Comparison

Contacts Grouping Lite vs A2Z Groups

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

Head to head
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
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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 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/

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Screenshots

Contacts Grouping Lite4 screens
A2Z Groups4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Contacts Grouping Lite at free with in-app purchases against A2Z Groups's subscription. Contacts Grouping Lite also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). A2Z Groups's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 45%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Contacts Grouping Lite sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Contacts Grouping Lite against 4.6 for A2Z Groups. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A2Z Groups has 3.9K ratings behind it against 69, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Contacts Grouping Lite's written reviews are positive against 82% of A2Z Groups's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Grouping Lite ships an update every 2 months, A2Z Groups every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Contacts Grouping Lite versus A2Z Groups: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts Grouping LiteA2Z Groups
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (69 ratings) — better4.6 (3.9K ratings)
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings693.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEJingPlaya Apps

Customer experience

Contacts Grouping Lite

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

A2Z Groups

All ratings3,901 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews519 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Contacts Grouping Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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

1 purchases

Contacts Grouping Lite

Subscriptions1
  • Remove Ads$0.991 Month
4 purchases

A2Z Groups

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 Year)2 variants$0.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
  • Make Contribution$4.99
  • Larger Contribution$9.99

Questions

Is Contacts Grouping Lite free?
Contacts Grouping Lite is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is A2Z Groups free?
A2Z Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contacts Grouping Lite or A2Z Groups?
Contacts Grouping Lite is rated higher. Contacts Grouping Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while A2Z Groups averages 4.6 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Contacts Grouping Lite or A2Z Groups have ads?
Contacts Grouping Lite shows ads; A2Z Groups does not.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Grouping Lite or A2Z Groups?
Contacts Grouping Lite ships an update every 2 months, and A2Z Groups every 3 weeks. Most recently, Contacts Grouping Lite was updated on September 23, 2026 and A2Z Groups on September 24, 2026.

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