The workspace for private communities
What is Groupanda?
Groupanda is a workspace platform for private online communities. A group owner opens a space with organized channels and real-time chat, sets roles and access control, then shares the group's invite link. Groupanda runs on the web, on iOS and on Android. The free plan sets no member limit, and paid groups add built-in subscriptions.
What can you do with Groupanda?
Groupanda gives a group owner one private workspace instead of a scattered set of tools. Conversation happens in real time, in organized channels. Each topic gets its own channel, and members can reply with a quote. Photos, documents and voice messages appear in the channel where they were shared, next to the conversation. Members can search messages within a channel, and nothing is deleted automatically.
Access control in Groupanda works at two levels. The workspace decides who is in the community at all. Inside it, each channel is open to every member or limited to the plans the owner chooses. For each channel, the owner also chooses who can post: the owner, the owner and admins, or everyone.
Every Groupanda workspace includes:
- Real-time chat in organized channels, with quoted replies
- Public and private groups, with roles and moderation
- Photos, documents and voice messages, plus message search within a channel
- One invite link per group, with optional approval before a member joins
And when a group owner turns on paid access:
- Built-in subscriptions, so access follows the payment
- A member count on each plan, and the owner's Stripe balance, with full history in the Stripe dashboard
The full feature list is on the Groupanda features page. The setup order, step by step, is on the how it works page.
Built for private groups
Groupanda is built for group owners who run a private group online, from nonprofits and clubs to professional networks and alumni groups. The page on who Groupanda is for covers the groups it fits and the ones it does not.
What does Groupanda cost?
Groupanda has a free plan that costs $0 / month. The free plan runs with no time limit, no card and no member limit. Chat, channels, roles, moderation, file sharing, search within a channel and the invite link are part of it.
A group becomes paid when its owner turns on paid access for it. Members then pay for access to the space, and the access follows the payment.
The member pays the price the group owner set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from the group owner's payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays.
The 6% platform fee on paid groups is what pays for the free plan. Groupanda charges no monthly fee and no per-member fee. Groupanda does not publish a Stripe processing rate, because that rate depends on the card and the currency.
Who handles the payments?
Groupanda uses Stripe to take payments in paid groups. Card details are entered on Stripe. Groupanda never receives or stores card numbers, CVV codes or expiry dates. Payouts to group owners run through Stripe Connect. Stripe Connect pays out to the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Norway, Liechtenstein, Canada, and Switzerland.
What Groupanda stores, and for how long, is set out in the Groupanda privacy policy.
Where does Groupanda run?
Groupanda runs on the web at app.groupanda.com, on iOS and on Android. The same workspace appears on all three. A message sent from a phone is already in the channel when the browser opens.
The Groupanda app for iOS was first released in April 2026, according to its App Store listing.
The illustration in this section shows the Groupanda panda mascot waving and holding a phone. On the phone screen is a Groupanda workspace called Founders Lab, with its channel list open. That is what a group looks like on a phone. The space sits at the top and its channels sit underneath.
Who makes Groupanda?
Groupanda is operated by GP Software. Groupanda is built in Poznań, Poland. Groupanda is self-funded, with no outside investors.
Full registration details for the operating entity are published in the Groupanda terms of service. Read them if you need the legal name or the registration data for an invoice or a supplier check.
How do you know you are looking at the official Groupanda?
Groupanda publishes from a short and fixed list of places. Check the address or the handle before you install an app or follow an account.
- Websitegroupanda.com
- Workspaceapp.groupanda.com
- App StoreGroupanda - Groups & Chatsapp id 6761573890
- Google PlayGroupanda - Groups & Chatspublished by Groupanda.com, package com.groupanda.app
- X@groupanda_com
- Instagram@groupanda_com
- TikTok@groupanda.comwritten with a dot and not an underscore
- Emailhello@groupanda.com
Anything that is not on this list is not an official Groupanda channel. If something looks official and is missing here, ask at hello@groupanda.com before you trust it.
How do you reach Groupanda?
Groupanda answers email at hello@groupanda.com. A reply usually arrives within one business day. Email is answered in all eight languages this site is published in: English, Polish, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese. Write in the language you prefer.
Support, partnership and press questions go to the same address. The Groupanda contact page lists it.
Questions about Groupanda
What is Groupanda?
Groupanda is a workspace platform for private online communities. A group owner opens a space, sets up organized channels, assigns roles, and shares the group's invite link. Groupanda covers real-time chat with quoted replies, file sharing, message search within a channel and moderation. Groupanda runs on the web, on iOS and on Android.
Is Groupanda free?
Groupanda has a free plan that costs $0 / month. The free plan runs with no time limit, no card and no member limit. A fee applies only to paid groups, where members pay for access.
What does Groupanda charge for a paid group?
The member pays the price the group owner set. Out of that payment, Groupanda keeps a 6% platform fee. Stripe's processing fee is deducted from the group owner's payout. Nothing is added on top of what the member pays.
Does Groupanda work on iPhone and Android?
Groupanda runs on the web at app.groupanda.com, on iOS and on Android. The same workspace appears on all three. According to its App Store listing, the Groupanda app for iOS was first released in April 2026.
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Create your community
Groupanda is free to start. No card, no time limit, no member limit. Open a workspace in the browser at app.groupanda.com, or download Groupanda from the App Store or Google Play.