# Groups vs Duplicate Contacts Manager

The clearest difference is update cadence: Groups at every 8 days against Duplicate Contacts Manager's every 3 weeks. Groups also leads on ratings volume (4.9K vs 763) and review sentiment (76% vs 67%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Groups sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Duplicate Contacts Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Groups against 4.1 for Duplicate Contacts Manager. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groups has 4.9K ratings behind it against 763, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Groups's written reviews are positive against 67% of Duplicate Contacts Manager's.

Groups ships an update every 8 days, Duplicate Contacts Manager every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Groups | Duplicate Contacts Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.2 (4.9K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groups/id407855546/reviews)** | [4.1 (763 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duplicate-contacts-manager/id1141369653/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **4.9K** | 763 |
| Positive reviews | **75.7% of reviews** | 66.7% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 146 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **16.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Qbix, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/406865714) | [Vimal Jain](https://appshunter.io/developer/893943448) |

## What reviewers say

### Groups

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groups/id407855546)

This app transforms your phone's contacts into a private social network. Organize people, share updates, and stay connected without sharing your data with large tech companies. It offers features for communication, event planning, and contact management.

**Highlights:** Organize contacts into custom groups, Set reminders to reach out, Send personalized group messages, Create events and invite guests, Share content from any app, Data privacy focused

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Safari Extension

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unlock All Features | $0.99 | per month |
| Plus | $1.99 | per month |
| Premium | $2.99 | per month |
| Turn off Ads | $1.99 | one-time |
| Turn off Ads | $4.99 | one-time |
| + 500 icons | $5.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Features | $5.99 | one-time |
| + I just like your app | $9.99 | one-time |
| Unlock All Features | $9.99 | one-time |
| + I just like your app | $14.99 | one-time |
| + I really love your app! | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for organizing contacts
- 🚀 Efficient for group messaging
- 👍 Customizable groups

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Unreliable sync and data loss
- 🐛 Buggy updates
- 👎 Poor customer support
- 👎 Confusing UI changes

**Reported bugs**

- Groups disappearing
- Contacts not syncing properly
- Inability to create new groups
- Freezing and crashing on certain actions

**Requested features**

- Ability to delete groups and contacts
- Improved group management and sorting
- Option to send mass texts without individual replies
- Better integration with native contacts app


### Duplicate Contacts Manager

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duplicate-contacts-manager/id1141369653)

This app helps you clean up your address book by merging and removing duplicate contacts. It offers various options for identifying and resolving duplicates based on identical information, similar names, or phone numbers. You can also back up and restore your contacts for safety.

**Highlights:** Merge duplicate contacts, Remove contacts with missing info, Backup and restore contacts, Identify identical contacts, Merge contacts with similar names, Merge contacts with similar phone numbers

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Merger Pro | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Easy and straightforward to use
- 🚀 Efficient at merging and deleting duplicate contacts
- 💰 Free app with no in-app purchases
- 📤 Backup and export contacts functionality

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Inconsistent contact matching, some duplicates missed
- 📷 Issues with contact photos (e.g. replaced with random photos)
- 🔁 Repetitive scanning and loading process
- 📢 Intrusive ads that can't be disabled

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes or freezes during contact processing
- Merged contacts losing important details like notes and birthdays
- Incorrect contact information after merging (e.g. wrong phone numbers)

**Requested features**

- Undo/rollback functionality
- More granular control over merge/delete options
- Support for sorting and filtering contacts
- Backup and restore options for contact data


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Groups free?

Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Duplicate Contacts Manager free?

Duplicate Contacts Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Groups or Duplicate Contacts Manager?

Groups is rated higher. Groups averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Duplicate Contacts Manager averages 4.1 from 763 ratings.

### Do Groups or Duplicate Contacts Manager have ads?

Both Groups and Duplicate Contacts Manager show ads.

### Which is updated more often, Groups or Duplicate Contacts Manager?

Groups ships an update every 8 days, and Duplicate Contacts Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, Groups was updated on October 13, 2026 and Duplicate Contacts Manager on October 13, 2026.

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