Group RCS SMS and Email vs Simple Groups
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group RCS SMS and Email
Easily manage your contacts and send bulk SMS or emails to groups with smart templates. Organize your address book into unlimited groups and smart groups based on criteria like upcoming birthdays or missing phone numbers.
- Import contacts
- Send group SMS and email
- Message templates and signatures
- Unlimited group creation
- Smart group organization
- Distribution list management
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Group SMS and Email make managing your address book groups a breeze directly from your iPhone. With just a simple tap, you can send SMS/Email to all your group members at once, making it the easiest and fastest way to broadcast messages to your groups without the hassle of manual typing! Features: 1. Import Contacts: Easily import your contacts. 2. Send Group SMS and Email: Support for Message Templates, Signatures, and attachments. Send SMS/Email to entire groups without the need to select contacts individually. Send SMS/Email to smart groups. Send SMS/Email to multiple groups. Send SMS/Email to selected contacts within groups, smart groups, or from all contacts. Send SMS/Email to a distribution list, especially useful for contacts with multiple phone numbers or emails. Send SMS to group contacts individually. 3. Group and Distribution List Management: Create an unlimited number of Groups, Smart Groups, and Distribution Lists. Edit, delete, or rename Groups, Smart Groups, or Distribution Lists. Add multiple contacts to a group simultaneously. Quickly manage groups by listing unfiled contacts without the need to scroll through your entire contact list. 4. Smart Group Feature: Smart Groups automatically organize your address book based on various criteria. Upcoming Birthdays: Set criteria to include entries occurring within the next month for a list of birthdays. Missing Phone Number: Identify entries without a phone number by setting the phone criterion to include unset entries. 5. Shortcuts Integration: Automate your go-to actions and streamline your day with full Siri Shortcuts support. Enhance your group communication and contact management experience with Group SMS and Email, the ultimate tool for seamless organization and messaging.
Simple Groups
Easily manage groups, send mass texts and emails, and track attendance for any organization. This tool streamlines communication for teachers, coaches, and community leaders, saving time and effort.
- Unlimited group creation
- Mass texting and emailing
- Attendance tracking
- Contact import
- Reusable message templates
- Cross-device sync
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The simplest way to manage groups, send mass texts, and track attendance. Perfect for teachers, coaches, team leaders, and community organizers. Stop juggling spreadsheets and contact lists. SimpleGroups lets you communicate with your entire team in seconds—whether it's a sports team, classroom, volunteer group, or family reunion. ORGANIZE ANY GROUP ○ Create unlimited groups for classes, teams, clubs, or families ○ Import contacts instantly from your phone ○ Add members to multiple groups at once SEND GROUP TEXTS ○ Mass text your entire group with one tap ○ Uses your native Messages app (iMessage, RCS, or SMS) ○ Select specific members to message ○ Save time with reusable message templates SEND GROUP EMAILS ○ Broadcast emails to everyone instantly ○ Choose recipients individually when needed ○ Create default templates for common messages TRACK ATTENDANCE ○ Take roll call in seconds—tap to mark present ○ Record attendance for any date, past or present ○ View complete attendance history at a glance ○ Follow up with absent members via text or email SYNC ACROSS DEVICES ○ Free account keeps your data backed up ○ Access your groups from any device ○ Your data stays private and secure Whether you're a yoga instructor managing class sign-ups, a little league coach tracking who showed up to practice, a church leader organizing volunteers or simply trying to keep in touch with a group of family members, Simple Groups makes group communication effortless. LANGUAGES ○ English ○ French
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Simple Groups at 83% against Group RCS SMS and Email's 29%. Simple Groups also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Group RCS SMS and Email's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 12) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Group RCS SMS and Email sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Simple Groups asks for nothing beyond the download.
Group RCS SMS and Email holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Group RCS SMS and Email has 1K ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Group RCS SMS and Email's written reviews are positive against 83% of Simple Groups's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Group RCS SMS and Email ships an update every 2 months, Simple Groups every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group RCS SMS and Email | Simple Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better | 4.2 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1K — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shan Shan Liu | Awaken Solutions Inc. |
Customer experience
Group RCS SMS and Email
Simple Groups
Bugs and requests
Group RCS SMS and Email
Reported bugs
4 issues- Contacts search not working properly
- Groups not saving properly
- Inability to send group MMS or messages to large groups
- App reverting to free version after purchase
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to send messages with BCC to hide recipient details
- Option to schedule messages to be sent at a specific time
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- More efficient way to create and manage group templates
Simple Groups
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Group RCS SMS and Email
- Group Text and Email Pro$7.99
Simple Groups
No in-app purchases
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