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SMS Backup & Restore vs SMS Import / Export: catalog facts
SMS Backup & Restore	SMS Import / Export
Freemium Free app with a separate paid Pro version on Google Play.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
Android	Android
Scheduled backups to Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive or email Restore selected conversations or everything	Covers SMS, MMS, call logs, contacts and blocked numbers Plain JSON and NDJSON output that other tools can read
Android only RCS backup only on selected models	Contact import and export are still experimental Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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