Comparison

A2Z Groups vs Contacts

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

Head to head
About

A2Z Groups

Manage your contacts and send messages or emails to groups efficiently. Organize contacts, create custom groups, and send personalized mass communications. Features include backups, birthday reminders, and contact sharing.

Highlights
  • Create and manage contact groups
  • Send mass texts and group emails
  • Backup and restore contacts
  • Birthday and anniversary notifications
  • Share and export contacts
  • Clone contacts and groups
Features
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A2Z is the complete contact manager! With A2Z, you can easily create, edit, and delete contacts & groups. Send mass texts and group emails. View recently created contacts. Share or print your contacts. Create backups. Get birthday notifications. And so much more: CONTACTS: • View all of your contacts organized by account or group • Easily find a contact with A2Z's powerful search tool • Select multiple contacts and perform a number of actions including text, email, share, and delete • Quickly perform a number of functions with one touch directly from the contact card GROUPS: • Create groups of contacts from any account including iCloud, Google, Exchange or Outlook • Filter contacts by one or more groups at the same time • Add & remove contacts from a particular group • Add & remove groups from a particular contact FAVORITES: • Create a list of favorites allowing you to quickly call/message/email those contacts GROUP EMAILS & MESSAGES: • Send messages to groups via iMessage, SMS, & WhatsApp • Send emails to groups via Mail App or Gmail App • Attach photos & documents, including from Dropbox • Assign the to/cc/bcc email field to each contact individually • Give your message a personal touch - Automatically refer to each contact by name COMPANIES, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MOST VIEWED, RECENTLY CREATED/MODIFIED/DELETED: • Sort your contacts by company name • View upcoming birthdays & anniversaries • View your most frequently viewed contacts • View recently created & modified contacts • View & restore your recently deleted contacts SHARE CONTACTS: • Share one or more contacts via text message, email, or various other services • Export contacts in the CSV or vCard format DELETE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Quickly delete contacts & groups BACKUP: • Create a backup of any contact account • Restore your backup to any contact account CLONE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Clone a contact from the contact card screen including all contact fields & groups • Clone a group so you don't have to add all of the group members manually START SCREEN: • Specify whether the app should load the contacts, groups, or favorites screen at startup SHORTCUTS: • Press & hold a contact or group to conveniently perform a number of common functions SYNC CONTACTS WITH GOOGLE: • Fully compatible with the "Contacts Sync" app WORKS WELL WITH OTHER CONTACT APPS: • Any contact changes you make with this app will be reflected in any other contact app that queries the iPhone address book (including the standard Contacts & Phone app) SUBSCRIPTIONS: • A2Z Contacts offers a "Premium" subscription which unlocks all of the premium features in the app, including unrestricted group emails and texts, unrestricted sharing of contacts, and access to future premium features. • The "Premium" subscription is priced at $0.99 USD and the subscription length is 1 year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at a cost of $0.99 USD • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Terms of use: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003030954 • Privacy Policy: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/229824667

About

Contacts

Effortlessly back up and export your contacts to a secure file. Restore them on any device with a single tap, or sync them across your devices. Offers cloud storage and military-grade encryption for premium users.

Highlights
  • One-tap contact backup
  • Export contacts as .vcf
  • Restore contacts on any device
  • Cloud storage (Pro)
  • AES-256 encryption (Pro)
  • Contact synchronization
Features
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My Contacts Backup is a powerful free tool to save all your contacts in one single tap. Store your contacts backup files easily and safely in the cloud and synchronize those contacts between your devices. Export your contacts instantly by email or iMessage as a .vcf file and restore all your contacts backup simply whenever you want on any device. All of this is possible directly from your iPhone! Create your contacts backup in seconds with the easiest backup tool on the App Store. Simply pick the contacts you want to secure, and let the app create a contacts backup file in no time. Share your contacts backup via Message, Email and Airdrop. At any time, you can access and restore previous contacts backup. My Contacts Backup made it easy to backup and restore your contacts all from your phone without the need of a computer or software. My Contacts Backup allows you to recover, transfer, manage, copy your contacts and files. My Contacts backup also helps you recover your list of contacts backup & contacts sync. Access and manage all your contacts backup history easily, every single file is stored safely. Try My Contacts Backup now and never lose any contacts again! Some of the completely free features of My Contacts Backup: • Create full contacts backup of all your contacts in just a few seconds • Share and export your contacts backup via Message, Email, or Airdrop We also offer My Contacts Backup Pro, a set of premium features to keep your contacts secure at all times while accessible from all places. My Contacts Backup Pro service includes the following features: • Secure cloud storage of your contacts backup • Military-grade AES-256 encryption of your cloud contacts backup • Access all previous contacts backup created through My Contacts Backup • Restore all your contacts on any device • Access and manage your contacts backup history • Synchronize your contacts backup files in the cloud ------------------------ Subscription Information - The subscription price is ($49.99)* per year and is automatically renewed every year until cancelled. - Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account as soon as you confirm your purchase. - You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal from your Apple ID account settings after the purchase. - Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - The cost of renewal will be charged to your account in the 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. - When cancelling a subscription, your subscription will stay active until the end of the period. Auto-renewal will be disabled, but the current subscription will not be refunded. - Any features requiring an active subscription (including Cloud Storage) may, at any time without notice, be turned off or removed after the subscription has ended. *Prices are equal to the value that “Apple’s App Store Matrix” determines is the equivalent of the subscription price in $USD. Terms of Service: https://shorturl.at/hjmCK Privacy Policy: https://shorturl.at/chrsw

Screenshots

A2Z Groups4 screens
Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

A2Z Groups and Contacts both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 82% of A2Z Groups's written reviews are positive against 0% of Contacts's. A2Z Groups also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 43). Contacts's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, 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. A2Z Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and Contacts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: A2Z Groups has 3.9K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of A2Z Groups's written reviews are positive against 0% of Contacts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A2Z Groups ships an update every 3 weeks, Contacts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
A2Z Groups versus Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA2Z GroupsContacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (3.9K ratings)4.8 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3.9K — better43
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaya AppsKpera Sadeck Yarou N'gobi

Customer experience

A2Z Groups

All ratings3,928 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral4.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews522 reviews
Positive82.0%
Neutral4.8%
Negative13.2%

Contacts

All ratings43 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

A2Z Groups

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Contacts being deleted unexpectedly
  • Inability to save contact information
  • Syncing issues with Google/Outlook contacts
  • Unreliable group messaging

Requested features

5 requests
  • Scheduled messaging
  • Improved group management
  • Better integration with native Contacts app
  • Map feature
  • Birthdays/anniversaries tracking

Contacts

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

A2Z Groups

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 Year)2 variants$0.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
  • Make Contribution$4.99
  • Larger Contribution$9.99
2 purchases

Contacts

Subscriptions2
  • MCBackup Pro - 1 month$2.991 Month
  • MCBackup Pro$49.991 Year

Questions

Is A2Z Groups free?
A2Z Groups is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contacts free?
Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, A2Z Groups or Contacts?
Contacts is rated higher. A2Z Groups averages 4.6 out of 5 from 3.9K ratings, while Contacts averages 4.8 from 43 ratings.
Do A2Z Groups or Contacts have ads?
Neither A2Z Groups nor Contacts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A2Z Groups or Contacts?
A2Z Groups ships an update every 3 weeks, and Contacts every 5 days. Most recently, A2Z Groups was updated on November 10, 2026 and Contacts on November 3, 2026.

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