# Group SMS — Group text messaging

> Send SMS and emails to groups of contacts with attachments and templates. (iPhone/iPad app by Alco Blom.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/group-sms/id351048279 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Alco Blom](https://appshunter.io/developer/319069267)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: $9.99 with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.70/5 from 7 App Store ratings · 172 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 20 MB
- Languages: Dutch, German (Germany), European Spanish, American English, Italian, French (France)
- Released: 2010-06-25
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/group-sms/id351048279/reviews.md

## What is Group SMS?

With Group SMS you can send an SMS text message to a group of contacts, your friends or business contacts or clients. Group SMS is also the perfect app to send your Christmas and New Year greetings to your loved ones and friends.

These groups can be small or very large (Bulk SMS) and send to tens, hundreds or thousands of contacts. You can also send email to groups. Group SMS is ideal when you need to send the same message to any number of contacts.

Group SMS will show you the groups that are already defined in the Contacts app of your iPhone. It also allows you to create new groups as well as modify your existing groups and contacts.

Using the built-in Templates feature, you can reuse often-used text messages or emails that you need to send to groups.

You can also add attachments to your messages, like photos or PDFs.

Group SMS will send the SMS using the built-in Messages app OR you can use the special SMS gateway of Group SMS.

The costs of the SMSs will be charged by your mobile operator or you can buy SMS from within the app itself. If a group contains 12 contacts, you will be charged 12 SMS.

When you have a very large group (more than 50 contacts), you can choose to bypass your own mobile provider and select to use the SMS gateway of Group SMS instead. This will allow you to send your Group SMS with less cost and with more control. This feature is also ideal for marketing campaigns. You can directly import a large set of phone numbers via a .CSV file (phone numbers separated by a comma and a newline).

Group Mail is always without costs. You can also forward email attachments to groups.

FEATURES

√ Text message a group (SMS)
√ Text message very large groups (Bulk SMS)
√ Email a group and forward email attachments to groups
√ Import a large number of phone numbers
√ Text message to a CSV file of mobile numbers
√ Text message with attachments (photo, PDF)

√ Create groups
√ Delete groups
√ Rename groups

√ Add contact to group
√ Delete contact from group
√ Edit contact information

√ Templates

√ Supports your built-in contacts and groups
√ Supports your iCloud contacts and groups

√ Uses built-in Messages app ór Bulk SMS Gateway
√ Replies are received in Messages

√ Uses built-in Mail app
√ Forward attachments of any type

√ Built-in video tutorials

Group SMS requires iOS 12 or higher and is localized in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch.

Video tutorials are available on the web site (see link below) and in the app itself.

REVIEWS

"Works Perfectly" - USA

"This app does what it says it can, and does it very well." - United Kingdom

"WELTKLASSE. Sehr gutes App!" - Germany

"Kanon app!" - Sweden

"Great app! Creates groups easily to SMS/ email to." - Singapore

"Warum geht das nicht schon immer so toll." - Austria

"This is an awesome app. I text more than I call and text to groups all the time. "- Australia

"Actually, the best application on apple store. Thanks for this great application. " - Saudi Arabia

SUPPORT

Please refrain from sending bug reports and feature requests as customer reviews in the App Store. Instead email them to our support address : support@grouptext.info. You will always get a personal reply!

## Key features

- Send SMS to groups
- Send bulk SMS
- Send emails to groups
- Add attachments to messages
- Use message templates
- Import contacts from CSV
- Manage contact groups

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: $9.99.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100 SMS Bundle | $24.99 | one-time |
| 50 SMS Bundle | $14.99 | one-time |
| 500 SMS Bundle | $125.99 | one-time |
| 1000 SMS Bundle | $229.99 | one-time |
| 5000 SMS Bundle | $999.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 172)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/group-sms/id351048279/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Do not purchase

*2026-07-17, version 4.9.3*

Can’t cancel account and can’t email. Keeps saying email in not configured. No support contact or number so no way to stop subscription. Beware

### 1/5 — Quatsch

*2025-01-18*

Unübersichtlich, fehlerhaft, untauglich

### 4/5 — Macht GENAU was es soll‘

*2023-02-11*

Macht genau was es soll: An eine feste Gruppe SMSe verschicken.

### 1/5 — Lousy

*2022-01-01, version 4.8*

How do I get a refund?

### 1/5 — Pas clair

*2020-01-22*

Déçu ! Ce qui n’est pas précisé avant l’achat, c’est qu’après le paiement de l’app à 2,99€ (alors que j’aurais pu choisir l’app gratuite pour me rendre compte avant), il faut impérativement choisir un forfait payant selon la quantité de sms à envoyer. Résultat, je ne vais pas utiliser cet app parce que je me sens abusé. Il aurait suffit d’être honnête dans l’explication les gars. Tant pis pour vous.

### 1/5 — Garbage app NEVER download!

*2019-08-10, version 4.5*

I want my 1.99 USD back! This doesn’t even work like it is supposed to. It keeps saying that another app deleted my group!! Some of the other free apps are a better than this garbage!!!! Never ever download this! It just took my money!!! It doesn’t work on IOS 8 or more! It should work on all versions!!

### 1/5 — Worst app

*2019-06-29, version 4.5*

Irritating app. All names or numbers can’t include. Very bad app. No any updates. Maybe the app maker is fugitive.

### 1/5 — Läuft nicht mehr

*2018-05-19*

Zum zweiten Mal hab ich jetzt eine gruppe erzeugt statt eine sms zu senden. Hab auch ein Feedback geschickt aber die Nachricht ist gar nicht rausgegangen. So ein Mist. 
Website geht auch nicht mehr.

### 1/5 — Not working

*2017-01-05, version 4.5*

App no longer works on ios8 and above. Please fix.  This was a 4star app but now down to 1star until it gets fixed.

### 2/5 — Instabilité App

*2016-12-23, version 4.5*

L'application se ferme toute seule et la barre de texte disparaît si on quitte l'app. 

Souci sur iPhone 6s sur iOS 10.2

## Frequently asked questions about Group SMS

### What does Group SMS do?

Group SMS allows you to send SMS text messages and emails to groups of contacts. You can send to small groups of friends or large lists of business clients. The app supports sending to tens, hundreds, or thousands of contacts, and can also send emails with attachments.

### How does the SMS gateway work?

For very large groups (over 50 contacts), you can use the app's special SMS gateway instead of your mobile operator. This can be more cost-effective and offers greater control, making it ideal for marketing campaigns. You can also import large sets of phone numbers via a CSV file.

### Can I send attachments with Group SMS?

Yes, you can add attachments like photos or PDFs to your SMS messages. For emails, you can forward attachments of any type to your groups. This feature enhances the functionality for both personal and business communications.

### Is Group SMS free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use, with costs for SMS messages being charged by your mobile operator or through in-app purchases for SMS credits. Group email functionality is always free. You can also purchase SMS credits within the app.

### What are the system requirements for Group SMS?

Group SMS requires iOS 12 or higher. It is localized in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch. Video tutorials are available within the app and on the developer's website to help users get started.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.9.3 — 2026-01-26

Fixed bugs in Dark Mode support.

### 4.9.2 — 2024-07-17

You can now select a file and import a large number phone numbers at once.

### 4.9.1 — 2023-10-09

Small bug fix.

### 4.9 — 2023-08-28

Added an option to delete your account.
Modernised some code.

### 4.8 — 2020-11-21

- adapted for iPad
 - updated video tutorials
 - added contextual menu
 - fix in Templates feature

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