Groups

Groups

Your Personal Social Network ▶

4.9K ratings
455 reviews
Free
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 12, 2011
  • March 17, 2026

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This app transforms your phone's contacts into a private social network. Organize people, share updates, and stay connected without sharing your data with large tech companies. It offers features for communication, event planning, and contact management.

Organize contacts into custom groups
Set reminders to reach out
Send personalized group messages
Create events and invite guests
Share content from any app
Data privacy focused
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What's New in Groups

10.9

March 17, 2026

◆ Launched AI-powered messaging assistant! ◆ Send beautiful holiday wishes. Share news. Follow up with prospects. ◆ Groups can help you be more effective with everyone you meet. Install the new Safari Web Extension to begin turning the open Web into your personal social network. It helps any website become personalized and social without revealing your private contact list. Install the new Share Extension to share links from any app with entire groups of contacts by Email or SMS. We're also working on releasing encrypted group chats, and helping you connect with people based on common interests. Come and try the new features!

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User reviews

Constantly crashes

Messages are frequently very slow to send, often displaying a message after each send that the message was not sent and then on my Messenger app it appears they actually sent. Frequently tells me that I have canceled a batch and would I like to cancel the rest. Sometimes it just shuts itself down in the middle of sending. Using an updated iPhone 15 Pro Plus. I’m using the latest versions of the app and I’m a paid subscriber. This happened on the free version as well. VERY rarely will it send all messages without any of these things happening.
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Amazing

Amazing

Great when it works

Only it almost never works. Every time I start up, I’ve lost all my groups and have to start over. Then I try to get support and I never hear from anyone. All in all it’s a great idea just poorly executed.

Group fail

Imported contacts but didn’t import email addresses in contacts. Useless

Advice for the developers

when I’m trying to send a group mass text, if the text is much larger than just one screen, you can’t get access to the send button at the bottom of the page…. fix that and i can give you more stars.

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Groups disappearing

Bug

Contacts not syncing properly

Bug

Inability to create new groups

Bug

Freezing and crashing on certain actions

Bug

Requested Features

4 requests

Ability to delete groups and contacts

Feature

Improved group management and sorting

Feature

Option to send mass texts without individual replies

Feature

Better integration with native contacts app

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FAQ

What does the Groups app do?

This app transforms your phone's native contacts into a private social network. It allows you to organize your contacts into custom groups, stay in touch with people through personalized messages and reminders, and share content and create events.

How does the app ensure data privacy?

The app emphasizes data privacy by stating that your contacts never leave your phone. Messages are sent directly through existing platforms like SMS, WhatsApp, or email, and the app does not use algorithms for content distribution, data mining, or selling user information.

Is the app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. It is described as 'free to download' and offers a way to start growing your private social network without initial cost.

What platforms is the app compatible with?

The app works with various communication services including Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, SMS, WhatsApp, and Telegram. It is fully compatible with iOS features and is also available on iPad.

What are the main use cases for this app?

This app is useful for organizing personal contacts by relationships (friends, family, work), staying connected with people through reminders and personalized messages, and coordinating group activities like book clubs or family events.