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DroidSender vs free bulk SMS apps for Android
If you send one message to a list once, a free phone app like MsgGo is enough. Choose DroidSender if you send regularly and want to work from your computer: schedule campaigns, control the sending pace so your carrier doesn't limit your number, pause automatically if messages fail, handle STOP replies, and answer everyone in one inbox.
| Feature | DroidSender | Free phone apps |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Try it free: 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month. No card needed. Paid plans from $7.99 a month | MsgGo and Multi SMS Sender are free (Multi SMS Sender shows ads). Texter Ace is a one-off payment of up to $5 after a free first month. Bulk Messages from Excel/CSV has in-app purchases from $4.49 to $39.99 |
| Works from a computer | Yes: campaigns, scheduling and replies in the browser | No, on the phone only |
| Account | A Google account, and data on servers in the EU under the GDPR | No account. Data stays on the phone (MsgGo does not even use the internet) |
| Scheduling | Yes | Not stated by any of the four |
| Sending pace | Speed, sending hours, days and a daily limit for each campaign | A delay between messages in MsgGo and Bulk Messages from Excel/CSV. Hours, days and daily limits not stated |
| Automatic pause if messages fail | Yes, and an email to you | Not stated. MsgGo has a manual pause |
| STOP replies handled automatically | Yes, in campaigns, the API and the inbox | Not stated |
| Replies | One shared inbox on the computer, synced with the phone | In the phone's messages, when the app is the default SMS app (Multi SMS Sender, Bulk Messages from Excel/CSV) |
| Several phones | Up to 3 on Pro and 10 on Business | Not stated. MsgGo, Texter Ace and Bulk Messages from Excel/CSV let you choose the SIM |
| List size | Up to 50,000 rows from Excel or CSV | MsgGo: 200 rows in its code. Texter Ace: 10 texts per session free, 500 after paying |
Where the free apps are better
- They cost nothing, or a few dollars once.
- No account and no server: your list and messages stay on the phone. MsgGo is open source and has no internet permission at all.
- For one message to a short list, once, they are quicker to start.
MsgGo's own README says it is meant for personal or internal company messages, not for commercial marketing.
Where DroidSender is better
- You work from the computer: upload the file, write once, schedule, and watch every message.
- Each campaign controls its speed, sending hours, days and a daily limit, so a large list goes out at a pace your carrier accepts and carries on by itself the next day.
- If the network refuses several messages in a row, sending pauses automatically and you get an email.
- STOP replies are handled for you, and the number is left out of every future campaign.
- Every reply lands in one inbox that the whole team can use from any computer.
- Several phones in one account, and lists of up to 50,000 rows.
Sending often to large lists from your own number is what gets numbers limited. Carrier limits
Long messages and accents
DroidSender counts messages, not parts. At services that charge per segment, an emoji or an accented letter like á, ó, ç or â limits each SMS to 70 characters, so a 100-character text counts as 2 SMS instead of 1. How SMS length works
Checked November 2026
MsgGo on F-Droid (free, open source, no internet permission, delays, SIM choice): f-droid.org/packages/top.yztz.msggo
MsgGo's README and source code (personal or internal use, 200-row limit): github.com/yztz/MsgGo
Multi SMS Sender on Google Play (free with ads, Excel contacts, default SMS app): play.google.com: crazy.pradeep.multismssender
Texter Ace on Google Play (free first month, one-off payment of up to $5): play.google.com: com.gately.texterace
Bulk Messages from Excel/CSV on Google Play (in-app purchases, delay, SIM choice): play.google.com: com.coppersoft.bulksmssender
Prices in USD or EUR before tax, as published by each service. If something has changed, write to hello@droidsender.com and we will correct it.
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Is a free app like MsgGo enough?
If you send one message to a list once, yes. If you send every week, want to schedule from your computer, keep your number safe from carrier limits and answer replies in one place, DroidSender fits better.
Can I try DroidSender for free with 500 customers?
Yes. Try it free: 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month. No card needed.
Is my data safer in a phone app?
Phone-only apps keep your list on the phone. DroidSender keeps contact lists and messages on servers in the European Union, under the GDPR, to send your campaigns and show replies on the computer, and deleting the account deletes them.
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Connect your Android phone to send campaigns and answer customers from your computer. Your customers keep reaching you on the number they know.
Try it free: 1,000 SMS in your first 30 days, then 100 a month. No card needed.
