Group RCS SMS and Email vs Group SMS+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group RCS SMS and Email
Easily manage your contacts and send bulk SMS or emails to groups with smart templates. Organize your address book into unlimited groups and smart groups based on criteria like upcoming birthdays or missing phone numbers.
- Import contacts
- Send group SMS and email
- Message templates and signatures
- Unlimited group creation
- Smart group organization
- Distribution list management
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Group SMS and Email make managing your address book groups a breeze directly from your iPhone. With just a simple tap, you can send SMS/Email to all your group members at once, making it the easiest and fastest way to broadcast messages to your groups without the hassle of manual typing! Features: 1. Import Contacts: Easily import your contacts. 2. Send Group SMS and Email: Support for Message Templates, Signatures, and attachments. Send SMS/Email to entire groups without the need to select contacts individually. Send SMS/Email to smart groups. Send SMS/Email to multiple groups. Send SMS/Email to selected contacts within groups, smart groups, or from all contacts. Send SMS/Email to a distribution list, especially useful for contacts with multiple phone numbers or emails. Send SMS to group contacts individually. 3. Group and Distribution List Management: Create an unlimited number of Groups, Smart Groups, and Distribution Lists. Edit, delete, or rename Groups, Smart Groups, or Distribution Lists. Add multiple contacts to a group simultaneously. Quickly manage groups by listing unfiled contacts without the need to scroll through your entire contact list. 4. Smart Group Feature: Smart Groups automatically organize your address book based on various criteria. Upcoming Birthdays: Set criteria to include entries occurring within the next month for a list of birthdays. Missing Phone Number: Identify entries without a phone number by setting the phone criterion to include unset entries. 5. Shortcuts Integration: Automate your go-to actions and streamline your day with full Siri Shortcuts support. Enhance your group communication and contact management experience with Group SMS and Email, the ultimate tool for seamless organization and messaging.
Group SMS+
Send SMS messages to groups of any size with ease. This app allows for bulk messaging, batch sending, and contact import. Enhance your messages with photo attachments.
- Bulk SMS sending
- Batch messaging
- Contact import
- Photo attachments
- Send to large groups
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Get your message out effortlessly with Group SMS+. Group SMS+ makes it simple and powerful to send SMS text messages to both large and small groups. Group SMS+ is a powerful yet easy-to-use application for sending SMS text messages to large and small groups of people. #1 Productivity app in South Korea #1 Productivity app in Turkey #1 Productivity app in Egypt #1 Productivity app in Saudi Arabia #1 Productivity app in Kuwait #1 Productivity app in United Arab Emirates #1 Productivity app in Qatar #1 Productivity app in Mali #1 Productivity app in Pakistan KEY FEATURES • Bulk SMS Send a single message to an entire group with just a tap, saving you time and effort. • Batch Messaging Break down your recipients into manageable batches for better message control and delivery success. • Contacts Import Easily import your contacts directly from your phone to build your groups in seconds. • Photo Attachments Make your messages more engaging by attaching photos with ease. You will be charged for each individual SMS text message, not by group. For some mobile operators, you may have to limit the number of your SMS recipients as having too many recipients may cause failure in your recipients receiving your messages. Over hundred recipients messages might cause the heavy bill. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please note that you will be charged for each individual SMS text message sent, not by group. Some mobile operators may limit the number of recipients per message to prevent delivery issues. Sending messages to over a hundred recipients could result in higher charges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Group SMS+ at 65% against Group RCS SMS and Email's 29%. Group SMS+ also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Group RCS SMS and Email's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Group RCS SMS and Email sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Group SMS+ sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Group SMS+ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 4.1K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Group RCS SMS and Email's written reviews are positive against 65% of Group SMS+'s.
Group RCS SMS and Email ships an update every 2 months, Group SMS+ fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Group RCS SMS and Email | Group SMS+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) | 4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shan Shan Liu | Cedars Software, LLC |
Customer experience
Group RCS SMS and Email
Group SMS+
User reviews
Group RCS SMS and Email
From 1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Useful for businesses to send group texts
- 👍 Saves time sending messages to large groups
- 🚀 Quick access to send messages to family/friends group
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches, crashes, and unreliable performance
- 🔒 Poor customer support and lack of developer response
- 🚫 Limitations on group size and features in free version
- 🤔 Confusing or unintuitive user interface
Group SMS+
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Practical and helpful
- 🚀 Straightforward group messaging
- 👍 Great app for organizations
- 🚀 Works well and efficiently
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable message delivery
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs after updates
- 🐛 Overlapping UI elements
- 🐛 Limited functionality compared to advertised features
- 🐛 Inability to send to large groups
Bugs and requests
Group RCS SMS and Email
Reported bugs
4 issues- Contacts search not working properly
- Groups not saving properly
- Inability to send group MMS or messages to large groups
- App reverting to free version after purchase
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to send messages with BCC to hide recipient details
- Option to schedule messages to be sent at a specific time
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- More efficient way to create and manage group templates
Group SMS+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Messages not sending to all recipients
- Repeated messages sent to the same contacts
- App freezing or crashing
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Search function not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to send photos and attachments
- Option to hide recipient list
- Automatic group splitting for large contacts
- Delivery status tracking
- Improved search and contact management
In-app purchases
Group RCS SMS and Email
- Group Text and Email Pro$7.99
Group SMS+
- Bronze Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Silver Tip$2.99
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- Gold Tip$4.99
- Diamond Tip$9.99
- Rocket Tip$19.99
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