Smart Group vs Canned Text
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.
Canned Text
Streamline communication by sending personalized group text and email messages using smart templates. Organize contacts into groups and lists for efficient outreach. Save time with pre-designed messages that can be customized with placeholders.
- Manage text and email templates
- Create templates with placeholders
- Send personalized group messages
- Manage contacts and lists
- Organize contacts into groups
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Canned Text helps you to send Canned Text and Email to groups of contacts using smart templates. Send group text and email can never be easier. Features: Manage Templates Create text and email templates and add placeholders to them. The templates can later be used to sending group text and email. Send Personalized Group Messages Send personalized group messages using templates with placeholders. Manage Contacts Create, delete and rename Groups and lists. **** Privacy policy: http://www.appiplayer.com/privacy/ Terms of use: http://www.appiplayer.com/terms/ ***
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Canned Text at Free against Smart Group's $7.99. Canned Text also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). Smart Group's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#155 vs unranked). On rating, 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
Canned Text is free to download; Smart Group costs $7.99 up front. Canned Text sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Smart Group asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Smart Group against 4.1 for Canned Text. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Smart Group has 64 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of Smart Group's written reviews are positive against 67% of Canned Text's.
Smart Group ships an update every 4 months, Canned Text every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Group | Canned Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (64 ratings) — better | 4.1 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 8 |
| 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 | #155 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shan Shan Liu | Appiplayer Software |
Customer experience
Smart Group
Canned Text
In-app purchases
Smart Group
No in-app purchases
Canned Text
- Full access (1 Month)$2.991 Month
- Full access (1 Year)$4.491 Year
