Have you ever wanted to send the same text message to many people on your contact list at one time? You could do a copy-and-paste for each of the contacts, but that's quite time-consuming. Even if you select multiple recipients in your SMS app, most cap you to a maximum of 100 people at a time. This means you need extra flexibility to text more people at once.

Let's look at some of the best bulk SMS apps that let you send messages to a bigger audience with your Android device.

1. Multi SMS Sender

Multi SMS Sender (MSS) is a compact app that lets you send SMS to more than 6,000 contacts at once. MSS gives you total control over how you send your messages, with the flexibility to delete or update contact groups, which you can create easily from the app's dashboard. And if your contacts are in an Excel or CSV file, you can seamlessly import them into the app.

MSS delivers your messages instantly and organizes them by the date and time you sent them—while showing you the exact time that each recipient received your SMS. It also has personalization and signature features that let you customize your text.

With the contact group feature, you can send a single message to all the groups you've created or select the specific group you want to text. If you decide not to collate contacts in a group, you can manually select them from your phone's contact list when sending an SMS.

Unsurprisingly, you must grant the app permission to access your contacts.

Download: Multi SMS Sender (Free)

2. Bulk SMS Plans

Bulk SMS Plans is another bulk SMS solution with many interactive features, including an option to automate your SMS campaigns. It lets you send an SMS to up to 5,000 contacts with a single tap. On top of that, you also send a custom voice note to several people at once, making it one of the best bulk SMS apps for marketing campaigns.

One of its strong points is that you can create reusable SMS templates for different contact groups. While sending text, you can select one of several message types; Text, Unicode, Flash SMS, or Unicode Flash SMS.

Message delivery depends on your internet connection and available in-app credits rather than your mobile network. Such a feature lets you send texts to many people at once rapidly rather than in batches. And if a contact has multiple phone numbers, the app sorts them out to avoid duplicates.

This app lets you manage your sender ID and SMS templates, and view SMS history reports. You can also add customized URLs and voice notes to your text, a rare feature for most SMS apps. With the interactive dashboard, you can monitor your SMS costs and track your balance.

Although the mobile app can be tardy sometimes, you can intermittently revert to its web version for a smoother experience and more features. For instance, while the mobile app doesn't allow adding contacts from an Excel file, you can do this via the website. Visit the Bulk SMS Plans website for more info.

Download: Bulk SMS Plans (Free, credits required)

3. Group Messaging

Although its interface looks a bit ugly, if you've been looking to send thousands of messages at once, Group Messaging does a great job of that.

When you create a contact group in the Group Messaging app, it sends your message via the default SMS app, so it charges the standard network carrier rate for sending SMS.

The app is a lightweight choice that comes with a simple interface. It lets you name and select your target contact groups. This makes it easy to confirm that you're sending the right message to the proper contacts. You can also delete a group, remove a recipient from the group, or add more numbers.

Download: Group Messaging (Free)

4. Hit Em Up

Hit Em Up has a simple UI, but its features are robust, including a component for uploading a contact list from an Excel spreadsheet. Besides creating and merging different contact groups, you can create SMS templates and preview your text before sending it.

The app features a native cloud service that syncs your templates, contacts, and groups. You only need to activate the cloud sync functionality to use it, and you can retrieve your data anywhere at any time.

With an SMS tracker, Hit Em Up lets you monitor your SMS timeline in real time. You can also view failed and successful messages in the history log. If you want to trim your contact list, you can use the intelligent filter to sort them based on customizable conditional tags.

Hit Em Up feels like a mini all-in-one messaging platform, as you can choose between the default SMS app or email for sending messages. While this feels catchy, a drawback is that it can't send texts concurrently. For instance, if you choose the SMS app as a delivery means, it prompts you to send your message using the default SMS app for each recipient.

Most advanced features require a subscription.

Download: Hit Em Up (Free, in-app purchases available)

5. Multi SMS & Group SMS

This app has some issues, but we include it because it can append a contact list to a file and read contacts from uploaded files, including Excel and CSV. It's a handy app that uses the network provider's credits to send your SMS. It can send a text to a maximum of 314 contacts at once.

One of its major drawbacks is the configuration of its send button. It's easy to get into a mess if you tap the large Send button more than once, as there isn't any double-check before it sends your message. Another minor issue, which may or may not bother you, is the persistent request to make it your default SMS app.

Otherwise, it's another good bulk SMS app that's easy to use. Consider it if you need a light app to target a smaller audience. While sending your SMS, you can also remove duplicate contacts from your recipients' list.

Multi SMS & Group SMS has an interface that shows you the delivery status of each message in real-time, even when sent in bulk. This way, you can monitor who gets your text and who doesn't.

Download: Multi SMS & Group SMS (Free, in-app purchases available) | Multi SMS & Group SMS PRO (Free, in-app purchases available)

Which Bulk SMS App Works Best for You?

Depending on your target audience and intentions, one of these apps should work well for you. Some can send messages to many people at once.

In addition, you might find other bulk messaging apps on your regional Play Store, and don't forget that it's possible to text from web apps, too.