When comparing Material Messaging vs Vine Messages, the Slant community recommends Vine Messages for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for Android?” Vine Messages is ranked 38th while Material Messaging is ranked 45th. The most important reason people chose Vine Messages is:
You can send messages to people outside of Vine.
Specs
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Pros
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.
Pro Can communicate outside of Vine
You can send messages to people outside of Vine.
Pro Video tools
Vine can capture a video for you and has a grid to help line up shots.
Pro Video messages
Videos can be up to six seconds long.
Cons
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.