Comparison

Groups vs Paceo

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

Paceo

Features
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Paceo is a focused reading app built around one idea: words should come to you, at a pace you choose, without your eyes ever having to move. **How it works** Paceo presents your text one word at a time, centered on a single stable focus point. Instead of scanning left to right, your eyes stay still while the words arrive. It's a simple shift that many readers find easier to sustain, especially on a phone screen. You're always in control of how fast that happens. Set your words-per-minute and choose between two reading rhythms — Natural, which gives extra time to punctuation and longer words, or Steady, which keeps every word on screen for the same length of time. **Pause without losing your place** Reading this way can feel fast, so Paceo includes Context Pause: stop at any moment and see your current word back in the sentence it came from, with the text just before and after it. Rewind or step forward fifteen words at a time, or scrub through the page with a drag, then pick up exactly where you left off. Longer texts are broken into chapters you can jump between from a simple list, so you're never stuck scrolling to find your spot. **Make it yours** Reader Appearance puts the details in your hands: choose a serif or sans typeface, adjust the text size, pick a focus color, and select a background — from a bright light theme to a true black OLED theme for reading in the dark. A focus guide line can be turned on or off depending on what helps you concentrate. **Your library, your text** Bring your own reading into Paceo. Paste an article, a note, or an essay directly into the app, or import a plain text (.txt) file. Everything you add lives in your personal library, where Paceo keeps track of your progress and lets you pick up right where you stopped. **Your reading, tracked simply** Paceo keeps a private record of your reading activity — time spent, words read, and your pace over time — along with an optional daily reading goal, so you can see your habit build session by session. **Private by design** Paceo works entirely on your device. There's no account to create, no sign-in, and no internet connection required. Your library and reading history stay on your phone — nothing is collected, tracked, or shared, and there are no ads. Paceo is a quiet, focused way to read the things you actually want to read — at the pace that works for you.

Screenshots

Groups4 screens
Paceo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Paceo at none against Groups's 13. Paceo also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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. Paceo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Groups ships an update every 8 days, Paceo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Groups versus Paceo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupsPaceo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (4.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperQbix, Inc.MURAT OZER

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

Paceo

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
None

Paceo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Groups free?
Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paceo free?
Paceo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Groups or Paceo have ads?
Groups shows ads; Paceo does not.
Which is updated more often, Groups or Paceo?
Groups ships an update every 8 days, and Paceo weekly. Most recently, Groups was updated on October 15, 2026 and Paceo on October 2, 2026.

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