A2Z Groups vs AGENTS | Personal assistants
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
AGENTS | Personal assistants
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AGENTS is the personal assistant app you make your own. Create and name your assistants, choose their connections and permissions, and get help from a native iPhone and iPad experience with Liquid Glass on supported devices. CHAT, VOICE AND YOUR EVERYDAY APPS Talk naturally, reply to individual messages, start fresh conversations and share files or photos. Live voice uses a native-audio model, with optional camera sharing and transcripts in chat. Keep your assistant alongside Maps, Calendar, Mail, Notes and other app spaces. PUT YOUR ASSISTANTS TO WORK Plan your day, research an idea, draft a reply or create a routine. Cloud agent work can continue while your phone is away. Chat requests start directly. Configure review for background work, follow its progress and receive notifications when something needs your attention. Each assistant has separate conversations and workspace files. CONNECT WHAT YOU USE Connect supported services with their provider sign-in where available. Gmail and Google Calendar share one connection flow, currently limited to development accounts pending Google approval. Choose iPhone calendars, reminders, contacts and approximate location. Browse your Apple Music library on your device, create workspace notes, and use Apple Maps place and route cards. Website and navigation handoffs do not confirm bookings. Messaging connections let you talk to your assistant on supported platforms; they do not provide a universal personal inbox. Some services require credentials, a separate bridge or provider approval. CHOOSE YOUR AI Choose among the models available to your account, with usage rates shown in the app. Supported personal ChatGPT/Codex and Claude connections run through the providers’ official agents. Your provider’s availability, limits and charges apply separately. Live voice uses Gemini 2.5 Flash Live through AGENTS credits. KEEP CONTROL Set access for each assistant, pause work, disconnect services and choose how long chat history stays. Account data and credentials are encrypted in cloud storage; cloud processing is not end-to-end encrypted. Live recordings are not saved by AGENTS. Delete your account in the app. PLANS AND CREDITS A limited one-time starter allowance is available subject to capacity. Optional monthly subscriptions include usage credits: Plus includes 1,000; Pro includes 2,500 and one hosted messaging connection; Max includes 5,000 and two hosted messaging connections. An optional 500-credit pack adds non-expiring prepaid credits. Text model rates vary and are displayed in the model picker. Active agent work uses five credits per started 30 seconds. Live voice uses eight credits per 1,000 tokens plus one credit per turn, with a temporary reservation before each reply. Monthly credits reset each billing period and do not roll over. Work pauses when credits run out; there are no automatic overage charges. Prices appear in the app before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage subscriptions through Apple Account settings. Connected-provider charges are separate. An account and internet connection are required. AI can make mistakes; review results and actions. Your assistants’ names are personal to you; the installed app is called AGENTS. Privacy: https://milo.onico.app/privacy Support: https://milo.onico.app/support Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AGENTS | Personal assistants at every 5 days against A2Z Groups's every 3 weeks. On price, 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
Both are free to download. A2Z Groups sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year and AGENTS | Personal assistants sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
A2Z Groups ships an update every 3 weeks, AGENTS | Personal assistants every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | A2Z Groups | AGENTS | Personal assistants |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (3.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 82.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Playa Apps | ONICO LTD |
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
AGENTS | Personal assistants
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
A2Z Groups
- Premium (1 Year)2 variants$0.991 Year
- Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
- Make Contribution$4.99
- Larger Contribution$9.99
AGENTS | Personal assistants
- Milo Plus$9.991 Month
- Milo Pro$19.991 Month
- Milo Max$39.991 Month
- 500 Milo Credits$4.99
Questions
Is A2Z Groups free?
Is AGENTS | Personal assistants free?
Do A2Z Groups or AGENTS | Personal assistants have ads?
Which is updated more often, A2Z Groups or AGENTS | Personal assistants?
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