

Smart reply: Both show suggestions to reply, but Google Messages is unavailable everywhere (personal experience). Google Messages supports archiving the chat. Swipe options: Textra SMS offers to swipe a chat to call the recipient or delete it. In comparison, Google Messages copies the whole text. For example: Liked “I’m coming.” Winner: Textra SMSĬopying text: Textra supports copying part of the text. IMessage reactions: Textra SMS supports message reactions from iOS devices, while the latter displays a message with the emoji’s name. In Google Messages, you have to close the bubble pop-up manually. Winner: Tieīubbles: When you respond to a chat in the Textra SMS bubble, the bubble disappears. Search: Textra SMS automatically searches and displays results as you type, while Google Messages shows results when you press the enter button or tap on the search row. Google Messages shows the exact time in the chat info. Textra SMS also offers to show the exact time by swapping left in a conversation. Timestamps: Both show timestamps above the chat.
