Custom background are included in the app as well and the theme color of the user’s choice. Chomp also gives you the option of creating a Quick Compose Shortcut, allowing you to create a shortcut either by holding your search button (if you have one) or placing the option in your notification drawer to create a new message fast. It lacks a couple Material Design implementations that Textra offers, but one feature I’m fond of which some people may really like, is the more advanced Quick Reply Popup which you can customize heavily, including the ability to awake your phone, quick add a contact’s number or quick reply right from the popup. This SMS app is perfect for people who want a fast, eye-appealing alternative to their stock messaging app.Ĭhomp comes from the same developer as Textra, and for the most part it’s a very similar app. Textra gives you a theme color chooser and a number of other customization options including text size, dark mode, Emoji styles and more. Textra also offers the pop-up notification, similar to Evolve SMS, that you simply tap for a small window to open up on top of your current app, and you can swipe the window out of the way if you want to get rid of it. Textra focuses on speed and simplicity, and does that by offering a very fast way to get in and out of text messages without the hassle of navigation. With the speed it offers, as well as the customization and features you won’t find in most messaging apps, Evolve is a must try. Evolve also includes an amazing feature of pop-up messaging to allow you to read and reply to messages on top of another app.

The app also lets you choose a custom background for message threads from your gallery if you want. Colors of your navigation and notification bar will change depending on what theme color you want throughout the app, or you can turn that off in the settings for either a transparent white look or the default black bars. The slide-out bar to the left is very convenient for those who want to access other contacts quickly, and switching between different contact messages is as easy as swiping left or right on your messages thread. Evolve stands out as one of the best apps to utilize Google’s Material Design principles the best.

Textra web app