ChompSMS for Android

Think of your first phone that was so big and heavy and had a monochromatic screen. We’ve gone far from that haven’t we? But for some reason text-messaging is one thing that has changed the least. Of course now you don’t have to deal with a load of all your SMSes in one place as they are grouped by sender. But still – you can’t customize your text messaging much and not all phones have built in smiley packs. Well, cheer up and download ChompSMS app!

One of the best features that this app has is grouping your messages and displaying them in speech bubbles like in a comic strip. Just tap on one of the messages from the list and it will show the whole conversation you had with that contact! Another neat feature is that the app will display timestamps throughout the whole texting history with that contact except when you are texting back and forth for some time. Makes sense doesn’t it? But if you don’t like it you can change the preferences. Moreover you can enable displaying contact pictures and now a thumbnail will appear next to every SMS group. Yet this is not all! The app offers customization of practically everything – from font size and color of the sender to adding backgrounds to conversations. The app also has a small pack of cute droid smileys!

Another interesting feature is that you can pick sending a message via your mobile carrier or through ChompSMS. The latest will use your Internet data connection (WiFi/3G) to transmit the message which shouldn’t result in additional fees. But just to make sure check with your provider as some of them charge you for data usage (depending on your plan, etc). As an indication, one MB is enough to send around 1,000 chompSMS messages (depending on the text size). So, if you text internationally pick ChompSMS as it will be significantly cheaper! To see the detailed list where ChompSMS will deliver your SMS visit this link.

Oh and did I mention that ChompSMS is free? This is a vitally important app to have for any serious texter so go ahead and try it now!

• User rating: 4.5 stars (65381 ratings)
• Downloads: over 250,000
• Price: free