# Groups vs Cleaner

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.

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.

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.

Groups ships an update every 8 days, Cleaner every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Groups | Cleaner |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.2 (4.9K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/groups/id407855546/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleaner-delete-contact-groups/id1529231775/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **4.9K** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Every 8 days** | Every 10 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 146 MB | 47 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Qbix, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/406865714) | [DO HONG CHIEN](https://appshunter.io/developer/1529231777) |

## 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


### Cleaner

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cleaner-delete-contact-groups/id1529231775)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (3)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Quaterly | $9.99 | per 3 months |
| Yearly | $45.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked 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 14, 2026 and Cleaner on October 7, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*