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Cloud-based group chat application

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GroupMe - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

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Last updated: August 2026

GroupMe overview

Based on 118 verified user reviews

What is GroupMe?

GroupMe is a team communication solution with key features that include mobile access, alerts and notifications, real-time chat, file sharing, and more.

Who uses GroupMe?

Reviews for GroupMe come from a wide variety of industries, including Education Management (7% of reviewers), Hospital & Health Care (7%), and Health, Wellness and Fitness (7%). The most frequent use case for GroupMe cited by reviewers is team communication (100% of reviewers).

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Pros & Cons

Group Chat

Team Scheduling

Notifications

Messaging

Security and Access Control

GroupMe’s user interface

Ease of use rating:

GroupMe reviews

Overall rating

4.4

/5

118

Positive reviews

70

%

Rating breakdown
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend0.70/10
Rating distribution

5

4

3

2

1

64

37

13

3

1

Pros
“Our different departments as well as our team as a whole are able to post communications and announcements easily with easy notification features.”
JL

Jeffrey L.

Practice Manager

“The ability to mute all notifications at once, seamless ability to tag others in messages, ability to make subgroups”
SK

SAMANTHA K.

Assistant Director

“As a teacher I used this as a communication method for our student government and found at times the age requirement restricted some students from signing up.”
BG

Benjamin G.

Teacher

Cons
“I feel like its hard to search through the photo gallery of groups in GroupMe.”
NM

Nick M.

Club President

“I have also had issues recovering account information when trying to reset a password.”
NM

Nick M.

Club President

“However, it lack good media quality for attachments and there are security issues.”
AP

Absana P.

Tier III Technician

Who uses GroupMe?

Based on 118 verified user reviews.

Company size

Small Businesses

Enterprises

Midsize Businesses

Top industries

Education Management
Sports
Information Technology and Services
Primary/Secondary Education
Others

Use cases

Team Communication

GroupMe's key features

GetApp's analysis of 28 verified user reviews collected between November 2021 and September 2024 identifies GroupMe's most critical features and summarizes user sentiment about those features.

Mobile access

Reviewers appreciate GroupMe's mobile access feature. They find it valuable for real-time communication in the field and for reaching out professionally. Users report that it facilitates updates on weather, reminders, and job progress. They say it works well across different phone carriers and service providers, making it convenient for group chats. Reviewers feel the app is user-friendly and straightforward, allowing them to stay connected on the go without needing everyone's cell number. Of the 21 GroupMe users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Mobile Access, 100% rated this feature as important or highly important.


Alerts/Notifications

Reviewers highlight GroupMe's alerts and notifications for keeping everyone informed. They find it helpful for receiving instant updates on group messages and critical information. Users report that notifications are reliable and can be muted if needed. They appreciate the ability to disable notifications easily and suggest improvements like customized sounds for different message types. Reviewers indicate that the notifications sometimes work 'too well,' resulting in duplicate alerts, but overall, they value the promptness of these alerts. Of the 18 GroupMe users who gave detailed accounts of their use of Alerts/Notifications, 100% rated this feature as important or highly important.


All GroupMe features

Features rating:

Activity/News feed
Calendar management
Commenting/Notes
Contact management
File sharing
Real-Time chat
Single sign on
Video conferencing

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Integrations rated by users

We looked at 118 user reviews to identify which products are mentioned as GroupMe integrations and how users feel about them.

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

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Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

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Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

Emails are sent from my personal Gmail. Easy and nice

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PK P.

Head Of Operations

Integration rating: 5.0 (1)

We needed to find a new /command for it because /meet was taken, but we found a workaround. It's nice to be able to use this in our Huddle

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Director, Business Development

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GroupMe support options

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Platforms supported

Web
Android
iPhone/iPad

Support options

Knowledge Base
FAQs/Forum

Training options

Videos
Documentation

GroupMe FAQs

Q. Who are the typical users of GroupMe?

GroupMe has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Small Business, Mid-size Business, Large Enterprises

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Q. What is GroupMe used for?

GroupMe is a group chat application that allows users to connect with all the groups. It provides features like group chats, events, polls, AI assistance, calling, and SMS-only messaging. The solution offers features to manage group conversations, like topic-based threads to manage chats and find required conversations. There is also an AI assistant called Copilot to help with homework, act as a study buddy, or even generate images. As the group leader, moderation controls allow professionals to delete unwanted chats, add or remove members, and ban problematic participants


Q. Does GroupMe support mobile devices?

GroupMe supports the following devices:
iPad, Android, iPhone


Q. What level of support does GroupMe offer?

GroupMe offers the following support options:
Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum

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