Comparison

Group SMS vs Contacts Manage

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

Contacts Manage

Organize your address book by merging duplicate entries, clearing unwanted contacts, and creating custom groups. Send messages to multiple contacts at once and quickly search for specific information within your entire contact list.

Highlights
  • Merge duplicate contacts
  • Clear contacts
  • Create, modify, and group contacts
  • Send group messages
  • Search contacts by name or number
Features
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Contacts Plus FEATURES: *Create, modify, grouping and delete from contacts *Send group message *Search for names, phone numbers within all contacts *Merge duplicate contact *Clear contact Privacy Policy:http://appcool.net/policy/PrivacyPolicy_cn01.html User License Agreement:https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Group SMS4 screens
Contacts Manage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Group SMS at 40% against Contacts Manage's 0%. Group SMS also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Contacts Manage's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Contacts Manage sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Group SMS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group SMS ships an update every 6 months, Contacts Manage every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Group SMS versus Contacts Manage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup SMSContacts Manage
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBahtiyar Polat农 葛

Customer experience

Group SMS

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

Contacts Manage

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Group SMS

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Contacts Manage

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contacts Manage free?
Contacts Manage is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Group SMS or Contacts Manage have ads?
Contacts Manage shows ads; Group SMS does not.
Which is updated more often, Group SMS or Contacts Manage?
Group SMS ships an update every 6 months, and Contacts Manage every 3 months. Most recently, Group SMS was updated on October 8, 2026 and Contacts Manage on September 21, 2026.

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