GroupShot vs JW Habits
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GroupShot
Easily create and manage email groups using your existing contacts or by importing lists. This app streamlines sending emails to multiple recipients through your native Mail app.
- Create email groups
- Use existing contacts
- Import contact lists
- Send emails via Mail app
- Forward emails from groups
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Create email groups you can use to send and forward from the Mail app, , with this new app from the developer of "Mailshot". Create groups from your existing contacts, create new ones, or import lists of names and email addresses- GroupShot will handle the tricky stuff of making sure contacts are all in the right places to make it all work. The app is free to download, and you can create groups and enter new contacts. Adding contacts from a checklist, and importing groups from a list requires a subscription. You can try the more advanced features for a few days without charge, and can even keep any groups you create if you let your subscription expire. NOTE: This app is designed to work with the Mail app and some other third party apps. Note that the Gmail App cannot send email to address book groups (although you CAN use Gmail accounts from the Mail app) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
JW Habits
This app helps users maintain and track spiritual habits like Bible reading and prayer. Set daily or weekly goals, record progress, and add personal notes. Optional notifications gently remind you to stay on track with your routines.
- Spiritual habit tracking
- Daily and weekly goal setting
- Progress monitoring
- Personal note-taking
- Optional reminders
- Clean user interface
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JW Habits helps you consciously maintain your spiritual habits and manage them clearly in everyday life. You can create goals such as Bible reading, prayer, study, or other personal routines and track your progress. The app helps you stay motivated and keep a clear overview of your development. You can set daily or weekly goals and adjust them flexibly to your needs. Your progress is recorded automatically so you can always see how consistently you follow your routines. You can also save special experiences, thoughts, or moments as personal notes to revisit them later. Optional notifications gently remind you of your goals and support you in maintaining your habits regularly. The modern and clean design makes navigation easy and allows you to focus on what matters most to you. JW Habits provides a structured, easy-to-use tool to strengthen and organize your spiritual routines in daily life. If you want to pursue your goals consciously and keep your experiences in one place, JW Habits offers practical support. Using JW Habits requires a subscription. You can choose between a monthly or an annual plan. The annual plan includes a free trial period so you can try the app before committing. Both options provide full access to all features. JW Habits is an independent app created by a private developer. It has no official connection to Jehovah’s Witnesses and does not contain doctrinal or teaching content. The app is solely intended for personal organization of your own routines. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JW Habits at 4.8 against GroupShot's 3.2. JW Habits also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and ratings volume (51 vs 5). GroupShot's advantage is monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GroupShot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and JW Habits sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
JW Habits holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JW Habits has 51 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of GroupShot's written reviews are positive against 83% of JW Habits's.
GroupShot ships an update every 10 days, JW Habits every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GroupShot | JW Habits |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (51 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 51 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Johnson | Lorenzo Gioco |
Customer experience
GroupShot
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In-app purchases
GroupShot
- One Month3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Twelve Months3 Days trial$9.991 Year
JW Habits
- Monthly Access$2.991 Month
- JW Habits Yearly Promo7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Yearly Access7 Days trial$19.991 Year









