{"id":1716,"date":"2019-12-29T10:08:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T06:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinngle.me\/blog\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2020-01-10T17:05:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T13:05:27","slug":"what-is-the-best-group-messaging-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinngle.me\/blog\/what-is-the-best-group-messaging-app\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Best Group Messaging App?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, you can find a plently of mobile apps on App Store and Google Play. Mobile messaging apps are among the most popular apps these days. The number of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/Report\/Messaging-App-Usage-Worldwide-eMarketers-Updated-Forecast-Leaderboard-Behavioral-Analysis\/2001939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mobile messaging app users all over the world<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues to grow at a significant rate, even after 3 years of double-digit growth. According to eMarketer, such growth will drop to single-digit rates in 2019, as penetration among smartphone users will reach 80%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue reading the article to discover the best group messaging app.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Best Group Messaging App<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1718\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinngle.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/GroupMe-1.png?resize=525%2C285&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"GroupMe Messaging App\" width=\"525\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinngle.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/GroupMe-1.png?w=580&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinngle.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/GroupMe-1.png?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GroupMe is a free mobile group messaging app, which was launched in 2010 by the private company GroupMe. In August 2011, Skype acquired the startup for about $80 million. Then, Skype had itself been purchased by Microsoft in 2011. So, now GroupMe is owned by Microsoft. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GroupMe is one of the oldest and best-loved group messaging apps that offers a number of features for keeping in touch with multiple people at once. As of July 2017, GroupMe had 9.22 million monthly active users (MAU) in the US. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Share photos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>videos, &nbsp;links, tweets, GIFs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more with a group of people<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Share your location<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy <\/span><b>custom emojis<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use<\/span><b> event support<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Mute certain conversations<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Control your notifications<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy <\/span><b>saved memories in the gallery<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is <\/span><b>ideal for families, clubs, teams, groups of travelers, dinner groups, and<\/b> <b>social fun<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Use a helpful calendar tool with reminders and attendance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to schedule sports games and special events<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easily <\/span><b>handles groups comprised of 2 -75 members<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Supports photo &nbsp;circulation<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you need to <\/span><b>chat with your friend privately<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you should just tap that friend\u2019s avatar for a direct private message<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Works over SMS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning even those who don\u2019t have the app can chat with you directly over SMS. For this, you just need to add anyone from your phone book. SMS chats are currently available in the US only. Standard text messaging rates may apply.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has an app both for <\/span><b>iPhone, Android, and Blackberry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and can work even with an old-school <\/span><b>flip phone<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Added Foursquare integration in 2011 to let users check in to venues and see where their friends are<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy a <\/span><b>conference call with your group<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> whenever you want<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you choose not to use GroupMe&#8217;s app, you can synchronize all your numbers to your phone&#8217;s address book<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has <\/span><b>simple and easy-to-use interface<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Use Pinngle for Group Messaging<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinngle.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pinngle-1-2.png?resize=525%2C287&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pinngle for Group Messaging\" width=\"525\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinngle.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pinngle-1-2.png?w=582&amp;ssl=1 582w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pinngle.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Pinngle-1-2.png?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apart from GroupMe, you can also use Pinngle to always stay in touch with your family, friends, and colleagues. Pinngle was developed in October 2016 by Zigma Telecom and currently boasts almost 5 million users worldwide. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pinnlge is a free cross-platform instant messaging and voice over IP (VoIP) mobile application that was developed affordability and ease of use in mind. This free chat app comes with a number of striking calling and messaging features that make it a perfect alternative to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pinngle.me\/blog\/pinngle\/interested-in-the-most-popular-instant-messaging-apps-choose-pinngle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most popular instant messaging apps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> available these days. Moreover, it offers several advantages that make it a special choice.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy <\/span><b>group messaging<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with thousands of users&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The company has developed a <\/span><b>special algorithm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that allows you to go online anywhere in the world, so limit Internet exchange traffic is no longer a problem. You can <\/span><b>use Pinngle in any VoIP blocked country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Lower data usage<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Cheaper services<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPinngle Out\u201d for making <\/span><b>lower-cost calls<\/b> <b>to those who don\u2019t have Pinngle <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">since Pinngle-to-Pinngle calls are free<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>More reliable voice calls<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>HD video calls at 720p resolution<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Public Channels open to everyone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>End-to-end encryption across<\/strong> all its platforms <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to guarantee the highest level of privacy protection<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works even with the <\/span><b>slowest Internet connection<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Works even with <\/span><b>2G and overloaded WiFi<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Never saves data <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on any of its 3 servers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can<\/span><b> share your location<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can <\/span><b>forward your calls<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>User-friendly interface<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operates on<\/span> <strong>Android and iOS devices<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Files can be sent <strong>in any format and without any limit<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And more.<\/p>\n<p>Use the best group messaging app or consider an alternative like Pinngle to enjoy high-quality and reliable group chats with your family, friends, and colleagues.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What group messaging app do you prefer? 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