SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quad, the first large group chat app for college students, today launched publicly, reinventing group messaging with the only app of its kind that lets up to 500 people communicate, plan and get things done more efficiently than conventional email lists.

Developed by Appsurdity, the company behind the voice filtering and sharing app Dubbler, Quad first launched just 10 weeks ago and is already used at more than 2,500 of the 4,500 colleges in America, providing the easiest way for groups to chat, organize and share information, anytime, anywhere.

Quad combines the thread-based organization of group forums with the real-time, mobile and concise communication of chat to provide group messaging for the next generation. Quad offers the best of both worlds with features and functionality specifically designed to help student organizations, clubs, study groups or academic departments mobilize, stay organized and communicate more efficiently.

"Quad is rethinking the way college groups communicate and keep up with what's going on in their clubs and organizations," said Appsurdity Co-Founder Matthew Murphy. "Group Chats are difficult to manage and can easily overwhelm recipients with excessive notifications when there are only 5 or 10 members. But, with Quad, hundreds of people can communicate easily and efficiently, without overwhelming people with messages they don't want or need to see. Now members of a quad can break off into a sub-quad and discuss specific things while saving the other members from countless un-wanted notifications."

Available now free in the App Store and Google Play, Quad offers:

• Group chat for up to 500 members, the largest group size of any chat app available.
• Topics, or sub-quads, to break out small group or committee chats within the main quad. For example, a Greek organization might have Topics for recruitment, party planning and officer-only chats.
• Built-in GPS locator to help users find clubs, groups and events going on around them—a great way to meet new people and discover new activities.
• Public, private and hidden quads, giving users the ability to control who can enter, see and participate in the conversation.
• Voice memos, allowing users to send recorded messages to group members via quad chats.
• Optimized quads tab to help users stay better organized and find nearby quads.
• SMS push notifications, allowing quad owners to send updates to group members with feature phones.

Designed for self-expression, Quad combines powerful group messaging capabilities with fun ways to express your personality, including rage-comic stickers, photo and location sharing, and a unique shake emoji feature—users can "record" a phone shake as part of a message, and recipients' phones will vibrate upon receipt of the message.

To get started with Quad now, download it free on the Apple App Store or Google Play. To learn more, visit www.quadapp.com or join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter @QuadChat or Google+.

About Quad
Quad is the first large group messaging app that lets up to 500 people communicate, plan and get things done without the inbox clutter of email group lists. Designed by Appsurdity to mobilize college groups, clubs and Greek organizations, Quad is available for Apple and Android devices. Appsurdity is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more information, visit www.quadapp.com or www.appsurdity.com.

SOURCE Quad