Comparison

Group SMS vs iContacts+

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Group SMS

Send the same message to multiple contacts simultaneously without individual copy-pasting. Create groups for efficient communication and save significant time when messaging several people at once.

Highlights
  • Create contact groups
  • Send one message to many
  • Time-saving utility
  • Efficient group communication
Features
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Group SMS makes it easy to send one text message to many people at once. Pick the contacts you want, write your message, and send to the whole group in seconds — no accounts, no sign-ups, nothing to learn. Whether it's holiday greetings, a party invite, a team update, or a quick reminder, Group SMS saves you from typing the same message over and over. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Pick your contacts — choose exactly who gets the message, then send to them all in one tap. • Save groups — create reusable groups like Family, Work, or Friends and reach them instantly. • Ready-made templates — dozens of polished messages for Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, Easter, birthdays, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and congratulations. • Write your own — type a custom message with a live character and SMS-segment counter. • Save any selection as a group, so it's ready next time. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your messages are sent straight through your iPhone's own Messages app. There are no accounts, no servers, and no tracking. Your contacts and messages never leave your phone. SIMPLE AND FAST A clean, native design that feels right at home on iPhone. Open the app, pick a group, send.

About

iContacts+

This app offers advanced contact group management, enabling users to organize contacts into multiple groups. It provides features like group messaging, bulk delete, contact backup, and smart search dialing for efficient contact handling.

Highlights
  • Contact group management
  • Group messaging and email
  • Bulk contact deletion
  • Contact backup and restore
  • Advanced contact search
  • Speed dial and smart search dial
Features
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▷ Optimal technology for contact group management ◉ All-in-One, The Evolution of Contacts App Manage your contacts into groups and contact your contacts as a group. Contact group management is only a basic function. And you can manage groups more conveniently than the default app. Additionally, advanced search features, group messaging, group email, bulk delete contact, organize contacts, contact backup, quick favorites, speed dial, smart search dial, etc. These various features have been integrated into One App. ◉ Secure Contact Tool Contact data is valuable information to you. The contacts App uses the system's data, so it should work correctly and handle your data securely. ◉ Functions and Features [Real-time Synchronization] • Since the Contact data of the system is used as it is, the work contents are immediately reflected. [Multiple selection methods] • Most tasks can be processed quickly with multiple selections. [Contact Group Management] • Create a group and add contacts as group members • Organize multiple contacts into multiple groups at the same time • Copy or move contacts between groups • Real-time synchronization with the contact group on the system • Simultaneous support of iCloud and CardDAV [Advanced Contact Search Function] • Extract optimal data by specifying phone number or name as search method • Can search for initials in Korean language including double consonants [Group Message, Group Email] • Multiple contacts to send a message at the same time • Provides separate message-writing tools for convenient input [Organize contacts] • Extract and organize contacts into various conditions • Delete contacts in bulk [Backup Contact] • Backup or restore contacts by group • Archiving backup data by email [Contact Favorites] • Easily call and send messages to frequently used contacts [Smart Search Dial] • Dial pad with search contacts • Set up Speed dialing for speed dials • Change the touch sound of the dial • Search for initials using Korean consonants ◉ Notification • You must allow access to your iPhone when you first launch the App. • If the list of the order in your contact list changes after iOS updates, please change your iPhone settings. (Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Sort Order, Display Order) • Contact groups in Exchange mail are not supported. • The user's contact information is not used separately or sent outside.

Screenshots

Group SMS4 screens
iContacts+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Group SMS at Free against iContacts+'s $0.99. iContacts+'s advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 40%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Group SMS is free to download; iContacts+ costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group SMS ships an update every 6 months, iContacts+ monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Group SMS versus iContacts+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup SMSiContacts+
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating—4.3 (116 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews73.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—116 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahtiyar PolatJeonghwan Kim

Customer experience

Group SMS

Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative53.3%

iContacts+

All ratings116 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews241 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral10.8%
Negative16.2%

In-app purchases

None

Group SMS

No in-app purchases

None

iContacts+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iContacts+ free?
iContacts+ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Group SMS or iContacts+ have ads?
Neither Group SMS nor iContacts+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group SMS or iContacts+?
Group SMS ships an update every 6 months, and iContacts+ monthly. Most recently, Group SMS was updated on November 1, 2026 and iContacts+ on November 6, 2026.

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