Pulse SMS (Phone/Tablet/Web)

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About this app

Want an SMS app that is fast, secure, and packed with all the features and customization you could want? Look no further.

Pulse SMS is a seriously beautiful, next-generation, private text messaging app.

We care deeply about your experience with the app, and are committed to creating the best SMS texting app.

To round out its best-in-class phone app, Pulse SMS re-imagines your communication by giving you the ability to sync your SMS and MMS messages across all of your devices. Send and receive texts and pictures—seamlessly—from your computer, tablet, car, or any device with an internet connection.

This is text messaging, done right.

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A Taste of the Features
Pulse SMS is jam packed with features. On top of syncing between all of your devices, here is a small taste of what makes it the ultimate text messaging experience:
- Unparalleled design and fluid animations
- Endless global and per-conversation customization options
- Suggested Smart Replies within conversations
- Password protected, private text conversations
- Share GIFs with your messages, from Giphy
- Powerful searching through messages and conversations
- Automatic message backup and restore with a Pulse SMS account*
- Preview web links
- Blacklist pesky spammers
- Delayed sending to give you time to edit or cancel messages you send
- Automated replies based on contacts, keywords, and driving/vacation modes
- Dual-SIM support

Encryption Protocol
First and foremost, all of your conversations are stored in end-to-end encryption. You never have to worry about your data leaking out and no one can see your messages except for you, not even the Pulse SMS Team! With Pulse SMS, you get privacy and peace of mind, right out of the box.

Privacy Protection Proof
In technical terms, we use PBKDF2 to encrypt your password and use it as a key to encrypt messages and conversations.

Technical Encryption Overview

1) When an account is created, we generate two salts. One to use with authentication and one for end-to-end encryption.

2) The one that we use with login is straight-forward and normal. We store a version of your password, hashed against the first salt, and authenticate you against this hash.

3) For the encryption, we hash your password against salt #2 and store it locally on your device (computer/tablet/phone). Having this key is the only way that you can decrypt messages. Since no one else has the password that was hashed against the second salt, no one else will be able to decrypt anything.

We share our privacy protocol publicly so our users have peace of mind knowing their password is never stored anywhere and without that password, there is no way to create the secret key used for encrypting and decrypting the content stored in the backend.

*Backups and registered user accounts for all users (free users, subscribers, one time purchases) are deleted after 60 days of inactivity.

Supported Platforms
Pulse SMS has a web app that you can use. It also has native apps for tablets, MacOS, Windows, Google Chrome, Firefox, Linux, and even Android TV. Check out all of our platforms, along with screenshots, here: https://home.pulsesms.app/overview/

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Pulse SMS is the premier web, computer, and private texting application on Android. Everything is instant, setup is a breeze, and it's design is unlike anything you have ever seen.

Helpful Links

Website: https://maplemedia.io/
Privacy Policy: https://maplemedia.io/privacy/
Support: support@pulsesms.app
Send & manage SMS from any device. Text & sync - computer, tablet, and more!
Updated on
Sep 18, 2026

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
  • This app may share these data types with third parties
    Device or other IDs
  • This app may collect these data types
    Personal info, Messages and 6 others
  • Data is encrypted in transit
  • You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

75.9K reviews
Deva
January 1, 2021
Like another reviewer, I'm experiencing the 'create account' box popping up almost every time I open the app. I rarely text, more so atm due to time of year. Contrary to response to that review, there is NO way of getting rid of the box. Only way is to come onto Play Store and click 'open'. I rechecked the description, def says free for SMS but suddenly aggressive with getting you to pay. I'm actually happy to support devs and wouldn't mind paying but not such a high cost for my minimal usage.
13 people found this review helpful
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Maple Media
January 2, 2021
Hi Mandie - We've ensured the signup dialogs don't appear too often and can be closed easily by tapping on the X button on the top-left. If it's not the case on your end, please mail us at support@pulsesms.app and share info so we can further investigate the issue for you. We look forward to reading from you again soon. Cheers.
Jack Silverstone
September 24, 2024
All good things just come to an end. It's absolutely riddled with ads and pop ups asking you to subscribe. It's an SMS app! Who's going to pay for that? Anyway, Google Messages has come a long way since Pulse was good, so I've switched to that now. OLD REVIEW: Love this app so much! It's clean and modern and most importantly gets the job done. I only wish that there was an app exactly like it, but for emails instead. That would be perfect and a welcomed replacement for my Gmail and Outlook apps.
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Maple Media
October 15, 2024
Hi Jack - For an ad-free experience, you can consider upgrading to premium anytime. In case you need further assistance, you can always contact us by going to our app's side menu | Support | Email. Cheers.
Mark Ashton
December 17, 2023
What is going on with Pulse lately. Its become totally unreliable as it sometimes constantly doesn't send text messages .... They can sit for hours saying 'sending'. I've had to revert back to Android messaging. It's no good having all the sophisticated functions if the basic requirement (ie actually sending a message) isn't reliable in the first place.
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Maple Media
December 2, 2024
Hi Mark - A newer version of our app is now available on the Play Store. Please get this update and let us know if it works. If your issue with sending messages persists, please contact us by going to our app's side menu | Support | Email so we can further investigate for you. Cheers.

What’s new

A new version of Pulse SMS is here! Here’s what’s new:

Message Filters: Easily manage and block unwanted messages
Allowed Contacts: Decide who can send you messages
Automatic Message Cleanup: Set a custom schedule to remove old messages
Auto Replies: Edit your custom responses, plus turn them on/off

Thanks for using Pulse SMS! Have questions or feedback? Email us at contact@maplemedia.io for fast & friendly support.