Comparison

Group Text vs 生日手册

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

生日手册

Features
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1、生日提醒(birthday reminder) 2、倒计时(countdown) 3、农历生日(lunar birthday) 4、农历生日(solar birthday) 5、生肖(Chinese Zodiac) 6、星座(constellation) 7、iCloud同步(iCloud sync) 8、分享生日信息(share birthday info)

Screenshots

Group Text4 screens
生日手册2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 生日手册 at Free against Group Text's $2.99. 生日手册 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Group Text's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). On ads 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

生日手册 is free to download; Group Text costs $2.99 up front. 生日手册 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Group Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Text ships an update every 3 months, 生日手册 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Group Text versus 生日手册: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup Text生日手册
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer延瑶 纪学明 梁

In-app purchases

None

Group Text

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

生日手册

One-time1
  • Lifetime Member$0.99

Questions

Is Group Text free?
Group Text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 生日手册 free?
生日手册 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Group Text or 生日手册 have ads?
Neither Group Text nor 生日手册 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group Text or 生日手册?
Group Text ships an update every 3 months, and 生日手册 every 3 weeks. Most recently, Group Text was updated on October 24, 2026 and 生日手册 on October 25, 2026.

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