Group SMS vs Blast

Group SMS — One message, all your contacts. The fastest way to send personalized SMS messages to groups, distribution lists and contacts — right from your iPhone, through the Messages app you already use. --- GROUPS & LISTS --- Import your iPhone contacts into groups or build custom distribution lists from scratch. Add contacts manually or import thousands in seconds from a CSV file exported by Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets. Your address book stays untouched. In a group, the app spots contacts that share the same number so you can leave out the duplicates with one tap (Pro). --- SCAN CONTACTS FROM A PHOTO (PRO) --- Take a photo of a sign-up sheet or a printed list, or pick a screenshot: Group SMS reads names and phone numbers right on your iPhone. Check the list, fix any misread number with a tap and import only the contacts you select. --- MINI-CRM: LIST FIELDS (PRO) --- Every extra column in your CSV — amount, due date, plan, membership number — becomes a field of the list. Write a message to the list, tap the fields to insert them, and each customer receives their own values. A real preview shows exactly what every person will get, and the app warns you about contacts with missing values. Next month, re-import the updated file into the same list: contacts are updated, not duplicated. Select only who still has an amount due and send your reminder. --- TEMPLATES --- Save your most-used messages as templates and send them in one tap. With Pro, use {name}, {surname} and {phone} placeholders, with a default value when a detail is missing. Pro also includes a library of 15 ready-made messages for appointments, gyms and clubs, shops, notices and events. --- PERSONALIZED SENDING --- When a message contains variables, Group SMS opens one message per contact, already filled in with their details. You confirm each one with a tap; turn on auto-open and the next message opens by itself. Nobody sees the other recipients. --- ONE BY ONE OR IN BLOCKS --- One by one, the default: each recipient gets their own message, nobody sees the others and no group chat is created. You confirm every message with a tap. In blocks: up to 40 recipients per message, so fewer taps. If recipients use iMessage or RCS, iPhone turns it into a group conversation where everyone sees the others' numbers and replies: the app reminds you before every send in blocks. --- EXCLUDED NUMBERS (PRO) --- Add people who asked not to be contacted — manually, from your contacts or from a list. They are left out of every send automatically, even if your subscription ends. --- SCHEDULED SMS --- Plan one-off or recurring messages — daily, weekly or monthly. The app reminds you at exactly the right time and opens the message ready to send. --- SEND HISTORY --- Every send is logged automatically: see who received the message, and resend to the rest with one tap. --- ICLOUD SYNC --- Your groups, lists, templates and history sync across all your Apple devices via iCloud. --- PRO --- Upgrade to Group SMS Pro to send to every contact of your groups and lists (the free plan sends to the first 25), remove the “Sent with Group SMS” signature and unlock contact scanning, the template library, duplicate exclusion, list fields, excluded numbers, scheduled reminders, personalized templates, send history and iCloud sync. Group SMS never sends messages on its own: every SMS is sent by the iPhone Messages app after your confirmation. Group SMS is free to download. Group SMS Pro is optional: price and duration are shown in the app before you confirm any purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Send more. Stay personal. Blast helps you send individual texts from your number, reuse your best messages, and keep your follow-ups organized. Write once, add a personal touch for each recipient, and spend less time repeating yourself. For client updates, event invites, appointment reminders, team check-ins, or everyday conversations, spend less time typing and more time keeping in touch. SEND WITH MORE CONTROL. Review your messages before sending and stay in control with confirmations, pauses, high-volume warnings, and cooldown reminders. With Blast Max, Auto Send handles each individual text with less tapping. WRITE ONCE. USE IT AGAIN. Save your favorite messages as templates and organize them in folders. Add photos, split longer templates into multiple message parts, and keep your next reply ready. MAKE EVERY DETAIL PERSONAL. Personalize templates with contact names and your own saved details, including your email, phone number, website, and more. Use Message Mix to rotate phrase variations and keep your wording fresh. YOUR REPLIES, IN YOUR KEYBOARD. Access saved templates through Blast Keyboard while typing in other apps. Put your frequently used replies right where you need them. KEEP YOUR PEOPLE ORGANIZED. Save recipient groups for repeat sends, organize contacts with color-coded tags, and add searchable notes. Keep track of time zones and filter your groups to find the right people for each message. PREPARE NOW. FOLLOW UP LATER. Queue prepared sends and add reminders so you can return to them when it’s time to follow up. Review your sending activity in Insights, revisit previous sends, and reuse past messages. ON iPhone, iPad, AND Mac. Keep supported templates, groups, tags, time zones, notes, preferred numbers, and saved recipient details available across your Apple devices with free, private iCloud Sync. BLAST MAX Blast Max is an optional auto-renewable subscription that unlocks: • Unlimited recipients per send • Unlimited saved groups • Unlimited templates • Auto Send Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://blast.kole.work/privacy-policy