Comparison

Contacts Grouping vs Contacts Grouping Lite

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

Head to head
About

Contacts Grouping

Organize your contacts into custom groups with this powerful management tool. Automatically categorize contacts by company or create your own groups, then easily manage individual entries and communicate with entire groups via email or SMS. Enjoy a fast, responsive experience with customizable themes.

Highlights
  • Automatic contact grouping by company
  • Create, edit, and delete custom groups
  • Manage individual contacts
  • Search contacts
  • Email all group members
  • Send SMS to all group members (iPhone only)
  • Customizable group colors and sort order
Features
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Contacts Grouping is the most popular contact management software with easy-to-use. Features 1. Contact could be gathered in the groups automatically by company names. 2. Groups could be created, edited, or deleted freely. 3. You could also create, delete, and edit a single contact. 4. It support to search for contacts 5. And send email to all group members 6. Fantastic respond speed 7. Support to send sms/text to all group members(Just For iPhone) 8.You could change the group's sort 9.You could change the group's color 10.5 color app themes for choose. Mark: English,Japanese,Chinese versions are available.

About

Contacts Grouping Lite

Organize your contacts into custom groups with this intuitive app. Automatically categorize contacts by company name or create your own groups. Easily manage, search, and communicate with your contact lists.

Highlights
  • Automatic grouping by company name
  • Custom group creation, editing, and deletion
  • Single contact management
  • Contact search functionality
  • Email all group members
  • SMS/text all group members (iPhone only)
  • Customizable group sorting and color
Features
Read full description

Contacts Grouping is the most popular contact management software with easy-to-use. Features 1. Contact could be gathered in the groups automatically by company names. 2. Groups could be created, edited, or deleted freely. 3. You could also create, delete, and edit a single contact. 4. It support to search for contacts 5. And send email to all group members 6. Fantastic respond speed 7. Support to send sms/text to all group members(just for iPhone) 8.You could change the group's sort 9.You could change the group's color Mark: English,Japanese,Chinese versions are available. By downloading or using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Contacts Grouping4 screens
Contacts Grouping Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Contacts Grouping Lite at Free against Contacts Grouping's $19.99. Contacts Grouping Lite also leads on review sentiment (45% vs 37%) and ratings volume (69 vs 20). Contacts Grouping's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, 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

Contacts Grouping Lite is free to download; Contacts Grouping costs $19.99 up front. Contacts Grouping Lite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Contacts Grouping asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Contacts Grouping against 4.7 for Contacts Grouping Lite. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 69 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 37% of Contacts Grouping's written reviews are positive against 45% of Contacts Grouping Lite's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Contacts Grouping versus Contacts Grouping Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts GroupingContacts Grouping Lite
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better4.7 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews36.6% of reviews45.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2069 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEJingEJing

Customer experience

Contacts Grouping

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive36.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative51.2%

Contacts Grouping Lite

All ratings69 ratings
Positive92.8%
Neutral1.4%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral12.0%
Negative42.7%

In-app purchases

None

Contacts Grouping

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Contacts Grouping Lite

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Contacts Grouping free?
Contacts Grouping costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contacts Grouping Lite free?
Contacts Grouping Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contacts Grouping or Contacts Grouping Lite?
Contacts Grouping is rated higher. Contacts Grouping averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Contacts Grouping Lite averages 4.7 from 69 ratings.
Do Contacts Grouping or Contacts Grouping Lite have ads?
Contacts Grouping Lite shows ads; Contacts Grouping does not.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Grouping or Contacts Grouping Lite?
Contacts Grouping ships an update every 2 months, and Contacts Grouping Lite every 2 months. Most recently, Contacts Grouping was updated on September 23, 2026 and Contacts Grouping Lite on September 23, 2026.

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