Comparison

Group SMS vs Group Text Free

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

Head to head
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 — One message, all your contacts. 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. --- ONE BY ONE OR IN BLOCKS --- One by one, the default: each recipient gets their own message, nobody sees the others and no group chat is created. You confirm every message with a tap. In blocks: up to 40 recipients per message, so fewer taps. If recipients use iMessage or RCS, iPhone turns it into a group conversation where everyone sees the others' numbers and replies: the app reminds you before every send in blocks. --- 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. --- 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/

About

Group Text Free

Easily send mass texts, iMessages, or emails to groups or selected contacts. Create and manage contact groups, send pre-written templates, and share photos without limitations on the number of recipients or attachments.

Highlights
  • Mass SMS, iMessage, MMS, and email sending
  • Group contact management
  • Template message creation
  • Photo sharing to groups
  • Address book management
Features
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Group Text Free is a beautiful and easy to use message application. With Group Text Free, you can easily send mass texts (on iPhone) or mass iMessages (on all devices) or mass emails (on all devices) to group or handpicked set of contacts. Send your text over group the easy way! NO LIMITION Group Text Free DOES NOT limit the number of contacts or number of attachment photos. MANAGE GROUP CONTACTS Group Text help you create and manage your group contacts easily. Once group is created, you no longer have to select contact one-by-one for a group message or group email. SEND TEMPLATE If you need to send the same message or email many times, just create templates and pick the one you need. SHARE PHOTO Want to share your photos with friends, just pick photos to send over iMessage, MMS or email. ADDRESS BOOKS This app also help you manage your address book easily: add, edit, remove contact quickly. Key feature - Send mass SMS, iMessage, MMS, email to group quickly - Create and send template message and email - Send photos over iMessage or email to group

Screenshots

Group SMS4 screens
Group Text Free4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Group Text Free at free against Group SMS's free with in-app purchases. Group Text Free also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and ratings volume (53 vs 4). Group SMS's advantage is review sentiment (25% vs 7%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Group SMS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Group Text Free sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Group SMS holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Group Text Free has 53 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Group SMS's written reviews are positive against 7% of Group Text Free's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group SMS ships an update fortnightly, Group Text Free every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Group SMS versus Group Text Free: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup SMSGroup Text Free
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings) — better3.3 (53 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews — better6.7% of reviews
Number of ratings453 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlo Di GiuseppeCONG DUC TRAN

Customer experience

Group SMS

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Group Text Free

All ratings50 ratings
Positive56.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative34.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive6.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative86.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Group SMS

Subscriptions2
  • Group SMS Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Group SMS Pro – Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Group SMS Pro – Lifetime$29.99
1 purchases

Group Text Free

One-time1
  • Sms Group Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Group Text Free free?
Group Text Free is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Group SMS or Group Text Free?
Group SMS is rated higher. Group SMS averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Group Text Free averages 3.3 from 53 ratings.
Do Group SMS or Group Text Free have ads?
Neither Group SMS nor Group Text Free shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group SMS or Group Text Free?
Group SMS ships an update fortnightly, and Group Text Free every 3 days. Most recently, Group SMS was updated on November 6, 2026 and Group Text Free on November 6, 2026.

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