Best messaging apps for Android

There are so many other awesome features in this app that you don't get use of with your stock text-message app. There is a private box you can store messages from a particular contact, if you have prying eyes. The perfect app for the individual who has multiple hands with access to their phone. Also, having to type in their name is itself a delay, as opposed to selecting from the full-screen list and tapping the right one.

The free version has a low-key top header for simple ads that you can easily move your screen down to hide. You can edit everything from the colour of the app's icon on your phone to unique notification sounds for every person who has contacted you. You have the ability to stall sending messages, ability to recall sent texts up to eight or nine seconds after hitting send. Group chats are different colors for different groups, and people within the chats have different colors; so, it's always easy to see at a glance who said what. Like the ability to set different colours of background for each person, and to choose grey, black, or white fonts to maximise clarity on each colour. Customizable, able to like or use other emoticons on texts without having to reply, and the ease of copying, scheduling, and so much more.