Comparison

Group Text vs StarFish Home

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

Head to head
About

Group Text

Easily send personalized group SMS messages to contacts from your address book or Excel files. Automate message content with custom fields for a tailored communication experience.

Highlights
  • Personalized group SMS
  • Excel file import/export
  • Address book integration
  • Customizable message templates
  • System group management
  • Contact search
  • Message encryption/decryption
Features
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Send SMS like this:"{FirstName}, Happy New Year",the actual SMS will be replaced with "tom,Happy New Year" Send group SMS to contacts in Excel file or iPhone's address book This is the easiest way to manage contacts group SMS Easy Pro is very effective, if you need to send text messages to a large temporary recipients , this is a very effective tool. When you defined text message , recipient names and phone numbers in an Excel file, you can send personalized SMS like this: "{FirstName}, Happy New Year", the actual SMS content will be replaced with "mechanical, Happy New Year"," jack,Happy New Year "," tom, Happy New Year "... You can create an Excel file on the computer that contains the definition of personalized SMS content and receive numbers, and then uploaded to the iPhone via WiFi / iTunes, you can send personalized text messages to contacts in Excel. The Excel file must include the recipient number column which named "TEL", the other columns are optional. You can also export a sample file, edit the sample file and recipient information. SMS Easy Pro can also texting to contacts in iPhone's address book. FEATURES: 1. Support send personalized group SMS and normal SMS, the number of the recipient is not limited to the contacts in Excel. 2. Support send personalized group SMS and normal SMS to the contacts in iPhone's address book. 3. Personalize content of messages very easily, for example, in an Excel you had customized the content of the message like this:"Hello, {FullName}, please come to pick up the gift," when you import this file to iPhone , you can insert the label if you want, such as: "Hello , {FullName}, please come to pick up the gift, your gift order number is: {GiftNum}". Messages will be converted into something like this: "Hello, mack tinda, please come to pick up the gift, your gift order number is: 1942", "Hello,qiongs join , please come to pick up the gift, your gift order number is: 2012" ... 4. Import Excel file with three ways: AirDrop,iTunes and WIFI. 5. Export sample file: AirDrop,iTunes or WIFI. 6. System group management,you can increase, delete, modify one group. You can also add or remove the contacts in one group. 7. Searching quickly by phone number or name of contact. 8. The message can be record after sent if you want. 9. You can define some template, which can help you enter message fast next time. 10. You can encrypt and decrypt text if you want. 11. It is very simple to create an Excel file, you can create one using a variety of software, Please give us your feedback on the app! Thanks for testing SMS Easy Email: sms_easy_support@163.com

About

StarFish Home

Discover and manage real estate with comprehensive services including sales, leasing, and asset management. Explore properties through VR, maps, and agent connections to find your ideal home.

Highlights
  • Second-hand house sales
  • Ordinary leasing
  • Residential asset management
  • New house transactions
  • VR property viewing
  • Map-based property search
  • Contact real estate agents
Features
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Haixing Meiju provides you with comprehensive real estate services such as second-hand house sales, ordinary leasing, residential asset management, new house transactions, overseas real estate, commercial office, etc. You can freely choose your favorite houses through VR viewing, residential area finding, map finding, establishment of room selection card, contact agent, download APP and other ways. Starfish Meiju will accompany you to find your home in your heart.

Screenshots

Group Text4 screens
StarFish Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: StarFish Home at Free against Group Text's $2.99. StarFish Home also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 1.8). Group Text's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, ads, 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

StarFish Home is free to download; Group Text costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

StarFish Home holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Group Text's written reviews are positive against 100% of StarFish Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Text ships an update every 3 months, StarFish Home every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Group Text versus StarFish Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup TextStarFish Home
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings610 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB85 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developer延瑶 纪晓威 刘

Customer experience

Group Text

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

StarFish Home

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Group Text

No in-app purchases

None

StarFish Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Group Text free?
Group Text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is StarFish Home free?
StarFish Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Group Text or StarFish Home?
StarFish Home is rated higher. Group Text averages 1.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while StarFish Home averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Group Text or StarFish Home have ads?
Neither Group Text nor StarFish Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group Text or StarFish Home?
Group Text ships an update every 3 months, and StarFish Home every 3 weeks. Most recently, Group Text was updated on October 24, 2026 and StarFish Home on October 21, 2026.

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