Comparison

Multi Groups vs Group Messages

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 Messages

Features
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Group Messages makes you send messages to your friends with iMessage or SMS easily. You can create the contact groups, and select the groups to send text, images and location with just a couple of taps. If any question and suggestion, please contact czh0766@163.com.

Screenshots

Multi Groups4 screens
Group Messages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Group Messages at every 9 months against Multi Groups's every 78 months. Group Messages also leads on iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multi Groups ships an update every 78 months, Group Messages every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Multi Groups versus Group Messages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMulti GroupsGroup Messages
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 78 monthsEvery 9 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.05.1.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEran KatsavShenzhen Brown Bear Technology Co., LTD

In-app purchases

None

Multi Groups

No in-app purchases

None

Group Messages

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Multi Groups free?
Multi Groups is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group Messages free?
Group Messages is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Multi Groups or Group Messages have ads?
Neither Multi Groups nor Group Messages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multi Groups or Group Messages?
Multi Groups ships an update every 78 months, and Group Messages every 9 months. Most recently, Multi Groups was updated on June 9, 2026 and Group Messages on September 9, 2026.

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