Zical vs GroupThat
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Coordinate recurring events
- Connect with friends
- Manage group activities
- Stay informed about events
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Zical ships an update weekly, GroupThat every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zical | GroupThat |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (70 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HONG KONG EIVON GROUP LIMITED | Dallin Hull |
Customer experience
Zical
GroupThat
In-app purchases
Zical
No in-app purchases
GroupThat
No in-app purchases









