78
BU Score
Strong
GroupMe
✍️ BU Analytics Review
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GroupMe is an iOS app from Skype Communications S.a.r.l in the Social Networking category, currently rated 4.7★ across 1,559,197 ratings. Initial signal reads as mostly critical sentiment so far — users flag rough edges and unmet expectations.
Our BU Score puts it at 78 — Strong (healthy traction). For a Social Networking app, that means healthy traction.
Track changes month-over-month in the Performance section below — live snapshot history and revenue forecast included.
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📊 Performance Tracking LIVE
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💰 Forecast Revenue / mo
MODELRevenue forecast computed from BU's 234 trigger model on each snapshot. Calibrated against ground-truth from 58 verified-revenue apps.
🔬Forecast Breakdown — Why This Estimate?Top 8 of 8 triggers
Our ML model uses 200+ signals from public data. These are the most influential for this app:
| High install base (1,559,197 ratings)METRIC | +$12,000 | |
| Excellent rating (4.7★)METRIC | +$2,200 | |
| bugsREVIEW | −$1,800 | |
| 5 starREVIEW | +$1,800 | |
| Mature app (15y old)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| Multilingual (14 languages)METRIC | +$1,500 | |
| slowREVIEW | −$1,200 | |
| Ad-supported / freemiumMETRIC | +$600 |
METRIC = structural app data · REVIEW = mined from user reviews · ✓ VERIFIED = Stripe-verified anchor (TrustMRR)
📈 Reviews Growth
LIVECumulative review count from first BU snapshot. Each point = a tracked update.
💚Sentiment Over Time↑ green = positive · ↓ red = negative
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⭐ Rating Trend
LIVEAverage rating evolution. Updates with each new review batch.
🗓️ Snapshot Timeline
HISTORYEach bar shows a tracked update and the metric delta from the previous snapshot.
App Specs
🔐 Own this app? Claim & verify MRR →💾 496 MB🔞 12+📱 iOS 16.0+🔖 v15.67🔄 updated 6d ago🌐 NL, EN, FR, DE, ID +9📂 Social Networking💰 Free🚀 Launched 2010 (15y old)
📝 About this app
GroupMe - the free, simple way to stay in touch with the people who matter most.
Family. Roommates. Friends. Coworkers. Teams. Vacations. Greek Life. Bands. Faith Groups. Events.
“Lifechanger.... utterly indispensable”
-Gizmodo
START CHATTING
Add anyone to a group via their phone number or email address. If they don’t have the app, they can start chatting over SMS immediately.
CONTROL NOTIFICATIONS
You’re in charge! Mute specific chats, or the entire app – you can even leave or end group chats.
SAY MORE THAN WORDS
With an extensive set of exclusive emoji, you can express yourself in a whole new way.
THE WHOLE INTERNET IN YOUR GROUP
Meme images, search for and send GIFs and videos, and see content shared from URLs displayed in the chat.
SHARE NOW, RELIVE LATER
The gallery saves your memories. Easily explore the photos and videos shared in your group now, or later.
LEAVE TEXTING BEHIND
With direct messages, you can use all the features you love for group chat, but one-on-one.
CHAT WHEREVER YOU ARE
Including from your computer at groupme.com
Stay in touch whether you’re separated by a hallway or a hemisphere. Get your group together.
We want to hear your feedback!
Support: https://aka.ms/groupmesupport
Twitter: @GroupMeSupport
Facebook: facebook.com/groupme
Instagram: @GroupMe
Love,
Team GroupMe
NOTE: SMS chat currently available in US only. Standard text messaging rates may apply.
Privacy Policy: https://groupme.com/privacy
Made with love in Seattle
Family. Roommates. Friends. Coworkers. Teams. Vacations. Greek Life. Bands. Faith Groups. Events.
“Lifechanger.... utterly indispensable”
-Gizmodo
START CHATTING
Add anyone to a group via their phone number or email address. If they don’t have the app, they can start chatting over SMS immediately.
CONTROL NOTIFICATIONS
You’re in charge! Mute specific chats, or the entire app – you can even leave or end group chats.
SAY MORE THAN WORDS
With an extensive set of exclusive emoji, you can express yourself in a whole new way.
THE WHOLE INTERNET IN YOUR GROUP
Meme images, search for and send GIFs and videos, and see content shared from URLs displayed in the chat.
SHARE NOW, RELIVE LATER
The gallery saves your memories. Easily explore the photos and videos shared in your group now, or later.
LEAVE TEXTING BEHIND
With direct messages, you can use all the features you love for group chat, but one-on-one.
CHAT WHEREVER YOU ARE
Including from your computer at groupme.com
Stay in touch whether you’re separated by a hallway or a hemisphere. Get your group together.
We want to hear your feedback!
Support: https://aka.ms/groupmesupport
Twitter: @GroupMeSupport
Facebook: facebook.com/groupme
Instagram: @GroupMe
Love,
Team GroupMe
NOTE: SMS chat currently available in US only. Standard text messaging rates may apply.
Privacy Policy: https://groupme.com/privacy
Made with love in Seattle
🆕 What's New · v15.67
- Jump straight into groups with a tap - shared links now open right in the app, you can rejoin groups you’ve left, and pending requests show clearer status along the way
- The Profile tab got a fresh look with a blurred avatar header, cleaner menu rows, and your calendar previewed right inline
- Pinned chats are easier to browse - switch between list and tile views, swipe for quick actions, and enjoy a more stable experience
- Never miss a group join request with a new filter and unread badge in your chat list
- Chats feel faster and steadier with improvements across crashes, hangs, and overall performance
Thanks for using GroupMe #)
- The Profile tab got a fresh look with a blurred avatar header, cleaner menu rows, and your calendar previewed right inline
- Pinned chats are easier to browse - switch between list and tile views, swipe for quick actions, and enjoy a more stable experience
- Never miss a group join request with a new filter and unread badge in your chat list
- Chats feel faster and steadier with improvements across crashes, hangs, and overall performance
Thanks for using GroupMe #)
Profile & Insights
Everything we know — and don't — about this app and its company.
Identification
- App name
- GroupMe
- Developer
- Skype Communications S.a.r.l
- Bundle ID
- com.groupme.iphone-app
- App Store URL
- Open in App Store
- Category
- Social Networking
- Content rating
- 12+
- Languages
- NL, EN, FR, DE, ID, IT, JA, KO, PL, PT, RU, ZH, ES, ZH
Company
- Website
- Not found
- Tagline
- GroupMe | Group chat app
- Description
- Group text messaging to every phone. The easy way to connect with all the groups in your life, big and small.
- Founded
- Not found
- HQ / Address
- Not found
- Employees
- Not found
- Logo
- OG image
Revenue
- Verified revenue / mo
- Not found
- AI revenue estimate / mo
- $270.8K ($125.0K – $416.7K)AI low
- AI annual estimate
- $3.3M/yr
- ML model estimate / mo
- $5.9K/mo
- Top-grossing rank
- Outside top 100 in US Social Networking
- All-time revenue
- Not found
- Pricing
- Not found
Founder
- Name
- Not found
- X / Twitter
- https://twitter.com/groupme
- Not found
- GitHub
- Not found
- X followers
- Not found
- Public statements
- Not found
Funding
- Total raised
- Not found
- Last round
- Not found
- Investors
- Not found
- Crunchbase
- Not found
- AngelList
- Not found
Press & Links
- Articles found
- Not found
- Listed on
- Not found
- Blog
- https://groupme.com/blog
- Press / News
- Not found
Contacts & Socials
✨AI Revenue EstimateCONFIDENCE: LOW
GroupMe's estimated annual revenue ranges from $1.5 million to $5 million, based on data from business intelligence platforms. This translates to a monthly estimate of approximately $270,834. The app primarily monetizes through in-app purchases and strategic partnerships, though it was acquired by Skype in 2011 with no reported revenue at the time.
Sources mentioned: Growjo, Owler, Business Insider, Reddit, Vizologi
⭐Recent App Store Reviews49 latest · avg 2.43★ · 10.2% 5★ · 40.8% 1★
5★5 (10%)
4★9 (18%)
3★8 (16%)
2★7 (14%)
1★20 (41%)
+7,324,831 ratings/week
Praise: great ×9 perfect ×2 love ×2 amazing ×2 best ×1Complaints: bug ×3 hate ×2 crash ×1 scam ×1 broken ×1
Top positive
★★★★★ Great app to use, but I have ONE HUGE ask….
This is a great app to use for communication with families involved in sports teams. Makes for great and easy ways to get info out fast to them. My one big ask that I hope Microsoft will consider. The notifications must change. When I view …
★★★★★ Multiple RSVP
Please add the ability for multiple people to RSVP via a single user. Example: RSVP Yes 1 Adult 2 Kids!!!
Girl Scouts needs this!! Everyone needs this! Please Add it!…
Top negative
★☆☆☆☆ stop bugging me to turn on notifications
stop bugging me to turn on notifications i have them off because i want them off. i don’t need you to bug me to turn them on every single freaking time i open this app…
★☆☆☆☆ Annoying
So it says I have notifications but I can’t read them and like I finally was able to open a message from 2 days ago and sometimes these messages I need to read them that second so it annoying…
📈Ratings growth1,559,197 ratings+6% lifetimeShow 3-year history estimate ▾
Tracked (31 weeks) Pre-tracking estimate (36 weeks) · model-based, ±5% noise · anchored to release date and current value
🌍Geographic ReachNot ranked
This app is currently outside the top 100 grossing in all 9 countries we monitor (US, UK, DE, FR, JP, CA, AU, BR, IN). Niche or new apps often launch this way — popularity rankings appear once daily revenue clears the regional threshold.
Profile is built from iTunes Lookup + developer site scrape + ML revenue model. Empty fields show "Not found" — additional sources (Crunchbase, X, IndieHackers, Acquire.com) coming.
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