chompSMS
by Antonio Wells
Dec 28, 2008 10:49 AM –
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SMS all the time? Then chompSMS is for you: It’s got a great user interface, chat style SMS bubbles, a Touchscreen keyboard and many other great features!
It’s a free app and SMS’s are sent normally via your carrier; or there’s the option if you pay high SMS rates (e.g. to overseas) to send cheaper SMS’s
AndroidTapp.com Review:
Features:
chompSMS is a cool alternative app for the native Android SMS messaging app. The coolest feature is the iPhone-like on-screen virtual keyboard, so you have the option to use it or slide open the phsyical QWERTY keyboard on your G1. One thing chompSMS can’t do is send MMS picture messages. 
(you have to use the default Messaging app to send or receive MMS picture messages).
Besides that, you can do all the other tasks as the default Messaging app: select ringtones (if you have Rings Extended installed, you can choose MP3 Ringtones, even those created with Ringdroid), set Notification vibration (Update: chompSMS notification does NOT alert you 100% of the time in the notification bar and light… you often have to open the app to notice you’ve received new SMS texts), font sizes, even Touchscreen Click Sound and Touchscreen Vibrate while tying. 
One concern we have with chompSMS is when the “Cupcake” update goes out in January 09, which includes an onscreen keyboard… will the app lose some cool points?
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chompSMS Text Conversations
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chompSMS On-Screen Keyboard Typing
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chompSMS On-Screen Keyboard Numbers
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chompSMS On-Screen Keyboard Special Characters
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chompSMS Conversations
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chompSMS Settings Menu
Usefulness:
The on-screen virtual keyboard makes this app very useful. Also chompSMS’s service makes it advantageous for folks getting taxed for high text plans or overseas usage.
Ease of Use:
The on-screen keyboard does take some getting used to as you can easily tapp the wrong letter. Gripe Alert: Android OS needs Predictive Text or AI text learning habits as iPhone does to prevent mistyped words.
Frequently Used:
Frequency of use depends on the user. We’ve heard of many people replacing the default Messaging app completely or alternating between apps.
Interface:
The user interface is Awesome! Looks just like the iPhone text SMS interface with bubble style chat!!