Comparison

Group Text vs Group SMS

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

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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

Group SMS

Easily send personalized SMS messages to multiple contacts at once. Create custom lists, use templates with variables, and schedule messages for future delivery. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Personalized group SMS
  • Custom contact lists
  • Message templates with variables
  • Scheduled SMS sending
  • Send history log
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Group SMS — One message, all your contacts. The fastest way to send personalized SMS messages to groups, distribution lists and contacts — right from your iPhone, through the Messages app you already use. --- GROUPS & LISTS --- Import your iPhone contacts into groups or build custom distribution lists from scratch. Add contacts manually or import thousands in seconds from a CSV file exported by Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. Your address book stays untouched. In a group, the app spots contacts that share the same number so you can leave out the duplicates with one tap (Pro). --- SCAN CONTACTS FROM A PHOTO (PRO) --- Take a photo of a sign-up sheet or a printed list, or pick a screenshot: Group SMS reads names and phone numbers right on your iPhone. Check the list, fix any misread number with a tap and import only the contacts you select. --- MINI-CRM: LIST FIELDS (PRO) --- Every extra column in your CSV — amount, due date, plan, membership number — becomes a field of the list. Write a message to the list, tap the fields to insert them, and each customer receives their own values. A real preview shows exactly what every person will get, and the app warns you about contacts with missing values. Next month, re-import the updated file into the same list: contacts are updated, not duplicated. Select only who still has an amount due and send your reminder. --- TEMPLATES --- Save your most-used messages as templates and send them in one tap. With Pro, use {name}, {surname} and {phone} placeholders, with a default value when a detail is missing. Pro also includes a library of 15 ready-made messages for appointments, gyms and clubs, shops, notices and events. --- PERSONALIZED SENDING --- When a message contains variables, Group SMS opens one message per contact, already filled in with their details. You confirm each one with a tap; turn on auto-open and the next message opens by itself. Nobody sees the other recipients. --- ONE BY ONE OR IN BLOCKS --- One by one, the default: each recipient gets their own message, nobody sees the others and no group chat is created. You confirm every message with a tap. In blocks: up to 40 recipients per message, so fewer taps. If recipients use iMessage or RCS, iPhone turns it into a group conversation where everyone sees the others' numbers and replies: the app reminds you before every send in blocks. --- EXCLUDED NUMBERS (PRO) --- Add people who asked not to be contacted — manually, from your contacts or from a list. They are left out of every send automatically, even if your subscription ends. --- SCHEDULED SMS --- Plan one-off or recurring messages — daily, weekly or monthly. The app reminds you at exactly the right time and opens the message ready to send. --- SEND HISTORY --- Every send is logged automatically: see who received the message, and resend to the rest with one tap. --- ICLOUD SYNC --- Your groups, lists, templates and history sync across all your Apple devices via iCloud. --- PRO --- Upgrade to Group SMS Pro to send to every contact of your groups and lists (the free plan sends to the first 25), remove the “Sent with Group SMS” signature and unlock contact scanning, the template library, duplicate exclusion, list fields, excluded numbers, scheduled reminders, personalized templates, send history and iCloud sync. Group SMS never sends messages on its own: every SMS is sent by the iPhone Messages app after your confirmation. Group SMS is free to download. Group SMS Pro is optional: price and duration are shown in the app before you confirm any purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Group Text4 screens
Group SMS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Group SMS at Free against Group Text's $2.99. Group SMS also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.8) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Group Text's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (56% vs 25%). On ratings volume, 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

Group SMS is free to download; Group Text costs $2.99 up front. Group SMS sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Group Text asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Group SMS holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Group Text's written reviews are positive against 25% of Group SMS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group Text ships an update every 3 months, Group SMS fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Group Text versus Group SMS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup TextGroup SMS
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating1.8 (6 ratings)3.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer延瑶 纪Carlo Di Giuseppe

Customer experience

Group Text

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

Group SMS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

Group Text

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Group SMS

Subscriptions2
  • Group SMS Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Group SMS Pro – Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Banner$0.99
  • Group SMS Pro – Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Group Text free?
Group Text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Group Text or Group SMS?
Group SMS is rated higher. Group Text averages 1.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Group SMS averages 3.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Group Text or Group SMS have ads?
Neither Group Text nor Group SMS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group Text or Group SMS?
Group Text ships an update every 3 months, and Group SMS fortnightly. Most recently, Group Text was updated on October 24, 2026 and Group SMS on October 24, 2026.

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