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Easily create & change your groups.  Quickly search your groups/contacts. Possibility to select multiple numbers per contact. Use “template” feature to instantly send recurrent content to your groups. When using Group Text you should abide by local regulations on sending out mass text messages. Please ensure that all recipients have provided prior consent. \n\nThere is no advertising in the App!\n\nGROUPS FEATURES\n• Import your existing iCloud groups at first use\n• Create your own groups: Family, Friends, Colleagues...\n• Change your groups by assigning/removing contacts\n• Already assigned contacts/numbers are always marked\n• Use “Select All” feature to assign all your contacts at once \n• Enabling multiple numbers selection per contact\n• The total number of contacts is always shown for each group\n• Easily find your groups or contacts to be assigned/removed\n• Display order of contacts in line with your device settings\n• Newly created groups are always highlighted for easy access \n\nTEXT MESSAGING\n• Instantly send text message to your groups\n• Quickly add/remove contacts before sending\n\nTEMPLATES\n• Create predefined templates for your recurrent contents\n• Instantly send text message by selecting a template\n• Edit the selected template before sending if needed\n\nAVAILABLE IN 15 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES\nEnglish, Nederlands, Français, Deutsch, Español,  Italiano, Português , 中文 (Simplified), 中文 (Traditional), 日本語, 한국어, , Русский, Türkçe, العربية, עברית\n\nUPGRADE TO PREMIUM VERSION THROUGH IN-APP PURCHASE\n• Create unlimited groups\n• Split big groups\n• Personalize your text messages with tags (firstname, lastname, company)\n• Send to more than 5 contacts at once\n• Send using templates\n• Create your own templates\n\nSUPPORT\n• Integrated support functionality & FAQ\n• Submit bugs and issues directly from the App\n• 24/7 availability\n\nCOMING SOON\n• Smart filters for contacts\n• Reminders for planned sendings\n• Update contact details directly from the App\n• Share groups\n• iCloud sync through all your devices\n• 3D Touch options\n• And much more...\n\nFeel free to propose awesome functionalities! \n\nNOTES\n* If you have iMessage turned on, the App will use it to send out group texts.\n\nYou can find our Terms of Service here: \nhttps://masstextapp.s3.amazonaws.com/TOS.txt","facts":{"developer_id":1689411102,"developer_url":null,"first_released":"2017-03-10T20:15:43Z","support_url":"https://masstextapp.s3.amazonaws.com/privacypolicy.txt","privacy_url":"https://masstextapp.s3.amazonaws.com/privacypolicy.txt","website_url":null,"app_version":"6.5.3","release_notes":"This update for Group Text fixes a set of issues when adding contacts & sending to larger groups.\n\n- Prevent a blank screen when updating contacts in a group\n- Make scheduled messages more reliable, including clearer guidance when notifications need to be enabled\n- Keep scheduled-message recipients in sync with changes to your group\n- Fix installing and running the Group Text shortcut for some users\n- Make large message sends more resilient when messaging is temporarily unavailable\n- Back up message templates so they can be restored after reinstalling or moving to a new device\n\nThank you for choosing Group Text!\n\nIf you have any feature requests or issues, please get in touch with us directly.\n\nsupport@getgrouptext.com","rating_current_version":4.34537,"rating_count_current_version":5843,"star_counts":[538,136,245,775,4148],"genres":["Productivity","Utilities"],"languages":["AR","NL","EN","FR","DE","HE","IT","JA","KO","PT","RU","ZH","ES","ZH","TR"],"content_advisories":null,"device_families":["iphone","ipad"],"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T02:20:13.911Z","catalog_read_at":"2026-10-17T23:21:11.601Z","reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-20T04:24:11.541Z","placed_at":"2026-10-17T05:57:13.398Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T03:01:21.335Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Sends one text message to a group of contacts at once, with saved groups, templates and contact search.","what_is":"Group Text is a free iOS productivity app for sending individual text messages to a group of contacts at once. 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