Comparison

Zical vs GroupThat

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

Head to head
About

Zical

This app helps families manage their busy lives by combining calendars, tasks, and notes in one place. It offers shared scheduling, task assignment, and smart reminders to keep everyone connected and organized.

Highlights
  • Shared family calendar
  • Task assignment and tracking
  • Event planning (daily, weekly, monthly)
  • Sticky notes for reminders
  • Smart reminders
  • Multi-user access
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Zical is an all‑in‑one home life management platform. It supports two‑way calendar sync with iCloud, Google, Outlook and more. Unify family schedules, notes, household chores, meal plans, class timetables, photos and more within a single shared space for seamless multi‑member collaboration. Powered by the Zical AI Voice Assistant, you can create events, tasks and recipes hands‑free using only your voice. Customize home screens, themes, and member‑specific alerts, while keeping your family’s privacy well‑protected. Ditch the chaos and bring order to your entire household.

About

GroupThat

Easily coordinate recurring events and stay connected with friends. This app helps you schedule and manage group activities, ensuring everyone stays in the loop.

Highlights
  • Coordinate recurring events
  • Connect with friends
  • Manage group activities
  • Stay informed about events
Features
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Who's actually coming this week? GroupThat answers that automatically for the pickleball crew, the book club, the D&D table, the church activity group, and everything else you do on repeat. Set the schedule once. GroupThat sends the invite every week, collects one-tap RSVPs, and shows a live headcount so you know exactly who's in before you show up. HOW IT WORKS 1. Create a group and set the recurring day and time. 2. Invite your people. They answer with one tap. 3. Watch the count fill in and nudge whoever hasn't replied. WHAT YOU GET Auto invites Weekly, or on whatever rhythm your group actually runs. Set it once and stop re-creating the same event forever. One-tap RSVP “I'm In” or “I'm Out.” That's the entire interaction. Nothing to learn, no thread to catch up on. Live headcount See who's in, who's out, and who hasn't answered, in real time. Set a max attendee cap and let the spots fill. Smart messaging A group chat that knows about the meetup. Sitting this one out? Mute until the next meetup and we'll turn you back on automatically the moment it opens. Remind All One tap nudges everyone still undecided. No passive-aggressive group text required. BUILT FOR GROUPS LIKE • Pickleball, basketball, soccer, and volleyball pickup games • Run clubs and cycling groups • Book clubs, D&D tables, game nights • Church and ward activity groups, service projects, cleaning assignments • Youth sports parent groups and carpools • Small groups, study groups, and standing lunch crews WHY NOT JUST USE THE GROUP CHAT? Group chats are great for talking and terrible for counting. Answers get buried, half the group never replies, and somebody ends up doing math in their head an hour before. GroupThat keeps the count separate from the conversation — the plan stays pinned at the top, and the chat gets to just be the chat. It's Free! Your first group takes about a minute to set up. groupthatapp.com

Screenshots

Zical4 screens
GroupThat4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GroupThat at 5.0 against Zical's 4.6. GroupThat also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Zical's advantage is ratings volume (70 vs 2) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GroupThat holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zical has 70 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zical ships an update weekly, GroupThat every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Zical versus GroupThat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZicalGroupThat
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (70 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings70 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size163 MB45 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperHONG KONG EIVON GROUP LIMITEDDallin Hull

Customer experience

Zical

All ratings70 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral11.8%
Negative20.6%

GroupThat

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Zical

No in-app purchases

None

GroupThat

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Zical free?
Zical is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GroupThat free?
GroupThat is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Zical or GroupThat?
GroupThat is rated higher. Zical averages 4.6 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while GroupThat averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Zical or GroupThat have ads?
Neither Zical nor GroupThat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Zical or GroupThat?
Zical ships an update weekly, and GroupThat every 2 weeks. Most recently, Zical was updated on October 15, 2026 and GroupThat on October 6, 2026.

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