Group SMS vs Messaging to Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group SMS
Send the same message to multiple contacts simultaneously without individual copy-pasting. Create groups for efficient communication and save significant time when messaging several people at once.
- Create contact groups
- Send one message to many
- Time-saving utility
- Efficient group communication
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Group SMS makes it easy to send one text message to many people at once. Pick the contacts you want, write your message, and send to the whole group in seconds — no accounts, no sign-ups, nothing to learn. Whether it's holiday greetings, a party invite, a team update, or a quick reminder, Group SMS saves you from typing the same message over and over. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Pick your contacts — choose exactly who gets the message, then send to them all in one tap. • Save groups — create reusable groups like Family, Work, or Friends and reach them instantly. • Ready-made templates — dozens of polished messages for Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, Easter, birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and congratulations. • Write your own — type a custom message with a live character and SMS-segment counter. • Save any selection as a group, so it's ready next time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your messages are sent straight through your iPhone's own Messages app. There are no accounts, no servers, and no tracking. Your contacts and messages never leave your phone. SIMPLE AND FAST A clean, native design that feels right at home on iPhone. Open the app, pick a group, send.
Messaging to Group
Easily send messages to multiple contacts simultaneously with just a couple of taps. This utility simplifies mass communication, allowing you to inform groups quickly and efficiently.
- Select multiple contacts
- Send messages with two taps
- Efficient group communication
- Inform contacts quickly
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Select all your contacts and send them a message with two taps, the easiest way to inform them!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Messaging to Group at 100% against Group SMS's 40%. Messaging to Group also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Group SMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none 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
Both are free to download. Messaging to Group sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Group SMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Group SMS ships an update every 6 months, Messaging to Group fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group SMS | Messaging to Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahtiyar Polat | Sandro Janjghava |
Customer experience
Group SMS
Messaging to Group
In-app purchases
Group SMS
No in-app purchases
Messaging to Group
- One Time Purchase$4.99
Questions
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