Comparison

Multi Groups vs Group SMS

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

Head to head
About

Multi Groups

Easily send text messages and emails to multiple contacts simultaneously. Create custom groups, schedule messages for later, and use pre-designed templates with your location.

Highlights
  • Create multiple contact groups
  • Send group text messages and emails
  • Schedule messages for future delivery
  • Save and use message templates
  • Attach photos and videos to emails
  • Include current location in messages
Features
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Multi Group allows you to instantly send text messages and e-mails to a group of contacts. You no longer have to pick each contact every time you want to send a text message or an e-mail to a group of people. Just create a group with the contacts you want and every time you want to send them a message do it with a single click! You can attach as many photos or videos as you want (e-mail), schedule messages to send in a later time, or even send a pre-designed template with your current location! it's all very quick & easy! Special Features: -Create multiple groups from your iPhone's contacts with a fast & handy address book manager. -Attach multiple photos & videos at unlimited length from your media library or just capture new ones and send them (for e-mail groups). -Create up to 60 scheduled messages for a specific time in the future! Choose the contacts, type the message, set the deployment time and forget about it! When the time comes the application will notify you to send the message. -Instead of typing the same message again & again, save it as a template and when you want to send it, just pick the template & send. -Add your current location (from the built in GPS - Address or MapLink) to the template. -Add a single or multiple phone numbers (text messages) or e-mails for each contact. -Designed for iPhone, iPad & iPod (Requires iOS 5.0 or greater). -Supports both portrait & Landscape orientations.

About

Group SMS

Easily send personalized SMS messages to multiple contacts at once. Create custom lists, use templates with variables, and schedule messages for future delivery. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Personalized group SMS
  • Custom contact lists
  • Message templates with variables
  • Scheduled SMS sending
  • Send history log
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Group SMS — Send to Everyone at Once. The fastest way to send personalized SMS messages to groups, distribution lists and contacts — right from your iPhone, through the Messages app you already use. --- GROUPS & LISTS --- Import your iPhone contacts into groups or build custom distribution lists from scratch. Add contacts manually or import thousands in seconds from a CSV file exported by Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. Your address book stays untouched. In a group, the app spots contacts that share the same number so you can leave out the duplicates with one tap (Pro). --- SCAN CONTACTS FROM A PHOTO (PRO) --- Take a photo of a sign-up sheet or a printed list, or pick a screenshot: Group SMS reads names and phone numbers right on your iPhone. Check the list, fix any misread number with a tap and import only the contacts you select. --- MINI-CRM: LIST FIELDS (PRO) --- Every extra column in your CSV — amount, due date, plan, membership number — becomes a field of the list. Write a message to the list, tap the fields to insert them, and each customer receives their own values. A real preview shows exactly what every person will get, and the app warns you about contacts with missing values. Next month, re-import the updated file into the same list: contacts are updated, not duplicated. Select only who still has an amount due and send your reminder. --- TEMPLATES --- Save your most-used messages as templates and send them in one tap. With Pro, use {name}, {surname} and {phone} placeholders, with a default value when a detail is missing. Pro also includes a library of 15 ready-made messages for appointments, gyms and clubs, shops, notices and events. --- PERSONALIZED SENDING --- When a message contains variables, Group SMS opens one message per contact, already filled in with their details. You confirm each one with a tap; turn on auto-open and the next message opens by itself. Nobody sees the other recipients. --- EXCLUDED NUMBERS (PRO) --- Add people who asked not to be contacted — manually, from your contacts or from a list. They are left out of every send automatically, even if your subscription ends. --- SCHEDULED SMS --- Plan one-off or recurring messages — daily, weekly or monthly. The app reminds you at exactly the right time and opens the message ready to send. --- SEND HISTORY --- Every send is logged automatically: see who received the message, and resend to the rest with one tap. --- ICLOUD SYNC --- Your groups, lists, templates and history sync across all your Apple devices via iCloud. --- BLOCK SENDING --- Send to large groups in configurable blocks to stay within iOS limits. The wizard guides you through each block step by step. --- PRO --- Upgrade to Group SMS Pro to send to every contact of your groups and lists (the free plan sends to the first 25), remove the “Sent with Group SMS” signature and unlock contact scanning, the template library, duplicate exclusion, list fields, excluded numbers, scheduled reminders, personalized templates, send history and iCloud sync. Group SMS never sends messages on its own: every SMS is sent by the iPhone Messages app after your confirmation. Group SMS is free to download. Group SMS Pro is optional: price and duration are shown in the app before you confirm any purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Multi Groups4 screens
Group SMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Multi Groups at 76% against Group SMS's 25%. Multi Groups also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). Group SMS's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 78 months). On price and ads 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 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Multi Groups asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Multi Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Multi Groups has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Multi Groups's written reviews are positive against 25% of Group SMS's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multi Groups ships an update every 78 months, Group SMS fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Multi Groups versus Group SMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulti GroupsGroup SMS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (20 ratings) — better3.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 78 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEran KatsavCarlo Di Giuseppe

Customer experience

Multi Groups

All ratings20 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.5%

Group SMS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

Multi Groups

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Group SMS

Subscriptions2
  • Group SMS Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Group SMS Pro – Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Banner$0.99
  • Group SMS Pro – Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Multi Groups free?
Multi Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Multi Groups or Group SMS?
Multi Groups is rated higher. Multi Groups averages 4.2 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Group SMS averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Multi Groups or Group SMS have ads?
Neither Multi Groups nor Group SMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multi Groups or Group SMS?
Multi Groups ships an update every 78 months, and Group SMS fortnightly. Most recently, Multi Groups was updated on October 7, 2026 and Group SMS on October 21, 2026.

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