Smart Group vs Personalized Message
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Group
Automatically organize contacts into dynamic groups based on custom criteria. Send emails and text messages to these smart groups instantly. Manage distribution lists and utilize customized templates for efficient communication.
- Automatic smart group creation
- Send group SMS/Text and Email
- Assign contacts to multiple groups
- Customized templates and signatures
- Distribution list management
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This app lets you organizing contacts automatically by creating smart groups. A Smart Group is updated automatically based on criteria you specify. You can send email and text/sms to smart groups on the fly. Feature list: Send Group SMS/Text and Email Assign contacts to multiple groups at a time Support customized templates and signatures Support distribution list management Manage Smart Groups Smart Groups can automatically organizing information in your address book. The possibilities are endless with Smart Groups. They can be used on any of the criteria stored and will auto-update whenever a change is made.
Personalized Message
This app provides a low-cost solution for personalizing text messages and emails. It offers features like HTML templates, contact management, and group messaging to send tailored communications. Your privacy is a top priority, with no data collected.
- Personalized SMS/Text
- Personalized email
- HTML Templates
- Contact Management
- Group Management
- Send to contact groups
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Want to Personalize your text messages? This app offers a great low cost personalized text messaging solution. Your privacy is 100% protected. No Data Collected! Features include: * Personalized SMS/Text * Personalized email * HTML Templates * Contact Management * Group Management * Organize Contacts in a smart way * Send Personalized messages to contact groups/lists Please send us emails at support@appiplayer.com if you have any questions or comments. We listen to you and support you. We will keep on updating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Personalized Message at Free against Smart Group's $7.99. Personalized Message also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Smart Group's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On review sentiment, 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
Personalized Message is free to download; Smart Group costs $7.99 up front. Personalized Message sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Smart Group asks for nothing beyond the download.
Smart Group holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Group has 64 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Smart Group ships an update every 4 months, Personalized Message every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Group | Personalized Message |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (64 ratings) — better | 3.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #158 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shan Shan Liu | Shan Shan Liu |
Customer experience
Smart Group
Personalized Message
In-app purchases
Smart Group
No in-app purchases
Personalized Message
- Smart Group Pro$5.99
