SMS Backup Android

SMS Backup

Backup and export your SMS and MMS to HTML easily and transfer your SMS!

Features & Capabilities

SMS Backup is a very simple app that makes a backup of your SMS and MMS messages (images and audio files), lets you share them and then restore/transfer to another phone (currently only SMS).

Important notice:
- This app doesn't restore deleted messages.
- If you're missing some messages or one side of conversation in your backup, it's probably because this app doesn't back up RCS messages (also known as Advanced Messaging) unless you use Google Messages as your default texting app. Turning Advanced Messaging off will allow the app to back up new messages only, not those already stored as RCS.

The app can export your conversations to two different formats:
1) nice-looking read-only HTML format with chat bubbles,
2) restorable JSON data file in case you plan to transfer your messages to another phone,
and saves them to your internal device storage.

You can easily send these files to your e-mail, Gmail, Google Drive or wherever you want. If you are switching to a new phone and you want to transfer your SMS messages, this app is exactly what you're looking for. It not only creates a data file which is required to restore messages, but also saves your text messages to HTML format. Therefore you can open and view your backed up messages almost anywhere, whether it is your computer or iPhone!

If you have any questions or any improvement ideas, please send an email to us at japps4all@gmail.com. Thanks!

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Jerry Zigo
Downloads:
1,017,498 219
Rating:
3.90
(3,505)
3 ratings
Version:
2.80 Last updated: 2026-03-22
Version code:
84
Creation date:
2014-07-18
Publisher country:
SK SK
Permissions:
  • android.permission.READ_CONTACTS Very high risk
  • android.permission.READ_SMS Very high risk
  • android.permission.WRITE_SMS High risk
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID Moderate risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION Low risk
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE Low risk
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC Low risk
  • android.permission.INTERNET Low risk
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Size:
5.21MB
Email:
ja*****@gmail.com
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Google Play Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-08
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Android app. Please use these information below to contact the Android app developer.
Developed by:
Jerry Zigo
Google Play Store
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jerryzigo.smsbackup
Email:
ja*****@gmail.com
Website:
https://smsbackup.clanweb.eu/

User Reviews

Users broadly find SMS Backup easy to use and capable of backing up messages to multiple destinations, including email, Google Drive, and local storage, with some reviews noting export options (HTML/PDF). However, a notable portion report stability problems (freezing or failing to open) and slow or missing responses from support, indicating reliability and support responsiveness are key concerns despite overall positive sentiment.
Pros
  • Simple to use / easy to navigate
  • Backup to multiple destinations (email, Google Drive, local storage) and export to HTML/PDF
  • Works well / generally reliable across many reviews
Cons
  • Stability issues: the app freezes or won’t open (reported by multiple users)
  • Support responsiveness issues: help requests go unanswered or take weeks
Recent reviews
This is a helpful and useful app. Thanks to the developer. Would be great if the backups can be scheduled and stored in a user designated folder.
by To*****, 2026-03-21

worked well
by S *****, 2026-03-17

the texts keep dow loading as duplicates. when it should be 5000 text message its coming up with double responses showing 10000. I emailed support over 2 weeks ago and never heard back.
by As*****, 2025-12-03
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