Comparison

Group SMS+ vs Groups! Free

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Bulk SMS sending
  • Batch messaging
  • Contact import
  • Photo attachments
  • Send to large groups
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Group SMS+4 screens
Groups! Free4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Group SMS+ versus Groups! Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup SMS+Groups! Free
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (4.2K ratings) — better2.5 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews65.1% of reviews67.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.2K — better15
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCedars Software, LLCQbix, Inc.

Customer experience

Group SMS+

All ratings4,150 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews624 reviews
Positive65.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative27.9%

Groups! Free

All ratings15 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews433 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative25.9%

User reviews

Group SMS+

From 4.2K App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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

6 purchases

Group SMS+

One-time6
  • Bronze Tip$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Silver Tip$2.99
Show 3 more
  • Gold Tip$4.99
  • Diamond Tip$9.99
  • Rocket Tip$19.99
9 purchases

Groups! Free

One-time9
  • Nice$1.99
  • Sweet$2.99
  • Turn off Ads$3.99
Show 6 more
  • 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

Questions

Is Group SMS+ free?
Group SMS+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Groups! Free free?
Groups! Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Group SMS+ or Groups! Free?
Group SMS+ is rated higher. Group SMS+ averages 4.7 out of 5 from 4.2K ratings, while Groups! Free averages 2.5 from 15 ratings.
Do Group SMS+ or Groups! Free have ads?
Group SMS+ shows ads; Groups! Free does not.
Which is updated more often, Group SMS+ or Groups! Free?
Group SMS+ ships an update fortnightly, and Groups! Free every 3 months. Most recently, Group SMS+ was updated on November 10, 2026 and Groups! Free on November 1, 2026.

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