# SA Group Text Lite — Group Text from Excel

> Send personalized group SMS messages using data imported from Excel spreadsheets. (iPhone/iPad app by ShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sa-group-text-lite/id434117419 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/351047446)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.50/5 from 11 App Store ratings · 32 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: Russian, American English, European Spanish, German (Germany), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Chinese (Simplified, China), Japanese
- Released: 2011-05-03
- Data updated: 2026-08-13
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sa-group-text-lite/id434117419/reviews.md

## What is SA Group Text Lite?

SA Group Text is the most efficient way to send group messages. You can add recipient names and phone numbers in an Excel file. You can enter static or personalized text messages right in the Excel spreadsheet. For example, if you enter “Hi {first name}, ...” in a message, the app will take the first name of the recipients and personalize the message, generating text such as “Hi David, …” , “Hi Michael, …”…

You can use an Excel spreadsheet again without editing the spreadsheet on your computer. You can just pick an Excel file, type in a quick message and send it. It is similar to sending a message to a group.

SA Group Text is also an easy way to send text messages to the contacts on your iPhone. Just pick groups or individual contacts, type in a static or personalized message and send it.

Who uses SA Group Text ?
1) Small Businesses
2) Religious Groups
3) Retail
4) Nightlife - Bars & Nightclubs
5) Restaurants
6) Banks/Financial Institutions
7) Insurance Companies
8) Event Marketers (With hundreds (or even thousands) of people attending your events)
9) Traditional Media
10) Schools
11) Social Groups
12) Real Estate

With SA Group Text you can :
1. Import group SMS from an Excel file via USB/WiFi/Email.
2. Create your own groups in an Excel spreadsheet and send messages to them.
3. Send unsent messages . If the app is terminated while sending group SMS, the sending task will be continued next time you launch the app..
4. Insert tags ({nickname},{firstname},{lastname},{nickname},{company} etc) in your text message in order to create personalized messages. When you use this function, each message has a personal touch. For example:
    Dear {firstname}, Welcome to our dinner party.
5. Use MS Excel 2003 / 2007 / 2010 , OpenOffice.org , Apple Numbers or any other Excel-compatible applications to create your group text messages. Be sure to save as an Excel 97-2003 Workbook.
6. Export an Excel template , and use it to create your own Excel file.
7. Send SMS to as many recipients as you need within your Excel file 
8. Limit the number of recipients per message. The app will split a large message into multiple separate messages.
9. Create a formatted Excel file easily. The file can contain only two columns : Mobile and Message. You can find more example spreadsheets on the app’s website.
10. Create flexible group SMS in your spreadsheet. 
For example “{family} Family – Practice Tomorrow at 5pm for little {kidname}!”  becomes “David Family – Practice Tomorrow at 5pm for little Johnny!”. The names change over and over again.
11. Create contact groups, you can create in-app groups for Exchange contacts.
12. Choose contacts organized in groups, companies, job titles and cities.
13. Preview messages before sending them out.
14. Skip duplicated phone numbers and messages.
15. The lite version has ads. 
16. Send online sms, supporting Twilio and Nexmo.

IMPORTANT NOTE :
Please check the setting of "Group Messaging" on the iPhone settings. If the option is available, set it to OFF (yes OFF) to be able to send to large groups. If it's on, the iPhone will try to send MMS instead of SMS and will fail to send to large groups.

More detail and up-to-date help guides are available in samapp.com.

## Key features

- Import group SMS from Excel
- Personalized messages with tags
- Create custom Excel templates
- Send messages to unlimited recipients
- Split large messages into multiple parts
- Preview messages before sending
- Supports Twilio and Nexmo for online SMS

## Recent user reviews (10 of 32)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sa-group-text-lite/id434117419/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Stopped working

*2024-12-07*

With the latest iPhone update, this app stopped working. Can still select contacts but can’t actually send texts now.

### 3/5 — Bugs

*2021-02-05*

Dual sim iPhone not worked with second sim

### 2/5 — Lame

*2020-12-14*

Ever since last update won’t work.

### 1/5 — Error code

*2020-06-15*

It keeps giving me a error code saying that ‘mobile’ isn’t in heading number one even though I just sent messages from the same Exel file format but from used a different list. I’ve been using it for quite some time and has never had this issue. Is it a bug or something?

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2018-09-25*

I watched a YouTube how to and I got it easily! I work for a non profit and just sent out 350+ messages seamlessly and free 🤩
The only hiccup was when everyone had iMessage in one of the batches... the app says to turn off iMessage prior to sending.. so will have to try that next. But so grateful for this because it greatly helped me to send out mass messages from an excel sheet !

### 1/5 — Not good now

*2017-12-03*

Since the IOS update it makes me default to iMessage or it won’t send the message so the 64 people all get replies! So frustrating and have to find a new app.

### 5/5 — Awesome

*2017-09-30*

Works perfect for me sending out 100s of SMS each Monday, it has saved me hours, the only downside is having to press send each time but this is an Apple restriction not the App

### 5/5 — Neat Tool to Contact Multiple Phone Numbers in a Row

*2016-11-18*

This is a neat tool to contact multiple phone numbers. Not only can you send them all the same message, yet personalised, you can also make individual changes as this app uses simple spreadsheet lists.

How did I do It?
I transferred the example files via iTunes to my computer, then modified it to my needs and transferred it back to the phone from where I could send multiple texts.

Why do I like it?
That is really cool, first because people see my actual number as sender and secondly, in my case, I do have a texting flat rate so it doesnt cost extra, yet reaches people personally. Fantastic.

Any other issues?
Cum granum salis ... well it's a free app so, while you can configure everything on the computer you still woukd have to hit the send button for each and every single text. No big deal if you are sending 20 texts, but how about 100 or more? However, this could also be due to limitations of my carrier ...

Summary: I am happy to have this. :)

### 5/5 — Large boost to productivity

*2016-11-05*

Slightly confusing to navigate at first. Once mastered this is an extremely useful tool to broadcast custom messages to a large list of individuals.

### 5/5 — Great Apps I ever seen

*2016-08-24*

Awesome !! Wonderful !!

## Frequently asked questions about SA Group Text Lite

### Does SA Group Text Lite have ads?

Yes, the lite version of SA Group Text contains advertisements.

### What Excel formats does SA Group Text Lite support?

SA Group Text Lite supports MS Excel 2003/2007/2010, OpenOffice.org, Apple Numbers, or any other Excel-compatible applications. It is recommended to save files as an Excel 97-2003 Workbook.

### Can I personalize messages with recipient information?

Yes, you can insert tags like {nickname}, {firstname}, {lastname}, and {company} into your text messages to create personalized content for each recipient.

### What happens if the app closes while sending messages?

If the app is terminated during the sending process, the sending task will automatically continue the next time you launch SA Group Text Lite.

### How does SA Group Text Lite handle large recipient lists?

The app can split a large message into multiple separate messages to manage sending to a high number of recipients efficiently.

### What is the update frequency for SA Group Text Lite?

The app was last updated on January 19, 2025, indicating active development and maintenance.

### What is the user sentiment for SA Group Text Lite?

SA Group Text Lite has an average rating of 3.5 stars from 11 ratings, suggesting a mixed but generally positive user reception.

### Is SA Group Text Lite available on all Apple devices?

SA Group Text Lite is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.3.11 — 2025-01-19

1. Fixed known bugs.

### 3.3.10 — 2022-09-28

1. Added support for importing .xlsx files.
2. Fixed known bugs.

### 3.3.9 — 2020-11-25

1. Fixed a crash bug

### 3.3.8 — 2020-11-23

1. Fixed bugs on iOS 14

### 3.3.7 — 2019-01-09

1. Rebuild with the latest sdk
2. Added Group iMessage alert message.

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