Group SMS vs ELine Contacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Create contact groups
- Send one message to many
- Time-saving utility
- Efficient group communication
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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.
ELine Contacts
Streamline your contacts with intelligent cleanup and efficient group management. Send bulk SMS messages, delete contacts in batches, and organize your address book effortlessly. Features a simple, intuitive design for easy navigation.
- Intelligent contact cleanup
- Merge duplicate contacts
- Bulk SMS sending
- Group contact management
- Batch contact deletion
- Simple sliding dial interface
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It lasted 8 years, meticulously build a new easy Union address book, installed the necessary weapon. Cleans address book intelligently, rejects zombie contacts, merges duplicate contacts. Bulk SMS, group delete contacts. Simple design, sliding dial. Group management, intelligent and efficient. **The main function:** 1. Organize contacts: optimization algorithm to find incomplete and duplicate contacts. 2. Group Management: The contacts summarized as a group, to facilitate the search and text messages within the group contacts. 3 contact batch management, support for contact batch delete. 4 bulk SMS, holiday weapon. contact us: If you have any questions and suggestions, welcome to give us feedback: E-mail: staticga@gmail.com Sina microblogging: @ Easy Union Directory 【订阅 VIP 解锁全部功能】 划算的年度订阅让您可以在所有设备上使用通讯录的全部功能。 ¥78/年(赠送一周免费试用期)节省 30%! You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. • Auto-renewable subscription • 1 year ($ 10.49) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and / or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy and terms of use: ( privacy policy: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jerryga/4052426fdedb0cc5351cb5384fd2e1f0/raw/privacy.html terms of use: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/jerryga/39edfb5f074fd24b263d5f2c8b524b58/raw/20bac3fb9fa834602bcac9eb280c1e7a65eb14a0/use.html ) ---- --- 价格可能因地区而异。 订阅服务将通过你 iTunes 帐户的信用卡扣款。 你的订阅将会自动续订,除非你在当前订阅期结束至少 24 小时以前停止自动续订。 当前订阅被激活后不可取消。 购买后,在 App Store 的帐户设置中可管理您的订阅。 用户购买订阅服务时,任何未被使用的免费试用期立即失效。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ELine Contacts at 92% against Group SMS's 40%. ELine Contacts also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12 vs 17.0). Group SMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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
Both are free to download. ELine Contacts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Group SMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Group SMS ships an update every 6 months, ELine Contacts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group SMS | ELine Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (29 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 91.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bahtiyar Polat | Chuansheng Jia |
Customer experience
Group SMS
ELine Contacts
In-app purchases
Group SMS
No in-app purchases
ELine Contacts
- Monthly subscription.3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Eline Weekly Subcription$1.997 Days
- Yearly subscription7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Block ads$2.99
- VIP$9.99









