Comparison

SA Group Text vs SMS FilterPro

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

Head to head
About

SA Group Text

Easily send personalized group text messages by importing recipient lists and messages from Excel spreadsheets. This app allows for dynamic message content based on recipient data, streamlining communication for businesses and organizations.

Highlights
  • Import group SMS from Excel
  • Personalize messages with tags
  • Create and manage contact groups
  • Send unsent messages
  • Preview messages before sending
  • Split large messages
  • Supports online SMS providers
Features
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SA Group Text is the most efficient way to send group messages. You can add recipient names and phone numbers in an Excel file. You can enter static or personalized text messages right in the Excel spreadsheet. For example, if you enter “Hi {first name}, ...” in a message, the app will take the first name of the recipients and personalize the message, generating text such as “Hi David, …” , “Hi Michael, …”… You can use an Excel spreadsheet again without editing the spreadsheet on your computer. You can just pick an Excel file, type in a quick message and send it. It is similar to sending a message to a group. SA Group Text is also an easy way to send text messages to the contacts on your iPhone. Just pick groups or individual contacts, type in a static or personalized message and send it. Who uses SA Group Text ? 1) Small Businesses 2) Religious Groups 3) Retail 4) Nightlife - Bars & Nightclubs 5) Restaurants 6) Banks/Financial Institutions 7) Insurance Companies 8) Event Marketers (With hundreds (or even thousands) of people attending your events) 9) Traditional Media 10) Schools 11) Social Groups 12) Real Estate With SA Group Text you can : 1. Import group SMS from an Excel file via USB/WiFi/Email. 2. Create your own groups in an Excel spreadsheet and send messages to them. 3. Send unsent messages . If the app is terminated while sending group SMS, the sending task will be continued next time you launch the app.. 4. Insert tags ({nickname},{firstname},{lastname},{nickname},{company} etc) in your text message in order to create personalized messages. When you use this function, each message has a personal touch. For example: Dear {firstname}, Welcome to our dinner party. 5. Use MS Excel 2003 / 2007 / 2010 , OpenOffice.org , Apple Numbers or any other Excel-compatible applications to create your group text messages. Be sure to save as an Excel 97-2003 Workbook. 6. Export an Excel template , and use it to create your own Excel file. 7. Send SMS to as many recipients as you need within your Excel file 8. Limit the number of recipients per message. The app will split a large message into multiple separate messages. 9. Create a formatted Excel file easily. The file can contain only two columns : Mobile and Message. You can find more example spreadsheets on the app’s website. 10. Create flexible group SMS in your spreadsheet. For example “{family} Family – Practice Tomorrow at 5pm for little {kidname}!” becomes “David Family – Practice Tomorrow at 5pm for little Johnny!”. The names change over and over again. 11. Create contact groups, you can create in-app groups for Exchange contacts. 12. Choose contacts organized in groups, companies, job titles and cities. 13. Preview messages before sending them out. 14. Skip duplicated phone numbers and messages. 15. The lite version has ads. 16. Send online sms, supporting Twilio and Nexmo. 17. Find a way to send messages without user interaction, please contact to samyuservice@gmail.com for details. IMPORTANT NOTE : Please check the setting of "Group Messaging" on the iPhone settings. If the option is available, set it to OFF (yes OFF) to be able to send to large groups. If it's on, the iPhone will try to send MMS instead of SMS and will fail to send to large groups. More detail and up-to-date help guides are available in samapp.com.

About

SMS FilterPro

This app automatically filters unwanted SMS and MMS messages from unknown senders. It allows you to create custom rules to block spam, categorize messages like promotions or transactions, and move them to specific folders without disruptive notifications.

Highlights
  • Filters SMS/MMS from unknown senders
  • Customizable spam and message filters
  • Automatic message categorization
  • Moves messages to specific folders
  • Blocks notifications for spam
  • Highlights keywords in messages
Features
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SMS FilterPro filters incoming SMS and MMS from unknown senders. Define filter rules so that spam messages with specific terms in the sender and/or in the body of the message are no longer disruptive, or that messages are filed in specific folders in the Messages app. SMS FilterPro uses its own smart logic to catch the search terms in the incoming message and to color-code the corresponding terms in your test message! Main functionality: • Different filters to classify messages as spam, or also as promotions or transactions. Subcategories are available from iOS 16. • New incoming messages matching a filter are automatically moved to specific folders (according classification) in the Messages app. • No notifications or badges for spam messages anymore. • Verify a message with all your filters. Restriction by operation system: • Works only with SMS and MMS messages from unknown senders; it doesn't work with messages from senders in your Contacts list or with iMessage messages. Terms of use: http://www.demodit.com/apps/sf/terms

Screenshots

SA Group Text4 screens
SMS FilterPro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SMS FilterPro at 100% against SA Group Text's 58%. SA Group Text's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SA Group Text costs $2.99 and SMS FilterPro $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SA Group Text ships an update every 2 months, SMS FilterPro every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SA Group Text versus SMS FilterPro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSA Group TextSMS FilterPro
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating2.7 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., LtdDemodit GmbH

Customer experience

SA Group Text

All ratings11 ratings
Positive27.3%
Neutral27.3%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive57.7%
Neutral10.3%
Negative32.1%

SMS FilterPro

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SA Group Text

No in-app purchases

None

SMS FilterPro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SA Group Text free?
SA Group Text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SMS FilterPro free?
SMS FilterPro costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do SA Group Text or SMS FilterPro have ads?
Neither SA Group Text nor SMS FilterPro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SA Group Text or SMS FilterPro?
SA Group Text ships an update every 2 months, and SMS FilterPro every 3 months. Most recently, SA Group Text was updated on September 25, 2026 and SMS FilterPro on September 5, 2026.

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