Comparison

Groups vs Cleaner

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

Head to head
About

Groups

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
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You've just found the best, easiest app for staying in touch with people. Try it for yourself — it's free! Downloaded by millions in over 100 countries, Groups turns your phone's native contacts into a private social network. Organize your groups, share with friends and family, and stay connected — without feeding Big Tech your data. ORGANIZE YOUR CONTACTS: ◆ Group by how you know them — friends, family, work, hobbies ◆ See who you met recently and interaction history ◆ Smart search finds anyone instantly ◆ Clean up duplicates and merge contacts STAY IN TOUCH: ◆ Set reminders to reach out to people who matter ◆ Send personalized messages to your whole circle at once ◆ Message templates for birthdays, holidays, events ◆ Track who you haven't spoken to in a while SHARE TOGETHER: ◆ Exchange contact info instantly with QR codes ◆ Take Group Photos with fun AI effects ◆ Create events and invite people (they join via browser — no app needed) ◆ Share links, photos, and content from any app ◆ Custom icons for each group YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS: ◆ Unlike Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn, your contacts never leave your phone. ◆ Messages go directly through SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, or Email — recipients don't need Groups to receive them. ◆ No algorithms deciding who sees your posts. No ads. No data mining. No selling your information. ◆ Just a better way to stay connected with the people you actually care about. Through channels you already use. WORKS WITH EVERYTHING: ◆ Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more. ◆ Fully compatible with iOS features like Do Not Disturb, Voice Messages, and Shortcuts. Now available on iPad. OWN YOUR COMMUNITY Every contact is real social capital. Whether you're organizing a book club, coordinating family events, or building a community around shared interests — Groups helps you bring people together on your terms. Free to download. Start growing your private social network today.

About

Cleaner

This app helps organize your phone's address book by merging duplicate contacts, removing incomplete entries, and backing up your data. It offers a quick and easy way to clean up your contacts and prevent data loss.

Highlights
  • Merge duplicate contacts
  • Find and remove duplicate contacts
  • Cleanup contacts with missing data
  • Backup contacts
  • Export contacts as VCF files
  • Cloud backup storage
Features
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Your address book is a mess? Cleaner will fix it in a few seconds: - Merge duplicate contacts and cleanup your phone book - Easily find and remove duplicate contacts - Backup contacts with a single tap Merge Duplicate Contacts: Having the same address book for many years, switching phones, importing contacts from other sources – can all cause the appearance of duplicate contacts. Cleaner will help you to find and merge these duplications, by allocating contacts with similar names or identical phone numbers and email addresses. Contacts Cleanup: Simple mistakes and lack of attention can cause the creation of “bad” contacts with missing data. Locate and get rid of these "worthless" contacts, with missing names or phone numbers, by simply removing them for good. Backup Contacts: Avoid the chance of losing your precious contacts by keeping them safely stored on a secured cloud. Keep backup files of your address book stored on-line or export VCF files via Email, Google Drive, WhatsApp, Telegram and many other services. SIMPLY MERGE DUPLICATE CONTACTS - Merge all duplicate contacts with one tap! - Find & merge contacts with similar names. - Find & Merge contacts with duplicate phone or email. ============================================= Below is subscription details: • Subscription Prices: - Monthly: $3.99 for a month - Quaterly: $9.99 for 3 months - Yearly: $45.99 for a 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. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal • 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. The app adds the great features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://vinsofts.com/privacy-policy/ • Terms of use: https://vinsofts.com/en/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Groups4 screens
Cleaner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cleaner at 5.0 against Groups's 4.2. Cleaner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 76%). Groups's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Groups sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Cleaner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cleaner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Groups has 4.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Groups's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cleaner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groups ships an update every 8 days, Cleaner every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Groups versus Cleaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupsCleaner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.9K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.9K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQbix, Inc.DO HONG CHIEN

Customer experience

Groups

All ratings4,916 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews1,714 reviews
Positive75.7%
Neutral5.7%
Negative18.6%

Cleaner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Groups

Reported bugs

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

Requested features

4 requests
  • 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

Cleaner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Groups

Subscriptions3
  • Unlock All Features$0.991 Month
  • Plus$1.991 Month
  • Premium$2.991 Month
One-time8
  • Turn off Ads$1.99
  • Turn off Ads$4.99
  • + 500 icons$5.99
Show 5 more
  • Unlock All Features$5.99
  • + I just like your app2 variants$9.99
  • Unlock All Features$9.99
  • + I just like your app$14.99
  • + I really love your app!2 variants$19.99
3 purchases

Cleaner

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Quaterly3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Yearly3 Days trial$45.991 Year

Questions

Is Groups free?
Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cleaner free?
Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Groups or Cleaner?
Cleaner is rated higher. Groups averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Cleaner averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Groups or Cleaner have ads?
Both Groups and Cleaner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Groups or Cleaner?
Groups ships an update every 8 days, and Cleaner every 10 months. Most recently, Groups was updated on October 13, 2026 and Cleaner on October 7, 2026.

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