Group SMS: Mass Text Sender3.6.1 - App Store

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.

--- 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.

--- 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 remove ads and unlock unlimited contacts, list fields, excluded numbers, scheduled messages, 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/

Version History Version 3.6.1 makes adding contacts easier and more reliable:
• Copy from Contacts — add people to a list straight from your address book, from any account (iCloud, Gmail, Outlook…). If a contact has more than one number, choose which ones to copy: each one becomes a contact of the list. Your address book is never changed.
• Groups with multiple accounts — iOS only allows contacts from the same account in a group. The app now shows which contacts can join and offers to add the others to a list, instead of showing an error.
• Clearer messages — Contacts errors are now explained in plain words, and you're told if creating, renaming or deleting a group doesn't work.
• Search members by name or phone number; contacts saved with only a company name now show it. 3.6.1 5d ago Version 3.6 turns your spreadsheets into a Mini-CRM:
• List fields (Pro) — every extra column in your CSV (amount, due date, plan…) becomes a field of the list. Write to the list, tap {amount} or {due_date} and each customer gets their own values, with a real preview before you send.
• Same list, every month — re-import the updated file into the same list: existing contacts are updated, new ones added, no duplicates. Then select only the contacts that have a value, like an amount still due.
• Excluded Numbers (Pro) — add people who asked not to be contacted: they'll be left out of every send automatically.
• More reliable SMS estimate — see up to how many SMS your message will use, spot emoji and special characters, and convert smart punctuation in one tap.
• Help when you need it — if a send has problems, contact support straight from the summary. 3.6.0 Oct 6 A small update that's clearer about what you get.

• The PRO page now says exactly what each feature does. Scheduled messages are reminders: when it's time, you tap to send. Campaigns are finally on the list too.
• The "Sent with Group SMS" line at the end of free messages now appears in your language. It used to be in Italian for everyone. Sorry!
• Fewer interruptions: we only ask for a review after a send that went through without errors, and never twice in the same version.

Missed the last update? Try one-by-one sending: every contact gets their own message and nobody sees the others. 3.5.4 Sep 27 This update answers the request we hear most: message a whole group without everyone seeing everyone.

• One-by-one sending — pick it right before you send, or make it your default. The app opens a separate message for each contact: nobody sees the other recipients and no group conversation is created, not even with iMessage or RCS, which always group a message addressed to several people.
• One tap per person, nothing more — the next message opens by itself as soon as you've sent the previous one, already filled in with your text and the right recipient. You only confirm. The app never sends on its own: iOS doesn't allow that, to any app.
• Know what you're in for — before your first one-by-one send, the app tells you exactly how many confirmations it will take. While sending, you always see who's next, how many are done and how many are left.
• Skip or stop, whenever you like — skip a contact and carry on, or stop the whole send. Either way the ones you missed are recorded, so you can send to just them afterwards.
• Pick up where you left off (PRO) — for any send, one by one or in blocks. A list of two hundred people doesn't get finished in one sitting: close the app and Group SMS offers to resume from the exact point you stopped at. A message that was still open when the app closed counts as not sent, so nobody ever gets it twice.
• Why does this happen at all? — a new explainer, one tap away from the sending screen and from Settings, tells you why the iPhone puts everyone in the same chat, what the Group Messaging setting really changes, and why on its own it isn't enough.
• Counted separately — one-by-one sends get their own line in your history and statistics, with the usual count of who received the message and who didn't.

Thanks for using Group SMS! Keep your feedback coming. 3.5.3 Sep 9 This update rebuilds your statistics from the ground up, lets you schedule straight from a template, and fixes a few things that were quietly getting in the way.

• Statistics, rebuilt (PRO) — pick a period (7 days, 30 days, 12 months or all time) and every number updates with it.
• See where you're heading — sends and recipients now show how they compare with the period before, so a number finally tells you something.
• Know how you send — a breakdown across standard, personalized, scheduled and campaign messages, plus your most contacted groups and the days of the week you actually send on.
• Campaign results — every campaign gets its own delivery rate.
• Nothing left behind — a clear count of the contacts who didn't receive your message, and how many sends you can retry from your history.
• Export to CSV — take your whole send history into Excel or Numbers.

• Schedule from a template (PRO) — you could already schedule from a group or a list, now you can do it from a template too, with the text already in place. If the template uses placeholders, each contact still gets their own personalized message.
• Placeholders in your language — the {name}, {surname} and {phone} chips now follow your app's language instead of always showing the same ones. Templates written in any language keep working, on every device.

• iCloud sync now works — your groups, lists and templates really do follow you across your devices. It was silently failing to connect; it isn't any more. If you use Group SMS on more than one device, the first sync merges what is on each of them, so expect entries to arrive from your other device.
• Pro stays Pro — if the App Store couldn't be reached, the app could ask you to pay for something you had already bought, Lifetime included. That can't happen now.
• Clearer plans — Lifetime is described as what it is: a one-time payment that never renews.

Thanks for using Group SMS! Keep your feedback coming. 3.5.2 Sep 6 his update is all about getting your contacts in and your messages out, reliably.

• Rebuilt CSV import — separator (comma, semicolon, tab), encoding and columns are now detected automatically. Files exported from Excel on Windows, names in quotes, name/surname/phone in any order: it just works.
• Thousands of contacts without freezing — large files are imported in the background, with a progress bar.
• Duplicates really skipped — numbers already in your list are recognised, however they are written.
• Clear messages — if a row can't be imported, the app now tells you exactly which line and why, instead of a generic error.
• Fixed — when sending to a large group in blocks, the composer could stop opening after the first block.

Also: a sample CSV you can download from the format guide, which has been rewritten and fully translated, plus a cleaner interface using the iOS system font.

Thanks for using Group SMS! Keep your feedback coming. 3.5.1 Aug 26 This update brings a powerful new feature plus reliability improvements:

• Marketing Campaigns (PRO) — reach hundreds of contacts by spreading your sends over several days, with an automatic daily quota, daily reminders and safe block-by-block sending. • Delivery tracking — after every send, see exactly how many messages went out and how many didn't. • One-tap resend — instantly resend only the cancelled or unsent messages, without starting over. • Smarter statistics — your dashboard now shows your overall sent rate alongside weekly and monthly activity.

Thanks for using Group SMS! Keep your feedback coming. 3.5.0 Jul 14 minor bug fix 3.4.1 Jun 23 This major update introduces professional MMS support: • MMS & PDF Attachments — Attach images, PDFs, or vCards to your templates (Pro) • Visual File Badges — Beautiful file type indicator badges in template details • What's New Board — A gorgeous new summary sheet of release features on launch 3.4.0 May 28 ## Goodbye Ads
We've completely removed advertising from the free version, which is still usable for non-professional use.

## New Design
The app has a completely new look. We've replaced the color system and used a more modern and readable font.

## Send History
The **Scheduled** section now has a third "Sent" tab that records each sending session: recipients, message preview, and date/time.

## Statistics Widget
A new widget for the Home screen that displays a summary of sending activity.

## Colors and Tags
We've introduced colors to customize your groups and the ability to use a tag to associate them, so you can filter and group them by tag.

## Favorite Groups and Lists
You can pin the groups and lists you use most to the top. 3.3.0 May 14 We've made the app more graphically modern and fixed some bugs. 3.2.0 Apr 29 This update is packed with powerful new features:

• Scheduled SMS — schedule one-shot or recurring messages (daily, weekly, monthly) with reminders
• Send History — browse a complete log of all your past sends
• Personalized Templates — use {name}, {surname}, {phone} variables so each contact gets a unique message
• iCloud Sync — groups, lists, templates and history sync automatically across all your devices

Plus general stability improvements and a refined UI. 3.1.0 Mar 1 minor bug fix 3.0.3 10/28/2025 • Added the option to remove ads with a subscription
• Minor bug fixes 3.0.2 04/30/2025 Fix bug related to very large address books
Add optional email field on the feedback screen to be contacted after sending feedback contacted after send us a feedback 3.0.1 04/18/2025 New version! The app has been completely rewritten. We’ve added distribution lists!
You can now create groups without having to save members to your contacts, and you can even import them from CSV files.
We’ve also introduced batch sending to avoid clutter in the composition screen. 3.0.0 04/16/2025 minor bug fix 2.1.4 07/03/2020 fixed a bug that didn't allow you to add contacts to a group 2.1.3 06/17/2020 minor bug fix 2.1.2 06/09/2020 Now you can rename your group 2.1.1 06/08/2020 now you can create and send messages using templates 2.1.0 06/04/2020 minor bug fix
- missing features come back in next update! stay tuned ! 2.0.3 05/29/2020 translation fix 2.0.2 05/23/2020 now those who bought some time ago the removal of advertising can restore the purchase 2.0.1 05/22/2020 New version 2.0, writter from scratch for iOS 13

*** WARNING ***
this is a version completely written from scratch, updating will not keep the sms models and the distribution lists that will be supported in the next versions, if you can't afford to do without it, don't update ! 2.0 05/21/2020