Pulse SMS (Phone/Tablet/Web)

Contains adsIn-app purchases
3.8
79.4K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Teen
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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.

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
Updated on
Mar 5, 2024

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.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
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

3.8
73.3K reviews
Amy Shimkus
March 11, 2024
I love this app so much, I've been using it for years- ever since it was in beta. I love how much you can customize, I love the scheduling texts and/or reminders feature, I was so happy when I found out I could access my conversations via computer or tablet too since I had never had that before this. Any issues and support staff work almost instantly to help you!
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Emily Watson
March 16, 2024
I have truly enjoyed this app and its features until the pay few months - not only am I missing push notifications, but there's also a number of messages I'm missing because they don't show as unread/move to the top of the recent text list. This has happened with numerous contacts and persists despite restarting the app as well as my phone. Why did I pay for this app?! I'm quite disappointed and hope there will be an update or resolution soon.
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Ian Law
February 8, 2024
After using this app for 2 years, I need to uninstall and move on. I loved it because I have to manage hundreds of different conversations for work, the ability to archive and recall conversations from organized folders is exactly what I needed. But there are bugs. Some I can deal with, others I just can't anymore. You can't always count on your message actually sending. And sometimes you just don't receive messages. I've had serious miscommunications with my clients as a result. It's not ok 👎
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Maple Media
February 23, 2024
Hi there, thanks for reporting this issue. We have figured out a solution so that your messages will be sent and received reliably. Please make sure that your RCS messaging is OFF on your default device's message app. The steps are here - https://support.pulsesms.app/hc/en-us/articles/23210105940635-Pulse-SMS-Troubleshooting-Message-Delivery

What's new

Get Organized with Pulse SMS: Introducing Folder Tabs!

Organize your messages with personalized Folders, then access them instantly with easy-to-find tabs at the top of your screen.

Say goodbye to endless scrolling and hello to:
- Quick access: Switch between folders with a single tap
- Effortless organization: Group conversations by topic, contacts, or any way you like

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