Stop Spam Texts - ZenSMS

Essential Labs 8

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About this app

Block spam texts and organize your inbox automatically with ZenSMS — a private SMS/MMS app built for clean folders, safer links, and local-only messaging.

Looking to organize your texts the way you're used to? ZenSMS imports your existing messages and auto-sorts conversations into folders like Personal, Transactions, Notifications, Promotions, and Unread.

No account. No cloud. No ads. No tracking. Everything stays on your device.

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🛡️ SPAM BLOCKING THAT ACTUALLY WORKS
✓ 9-signal analysis — not basic keyword matching
✓ Anti-evasion catches “Fr33 M0n3y” and Unicode disguise tricks
✓ Adjustable sensitivity: Relaxed → Balanced → Strict → Maximum
✓ Quick-block categories: Gambling, Prize scams, Loans, Marketing
✓ Block all unknown senders with one toggle
✓ Whitelist trusted senders so they always get through
✓ Link safety prompts before opening unknown links
✓ OTPs and trusted verification codes bypass spam filters

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📂 AN INBOX THAT SORTS ITSELF
Stop scrolling through dozens of OTPs and alerts to find one real conversation.

Personal — contacts and real conversations
Transactions — banks, OTPs, payments
Notifications — deliveries, appointments, reminders
Promotions — marketing messages, auto-sorted away
Unread — zero-inbox focus mode

Custom folders, rules, and auto-filing are available with Premium.

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💬 FULL SMS & MMS
✓ Send and receive photos, small videos, and documents over MMS
✓ Camera capture — take and send photos without leaving the app
✓ Full-screen slideshow viewer with pinch-to-zoom
✓ Save images directly to your gallery
✓ View all media shared in any conversation
✓ Dual-SIM support with a visible SIM selector
✓ Message status: Sent / Delivered / Failed + retry
✓ Group MMS with sender names shown

Carrier MMS size limits still apply, and some MMS downloads may require mobile data.

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🔑 OTP OVERLAY (Premium)
A floating card detects verification codes instantly. Copy codes with one tap without leaving your current app. OTPs always bypass spam filters.

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✨ SMARTER EVERYDAY FEATURES
✓ Send delay — set a 0–60 second window to cancel before sending
✓ Pinch-to-zoom text in conversations for easier reading
✓ Swipe gestures — archive, delete, mute, block, or call
✓ Smart sender grouping — same bank, different sender IDs? One thread.
✓ Reply from notifications without opening the app
✓ Trash with 30-day recovery
✓ Fast search for messages and conversations
✓ Pin, flag, and priority levels: High / Medium / Low
✓ Mark as unread, archive, and mute
✓ Local backup and restore

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⏰ SCHEDULED MESSAGES (Premium)
Send messages later for birthdays, work, reminders, and follow-ups. Recurring messages supported. Cancel any time before sending.

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✨ MORE PREMIUM
🤖 Auto-reply — custom responses when busy, driving, or unavailable
💬 Templates — one-tap replies for messages you send often
👥 Broadcast lists — message multiple contacts as individual SMS
📵 SMS Only Mode — send group-style messages as separate SMS instead of MMS
📂 Custom folders — Work, Family, Shopping, anything
🎨 15+ themes — Dark, light, AMOLED black, and more

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🔒 PRIVACY-FIRST BY DESIGN
ZenSMS is local-only. Your messages never leave your phone.

Verified by Exodus Privacy: 0 tracking SDKs.
No analytics. No ad networks. No cloud sync. No account required.

SMS/MMS permissions are used only for core messaging features — not tracking or data collection.

✓ No account required
✓ No cloud sync
✓ No analytics or crash reporting
✓ No ads
✓ Works without any ZenSMS server
✓ All messages are stored locally on your device

Check it yourself: exodus-privacy.eu.org → search “ZenSMS”

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🚀 ACTIVELY DEVELOPED
ZenSMS is built by a solo founder and improves through real user feedback.

📧 [e-mail]
🔗 https://zensms.app

Ratings and reviews

I'm so happy to find a great alternative to the Samsung messaging app! The free version works great for me. I had to upload my old messages a few times but they finally all came in. I'm finding some glitches that I'd love to see fixed. If I send or get sent a picture, it opens up a new text chat head for each person, that sucks. Also its way too easy to delete or archive a whole chat when swiping up or down to go through text chat heads.

This seems like a pretty good SMS replacement app, going to be an uphill battle getting people to download and also pay 19.99 though for lifetime use on an app with only a few hundred installs according to Play Store. Understand you want to get paid, but being greeted immediately with premium options kind of feels bad when there's many other cheaper options which offer a similar feature set. Also no guarantee of longevity without a dedicated user base.

I've done extensive research & honestly this app looks the most promising replacement for Samsung Messages. It has many of the features I still want (+some neat others!), & this dev team is active & dedicated to making a great, ad-free app with privacy in mind for FREE. & they after my 💗 w a 1-time purchse vs subscription for premium. However, as it's still early in development I won't make the full switch until needed to give the devs more time to smooth things out. But I've made my choice.🙂

What’s new

✨ What's New in v1.1.93:
🧵 Fewer duplicate threads when contacts appear as local or country-code numbers.
🔄 SMS/MMS conversations now stay better aligned with Android’s system thread identity.
📥 Existing SMS imports are smarter about keeping old threads together.
👥 Safer group handling prevents 1:1 texts from confusing group chats.
⚡ Smoother SMS sending.
Thanks for your patience, feedback & support! ❤️