GroupMe

Group conversations without a shared app habit

GroupMe is a communication app for organising group chats, direct messages, and shared media. It suits families, clubs, student groups, and other communities where some people prefer an app while others may take part through phone messaging.

What it does

Groups can be created around a conversation, with members joining through phone numbers or email. GroupMe supports text messages, photos, videos, GIFs, memes, and links, while a shared media gallery keeps images and videos from disappearing into the message stream. Users can also move between the Android app and the service’s web version.

• Group and one-to-one chats: Keep organised conversations alongside direct messages.
• SMS participation: In the United States, people without the app can take part in supported group conversations by text message.
• Notification controls: Mute individual groups or adjust notifications when a thread becomes too active.
• Conversation search: Find older messages and shared material more easily than by scrolling through a busy chat.

Who it is for

GroupMe is a practical choice when the main requirement is getting a defined group into one conversation with minimal setup. Its cross-platform approach is especially useful for groups with mixed devices or members who do not want to use the same messaging app every day. It is less focused on private, highly specialised communication than on keeping ordinary group coordination in one place.

At a glance

GroupMe is published by GroupMe and listed in Communication. Its 4.6-star rating from more than 605,000 reviews, alongside 10,000,000+ installs, indicates a large established user base. The main limitation to note is that SMS participation is not universally available; the supplied information identifies this feature as restricted to the United States.