Comparison

SA Group Text Lite vs Numinar

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 Lite

Efficiently send personalized group text messages by importing recipient data from Excel files. Create custom messages with dynamic fields for a personal touch. Supports various Excel formats and offers options for managing contacts and sending messages.

Highlights
  • Import group SMS from Excel
  • Personalized messages with tags
  • Create custom Excel templates
  • Send messages to unlimited recipients
  • Split large messages into multiple parts
  • Preview messages before sending
  • Supports Twilio and Nexmo for online SMS
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. 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

Numinar

Easily engage in targeted voter outreach directly from your smartphone. Support campaigns and causes by sending voting reminders, planning canvassing routes, or making calls to contacts.

Highlights
  • Targeted voter outreach
  • Text voting reminders
  • Map canvassing routes
  • Make campaign calls
  • Support campaigns and causes
Features
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Numinar’s app powers targeted voter outreach from your phone. Support your favorite campaigns and causes by texting voting reminders to friends, mapping canvassing routes, or making calls.

Screenshots

SA Group Text Lite4 screens
Numinar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Numinar at 4.6 against SA Group Text Lite's 3.5. Numinar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (92% vs 66%). SA Group Text Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.5). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Numinar holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Numinar has 97 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of SA Group Text Lite's written reviews are positive against 92% of Numinar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SA Group Text Lite ships an update every 2 months, Numinar monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
SA Group Text Lite versus Numinar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSA Group Text LiteNuminar
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings)4.6 (97 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews92.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1197 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB92 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., LtdNuminar Inc

Customer experience

SA Group Text Lite

All ratings11 ratings
Positive54.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral15.6%
Negative18.8%

Numinar

All ratings97 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral1.1%
Negative6.8%

In-app purchases

None

SA Group Text Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Numinar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SA Group Text Lite free?
SA Group Text Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numinar free?
Numinar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SA Group Text Lite or Numinar?
Numinar is rated higher. SA Group Text Lite averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Numinar averages 4.6 from 97 ratings.
Do SA Group Text Lite or Numinar have ads?
SA Group Text Lite shows ads; Numinar does not.
Which is updated more often, SA Group Text Lite or Numinar?
SA Group Text Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Numinar monthly. Most recently, SA Group Text Lite was updated on September 19, 2026 and Numinar on September 22, 2026.

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