Comparison

xGroupSMS vs Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++

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

Head to head
About

xGroupSMS

Easily send SMS messages to groups or individuals. Manage contacts, create custom templates, and import data from your phonebook or Google Sheets. Enjoy a privacy-focused, ad-free experience with local message storage and data management options.

Highlights
  • Group SMS sending
  • Contact group management
  • Customizable message templates
  • Import contacts from phonebook/Google Sheets
  • Message history tracking
  • Privacy-focused local storage
  • Data import/export
Features
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* Send SMS to a group or individual * Group Management: Create and manage contact groups with ease. Rename groups, add or modify contacts, and ensure no duplicate numbers. * Customizable Messaging: Compose messages or select from pre-made templates to save time. Templates can be edited, deleted, or searched by keyword. * Smart Integration: Import contacts from your phonebook or a shared Google Sheet URL. * Seamless SMS Sending: Leverage iPhone’s built-in SMS functionality to send messages to your selected groups effortlessly. * Message History: View, search, and filter all sent messages for efficient tracking. * Friendly User Interfaces: Dark & light theme support, Ad-free experience available * Privacy-focused: messages stored locally * Data Management: All user to import and export APP data into local phone or icloud

About

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++

Manage and transfer contacts across multiple address books. Send bulk messages, emails, or WeChat messages with customizable templates. Protects against data loss and offers direct peer-to-peer transfer without internet.

Highlights
  • Multiple address books
  • Bulk messaging/emailing/WeChat
  • Message templates
  • Peer-to-peer contact transfer
  • Local address book backup/restore
  • Duplicate contact finder/merger
  • Birthday reminders
Features
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With this app, you could conveniently print/email/edit/manage your contacts, add/remove groups, add/remove group batch members, bulk messages/emails/wechat, and transfer between iOS devices in a way of peer-peer direct communication without any involvement of internet or cloud storage, your permission would be requested each time before transferring. In addition, you could conveniently organize multiple address books, for example, multiple address books transferred from other iOS devices could be stored/loaded/deleted in your iPhone or iPad. Your local address book could be saved in multiple versions, each version could be loaded/deleted individually. The following features are supported: * to keep multiple sets of address books in one iPhone or iPad * to bulk messages/emails/wechat * to organize templates of messages/emails/wechat * to add/remove groups * to add/remove group batch members * to transfer your address book from iPhone/iPad to another one directly without connecting internet or cloud * to add multiple address books from other iPhones/iPads to yours * to select any one of the received address books as your current local address book * to save your current address book locally and to restore it in case of need * to avoid erroneous deletion by protection mechanism * to make paper hardcopies of your address books by printing * no disclosure/hacking risk of internet and cloud because of peer/peer direct communication without internet * no risks of losing old contacts during transferring, old contacts would be remained or replaced by new one if their names are the same * to save your address book electronically via email, message or airdrop * to add new contacts * to modify existing contacts * to delete contacts in mass fashion * to set/view birthday reminder * to support advanced query (empty/non-empty/matching/containing/starting with/ending with) * to find/merge duplicates * to transfer individual contacts (sending via "Advanced Querying”, receiving via "Import Address Book") * to enable/disable images when transferring individual contacts (via “Settings”) * to transfer individual address books (sending via "Organize Multi Address Books”, receiving via "Import Address Book") * no registration is required

Screenshots

xGroupSMS4 screens
Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: xGroupSMS at 33% against Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++'s 0%. Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++'s advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. xGroupSMS sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
xGroupSMS versus Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterxGroupSMSLite Bulk Multi Address Book++
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUGOOD Technology,LLCCecron Technologies

Customer experience

xGroupSMS

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral22.2%
Negative44.4%

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

xGroupSMS

One-time4
  • Member Signature$0.99
  • Signature$1.99
  • Remove Ad Banner for members$1.99
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  • Remove Ad Banner$2.99
5 purchases

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++

One-time5
  • transfer/print$1.99
  • multi address books$1.99
  • groups$1.99
Show 2 more
  • bulk SMS/MMS/Emails$1.99
  • all features$4.99

Questions

Is xGroupSMS free?
xGroupSMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ free?
Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do xGroupSMS or Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ have ads?
Neither xGroupSMS nor Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, xGroupSMS or Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++?
xGroupSMS ships an update every 2 months, and Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ every 2 months. Most recently, xGroupSMS was updated on October 8, 2026 and Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ on October 7, 2026.

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