Groups! Free vs A2Z Groups
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Groups! Free
Organize contacts into custom groups for easy communication via text or email. Send personalized messages to multiple recipients simultaneously and share your location. Find contacts quickly with advanced search and set reminders to stay in touch.
- Group contacts into custom lists
- Send mass texts and emails
- Personalize messages
- Attach images to emails
- Share location
- Search contacts by attribute
- Set contact reminders
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You've just found the best, easiest tool for communicating with your iPhone contacts. Downloaded by 2.6 million people in over 100 countries around the world. Don't take our word for it. See for yourself! It's free. Groups works with your native contacts and phone capabilities, so it's completely private. MANAGE + Group your contacts into Friends, Family, etc. + Easily create and manage any groups of contacts + Now translated into 15 languages! + Works with native iPhone groups + Set an icon for each group - now w/more icons! COMMUNICATE + Easily text or email many contacts at once + Works even if your contacts don't have the app + Personalize your texts with first name, last name, etc. + Attach images to your emails, use To | Cc | Bcc + Share your location with people you're meeting FIND + Search within groups, by any attribute + Set reminders to get in touch with people + Quickly build lists of people to contact + Supports all iPhone screen sizes + Takes advantage of the latest iOS features (like Do Not Disturb, Voice Messages etc.) Notes for iOS 7 and iOS 8 users: * Groups will obviously need to access your contacts in order to work. * If you have iMessage turned on, your phone will use it to send out group messages. * iOS 8 has much improved Group Texting capabilities that Groups can take advantage of.
A2Z Groups
Manage your contacts and send messages or emails to groups efficiently. Organize contacts, create custom groups, and send personalized mass communications. Features include backups, birthday reminders, and contact sharing.
- Create and manage contact groups
- Send mass texts and group emails
- Backup and restore contacts
- Birthday and anniversary notifications
- Share and export contacts
- Clone contacts and groups
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A2Z is the complete contact manager! With A2Z, you can easily create, edit, and delete contacts & groups. Send mass texts and group emails. View recently created contacts. Share or print your contacts. Create backups. Get birthday notifications. And so much more: CONTACTS: • View all of your contacts organized by account or group • Easily find a contact with A2Z's powerful search tool • Select multiple contacts and perform a number of actions including text, email, share, and delete • Quickly perform a number of functions with one touch directly from the contact card GROUPS: • Create groups of contacts from any account including iCloud, Google, Exchange or Outlook • Filter contacts by one or more groups at the same time • Add & remove contacts from a particular group • Add & remove groups from a particular contact FAVORITES: • Create a list of favorites allowing you to quickly call/message/email those contacts GROUP EMAILS & MESSAGES: • Send messages to groups via iMessage, SMS, & WhatsApp • Send emails to groups via Mail App or Gmail App • Attach photos & documents, including from Dropbox • Assign the to/cc/bcc email field to each contact individually • Give your message a personal touch - Automatically refer to each contact by name COMPANIES, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MOST VIEWED, RECENTLY CREATED/MODIFIED/DELETED: • Sort your contacts by company name • View upcoming birthdays & anniversaries • View your most frequently viewed contacts • View recently created & modified contacts • View & restore your recently deleted contacts SHARE CONTACTS: • Share one or more contacts via text message, email, or various other services • Export contacts in the CSV or vCard format DELETE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Quickly delete contacts & groups BACKUP: • Create a backup of any contact account • Restore your backup to any contact account CLONE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Clone a contact from the contact card screen including all contact fields & groups • Clone a group so you don't have to add all of the group members manually START SCREEN: • Specify whether the app should load the contacts, groups, or favorites screen at startup SHORTCUTS: • Press & hold a contact or group to conveniently perform a number of common functions SYNC CONTACTS WITH GOOGLE: • Fully compatible with the "Contacts Sync" app WORKS WELL WITH OTHER CONTACT APPS: • Any contact changes you make with this app will be reflected in any other contact app that queries the iPhone address book (including the standard Contacts & Phone app) SUBSCRIPTIONS: • A2Z Contacts offers a "Premium" subscription which unlocks all of the premium features in the app, including unrestricted group emails and texts, unrestricted sharing of contacts, and access to future premium features. • The "Premium" subscription is priced at $0.99 USD and the subscription length is 1 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 • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at a cost of $0.99 USD • 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 • Terms of use: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003030954 • Privacy Policy: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/229824667
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: A2Z Groups at 4.6 against Groups! Free's 2.5. A2Z Groups also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 15) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Groups! Free's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Groups! Free sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and A2Z Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
A2Z Groups holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A2Z Groups has 3.9K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Groups! Free's written reviews are positive against 82% of A2Z Groups's.
Groups! Free ships an update every 3 months, A2Z Groups every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Groups! Free | A2Z Groups |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (15 ratings) | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews | 81.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Qbix, Inc. | Playa Apps |
Customer experience
Groups! Free
A2Z Groups
User reviews
Groups! Free
From 15 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient contact organization
- 💡 Useful for group communication
- 🔒 Integrates well with contacts
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Slow performance
- 🐛 Inability to delete groups
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
A2Z Groups
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient group messaging
- 💡 Helpful for organizing contacts
- 🔒 Reliable privacy policy
- 👍 Customizable groups
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
- 🐛 Issues with message delivery
- 🐛 Syncing problems after updates
- 🐛 Duplicate contacts
- 🐛 Disappearing notes/data
Bugs and requests
Groups! Free
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup
- Groups disappear after use
- Contacts not syncing properly
- Inability to edit or remove groups
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to delete groups
- Faster load times
- More customization options for groups
- Ability to sort contacts within groups
A2Z Groups
Reported bugs
4 issues- Contacts being deleted unexpectedly
- Inability to save contact information
- Syncing issues with Google/Outlook contacts
- Unreliable group messaging
Requested features
5 requests- Scheduled messaging
- Improved group management
- Better integration with native Contacts app
- Map feature
- Birthdays/anniversaries tracking
In-app purchases
Groups! Free
- Nice$1.99
- Sweet$2.99
- Turn off Ads$3.99
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- Helpful$4.99
- + 30 icons2 variants$4.99
- + 60 icons$4.99
- Awesome!$9.99
- + I just like your app$9.99
- + I really love your app!$19.99
A2Z Groups
- Premium (1 Year)2 variants$0.991 Year
- Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
- Make Contribution$4.99
- Larger Contribution$9.99
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