Comparison

Group Text | Mass Message vs Hey Max

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Group Text | Mass Message

Send individual text messages to multiple contacts simultaneously. Organize contacts into custom groups, utilize message templates for efficiency, and personalize messages with recipient details. Upgrade for unlimited groups and advanced features.

Highlights
  • Send individual texts to groups
  • Create and manage custom groups
  • Use message templates
  • Personalize messages with tags
  • Import iCloud groups
  • Multi-number selection per contact
Features
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Group Text is an easy, user-friendly, time-saving and well-designed app enabling individual text messages to a group of contacts at once. Easily create & change your groups. Quickly search your groups/contacts. Possibility to select multiple numbers per contact. Use “template” feature to instantly send recurrent content to your groups. When using Group Text you should abide by local regulations on sending out mass text messages. Please ensure that all recipients have provided prior consent. There is no advertising in the App! GROUPS FEATURES • Import your existing iCloud groups at first use • Create your own groups: Family, Friends, Colleagues… • Change your groups by assigning/removing contacts • Already assigned contacts/numbers are always marked • Use “Select All” feature to assign all your contacts at once • Enabling multiple numbers selection per contact • The total number of contacts is always shown for each group • Easily find your groups or contacts to be assigned/removed • Display order of contacts in line with your device settings • Newly created groups are always highlighted for easy access TEXT MESSAGING • Instantly send text message to your groups • Quickly add/remove contacts before sending TEMPLATES • Create predefined templates for your recurrent contents • Instantly send text message by selecting a template • Edit the selected template before sending if needed AVAILABLE IN 15 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES English, Nederlands, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Português , 中文 (Simplified), 中文 (Traditional), 日本語, 한국어, , Русский, Türkçe, العربية, עברית UPGRADE TO PREMIUM VERSION THROUGH IN-APP PURCHASE • Create unlimited groups • Split big groups • Personalize your text messages with tags (firstname, lastname, company) • Send to more than 5 contacts at once • Send using templates • Create your own templates SUPPORT • Integrated support functionality & FAQ • Submit bugs and issues directly from the App • 24/7 availability COMING SOON • Smart filters for contacts • Reminders for planned sendings • Update contact details directly from the App • Share groups • iCloud sync through all your devices • 3D Touch options • And much more... Feel free to propose awesome functionalities! NOTES * If you have iMessage turned on, the App will use it to send out group texts. You can find our Terms of Service here:  https://masstextapp.s3.amazonaws.com/TOS.txt

About

Hey Max

An intelligent AI personal assistant that can chat, generate ideas, write emails, send messages, and make calls. It offers real-time visual analysis through your camera and remembers your preferences for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • AI-powered chat and idea generation
  • Email and message composition
  • Voice and video calling
  • Real-time visual analysis via camera
  • Multilingual translation
  • Personalized memory and assistance
Features
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Meet Hey Max, your AI companion for everyday life. Talk naturally with Max, ask questions, get help, create, translate and use Max Vision to understand what’s around you. ENHANCED CALLS & MESSAGING Make voice and video calls with Hey Max contacts, send messages and easily see recent, incoming, outgoing and missed calls. MAX DESKTOP Turn ideas into reality. Max Desktop is a powerful workspace for iPad and desktop computers. Build apps and websites, create images and social content, write books, scripts and documents, and organize projects and files with Max helping you along the way. CREATOR MODE Create content, captions, images and projects with Max. MAX PORTAL Extend Hey Max to supported devices and stay connected with Max, friends and family. TRANSLATION & LANGUAGES Translate conversations, practice languages and communicate across language barriers. MAXINE A kid-focused experience for learning, homework, languages, creativity and projects with parental controls. Talk. Create. Learn. Communicate. Build. Just say, “Hey Max…” TERMS OF USE {EULA}: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Group Text | Mass Message4 screens
Hey Max3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hey Max at 5.0 against Group Text | Mass Message's 4.3. Hey Max also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Group Text | Mass Message's advantage is ratings volume (5.8K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Group Text | Mass Message sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Hey Max asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hey Max holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Group Text | Mass Message has 5.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Text | Mass Message ships an update every 3 weeks, Hey Max every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Group Text | Mass Message versus Hey Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup Text | Mass MessageHey Max
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (5.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings5.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMass Text LLCstephen marlow

Customer experience

Group Text | Mass Message

All ratings5,818 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral4.2%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews521 reviews
Positive43.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative48.9%

Hey Max

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Group Text | Mass Message

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashing/not opening
  • Messages not sending
  • Contacts/groups disappearing
  • Compatibility issues with iOS

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to send images/attachments
  • Option to schedule messages
  • Improved contact/group management
  • Email integration

Hey Max

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Group Text | Mass Message

Subscriptions12
  • 1-Month subscription$6.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 1-Month subscription$9.991 Month
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  • All Access Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 3-Months subscription$17.993 Months
  • 12-Months subscription3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • 12-Months subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 12-Months subscription$39.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • 12-Months subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • 12-Months subscription3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • All Access Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Text Groups Premium$39.99
  • Lifetime purchase$79.99
None

Hey Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Group Text | Mass Message free?
Group Text | Mass Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hey Max free?
Hey Max is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Group Text | Mass Message or Hey Max?
Hey Max is rated higher. Group Text | Mass Message averages 4.3 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while Hey Max averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Group Text | Mass Message or Hey Max have ads?
Neither Group Text | Mass Message nor Hey Max shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group Text | Mass Message or Hey Max?
Group Text | Mass Message ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hey Max every 3 days. Most recently, Group Text | Mass Message was updated on October 19, 2026 and Hey Max on October 8, 2026.

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