articles do not have previews. I liked it because it worked enough to do the minimum. Unfortunately, it needs updating.
A Google user
6 years ago
looks good. the one feature i need from a text messaging app is the ability to customize notifications based on the content of the message. i get email-to-text messages which has a different from address every time, so i can't use your customized contact notification, but the text of the messages are similar, so i have used keyword searching to customize the notification sound. if you could get that, i would become a paying customer, because my current app (smart notify) doesn't do mms.
A Google user
5 years ago
Fast, simple, easy not complex, ...needs group texting though at least with options. Other than that good secondary app until a little more options are available. Update: does group texting... had to press space key in the contact window after each entry...learn by trial and error. For some reason the voice messaging microphone didn't open until the second day after downloading. Changed rating to a 5.
REL III
4 years ago
Great fast performing text app. Good customization, organizes media within a conversation better than any other app in the store, and has an overall great feature set. One gripe and one question. Wish it had 1second as a delayed sending option. Lastly, is the app opening to the conversation list instead of the conversation I was in when exiting the app a feature or a bug? Having to tap the conversation I was just in when leaving the app to, let's say, copy an address from maps is annoying.
MJ Poppe
2 years ago
Edit: 02/08/2023... This app appears to have been abandoned. Issues sending MMS, also issues with selecting contact to message. I previously mentioned notification issues, but I was able to resolve it as I work in IT. The way issues are appearing is likely from updates to android. This hasn't been updated since 2/7/2021. I've always liked the app, but with no updates, and the Dev wanting a screenshot of an issue that doesn't display an error code. I'm probably moving on.
A Google user
5 years ago
Really enjoying using this app. However, there is a minor issue that I hope developer will fix. The contact does not appear to sync with the conversation. even if i linked contacts, it only shows their phone number. They only sync when I delete the conversation, text them again from the system contact. If the issue were to be fix, this would be a 100/100 sms app!
A Google user
6 years ago
This has a lot of potential. There's a few shortcomings but overall it's very functional. *Mobile numbers only* is a great feature. Ergonomics are good but not perfect, themes are good, decent selection of settings including some that even the other flexible apps do not, no ads, no bloat. Floating compose box is great. Night mode and color options are good. I found it sometimes very slow to display avatars in long threads. Attachments limited to photos & contacts, no auto-delete. (3.6.4)
Kyanne Mischelle
1 year ago
I love it!! Been using for years and love the customization options as well as schedule send feature. Attachments work pretty well too. The one thing I really miss is the ability to "lock" specific messages so they don't get deleted. Lost some sentimental ones when that feature was gone. 😔
Rebecca Ernest
1 year ago
I like this app because you can connect it with another app called Call Control, which blocks spam calls. When connected, it also blocks spam texts. I bought the premium of QKSMS back in 2021, and it's been fantastic. A one time payment too, rather than a whole damn subscription, what a novelty. Recently, however, it no longer sends or receives texts, which is what the program is meant to do, so I can't reccomend it to anyone. It hasn't been updated since 2021. It's a real shame.
