A private home
for your group.
GroupKith is built for the people who already know each other — your small group, your church, your family chat, your block. Chat, prayer requests, events, and threads in one quiet, private space. No algorithm. No ads. No strangers.
For the groups that already know each other.
Kith — an old English word for friends, neighbors, and the people you count on. GroupKith is for groups that already exist offline and want a calmer place to live online together.
Everything a group needs.
Nothing it doesn't.
One private space for the four things every real group does — talking, praying, gathering, and following up. No discovery feed. No ads. No public posts.
Group feed
A single ongoing conversation for the whole community — reactions, replies, photos, links. Calm by design.
Prayer wall
A dedicated place for prayer requests — one tap to say "I prayed," group walls for shared seasons, and gentle follow-ups.
Events & RSVPs
Plan gatherings inside the conversation. Lightweight RSVPs, location, time — with reminders so nobody forgets.
Threads & DMs
Keep side conversations in line. Tap a message to reply in a thread, or start a direct message with anyone in the group.
Realtime sync
iOS, Android, web — everyone sees the same thing the moment it happens. No more "what did I miss in the chat?"
Private by default
Communities are invite-only and don't show up in any feed or search. What you share stays inside the group.
A quiet place for the things that matter most.
Prayer doesn't belong buried in a group chat next to lunch plans. GroupKith gives prayer requests their own surface — with a single tap to say "I prayed," collective "group walls" for shared seasons, and gentle nudges to follow up.
- One tap "praying" — an encouragement, not another notification.
- Mark requests as answered. Celebrate together.
- Update requests so the whole group stays current.
- Group walls for shared seasons — Lent, Advent, a mission trip.
Plans happen where the conversation happens.
Stop juggling a chat thread, a separate calendar invite, and a sign-up sheet. Drop an event right into the feed — with location, time, an RSVP, and an automatic reminder for the people who said yes.
- Lightweight RSVPs — one tap, no account juggling.
- Automatic reminders the day of and an hour before.
- Sign-up slots for potlucks, rides, and volunteer shifts.
- Synced across iOS, Android, and the web — nobody is out of the loop.
Your group, not the algorithm's.
Most "community" apps are public networks pretending to be private. GroupKith is the other way around — private by default, invite-only, with no public feed for content to leak into and no engagement engine feeding on your attention.
- Invite-only communities — nothing is publicly indexable.
- No ads. No tracking pixels. No "you might also like."
- Owners can export their group's full history at any time.
- Open about what we store — read the privacy policy.
A different deal than the big platforms.
Common questions.
What does “GroupKith” mean?
Kith is an old English word meaning friends, neighbors, and the people you count on — distinct from kin, your relatives. GroupKith is built for the groups of kith you already have offline: your church, small group, neighborhood, or close friends.
How is this different from a group chat or Facebook group?
Group chats lose everything important in the scroll — a prayer request gets buried under lunch plans within an hour. Facebook groups make your community a product. GroupKith gives a real group its own space, with dedicated surfaces for the things that actually matter to communities: prayer, events, and ongoing conversation, all in one private place.
Is it free?
Yes for the core experience. There may be paid tiers for larger communities in the future (more storage, admin tooling), but the small-group and family use cases will stay free.
Is GroupKith only for faith communities?
No. The Prayer Wall module is a first-class feature because real communities ask for it, but it's optional — turn it off and you've got a private space for any group of kith. Block associations, recovery groups, parent groups, sports teams, and book clubs all work great.
Who can see what I post?
Only the members of your community. Communities are invite-only and don't appear in any public feed or search. Direct messages are visible only to the people in them.
Can I use it on the web?
Yes. GroupKith is iOS, Android, and a full progressive web app at app.groupkith.com — everything stays in sync in real time across all three. You can also "install" the web app to your home screen and it'll feel just like the native app.
Bring your people home.
Download GroupKith for iOS or Android, or open it right in your browser. The first community is on us — and always will be.