You can use chompSMS as a replacement to the built-in Messaging application, and send SMS messages via your mobile carrier as you normally do. Or, if your mobile carrier charges a lot, you can buy credits to send SMS messages via the chompSMS network, which can be much cheaper.
How it works
Simply install the chompSMS application, and you'll immediately be at home with all the SMS features you're used to, with the benefit of a much nicer user interface!
Great! It seems to work just like the native Android SMS application, and I love the chat style conversation bubbles.
So, what if I currently pay too much for SMS messages how can I send them cheaper? Well, simply buy credits, and each time you compose an SMS, choose to send it via the chompSMS network instead of your mobile carrier.
It's that easy – there's no signup process, and credits are sent via SMS directly to your phone!
What's New in This Release:
· Fixed a bug with the Samsung Galaxy S2 (running Android 4.0.3) where SMS messages were being sent twice in certain circumstances.
What's New in 5.37:
· More performance improvements, especially rendering of contact pics.
· Bug fixes.
What's New in 5.36:
· BIG performance improvements, chompSMS is now QUICKER than any other Messaging app on the Android Market. It's FAST!
· Fixed issue that impacted the sending of messages when the Movial WifiCalling app was installed.
· Bug Fixes.
What's New in 5.34:
· Fixed the issue with chomp incorrectly being marked as malware by some anti-virus scanners.
· Bug fixes and performance improvements.
What's New in 5.29:
· Fixed a bug impacting the sending and receiving of TextFreek messages in certain circumstances.
What's New in 5.28:
· Performance improvements.
· Bug fixes.
What's New in 5.26:
· Improved Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) compatibility.
What's New in 5.24:
· Bug fixes to Scheduled Messages feature.
What's New in 5.22:
· Better compatibility with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream) devices.
· Added the ability to purchase chompSMS credits (e.g. for sending cheaper overseas texts) via Google Checkout. See Settings, chompSMS Credits.
What's New in 5.16:
· NEW Look Quick Compose with lots more features like configurable buttons, previous messages pull down, easier entry of contacts and more! See chompSMS, Settings, Quick Reply & Compose.
· The pull-down 'recent messages' feature (Quick Compose & Reply) can now be dragged down further to reveal more messages.
· Improved the quality of the contact picture shown in Quick Reply.
What's New in 5.15:
· Added NEW notification icons!
· Added NEW bubble styles! The new bubble styles can be accessed from Settings, Customize Look, Conversation.
· Improved Quick Reply performance and bug fixes.
What's New in 5.10:
· You can now purchase a chompSMS license using Google Checkout (see chompSMS, Settings).
· Bug fixes.
What's New in 5.9:
· Improved Facebook contact pic matching (see chompSMS, Settings, Contact Pics).
· Improvements to layout and performance for Quick Reply.
· We no longer show ads in the chompSMS Big Widget.
· Fixed a number of minor bugs and force closes.
What's New in 5.8:
· Added support for showing Facebook Pics. See chompSMS > Settings > Contact Pics.
· Added Vibrate and Vibrate Pattern settings on a per contact basis (long hold on a contact in the conversation list).
· For text messages containing a contact number, we automatically parse this and show the contact name if matched. Useful for missed call text messages!
· Cleaned up the way (credit and carrier) counters are displayed in the conversation. They are now part of the text field.
· Fixed up a bunch of known bugs, including date formatting, lost licenses and security locking issues.
· Some users will get the choice (at their leisure) to see ONE video ad per day instead of constant banner ads.
What's New in 5.7:
· IMPROVED: TextFreek lets you text anyone, anywhere, anytime for free. It's the smartphone way to text on iPhone, iPod, Android and BlackBerry devices. It comes built into chompSMS. See Settings, TextFreek. · The [Send] button preference is now 'remembered' on a per contact basis. So either mobile carrier (blue), chompSMS network (green) or TextFreek (orange). Easy!
· Cool new contact / template / smiley pop-up window via the (+) icon.
· Fixed a bunch of annoying bu
What's New in 5.5:
· Added new feature to allow the user to hide the keyboard after sending a message (Settings, Misc, KB Hide after Send).
· Fixed issue when attaching certain media to MMS messages, it would not recognize the content type.
· Fixed bug where backing up preferences did not work on a small subset of phones running a specific firmware build
What's New in 5.4:
· Added option to allow the user to move the chompSMS application to the SD card.
· Lots of bug fixes, including the black screen issue with Quick Reply.
· More performance tuning!
· Remember to register in chompSMS, Settings, TextFreek for FREE texting to other chompSMS users.
What's New in 5.3:
· Removed full screen ads - annoying right, apologies!
· Registering for TextFreek no longer requires you to reduce your unlimited license donation to expire in 12 months.
· When swiping in Quick Reply then screen will no longer incorrectly timeout.
· Fixed a bug where on some phones the background images weren't being read because chompSMS was trying to read them before the SD Card was mounted.
· Fixed a bug with saving MMS attachments where it wouldn't warn you that you were about to overwrite a file.
· Fixed a bug where on some phones the ringtone would play during a phone call.
· We now hide the Support Us preference when the user has already donated.
What's New in 5.1:
· Fixed issue with Contact Pics not appearing for some users.
· Added an invite feature for the NEW TextFreek service. Simply long hold on a contact in the Conversation List screen.
· Added support for the Hands-Free and Eyes-Free voice control application called StartTalking. See Settings, StartTalking!
· Fixed "Mark all as read" bug where for some users this would force close.
· Fixed issue with saving themes not always working correctly.
