Comparison

aContacts vs Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text

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

Head to head
About

aContacts

This app enhances your address book with powerful contact management tools. Organize contacts into groups, send mass emails and texts, and sync with Google. It also offers backup, restore, and duplicate merging features for a streamlined experience.

Highlights
  • Smart contact management
  • Group creation and management
  • Send group SMS & email
  • Google contacts sync
  • Contacts backup and restore
  • Merge duplicate contacts
  • T9 dialer with search
Features
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aContacts is smarter address book management tool with more powerful contacts, groups, favorites, sharing, calling and messaging capabilities, and it own an amazing dialpad! aContacts also collections a large number of contact management tools, including Google contacts sync, contacts backup and restore, clean up and merge duplicate contacts, home screen icons, etc., it makes contact management easier and easier. ##### SMART CONTACTS MANAGEMENT ##### * Create, edit and delete contacts * Import contacts from Gmail, vCard, Excel and QR Code * Avatar, company, title, phone number, email, address and personal home page supported in profile * One click to call, send messages/emails, display addresses on the map, and visit personal home page * Send group SMS & email quickly and easily * Search contacts by name, company, title, email * One click to share contacts (Text & vCard) * Create and scan contacts QR code * T9 dialer, type number for fast search * One click to dial, text and view contacts details using T9 dialer * Birthday and Anniversary Reminder ##### SMART GROUPS MANAGEMENT ##### * Create, edit and delete groups * Show unfiled contacts * Add & remove existing contacts from particular group * Add & remove groups from particular contact * Send emails to group with CC or BCC option ##### CONTACTS SYNC FOR GOOGLE ##### * Sync contacts between Google cloud and iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad. Merge or replace information according to configuration. * Identify and merge duplicate contacts automatically and intelligently after the sync. * Sync 2,000+ contacts accurately and completely within seconds using the latest technology. * Support sync of contacts groups. Google/iPhone contacts still in their original groups like Friends or Family after the sync. * Support sync of contacts avatar (can be switched off to save data). * Optimized for iPhone contacts and Google Contacts. Contacts information that can be merged includes: - Name - Phone number - Email - Instant message - Address - Blog - Social Relations - Organization - Anniversaries - Nickname * iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad running iOS5.0+ supported. * Minimalist and intuitive UI, quick start and default setting make your sync/backup extremely easy. Flexible options for advanced users also provided. ##### CONTACTS BACKUP & RESTORE ##### * Support One-Tap Backup and Advanced Backup mode * Bulk-backup contacts to CSV (Excel) or VCF (Apple Address Book) files. * Manual selection of contacts supported. * Bulk-import contacts (CSV & VCF) to iPhone address book. * Match and merge the imported contacts with the local contacts to avoid duplicates. * One-click to send backup files (CSV & VCF). * Share backup files (CSV & VCF) via iTunes. * Share backup files (CSV & VCF) via Web Server built-in app. ##### CONTACTS MERGE & CLEANUP ##### * Search duplicate contacts by contact’s name, phone numbers and emails. * Bulk-merge duplicate contacts. * Search contact that no name, no phones, duplicate phones, duplicate emails. * Bulk-merge contact’s duplicate informations, delete garbage items. ##### OTHER FEATURES ##### * Contacts birthday and anniversary reminders * Add & remove contacts from favorite and send email/message to favorite * Home screen contacts icons feature * Recently added contacts feature

About

Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text

Easily send group text messages and emails to multiple contacts simultaneously. Organize your contacts into groups for efficient communication, share vCards, and receive push notifications. Save time and stay connected with friends, family, or customers.

Highlights
  • Group email and text messaging
  • Send messages to multiple contacts
  • Share contacts as vCards
  • Push notifications for messages
  • Birthday reminders for groups
  • Create message templates
  • iCloud Sync for groups and contacts
Features
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Contacts Groups make it easy to mass send messages to your groups of friends, family, customers, or others. The app can send text messages and emails to multiple contacts at one time. It's the best way to keep in touch. When sending a message to groups of contacts, you can include vCards in the email or message body. This makes it easy to send a message to your entire address book. Use Contacts Groups to save time and stay in contact with the people you care about. Note: You can install the app on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The app also provides you with several powerful features, such as: - Push notifications - Know when someone sends you a message - Email & SMS - Send text messages & emails easily - One-tap call - Call contacts directly from the app - iCloud Sync for Groups and Contacts - Birthday reminders - Send a bulk text message (SMS or iMessage) to a group of people. - Send out bulk emails with attachments - Create message templates in advance. - Import photos, videos, and files from iCloud Drive - Share contacts as vCard - Works on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch (iPad and iPod can only send iMessages) - In 11 Languages to Choose From, such as English, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português (Br.), Português, Italiano, 中文 (Simplified), Руcский, 日本語, 한국어 Please Note: If you found this app helpful, please Like, Review, and Comment.

Screenshots

aContacts4 screens
Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: aContacts at Free against Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text's $2.99. aContacts also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 28%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On rating, 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

aContacts is free to download; Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text costs $2.99 up front. aContacts sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 45 and 59 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of aContacts's written reviews are positive against 28% of Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

aContacts ships an update every 5 weeks, Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
aContacts versus Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteraContactsContacts Groups Pro Mail, text
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (45 ratings)4.2 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews — better28.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4559 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer峥 俞LiveBird Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

aContacts

All ratings45 ratings
Positive68.9%
Neutral15.6%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews115 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral8.7%
Negative37.4%

Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text

All ratings59 ratings
Positive78.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative13.6%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive28.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative64.1%

Bugs and requests

aContacts

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes when moving contacts to groups
  • Contacts disappear after iOS updates
  • Duplicate contacts created (up to 203 times reported)
  • All phone numbers merged into single contact
  • Text messages freeze up
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  • Picture sync failures from Gmail
  • Groups feature disabled or non-functional
  • Contact information not appearing after edits
  • Crashes at certain locations in contact list
  • Repeated password prompts after in-app purchase
  • Backup feature not selecting contacts
  • Contacts stuck in group editing area with no exit
  • Contacts not appearing in groups after being added
  • Sorting issues with same last names

Requested features

8 requests
  • Option to disable automatic contact syncing
  • LinkedIn sync capability
  • Landscape mode support for iPad
  • Quick search by typing first letter
  • CC/BCC functionality for group messaging
Show 3 more
  • Group text messaging without showing all recipients
  • Better support for selecting multiple email addresses per contact
  • Improved app support and customer service

Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

aContacts

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Unlimited Version$3.99
None

Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is aContacts free?
aContacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text free?
Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, aContacts or Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text?
Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text is rated higher. aContacts averages 4.0 out of 5 from 45 ratings, while Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text averages 4.2 from 59 ratings.
Do aContacts or Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text have ads?
Neither aContacts nor Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, aContacts or Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text?
aContacts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text every 4 months. Most recently, aContacts was updated on November 6, 2026 and Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text on November 6, 2026.

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