Comparison

Group SMS vs MultiText

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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Need to text the whole team, wish 200 people a happy holiday, or tell your customers you're open on Sunday? Group SMS writes to whole groups and lists in seconds, straight from your iPhone and on your own plan: no third-party service, no per-message fees. HOW IT WORKS, HONESTLY Messages go out through your iPhone's own Messages app. Group SMS prepares everything (recipients, text, attachments) and you confirm with a tap. iOS doesn't let any app send texts on its own, and Group SMS is no exception: it never sends anything behind your back. NOBODY SEES THE OTHERS With one-by-one sending, every contact gets their own message: no group chat, no reply-all, not even with iMessage or RCS. The next message opens by itself as soon as you send the previous one, so it's one tap per person. Skip someone or stop whenever you like: the ones you missed are recorded, and you can send to just them later. REACH EVERYONE • Use your iPhone's contact groups, or build your own lists • Import lists from a CSV file: separator, encoding and columns are detected for you, and your address book stays untouched • Big lists go out in blocks, so even hundreds of contacts stay manageable MESSAGES THAT SOUND PERSONAL • {name} and {surname} fill themselves in for each contact • Reusable templates for reminders, wishes, promotions and notices • Photo and PDF attachments (MMS) SCHEDULE IT, GET REMINDED Prepare a message for a set date, or have it repeat daily, weekly or monthly. When it's time, a notification brings you back to the app with everything ready: you confirm and it goes. CAMPAIGNS (PRO) Need to reach 3,000 people? Create a campaign: choose the recipients, how many days and what time. The app works out a daily quota, reminds you every day and splits the send into manageable batches. Pause, resume or extend it whenever you want. KNOW WHAT WENT OUT • After every send: how many messages went out and how many didn't, with a one-tap resend to the ones missed • Pick up where you left off (PRO): close the app mid-send and resume from the exact point, without anyone getting the message twice • Statistics (PRO): trends compared with the previous period, your most contacted groups, CSV export • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen • iCloud sync of lists, templates, campaigns and scheduled messages (PRO) FREE AND PRO Free, for good: one-by-one and block sending, 2 groups and 1 list of up to 25 contacts each, 3 templates. Messages sent with the free version end with a short "Sent with Group SMS" line. PRO unlocks unlimited groups, lists and contacts, placeholders and attachments, scheduling, campaigns, statistics, history, resume and iCloud sync, and removes the signature. Monthly or yearly (they renew automatically, cancel anytime), or Lifetime: a one-time payment that never renews. MADE FOR Coaches and sports clubs • Schools and class reps • Churches and associations • Shops, salons and restaurants • Professional practices • Event organisers Texts and MMS cost whatever your carrier plan says. Your contacts are never sent to our servers: we don't have any. =========================================================================== Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://appjuice.it/nodino/privacy.html ===========================================================================

About

MultiText

Features
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MultiText is an easier way to send text messages to multiple people without sending a group message!

Screenshots

Group SMS4 screens
MultiText2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MultiText at none against Group SMS's 4. MultiText also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Group SMS sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. MultiText asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Group SMS versus MultiText: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup SMSMultiText
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlo Di GiuseppeSean Barber

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
None

MultiText

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MultiText free?
MultiText is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Group SMS or MultiText have ads?
Neither Group SMS nor MultiText shows ads.

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