Comparison

SA Group Text Lite vs Group SMS Personalized texting

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

Group SMS Personalized texting

Easily send personalized text messages to individuals or groups. Save messages as templates, schedule them, and set reminders for important dates. Customize the app's appearance with themes and font sizes.

Highlights
  • Personalized group and individual messaging
  • Save and send messages as templates
  • Schedule SMS and emails
  • Birthday reminders
  • Email personalization
  • Customizable themes and font size
Features
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Unique features are now introducing in new version for group SMS. Sending text to single group or multiple groups or make it personalized for each recipient was not so much easy as it is right now. Group SMS allows you to send text to individual contacts as well. Extended version can give email personalization for groups and as well as for single contact. Enhancement of Group sms utilize standard text plan of carrier and data plan for emails. Want to send single message on daily basis? Just save it as template and keep sending it on one click. Never miss birthday of your member by setting up reminder. Key Features: Message to single Group of multiple groups Single contact messaging Built in template for group messaging Short codes to make it personalized Email personalization for individual and groups Schedule SMS and Emails. Birthday Reminder for Groups members and contacts Fully customization for font size Select your favorite theme color

Screenshots

SA Group Text Lite4 screens
Group SMS Personalized texting2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SA Group Text Lite at 3.5 against Group SMS Personalized texting's 2.8. SA Group Text Lite also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and review sentiment (66% vs 32%). Group SMS Personalized texting's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume 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. Group SMS Personalized texting sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. SA Group Text Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SA Group Text Lite holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of SA Group Text Lite's written reviews are positive against 32% of Group SMS Personalized texting's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SA Group Text Lite ships an update every 2 months, Group SMS Personalized texting fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SA Group Text Lite versus Group SMS Personalized texting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSA Group Text LiteGroup SMS Personalized texting
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (11 ratings) — better2.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews65.6% of reviews — better31.8% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., LtdGranjur

Customer experience

SA Group Text Lite

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

Group SMS Personalized texting

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive31.8%
Neutral6.8%
Negative61.4%

In-app purchases

None

SA Group Text Lite

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Group SMS Personalized texting

One-time5
  • Facebook$0.99
  • Birthday reminder$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
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  • Personalise$0.99
  • Backup Contacts Feature$0.99

Questions

Is SA Group Text Lite free?
SA Group Text Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group SMS Personalized texting free?
Group SMS Personalized texting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SA Group Text Lite or Group SMS Personalized texting?
SA Group Text Lite is rated higher. SA Group Text Lite averages 3.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Group SMS Personalized texting averages 2.8 from 4 ratings.
Do SA Group Text Lite or Group SMS Personalized texting have ads?
SA Group Text Lite shows ads; Group SMS Personalized texting does not.
Which is updated more often, SA Group Text Lite or Group SMS Personalized texting?
SA Group Text Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Group SMS Personalized texting fortnightly. Most recently, SA Group Text Lite was updated on October 15, 2026 and Group SMS Personalized texting on September 28, 2026.

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