Comparison

SA Group Text Lite vs Smile Tech Library

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

Smile Tech Library

Access video tutorials and instructional manuals for your Apple devices. Get direct access to ask questions and contact the support team.

Highlights
  • Video tutorials
  • Instructional manuals
  • Interactive learning
  • Direct Q&A
  • Contact support
Features
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Learn everyday technology at your own pace. Smile Tech Library, formerly Helping Others Smile, brings free instructional videos and step-by-step PDF manuals together in one welcoming Learning Library. Created by Helping Others Smile Foundation, this is the same technology learning app that has been here to help since 2020. It is designed for beginners, older adults, and anyone who wants more confidence with an iPhone, iPad, or computer. START WITH A SMALL STEP Follow a short beginner path: iPhone & iPad first steps, Stay connected with family, Feel safer online, or Computer first steps. Choose any lesson, practice at your own pace, and mark it complete when you are ready. FIND THE HELP YOU NEED Search for an everyday task, such as making text bigger or sending a photo. Browse topics including device basics, messages and calls, photos and videos, internet, privacy and safety, and files and documents. Filter by device or choose videos or manuals. WATCH OR READ Open a video lesson on YouTube or read a PDF manual inside the app. Zoom illustrated pages, fit them to your screen, and move between pages. When a PDF includes selectable text, Text view offers adjustable type and white, warm, or dark reading backgrounds. Image-only manuals retain their illustrated page view. KEEP YOUR LEARNING TOGETHER Save useful lessons, revisit recently opened items, and see what you have completed. Saved lessons, progress, reading preferences, and downloaded manuals stay on your device. No app account or subscription is required. LEARN TOGETHER Find the next scheduled free Technology Class with India House Houston in your local time. Open the Zoom class link or a Google Calendar event that you can save. Holiday schedules may vary. A GROWING LIBRARY The app checks for new lessons automatically and lets you refresh anytime. Read 38 included illustrated guides offline, and download additional manuals for offline reading. Internet is required for library updates, videos, first-time PDF downloads, and external Zoom or calendar links.

Screenshots

SA Group Text Lite4 screens
Smile Tech Library1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Smile Tech Library at 5.0 against SA Group Text Lite's 3.5. Smile Tech Library also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Smile Tech Library holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SA Group Text Lite ships an update every 2 months, Smile Tech Library every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SA Group Text Lite versus Smile Tech Library: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSA Group Text LiteSmile Tech Library
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., LtdHelping Others Smile

Customer experience

SA Group Text Lite

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

Smile Tech Library

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SA Group Text Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Smile Tech Library

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 Smile Tech Library free?
Smile Tech Library is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SA Group Text Lite or Smile Tech Library?
Smile Tech Library is rated higher. SA Group Text Lite averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Smile Tech Library averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do SA Group Text Lite or Smile Tech Library have ads?
SA Group Text Lite shows ads; Smile Tech Library does not.
Which is updated more often, SA Group Text Lite or Smile Tech Library?
SA Group Text Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Smile Tech Library every 9 days. Most recently, SA Group Text Lite was updated on October 23, 2026 and Smile Tech Library on October 23, 2026.

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