Group SMS+ vs A2Z Groups
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Group SMS+
Send SMS messages to groups of any size with ease. This app allows for bulk messaging, batch sending, and contact import. Enhance your messages with photo attachments.
- Bulk SMS sending
- Batch messaging
- Contact import
- Photo attachments
- Send to large groups
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Get your message out effortlessly with Group SMS+. Group SMS+ makes it simple and powerful to send SMS text messages to both large and small groups. Group SMS+ is a powerful yet easy-to-use application for sending SMS text messages to large and small groups of people. #1 Productivity app in South Korea #1 Productivity app in Turkey #1 Productivity app in Egypt #1 Productivity app in Saudi Arabia #1 Productivity app in Kuwait #1 Productivity app in United Arab Emirates #1 Productivity app in Qatar #1 Productivity app in Mali #1 Productivity app in Pakistan KEY FEATURES • Bulk SMS Send a single message to an entire group with just a tap, saving you time and effort. • Batch Messaging Break down your recipients into manageable batches for better message control and delivery success. • Contacts Import Easily import your contacts directly from your phone to build your groups in seconds. • Photo Attachments Make your messages more engaging by attaching photos with ease. You will be charged for each individual SMS text message, not by group. For some mobile operators, you may have to limit the number of your SMS recipients as having too many recipients may cause failure in your recipients receiving your messages. Over hundred recipients messages might cause the heavy bill. IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please note that you will be charged for each individual SMS text message sent, not by group. Some mobile operators may limit the number of recipients per message to prevent delivery issues. Sending messages to over a hundred recipients could result in higher charges.
A2Z Groups
Manage your contacts and send messages or emails to groups efficiently. Organize contacts, create custom groups, and send personalized mass communications. Features include backups, birthday reminders, and contact sharing.
- Create and manage contact groups
- Send mass texts and group emails
- Backup and restore contacts
- Birthday and anniversary notifications
- Share and export contacts
- Clone contacts and groups
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A2Z is the complete contact manager! With A2Z, you can easily create, edit, and delete contacts & groups. Send mass texts and group emails. View recently created contacts. Share or print your contacts. Create backups. Get birthday notifications. And so much more: CONTACTS: • View all of your contacts organized by account or group • Easily find a contact with A2Z's powerful search tool • Select multiple contacts and perform a number of actions including text, email, share, and delete • Quickly perform a number of functions with one touch directly from the contact card GROUPS: • Create groups of contacts from any account including iCloud, Google, Exchange or Outlook • Filter contacts by one or more groups at the same time • Add & remove contacts from a particular group • Add & remove groups from a particular contact FAVORITES: • Create a list of favorites allowing you to quickly call/message/email those contacts GROUP EMAILS & MESSAGES: • Send messages to groups via iMessage, SMS, & WhatsApp • Send emails to groups via Mail App or Gmail App • Attach photos & documents, including from Dropbox • Assign the to/cc/bcc email field to each contact individually • Give your message a personal touch - Automatically refer to each contact by name COMPANIES, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MOST VIEWED, RECENTLY CREATED/MODIFIED/DELETED: • Sort your contacts by company name • View upcoming birthdays & anniversaries • View your most frequently viewed contacts • View recently created & modified contacts • View & restore your recently deleted contacts SHARE CONTACTS: • Share one or more contacts via text message, email, or various other services • Export contacts in the CSV or vCard format DELETE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Quickly delete contacts & groups BACKUP: • Create a backup of any contact account • Restore your backup to any contact account CLONE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Clone a contact from the contact card screen including all contact fields & groups • Clone a group so you don't have to add all of the group members manually START SCREEN: • Specify whether the app should load the contacts, groups, or favorites screen at startup SHORTCUTS: • Press & hold a contact or group to conveniently perform a number of common functions SYNC CONTACTS WITH GOOGLE: • Fully compatible with the "Contacts Sync" app WORKS WELL WITH OTHER CONTACT APPS: • Any contact changes you make with this app will be reflected in any other contact app that queries the iPhone address book (including the standard Contacts & Phone app) SUBSCRIPTIONS: • A2Z Contacts offers a "Premium" subscription which unlocks all of the premium features in the app, including unrestricted group emails and texts, unrestricted sharing of contacts, and access to future premium features. • The "Premium" subscription is priced at $0.99 USD and the subscription length is 1 year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at a cost of $0.99 USD • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Terms of use: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003030954 • Privacy Policy: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/229824667
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Group SMS+ at free with in-app purchases against A2Z Groups's subscription. A2Z Groups's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (82% vs 65%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 SMS+ sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and A2Z Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Group SMS+ against 4.6 for A2Z Groups. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.1K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of Group SMS+'s written reviews are positive against 82% of A2Z Groups's.
Group SMS+ ships an update fortnightly, A2Z Groups every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Group SMS+ | A2Z Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.1K ratings) — better | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.1K — better | 3.9K |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cedars Software, LLC | Playa Apps |
Customer experience
Group SMS+
A2Z Groups
User reviews
Group SMS+
From 4.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Practical and helpful
- 🚀 Straightforward group messaging
- 👍 Great app for organizations
- 🚀 Works well and efficiently
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable message delivery
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs after updates
- 🐛 Overlapping UI elements
- 🐛 Limited functionality compared to advertised features
- 🐛 Inability to send to large groups
A2Z Groups
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient group messaging
- 💡 Helpful for organizing contacts
- 🔒 Reliable privacy policy
- 👍 Customizable groups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🐛 Issues with message delivery
- 🐛 Syncing problems after updates
- 🐛 Duplicate contacts
- 🐛 Disappearing notes/data
Bugs and requests
Group SMS+
Reported bugs
5 issues- Messages not sending to all recipients
- Repeated messages sent to the same contacts
- App freezing or crashing
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Search function not working properly
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to send photos and attachments
- Option to hide recipient list
- Automatic group splitting for large contacts
- Delivery status tracking
- Improved search and contact management
A2Z Groups
Reported bugs
4 issues- Contacts being deleted unexpectedly
- Inability to save contact information
- Syncing issues with Google/Outlook contacts
- Unreliable group messaging
Requested features
5 requests- Scheduled messaging
- Improved group management
- Better integration with native Contacts app
- Map feature
- Birthdays/anniversaries tracking
In-app purchases
Group SMS+
- Bronze Tip$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Silver Tip$2.99
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- Gold Tip$4.99
- Diamond Tip$9.99
- Rocket Tip$19.99
A2Z Groups
- Premium (1 Year)2 variants$0.991 Year
- Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
- Make Contribution$4.99
- Larger Contribution$9.99
Questions
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