Switchboard! vs Supergroup Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Switchboard!
A student-only social network designed for personal connections and community building. Users can create detailed profiles, share updates on a school-wide timeline, and message friends. Requires a university email for access.
- Create detailed user profiles
- Share updates on school timeline
- Direct and group messaging
- Searchable student directory
- Photo album sharing
- Alias posting options
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Switchboard is a student-only network inspired by the best of the early internet: unfiltered, simple, and personal. On Switchboard, you can: ■ Create your profile - Build a mini page with your favorite spots, music, and interests. - Add a bio, your major, hometown, birthday, relationship status, and more. - Drop photo albums to show your world. ■ Find people - Search the directory to discover people at your school. - Check out who else lives in your dorm. ■ Post to the school-wide timeline - Share updates under your name or an alias you create. - See what others are saying. ■ Message - Hit “Message” on any profile to start a convo. - Create group chats and keep up with friends. Community & Trust You’ll need a university (.edu) email to join. All content follows community guidelines to keep Switchboard safe and respectful.
Supergroup Messenger
Create dynamic group chats where shared content and activities form a living collection. Integrate various tools like calendars, weather, and games directly into your conversations for a richer group experience.
- Dynamic group chat worlds
- Living collections of shared content
- Integrated AI assistant (Groupie)
- Task and list creation
- Event and calendar integration
- Real-time game following
- Weather and surf forecasts
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Supergroup gives every group chat a lively little world of its own. Everything you talk about, share, and do becomes a living collection of your life together. Ask Groupie a question, make a list, follow the game, check your calendar, look up the weather, share a playlist, make a plan, check the surf, ID a bird, split the bill, check a flight. Whatever you're into, you can do it all inside your group chat.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Supergroup Messenger at 5.0 against Switchboard!'s 4.2. On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Supergroup Messenger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
| Parameter | Switchboard! | Supergroup Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Wired Labs | Super Nice Corp |
Customer experience
Switchboard!
Supergroup Messenger
In-app purchases
Switchboard!
No in-app purchases
Supergroup Messenger
No in-app purchases









