Messages Downloads & RevenueMessages: SMS & Phone Calls · Google Play
Messages: SMS & Phone Calls gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
Messages: SMS & Phone Calls is #22 in Communication Free on Google Play in Japan and charting in 5 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
Messages: SMS & Phone Calls update history & changes
Last change · 21 events since 14 Sep 2026Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 21 events
- ✏️Messages: SMS & Phone Calls: description updated· US
- ✏️Messages: SMS & Phone Calls: short description updated· US
- ✏️Messages: SMS & Phone Calls: new screenshots8 screenshots (was 6) · US
- ✏️Messages: SMS & Phone Calls: renamedMessages → Messages: SMS & Phone Calls · US
- ✏️Messages: SMS & Phone Calls: new screenshots6 screenshots (was 7) · US
- ✏️Messages: SMS & Phone Calls: new icon
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- ✏️Messages: SMS & Phone Calls: renamedMessages: SMS Texting → Messages · US
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · ES
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls charting in a new countrySpain
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · JP
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls charting in a new countryJapan
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Free · Communication · AU · Top Free · Communication · BR
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · CA
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls charting in a new countryAustralia
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls charting in a new countryCanada
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · FR
- 📈Messages: SMS & Phone Calls entered the top 100Top Free · Communication · GB
- 🆕Messages: SMS & Phone Calls first spotted by AppInsiderBrazil
- 🆕Messages: SMS & Phone Calls released on Google Play
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Messages: SMS & Phone Calls on Google Play
App details
Messages: SMS & Phone Calls downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Messages: SMS & Phone Calls's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Messages: SMS & Phone Calls makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| CommunicationFree | #22 | |
| CommunicationFree | #142 | |
| CommunicationFree | #97 | |
| CommunicationFree | #176 | |
| CommunicationFree | #116 |
Apps near Messages: SMS & Phone Calls on the chart
Communication Free, around #22.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Messages: SMS & Phone Calls
From the 26 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed (46% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). The main complaints are about ads.
Common complaints
- Ads: “IT sucks Ads popping up fast 1”
About Messages: SMS & Phone Calls
No more jumping between a texting app and a call log. Check your recent calls, see your call insights, schedule a text for later and give every chat its own colour, all in one familiar place.
★ Key Features
• Text Messaging: send and receive texts, photos and contacts.
• Recent Calls: incoming, outgoing and missed calls, sorted by day.
• After Call Screen: when a call ends, call back or send a text at once.
• Call Insights: total, incoming, outgoing and missed calls for each contact.
• Schedule Messages: schedule a text now and pick when it should be sent.
• Themes: 12 chat colours, plus light, dark and system mode.
• Organized Inbox: personal, transactions, offers and one time codes in their own tabs.
• Backup & Restore: keep a copy of your text messages and restore them later.
• Private Chats: lock chosen conversations behind a pattern.
Phone Calls and Call History
The Calls tab shows your call history grouped by Today and Yesterday, with your favourite people first. Missed calls stand out in red, and contact names appear instead of plain numbers. Tap the call button to call back, or open a contact to see more.
Call Insights
Open any contact to see their call insights at a glance: total calls, incoming calls, outgoing calls and missed calls, plus the full call history with that person.
After Call Screen
Take action the moment a call ends. Call back, send a follow up text or open a recent conversation without switching apps.
Themes and Dark Mode
Give each conversation its own colour from 12 chat themes and see a live preview before you save. Switch between light mode, dark mode or your phone's system setting.
SMS Text Messaging
Text anyone in your contacts or type a number. Share photos and contact cards inside the chat. Texts go over your mobile network, so you can text without Wi-Fi or mobile data.
Scheduled Text Messages
Plan birthday wishes, reminders and updates in advance. Pick later today, tonight, tomorrow or any date and time.
A Tidy, Private Inbox
Bank alerts, offers and verification codes are sorted into tabs, so the texts that matter are never buried. Pin or archive chats, star messages, block unwanted numbers and lock private chats with a pattern.
Permissions, explained
• SMS: to send, receive and show your text messages when Messages is your default SMS app.
• Phone and call log: to show your recent calls, call insights and the after call screen.
• Contacts: to show names instead of plain numbers.
Messages uses these permissions only for the features described above. The app shows ads.
Download Messages to keep your text messages and phone calls together in one place.
Store changes
What Messages: SMS & Phone Calls changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.