Text on your terms: powerful, personal, private.

Portus is a modern Android SMS app with cloud backup to a drive you own, full-text search across every message, and no ads — ever.

Coming to Google Play

Now in closed testing. Join the test →

Available now

Cloud backup to a WebDAV server or local folder you control — nothing sent to us.
Full-text search across every message you've ever received.
Smart categorization — people, 2FA codes, businesses, deliveries, promos. Runs on device.
Group MMS with named threads, custom per-thread themes and bubble colors.
Per-thread notification behavior — mute, hide preview, or set a custom accent.
Keyword blocking, archive, and pinned threads that actually stay pinned.
Snippets, scheduled messages, and rich attachments (photos, contacts, location).

Help test the beta

Portus is in closed testing on Google Play ahead of a public launch. Testers get early builds, a direct line to the developer, and a low-key ask to report anything that misbehaves.

To join, email portus@orezeno.app with the address on your Google Play account. You'll get an invite link within a day. The testing guide covers what to try and lists gaps that aren't bugs yet.

Coming next

v1.1

Auto-expiring 2FA and delivery messages.
Priority contacts and richer per-contact controls.
Search filters — from:, has:attachment, and date ranges.

Pro tier

A one-time-purchase Pro tier with cloud backup to Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive; cross-device sync of rules and themes; bulk export; an advanced search index; and premium content packs. One-time purchase, no subscription ever.

Feedback shapes what comes next.

What Portus won't do

No ads, ever. SMS content is too sensitive for ad-supported. Portus is one-time purchase, and the free tier is fully usable.
No cloud ML on your messages. Categorization and search run on-device. Nothing about your texts is uploaded for training or analysis.
No side-channel SMS use. The SMS permission drives the default-SMS-app function and nothing else — no data-SMS transport, no reading messages for unrelated features. That's a Play Store policy line we sit well behind.
No auto-converting free trials. No nag screens. No dark patterns around cancellation. Pricing is shown upfront; if you don't want it, that's fine.