# Messenger: Text, SMS Launcher

> Taken from the public Google Play listing. Every figure below carries the date it was updated.
> Nothing is modelled or estimated. A new collection starts at 00:00 UTC daily and takes several hours; an individual app's reading lands at some point inside that window.

Source page: https://appcurves.com/app/messages-16

- Package: `tres.securesms.messages.textmessenger.fastchat.sms`
- Developer: Tools App Creator
- Category: Communication
- Platform: Android (Google Play)
- Released: Jan 23, 2026
- Lifetime downloads: 117,593 (updated 2026-09-21)
- What the store shows instead: 100,000+
- Rating: 3.97 from 307 ratings
- Downloads added: none — the counter held between 2026-09-20 and 2026-09-21
- Readings kept: 25 (2026-08-11 → 2026-09-21)
- Chart positions on 2026-09-21 (Top Free): #11 GE, #12 CZ, #16 AL, #16 CU, #16 HR, #16 LV, #16 MK, #18 MN (best 8 shown) — charts in 119 of 203 markets scanned

### Latest readings

| Date (UTC) | Lifetime downloads | Added |
|---|---:|---:|
| 2026-09-14 | 102,290 | — |
| 2026-09-15 | 102,290 | held |
| 2026-09-16 | 115,279 | +12,989 |
| 2026-09-17 | 115,279 | held |
| 2026-09-19 | 116,413 | +1,134 over 2 days |
| 2026-09-20 | 117,593 | +1,180 |
| 2026-09-21 | 117,593 | held |

"held" means Google's own counter showed the same figure as the day before — it is a real reading, not a missed one. A multi-day "Added" spans two real readings; the days between were not read.

Showing the latest 7 of 25 readings. Signed-in followers see the full curve from the day they followed.

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