# Reach: Fast SMS Text and Email — user reviews > 287 indexed App Store user reviews of Reach by SR Apps, Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 7,406 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reach-fast-sms-text-and-email/id1201534974/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/reach-fast-sms-text-and-email/id1201534974.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,456 · 4★ 600 · 3★ 122 · 2★ 47 · 1★ 181 ## What do users think of Reach? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Works as promised - ⏱️ Time saver - 📨 Effective for reaching customers - 🔒 Preserves privacy - 👍 Easy to use - 💯 Great customer service **Cons** - 🔒 Causes iMessage issues - 🐛 Crashes when adding contacts - 🔒 Causes phone locking - 💰 Expensive subscription - 🔍 Difficult to manage contacts **Commonly reported bugs** - Freezing/crashing issues - Unreliable message delivery - Syncing problems across devices **Most requested features** - Scheduled messaging - Bulk/batch sending - Contact management improvements - Automated message deletion ## Newest reviews (14 of 287) ### 3/5 — Group Texts *2026-08-16, version 3.97* Not as user friendly as my old app! While I can make groups for the church I have to send the texts individually instead as a group! 96 texts bogs down my phone and I have to reset to get each group out. I would prefer that I can send as a group instead of individually. ### 4/5 — Great, one issue *2026-06-30, version 3.96* Great would prefer if I didn’t have to individually OK each text and that was made automatic ### 3/5 — Good option for individual texting. *2026-06-09, version 3.96* It’s easy and convenient to set up. Sometimes a little slow though. Sending out 90 messages can take up to 30 min. And I’d love if I could get more than one person set up to use my account. ### 4/5 — Mass Texts *2026-05-20, version 3.96* Hello, I’ve been using this platform for at least over a year now. At first everything was going well but within the last 12 months , I’ve had to change my number twice due to it being reported as spam. Not sure if there’s anything in your system that could prevent that or not? ### 3/5 — Keep getting error. *2026-05-11, version 3.96* I tested using Reach with Google Voice extensively before paying for the app. My intention was to use Reach to mass send reminders for an event I am hosting. I had no issues during testing of sending to multiple people but as soon as I purchased the paid version to be able to send to more than 8 contacts, I started getting errors on every message. I couldn’t even send to one person without an error anymore. I cancelled my subscription but it’s a bummer I paid for nothing. It seems like it would work well without needing the shortcut connection to send through google voice. ### 4/5 — One of the better group/bcc style sms apps *2026-05-10, version 3.96* The only thing I don’t really like is that you have to actually send the message to each person. ### 3/5 — It’s useful but could be better *2026-05-01, version 3.96* I work at a brokerage with 300 agents so we need to text often while also texting agents outside our brokerage. You should be able to just hit send and it go to people without you having to hit send 300 sometimes for each person - THAT BEING SAID - I did catch a few people that should be in my group. Also, gets suuuuuuppppeeerrrr slow after sending 80 texts ### 5/5 — Really good.. *2026-04-15, version 3.95* It is great! I used to use another app.. but I hope this one will be more automated ### 5/5 — So easy! *2026-04-14, version 3.95* This app makes it easy for me to send messages to everyone in our organization without using a group message in under a minute. ### 5/5 — Simple & User Friendly *2026-03-27, version 3.95* I just started using this to help us stay in touch with the families in our church about urgent prayer requests. I love the simplicity of this app. It was so easy to learn, and it works through apple messages so I see responses immediately. ### 3/5 — Expensive for individual, great for large groups *2026-03-06, version 3.95* The app works great, but monthly charges are out of line for an individual, if they had a lower rate for individuals I think they would gain income from a large demographic! Say an individual for $25 annual subscription, with a limited numbers, say 8 groups, with a limit of 20 individuals in a group. ### 5/5 — Get your messages through!!! *2026-02-24, version 3.95* Wow! Such a game changer! I use to “group text” my peeps. But this makes every member feel like a VIP as their messages INDIVIDUALLY seen♥️💪🏽 ### 3/5 — Messaging *2026-02-19, version 3.95* The app is user friendly and very cost effective. However, the biggest downside is the speed. It is extremely slow when I’m sending out the messages each day, which makes it add unneeded time and stress to my day. If the speed could be improved this app would be amazing. ### 5/5 — So easy *2026-02-18, version 3.95* This app is the easiest one I have found to set up and send messages to my church congregation! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — iMessage block *2026-07-11, version 3.96* Due to using REACH, Apple blocked my ability to send iMessages for EVER. I’ve talked to 3 friends who also used it and all blocked as well. If you value your iMessage and FaceTime DO NOT USE. 0/10 recommend. ### 1/5 — Stopped working *2026-06-15, version 3.96* I suddenly started getting error messages for every single marketing text I sent out, I’ve written reach and someone got back to me and said they would get back to me again with a solution within 24 hours, that was probably weeks ago now nobody’s gotten back to me. Using Reach for marketing messages was a big part of my income. I am really, really disappointed. ### 1/5 — Customer support *2026-04-24, version 3.95* Good luck trying to reach a live person when you need help. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2026-04-20, version 3.95* Subscribed with a friend’s recommendation to manage communication to multiple groups. Setup as directed and modified all settings in app and on phone. Never would work. Contacted REACH multiple times and no response. Wasted $70. ### 1/5 — BEWARE *2026-03-07, version 3.95* Using this app got my iMessage and FaceTime disabled. I was messaging people I know whose permission I have to communicate with them and still got shut down. ### 1/5 — Sends messages to deleted numbers *2026-03-03, version 3.95* Even if you delete a number, the system still sends messages. Very frustrating. ### 1/5 — Not free *2026-02-14, version 3.95* Gg ### 1/5 — Worst! *2026-01-10, version 3.94* This has got to be the worst app ever! You have to send each message individually, it’s incredibly slow! It does not go alphabetically. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND! Used for hours and only send about 200messages. Wish I could get my money back! WASTE! 1 star is generous! ### 1/5 — Horrible Service! *2025-12-22, version 3.94* Horrible: it is unprofessional that there is no live person to talk with to answer and solve problems. Extremely and hugely disappointing. ### 1/5 — No what I was expecting *2025-12-15, version 3.94* Slowed my cell phone big time. I have to send text one by one. And it is super slow. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love *2026-07-26, version 3.96* This app is a great resource to send group messages never fails!!!! You won’t be disappointed. ### 5/5 — Really Great *2026-06-30, version 3.96* Finally an app that actually has been made well and thoughtfully put together! ### 5/5 — Bold Text Option?? *2026-06-26, version 3.96* Suggestion ### 5/5 — Send a Message to Many People *2026-06-12, version 3.96* This app does the job right. I send out devotional messages to nearly 100 people every morning. The message goes into the app, and with a single action, the devotional goes out to everyone as an individual message. Very efficient. ### 5/5 — Streamlines! *2026-06-04, version 3.96* This app really streamlines getting the word out to lots of people without giving their phone numbers away to each other! ### 5/5 — Individual Group Texts!!! *2026-06-03, version 3.96* Thank You Reach! No more responses from everyone in a group text! I love it! ### 5/5 — At last, a texting app that actually works! *2026-06-01, version 3.96* Finally an app that actually does what it’s supposed to do! I have tried every mass text sending app in the App Store and have spent a lot of money doing so! Frankly they all are terrible! Constant failures, crashing midway, stopping midway, start all over again so some people get two or three texts and terrible or non existent support! What a nightmare. Thank God for Reach! It not only works well but when there is a failure, usually an android phone, they show you and help you easily resend it. Thank you Reach, you have made me smile every time I use your app! ### 5/5 — Exceptional *2026-06-01, version 3.96* This app is so amazing to help me quickly text to the large groups I have to contact. The best part is each text goes separately. ### 5/5 — VERY SLOW.. but…Good for organizing contacts *2026-04-24, version 3.95* This is a great app for organizing all of your contacts for small businesses and sending out mass text messages to groups of people.. Unfortunately, in recent years, and after doing updates with the newer phones, this app is running terribly slow and has bogged down to the point where you have to stare at your screen before the arrow turns blue where you can push it to send out the next message each one one at a time.. Sending out the messages one of a time was never a problem when it was moving efficiently.. years ago but it seems these days it’s not running or sending fast at all not sure if there’s a fix for this or not I’ve done all the updates and it does not seem to improve. ### 5/5 — Fantastic *2026-04-19, version 3.95* Works really well!! Does crash at times when adding numbers. But it’s worth it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*