Smart Group vs Google Chat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Group
Automatically organize contacts into dynamic groups based on custom criteria. Send emails and text messages to these smart groups instantly. Manage distribution lists and utilize customized templates for efficient communication.
- Automatic smart group creation
- Send group SMS/Text and Email
- Assign contacts to multiple groups
- Customized templates and signatures
- Distribution list management
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This app lets you organizing contacts automatically by creating smart groups. A Smart Group is updated automatically based on criteria you specify. You can send email and text/sms to smart groups on the fly. Feature list: Send Group SMS/Text and Email Assign contacts to multiple groups at a time Support customized templates and signatures Support distribution list management Manage Smart Groups Smart Groups can automatically organizing information in your address book. The possibilities are endless with Smart Groups. They can be used on any of the criteria stored and will auto-update whenever a change is made.
Google Chat
Connect, collaborate, and accomplish tasks with AI-powered messaging. Streamline teamwork with integrations and smart features. Securely communicate with your team, whether in real-time or asynchronously.
- AI-powered conversation summaries
- Automatic message translation
- AI-powered search
- Action item capture
- Real-time huddles
- Integration with Workspace apps
- Smart chips for linking
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Google Chat is the best way for teams using Workspace to connect, collaborate and get things done. AI-first messaging & collaboration, transformed by Gemini • Stay on top of things with conversation summaries • Automatically translate messages across more than 120 languages • Find what you’re looking for with AI-powered search • Capture action items so the whole team is on the same page Everything teams need to stay connected and get work done • Start a chat with a colleague, a group or even your whole team • Tell your team when you’re heads-down or ready to connect with personalized status updates • Share detailed updates with audio & video messages • Connect in real-time, anytime with huddles The full power of Workspace to transform your teamwork • Integrated with Workspace apps like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Tasks, and Meet • Streamline teamwork with smart chips to link files, people and spaces • Stay on top of requests, comments and approvals with the Google Drive app for Chat • Install powerful, popular Chat apps like PagerDuty, Jira, GitHub, Workday, and many more • Build no-code, low-code and pro-code apps with Chat APIs Secure • Protected by Google’s cloud-native, zero-trust architecture • No desktop apps to patch, no data stored on end-user devices • Keeps data safe with AI-powered data loss prevention (DLP) plus phishing & malware detection • Migrate away from insecure legacy platforms Chat is included as part of Google Workspace for consumer, education, and business customers. Some premium features require a paid subscription. Follow us for more: Twitter: https://twitter.com/googleworkspace Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/googleworkspace Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/googleworkspace/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Google Chat at Free against Smart Group's $7.99. Google Chat also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (306K vs 64). Smart Group's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Google Chat is free to download; Smart Group costs $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Google Chat holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Google Chat has 306K ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Smart Group's written reviews are positive against 47% of Google Chat's.
Smart Group ships an update every 4 months, Google Chat weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Group | Google Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (64 ratings) | 4.6 (306K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 47.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 | 306K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #159 | #27 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 394 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shan Shan Liu | |
Customer experience
Smart Group
Google Chat
Bugs and requests
Smart Group
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Google Chat
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inconsistent message delivery and notification issues
- Trouble uploading media and files
- Compatibility problems on older devices
- Frequent app crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add voice/video call functionality
- Improve group chat management
- Implement read receipts
- Allow customization and personalization
- Integrate SMS/MMS support
In-app purchases
Smart Group
No in-app purchases
Google Chat
No in-app purchases
