Group SMS vs iContacts+
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group SMS
Easily send SMS or emails to groups of contacts, from small personal lists to large business clients. Supports attachments, templates, and importing contacts from CSV files. Offers both built-in messaging and a dedicated SMS gateway for bulk messaging.
- Send SMS to groups
- Send bulk SMS
- Send emails to groups
- Add attachments to messages
- Use message templates
- Import contacts from CSV
- Manage contact groups
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With Group SMS you can send an SMS text message to a group of contacts, your friends or business contacts or clients. Group SMS is also the perfect app to send your Christmas and New Year greetings to your loved ones and friends. These groups can be small or very large (Bulk SMS) and send to tens, hundreds or thousands of contacts. You can also send email to groups. Group SMS is ideal when you need to send the same message to any number of contacts. Group SMS will show you the groups that are already defined in the Contacts app of your iPhone. It also allows you to create new groups as well as modify your existing groups and contacts. Using the built-in Templates feature, you can reuse often-used text messages or emails that you need to send to groups. You can also add attachments to your messages, like photos or PDFs. Group SMS will send the SMS using the built-in Messages app OR you can use the special SMS gateway of Group SMS. The costs of the SMSs will be charged by your mobile operator or you can buy SMS from within the app itself. If a group contains 12 contacts, you will be charged 12 SMS. When you have a very large group (more than 50 contacts), you can choose to bypass your own mobile provider and select to use the SMS gateway of Group SMS instead. This will allow you to send your Group SMS with less cost and with more control. This feature is also ideal for marketing campaigns. You can directly import a large set of phone numbers via a .CSV file (phone numbers separated by a comma and a newline). Group Mail is always without costs. You can also forward email attachments to groups. FEATURES √ Text message a group (SMS) √ Text message very large groups (Bulk SMS) √ Email a group and forward email attachments to groups √ Import a large number of phone numbers √ Text message to a CSV file of mobile numbers √ Text message with attachments (photo, PDF) √ Create groups √ Delete groups √ Rename groups √ Add contact to group √ Delete contact from group √ Edit contact information √ Templates √ Supports your built-in contacts and groups √ Supports your iCloud contacts and groups √ Uses built-in Messages app ór Bulk SMS Gateway √ Replies are received in Messages √ Uses built-in Mail app √ Forward attachments of any type √ Built-in video tutorials Group SMS requires iOS 12 or higher and is localized in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. Video tutorials are available on the web site (see link below) and in the app itself. REVIEWS "Works Perfectly" - USA "This app does what it says it can, and does it very well." - United Kingdom "WELTKLASSE. Sehr gutes App!" - Germany "Kanon app!" - Sweden "Great app! Creates groups easily to SMS/ email to." - Singapore "Warum geht das nicht schon immer so toll." - Austria "This is an awesome app. I text more than I call and text to groups all the time. "- Australia "Actually, the best application on apple store. Thanks for this great application. " - Saudi Arabia SUPPORT Please refrain from sending bug reports and feature requests as customer reviews in the App Store. Instead email them to our support address : support@grouptext.info. You will always get a personal reply!
iContacts+
This app offers advanced contact group management, enabling users to organize contacts into multiple groups. It provides features like group messaging, bulk delete, contact backup, and smart search dialing for efficient contact handling.
- Contact group management
- Group messaging and email
- Bulk contact deletion
- Contact backup and restore
- Advanced contact search
- Speed dial and smart search dial
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▷ Optimal technology for contact group management ◉ All-in-One, The Evolution of Contacts App Manage your contacts into groups and contact your contacts as a group. Contact group management is only a basic function. And you can manage groups more conveniently than the default app. Additionally, advanced search features, group messaging, group email, bulk delete contact, organize contacts, contact backup, quick favorites, speed dial, smart search dial, etc. These various features have been integrated into One App. ◉ Secure Contact Tool Contact data is valuable information to you. The contacts App uses the system's data, so it should work correctly and handle your data securely. ◉ Functions and Features [Real-time Synchronization] • Since the Contact data of the system is used as it is, the work contents are immediately reflected. [Multiple selection methods] • Most tasks can be processed quickly with multiple selections. [Contact Group Management] • Create a group and add contacts as group members • Organize multiple contacts into multiple groups at the same time • Copy or move contacts between groups • Real-time synchronization with the contact group on the system • Simultaneous support of iCloud and CardDAV [Advanced Contact Search Function] • Extract optimal data by specifying phone number or name as search method • Can search for initials in Korean language including double consonants [Group Message, Group Email] • Multiple contacts to send a message at the same time • Provides separate message-writing tools for convenient input [Organize contacts] • Extract and organize contacts into various conditions • Delete contacts in bulk [Backup Contact] • Backup or restore contacts by group • Archiving backup data by email [Contact Favorites] • Easily call and send messages to frequently used contacts [Smart Search Dial] • Dial pad with search contacts • Set up Speed dialing for speed dials • Change the touch sound of the dial • Search for initials using Korean consonants ◉ Notification • You must allow access to your iPhone when you first launch the App. • If the list of the order in your contact list changes after iOS updates, please change your iPhone settings. (Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Sort Order, Display Order) • Contact groups in Exchange mail are not supported. • The user's contact information is not used separately or sent outside.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: iContacts+ at 4.3 against Group SMS's 1.7. iContacts+ also leads on price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and review sentiment (73% vs 35%). Group SMS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads and device support 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
Group SMS costs $9.99 and iContacts+ $0.99 up front. Group SMS sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. iContacts+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
iContacts+ holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iContacts+ has 116 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Group SMS's written reviews are positive against 73% of iContacts+'s.
Group SMS ships an update every 2 months, iContacts+ monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Group SMS | iContacts+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 1.7 (7 ratings) | 4.3 (116 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 34.9% of reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 116 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alco Blom | Jeonghwan Kim |
Customer experience
Group SMS
iContacts+
In-app purchases
Group SMS
- 50 SMS Bundle$14.99
- 100 SMS Bundle$24.99
- 500 SMS Bundle$125.99
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- 1000 SMS Bundle$229.99
- 5000 SMS Bundle$999.99
iContacts+
No in-app purchases
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