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Add to SafariWhen comparing Verbs vs GroupMe, the Slant community recommends GroupMe for most people. In the question“What are the best messaging apps for iOS?” GroupMe is ranked 21st while Verbs is ranked 25th. The most important reason people chose GroupMe is:
GroupMe has a built in function to read receipts.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro View downloaded Office and iWork documents right within the app
With support for CloudApp and Droplr, you can send Photos and view PDFs, Office and iWork documents right within Verbs.
Pro Minimalist approach and a beautiful interface
Verbs distinguishes itself from the competition with a minimalist approach to IM and a beautiful interface.
Pro Use CloudApp and Droplr to send Photos
With support for CloudApp and Droplr, you can send Photos and view PDFs, Office and iWork documents right within Verbs.
Pro Client Support
- AIM
- Google Talk
- MobileMe
Pro Finds and displays your AIM and Gtalk buddies linked in AddressBook
See your Facebook friends, your AIM buddies and your Google contacts in a unified buddy list
Pro Send chat logs via email
Pro Mark links in received messages to read later via Instapaper
Pro Reads receipts
GroupMe has a built in function to read receipts.
Pro Great web client
GroupMe has an excellent web client that can be used to send and receive messages and manage groups from the desktop.
Pro IFTTT Integration
Allows sending messages from web services via IFTTT.
Pro Integrated calendar
It's possible to add location and time with reminders directly in the GroupMe app.
Pro Makes it easy to silence 1 or all groups
GroupMe has settings that allow muting a single group or turn off all GroupMe notifications from within the app.
Pro Does not require everyone in the group to have a smartphone
GroupMe can set up a custom phone number which allows people without the App to send and receive messages. This makes it easy to add anyone to messaging.
Cons
Con Notable client support exceptions
- IM/MobileMe
- MSN/Windows Live
- Yahoo!
- Jabber
- ICQ
Con Drains battery fast
GroupMe, in order to have a constant connection which allows for notifications drains the battery of a device quickly, which is not ideal for a messaging app that one needs on time notifications from.
