Comparison

Groups vs Contacts+ | Address Book

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

Contacts+ | Address Book

This cloud-based address book simplifies contact management by syncing across devices and accounts. It offers features like contact deduplication, business card scanning, and automatic enrichment to keep your information organized and up-to-date.

Highlights
  • Cross-device, cross-platform sync
  • Contact deduplication
  • Scan and save business cards
  • Tag contacts and add notes
  • Automatic contact enrichment
  • Spam blocking
Features
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Meet your new favorite contact management tool, Contacts+. Contacts+ is a cloud-based address book designed to take the hassle out of contact management so you can focus on what matters most - relationships. Truly multi-platform, Contacts+ syncs your contacts across your devices as well as across various accounts you may store contacts in (such as Gmail, Exchange, Office365, and iCloud). Why use Contacts+? • Contact deduplication - Consolidate all your information about each contact into one, holistic profile. Never wonder again which pieces of contact information are correct. • Cross-device, cross-platform sync - Your address book is now available everywhere. • Scan & save business cards - Upload a picture of scanned business card, and we'll transcribe the information & add it to your address book. • Organized your way - Tag contacts to create custom groupings, or leave notes for added context. • Automatic contact enrichment - We'll help fill in the details about your contacts (photos, social profiles, & more) by adding content we find from around the web. • Spam Block - We help enable you to connect with friends and colleagues and block unwanted people, telemarketers, and spam. Do even MORE with Contacts+ Premium. With Premium, you can: • Scan MORE business cards - Scan & save up to 1,000 business cards a year. • Sync multiple accounts - Sync up to 5 address books & keep your contacts in sync across multiple platforms. • Choose Monthly or Annual Premium subscription - Pick a plan that fits your needs. Contacts+ is free to download and use, and Contacts+ Premium is available by subscription and unlocks all of the features above. Prices may vary by location. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy & Terms of Service This App is for professional use and not intended for children under the age of 16, and we will never intentionally collect any information from users under the age of 16. For more information, please visit our privacy policy. Privacy Policy: https://www.contactsplus.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.contactsplus.com/terms Questions, feedback, just want to say "hi"? You can email us at support@contactsplus.com!

Screenshots

Groups4 screens
Contacts+ | Address Book4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Contacts+ | Address Book at none against Groups's shown. Contacts+ | Address Book also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Groups sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Contacts+ | Address Book sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contacts+ | Address Book holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.9K and 5.8K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 59% and 60% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groups ships an update every 8 days, Contacts+ | Address Book every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Groups versus Contacts+ | Address Book: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupsContacts+ | Address Book
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.9K ratings)4.5 (5.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.9K5.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB52 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperQbix, Inc.FullContact Inc.

Customer experience

Groups

All ratings4,916 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral6.1%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews462 reviews
Positive59.3%
Neutral6.9%
Negative33.8%

Contacts+ | Address Book

All ratings5,805 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews683 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative30.5%

User reviews

Groups

From 4.9K App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Contacts+ | Address Book

From 5.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy contact management
  • 🔍 Useful contact enrichment
  • 📚 Great contact organization
  • 🔗 Seamless sync across platforms

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unreliable sync and data loss
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔍 Inaccurate contact information
  • 🤯 Confusing user experience

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

Contacts+ | Address Book

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes on latest iOS versions
  • Sync issues causing duplicate and missing contacts
  • Inability to restore deleted or lost contacts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Native integration with Outlook and Microsoft 365
  • Improved contact deduplication and merging
  • Better support for international contacts and languages
  • Customizable contact fields and views

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
8 purchases

Contacts+ | Address Book

Subscriptions7
  • Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Contacts+ Quarterly Premium$13.991 Month
  • Contacts+ Monthly Premium$15.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Premium (Quarterly)$29.993 Months
  • Contacts+ Quarterly Premium$39.993 Months
  • Premium (Annual)$99.991 Year
  • Contacts+ Yearly Premium$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pack of 100 business cards$9.99

Questions

Is Groups free?
Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contacts+ | Address Book free?
Contacts+ | Address Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Groups or Contacts+ | Address Book?
Contacts+ | Address Book is rated higher. Groups averages 4.2 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Contacts+ | Address Book averages 4.5 from 5.8K ratings.
Do Groups or Contacts+ | Address Book have ads?
Groups shows ads; Contacts+ | Address Book does not.
Which is updated more often, Groups or Contacts+ | Address Book?
Groups ships an update every 8 days, and Contacts+ | Address Book every 2 weeks. Most recently, Groups was updated on September 23, 2026 and Contacts+ | Address Book on September 23, 2026.

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