Is there a good app for create and manage a group chat?
Lacks Features: 32 apps already serve this, and 32 data points mined from real user reviews across 2 sources show where they fall short. Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
Discord, Slack, and Facebook Groups own the network, so a brand-new community platform is dead on arrival. But those platforms run app directories that welcome third-party tools — that companion lane is real and viable (just not the same thing as owning a community).
The way in: Build a bot or app INSIDE Discord/Slack via their app directories — not a new community platform of your own.
Moat: a two-sided marketplace you can't seed alone · platform risk: medium · why: Discord/Slack/FB Groups own the network · Slack App Directory + Discord bots = build-alongside lane
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to create and manage a group chat, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| no group chats | missing-feature | 2 | It doesn't allow you to have group chats |
| required group chat names | ux | 1 | It’s super annoying to have to create a custom name for every new group chat. Please auto-generate a name |
| hard to create group chat without saved contacts | ux | 1 | I can’t even make a group chat with 2 OTHER PEOPLE without wanting to smash my head |
| cannot open group chat | bug | 1 | I can't open a group chat |
| texting in a group chat creates new groups | bug | 1 | when you get into group chats everytime i text it makes more groups |
| no chat organization into groups/subgroups | missing-feature | 1 | I would like an easy way to organize my chats into different groups. With the ability to have subgroups underneath |
| mute feature in group chats | missing-feature | 1 | You can't mute people, you can only block them, but they can still text you in group chats |
| can't text group chat | bug | 1 | i was trying to text my groupchat but it would not let me text |
| group chats crash the app | bug | 1 | when I try to open some group chats it bricks the whole app |
| cannot text in group chat | bug | 1 | It has been over 2 months and I still can’t text on a group chat |
| anonymous group messaging | missing-feature | 1 | add a feature to anonymous text msg to only in groups |
| explicit/porn group chats | other | 1 | they need to stop the porn chats |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Chat | 4.6 | 304,129 | Free |
| GroupMe | 4.7 | 1,558,985 | Free |
| YoHo - Group Voice Chat | 4.3 | 618 | Free |
| GroupMe | 4.6 | 609,180 | Free |
| ShareChat - Videos & Status | 4.5 | 5,022 | Free |
| Sent It: Individual Messaging | 5.0 | 3 | $4.99 |
| ToChat - Meet New Friends | 4.5 | 5,663 | Free |
| Fambase: Live & Group Chat | 4.4 | 6,374 | Free |
Should you build it?
Apps exist but miss features users keep asking for. Enter with the missing feature. Opportunity here scores 65 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
Only 3 attempts, 2 stale; a 108-star Xamarin client leads but the space looks largely abandoned.
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| IncredibleWeb/Xamarin-Forms-Chat-Client | stale | 108 | C# |
| marc-shade/ai-persona-lab | active | 14 | TypeScript |
| abhishekpaturkar/nextjs-chat-app | stale | 12 | TypeScript |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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