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Add to SafariWhen comparing Slingshot vs Material Messaging, the Slant community recommends Slingshot for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for Android?” Slingshot is ranked 43rd while Material Messaging is ranked 45th. The most important reason people chose Slingshot is:
Requiring users to first share a photo or video before they can view photos and videos from others makes it more likely that the other person will respond.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Send to receive nudges users to interact
Requiring users to first share a photo or video before they can view photos and videos from others makes it more likely that the other person will respond.
Pro One tap photo and video sharing
The first thing that the app presents the user with is the camera enabled and ready to take photos and videos. Photos and videos can have text written on them in white letters or drawn on with various colors and brush sizes.
Pro Dual SIM support
The app is designed from the ground up with support for 2 SIM cards in mind.
Pro Message scheduling
Allows the scheduling of messages in advance.
Pro Pushbullet integration
Pro Per-contact customization
Pro Very few bugs, good dev support
Pro Fast load times and transitions
Pro Great-looking material design
The app follows Material Design guidelines very closely.
Cons
Con Send to receive is unintuitive
Requiring users to first share a photo or video before they can view photos and videos from others can often feel frustrating.
Con Settings menu is barebones
In addition to visual customization the app allows turning sounds, notifications and vibrations on an off. That's about it.
