Google Chat

52 of 100 · reviews
4.6of 5 · store
303,221ratings on the App Store
235reviews read

An editorial reading of the saved reviews

For internal work communication within Google Workspace it handles the job, but notifications drop out periodically, group chats require email invitations instead of simple adds, and Google Meet calls clutter the chat list with no way to remove them.

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What people use it for

Teams on Google Workspace who need a work chat

What reviews praise

Cross-platform with no device lock-in, making it possible to message Android users where iMessage is unavailable.

What reviews complain about

Notifications regularly stop working and require reinstalling the app to restore them.

What users experience

2 excerpts from the breakdown. These are individual cases, not a verdict on all users.

Constant ghost notifications and messages not coming through.

I really wanted to text my friends I had an iPad but my friends had a Samsung then one day I found this app on my App Store recommended then I downloaded it as the best app that changed my life because I was able to text my friends now and make a group chat