Group Text vs GroupSpeak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group Text
Easily send personalized group SMS messages to contacts from your address book or Excel files. Automate message content with custom fields for a tailored communication experience.
- Personalized group SMS
- Excel file import/export
- Address book integration
- Customizable message templates
- System group management
- Contact search
- Message encryption/decryption
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Send SMS like this:"{FirstName}, Happy New Year",the actual SMS will be replaced with "tom,Happy New Year" Send group SMS to contacts in Excel file or iPhone's address book This is the easiest way to manage contacts group SMS Easy Pro is very effective, if you need to send text messages to a large temporary recipients , this is a very effective tool. When you defined text message , recipient names and phone numbers in an Excel file, you can send personalized SMS like this: "{FirstName}, Happy New Year", the actual SMS content will be replaced with "mechanical, Happy New Year"," jack,Happy New Year "," tom, Happy New Year "... You can create an Excel file on the computer that contains the definition of personalized SMS content and receive numbers, and then uploaded to the iPhone via WiFi / iTunes, you can send personalized text messages to contacts in Excel. The Excel file must include the recipient number column which named "TEL", the other columns are optional. You can also export a sample file, edit the sample file and recipient information. SMS Easy Pro can also texting to contacts in iPhone's address book. FEATURES: 1. Support send personalized group SMS and normal SMS, the number of the recipient is not limited to the contacts in Excel. 2. Support send personalized group SMS and normal SMS to the contacts in iPhone's address book. 3. Personalize content of messages very easily, for example, in an Excel you had customized the content of the message like this:"Hello, {FullName}, please come to pick up the gift," when you import this file to iPhone , you can insert the label if you want, such as: "Hello , {FullName}, please come to pick up the gift, your gift order number is: {GiftNum}". Messages will be converted into something like this: "Hello, mack tinda, please come to pick up the gift, your gift order number is: 1942", "Hello,qiongs join , please come to pick up the gift, your gift order number is: 2012" ... 4. Import Excel file with three ways: AirDrop,iTunes and WIFI. 5. Export sample file: AirDrop,iTunes or WIFI. 6. System group management,you can increase, delete, modify one group. You can also add or remove the contacts in one group. 7. Searching quickly by phone number or name of contact. 8. The message can be record after sent if you want. 9. You can define some template, which can help you enter message fast next time. 10. You can encrypt and decrypt text if you want. 11. It is very simple to create an Excel file, you can create one using a variety of software, Please give us your feedback on the app! Thanks for testing SMS Easy Email: sms_easy_support@163.com
GroupSpeak
Easily send the same text message to multiple contacts individually, ensuring privacy and personalization. Organize contacts into groups, use templates for common messages, and attach photos. Syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Private 1-to-1 texts
- Personalized messages with placeholders
- Contact group organization
- Import contacts from CSV
- Message templates
- Photo attachments
- iCloud sync
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Text your whole group in one tap. GroupSpeak sends the same message to many people at once, and each person gets it as a private 1-to-1 text addressed to them by name. It's for anyone who texts the same people again and again: coaches and team parents, church groups and choirs, clubs, teachers, small businesses, landlords, and event hosts. SEND IT YOUR WAY • One by one: each contact gets a private text, so nobody sees the other recipients and there are no reply-all chains • Automatically: send to the whole list hands-free with the free GroupSpeak shortcut • As a group: start one group conversation with everyone PERSONALIZE EVERY MESSAGE Add #[FirstName], #[LastName] or #[Company] and GroupSpeak fills in each person's details. "Hi Ava!", "Hi Liam!", "Hi Emma!", all from one message. ORGANIZE CONTACTS INTO GROUPS • Build groups from your phone contacts in seconds • Import contacts or whole groups from a CSV file • Choose which number to use when a contact has several • Search, edit and select or unselect everyone with one tap SAVE TIME WITH TEMPLATES Save the messages you send often, such as practice reminders, meeting updates, flash sales and holiday greetings, and reuse them in one tap. MORE • Attach a photo to your message • Email a group as well as texting it • Your groups sync across your iPhone, iPad and Mac with iCloud • Messages go through your own Messages app, using your own number and plan • No account or sign-up needed GROUPSPEAK PRO GroupSpeak is free to download. Upgrade to Pro with a monthly or yearly subscription, or with a one-time lifetime purchase. No weekly plans. Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel them in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://lazyboard.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://lazyboard.app/our-apps-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GroupSpeak at Free against Group Text's $2.99. GroupSpeak also leads on rating (4.2 vs 1.8) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Group Text's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads 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
GroupSpeak is free to download; Group Text costs $2.99 up front. GroupSpeak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Group Text asks for nothing beyond the download.
GroupSpeak holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 17 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Group Text's written reviews are positive against 50% of GroupSpeak's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Group Text ships an update every 3 months, GroupSpeak every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group Text | GroupSpeak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.8 (6 ratings) | 4.2 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 延瑶 纪 | Elsayed Hussein |
Customer experience
Group Text
GroupSpeak
In-app purchases
Group Text
No in-app purchases
GroupSpeak
- Monthly Pro Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Pro Subscription$14.991 Year
- GroupSpeak Pro$29.99
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