Smart Group vs Group Text and Email
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.
Group Text and Email
This app provides a quick and efficient method for sending personalized group text and email messages. Utilize templates to automatically insert specific details, making your communications more impactful and tailored to recipients.
- Personalized group messaging
- Template-based message creation
- Efficient message sending
- Email and text message support
- Customizable message content
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Want to personalize your text/email messages? We got solutions for you. This app offers a faster and more effective way to send personalized group text/email messages on a regular basis. If you use a template, the app can fill in the right information to get your messages more personalized. To make your text/email messages more powerful and effective, you need this app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Group Text and Email at Free against Smart Group's $7.99. Group Text and Email also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months). Smart Group's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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 Text and Email is free to download; Smart Group costs $7.99 up front. Group Text and Email 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 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 64 and 47 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 33% and 33% positive.
Smart Group ships an update every 4 months, Group Text and Email every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Smart Group | Group Text and Email |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $7.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (64 ratings) — better | 4.0 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 32.6% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 64 — better | 47 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shan Shan Liu | Appiplayer Software |
Customer experience
Smart Group
Group Text and Email
In-app purchases
Smart Group
No in-app purchases
Group Text and Email
- Group Text and Email Pro$7.99
