Comparison

Group SMS vs SMS client

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

Head to head
About

Group SMS

Easily send SMS or emails to groups of contacts, from small personal lists to large business clients. Supports attachments, templates, and importing contacts from CSV files. Offers both built-in messaging and a dedicated SMS gateway for bulk messaging.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

About

SMS client

Compose and send SMS messages from your Mac using your iPhone. This app connects to a companion Mac application, allowing you to manage contacts, send to individuals or groups, and utilize message templates. Confirmation on your iPhone is required for security.

Highlights
  • Send SMS from Mac
  • Utilize iPhone for sending
  • Access Apple Contacts
  • Send to individuals or groups
  • Import groups from CSV
  • Create message templates
  • View sending history
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Type SMS messages on your Mac computer and send them via your iPhone. This iPhone client application requires Mac version of SMS sender, which can be downloaded from the App Store. Your iPhone and the Mac computer must be on the same network. Other features of SMS client and SMS sender: - auto connecting to iPhone SMS client - reading recipients directly from Apple Contacts - sending messages to an individual recipient or to a group - import a group from a csv file - creating message templates - history of sending - recent recipients list Sending the SMS message must be confirmed on the iPhone due to security reasons - this confirmation is a feature of the Apple developing environment, in which the "SMS client" application is written. It is not possible to send a message without such a confirmation. !!! Important connection information !!! Both your Mac and your iPhone must be on the same Wi-Fi network. SMS sender and SMS client use a standard Apple Bonjour service for discovering devices on the network, applications use an arbitrary port number between 49152 and 65535 (as any other third-party application). If SMS sender is not able to find your iPhone on the network, it seems that ports 49152-65535 are blocked in your computer or in the router. Then, restart the router, the computer and relaunch the application on your iPhone.

Screenshots

Group SMS4 screens
SMS client2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SMS client at Free against Group SMS's $9.99. SMS client also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and rating (2.0 vs 1.7). Group SMS's advantage is review sentiment (35% vs 17%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On ads and device support 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

SMS client is free to download; Group SMS costs $9.99 up front. Group SMS sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SMS client asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SMS client holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Group SMS's written reviews are positive against 17% of SMS client's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group SMS ships an update every 2 months, SMS client every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Group SMS versus SMS client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup SMSSMS client
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating1.7 (7 ratings)2.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews34.9% of reviews — better16.8% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlco BlomMacMedia

Customer experience

Group SMS

All ratings7 ratings
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%
Written reviews172 reviews
Positive34.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative59.3%

SMS client

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive16.8%
Neutral6.0%
Negative77.2%

Bugs and requests

Group SMS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SMS client

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Send button not clickable
  • Recipients overlayed on message
  • Connection failed
  • App crashes frequently
  • Doesn't connect to iPhone
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  • Disconnects when phone goes to sleep
  • Disconnects when app is in background

Requested features

10 requests
  • Enable automatic sending from Mac
  • Allow iPhone app to run in background
  • Display incoming messages on Mac
  • Improve connection stability
  • Simplify setup process
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  • Enable USB connection option
  • Allow sending without unlocking iPhone
  • Improve computer UI
  • Allow sending messages without touching the phone
  • Import message folders

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Group SMS

One-time5
  • 50 SMS Bundle$14.99
  • 100 SMS Bundle$24.99
  • 500 SMS Bundle$125.99
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  • 1000 SMS Bundle$229.99
  • 5000 SMS Bundle$999.99
None

SMS client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is SMS client free?
SMS client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Group SMS or SMS client?
SMS client is rated higher. Group SMS averages 1.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SMS client averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Group SMS or SMS client have ads?
Neither Group SMS nor SMS client shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group SMS or SMS client?
Group SMS ships an update every 2 months, and SMS client every 5 months. Most recently, Group SMS was updated on October 26, 2026 and SMS client on October 23, 2026.

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