GContact vs Group Contact Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GContact
Organize contacts into custom groups for work, family, and friends. Easily select group members for mass emails or messages, and maintain secure backups of your contact information.
- Create and edit contact groups
- Select members for group email/messages
- Organize groups with colors and ordering
- Search and edit contact details
- Create and restore contact backups
- iCloud backup syncing
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GContact helps you organize contacts for work, family and friends. Find the people you need, choose recipients for a group email, and keep contact backups in one place. ORGANIZE YOUR CONTACTS • Create and edit groups, and manage their members. • Use group colors and ordering to make your list easier to navigate. • Find contacts with search, and view or edit their details. KEEP IN TOUCH • Select members for group email or messages. • Choose To, Cc or Bcc recipients when preparing group email. • Open supported calling and messaging features from contact details. BACK UP YOUR CONTACTS • Create contact backups and restore from saved archives. • Use iCloud to sync backup archives when configured. Contacts access is required. Group colors and ordering apply within the app; editing availability depends on the contact account and permissions. Messaging features depend on your device and service.
Group Contact Lite
Organize contacts into custom groups with drag-and-drop functionality. Automatically categorize contacts by company and send group emails or SMS messages. Includes contact backup and task scheduling features.
- Drag & drop group editing
- Automatic grouping by company
- Create, edit, delete groups
- Search contacts
- Send group email/SMS
- Contact backup
- Task scheduler
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GContact Lite helps you organize contacts for work, family and friends. Find the people you need, choose recipients for a group email, and keep contact backups in one place. ORGANIZE YOUR CONTACTS • Create and edit groups, and manage their members. • Use group colors and ordering to make your list easier to navigate. • Find contacts with search, and view or edit their details. KEEP IN TOUCH • Select members for group email or messages. • Choose To, Cc or Bcc recipients when preparing group email. • Open supported calling and messaging features from contact details. BACK UP YOUR CONTACTS • Create contact backups and restore from saved archives. • Use iCloud to sync backup archives when configured. Contacts access is required. Group colors and ordering apply within the app; editing availability depends on the contact account and permissions. Messaging features depend on your device and service. By downloading or using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Group Contact Lite at Free against GContact's $19.99. Group Contact Lite also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). GContact's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Group Contact Lite is free to download; GContact costs $19.99 up front. Group Contact Lite sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. GContact asks for nothing beyond the download.
Group Contact Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 123 and 453 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of GContact's written reviews are positive against 60% of Group Contact Lite's.
GContact ships an update monthly, Group Contact Lite every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GContact | Group Contact Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (123 ratings) | 4.7 (453 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | 60.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 123 | 453 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #177 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EJing | EJing |
Customer experience
GContact
Group Contact Lite
Bugs and requests
GContact
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Group Contact Lite
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to open the app
- Groups disappearing or not updating
- Contacts not syncing between app and device
- Incompatibility issues with iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- Option to sort contacts by first/last name
- More color options for groups
- Integration with native Contacts app
- Ability to send MMS/picture messages to groups
In-app purchases
GContact
No in-app purchases
Group Contact Lite
- Remove Ads$0.991 Month
- Remove ADS$1.99
