Group SMS+ vs Groups! Free
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Groups! Free
Organize contacts into custom groups for easy communication via text or email. Send personalized messages to multiple recipients simultaneously and share your location. Find contacts quickly with advanced search and set reminders to stay in touch.
- Group contacts into custom lists
- Send mass texts and emails
- Personalize messages
- Attach images to emails
- Share location
- Search contacts by attribute
- Set contact reminders
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You've just found the best, easiest tool for communicating with your iPhone contacts. Downloaded by 2.6 million people in over 100 countries around the world. Don't take our word for it. See for yourself! It's free. Groups works with your native contacts and phone capabilities, so it's completely private. MANAGE + Group your contacts into Friends, Family, etc. + Easily create and manage any groups of contacts + Now translated into 15 languages! + Works with native iPhone groups + Set an icon for each group - now w/more icons! COMMUNICATE + Easily text or email many contacts at once + Works even if your contacts don't have the app + Personalize your texts with first name, last name, etc. + Attach images to your emails, use To | Cc | Bcc + Share your location with people you're meeting FIND + Search within groups, by any attribute + Set reminders to get in touch with people + Quickly build lists of people to contact + Supports all iPhone screen sizes + Takes advantage of the latest iOS features (like Do Not Disturb, Voice Messages etc.) Notes for iOS 7 and iOS 8 users: * Groups will obviously need to access your contacts in order to work. * If you have iMessage turned on, your phone will use it to send out group messages. * iOS 8 has much improved Group Texting capabilities that Groups can take advantage of.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Group SMS+ at 4.7 against Groups! Free's 2.5. Group SMS+ also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (4.2K vs 15). Groups! Free's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 SMS+ sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Groups! Free sells 9 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 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Group SMS+ has 4.2K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 65% of Group SMS+'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Groups! Free's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Group SMS+ ships an update fortnightly, Groups! Free every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group SMS+ | Groups! Free |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.2K ratings) — better | 2.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.1% of reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.2K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cedars Software, LLC | Qbix, Inc. |
Customer experience
Group SMS+
Groups! Free
User reviews
Group SMS+
From 4.2K 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
Groups! Free
From 15 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient contact organization
- 💡 Useful for group communication
- 🔒 Integrates well with contacts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Inability to delete groups
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
Bugs and requests
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
Groups! Free
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Groups disappear after use
- Contacts not syncing properly
- Inability to edit or remove groups
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to delete groups
- Faster load times
- More customization options for groups
- Ability to sort contacts within groups
In-app purchases
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
Groups! Free
- Nice$1.99
- Sweet$2.99
- Turn off Ads$3.99
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- Helpful$4.99
- + 30 icons2 variants$4.99
- + 60 icons$4.99
- Awesome!$9.99
- + I just like your app$9.99
- + I really love your app!$19.99









