Comparison

Group Text vs GroupSpeak

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Personalized group SMS
  • Excel file import/export
  • Address book integration
  • Customizable message templates
  • System group management
  • Contact search
  • Message encryption/decryption
Features
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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

About

GroupSpeak

Effortlessly send personalized text messages to multiple contacts simultaneously. Organize contacts into groups, utilize message templates for recurring texts, and sync across devices. Import contacts and groups easily from CSV files.

Highlights
  • Create and manage contact groups
  • Send personalized mass texts
  • Automatic group messaging
  • Message templates
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • CSV contact import
Features
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GroupSpeak makes group messaging fast and effortless. Easily send personalized texts to multiple contacts at once, all from a clean and intuitive app. Create and manage groups in seconds, find contacts instantly, and select multiple numbers per person when needed. Save time with message templates for recurring texts and stay connected with ease. Features: • Create and manage groups of contacts • Send messages to groups individually or all at once • Automatically send messages to group contacts • Use templates for recurring messages • Sync your groups across all your Apple devices with iCloud • Import contacts or entire groups from a CSV file Terms of Use: https://lazyboard.app/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://lazyboard.app/our-apps-privacy-policy

Screenshots

Group Text4 screens
GroupSpeak4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 review sentiment (56% vs 33%). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GroupSpeak holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Group Text's written reviews are positive against 33% of GroupSpeak's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Text ships an update every 3 months, GroupSpeak every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Group Text versus GroupSpeak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup TextGroupSpeak
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.8 (6 ratings)4.2 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings616 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer延瑶 纪Elsayed Hussein

Customer experience

Group Text

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

GroupSpeak

All ratings16 ratings
Positive68.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Group Text

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

GroupSpeak

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Pro Subscription$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • LazyGroup Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Group Text free?
Group Text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroupSpeak free?
GroupSpeak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Group Text or GroupSpeak?
GroupSpeak is rated higher. Group Text averages 1.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while GroupSpeak averages 4.2 from 16 ratings.
Do Group Text or GroupSpeak have ads?
Neither Group Text nor GroupSpeak shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group Text or GroupSpeak?
Group Text ships an update every 3 months, and GroupSpeak every 5 weeks. Most recently, Group Text was updated on October 13, 2026 and GroupSpeak on October 7, 2026.

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