Comparison

Group SMS 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

Group SMS

Easily send personalized SMS messages to multiple contacts at once. Create custom lists, use templates with variables, and schedule messages for future delivery. Syncs across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Personalized group SMS
  • Custom contact lists
  • Message templates with variables
  • Scheduled SMS sending
  • Send history log
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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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/

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

Group SMS4 screens
Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Group SMS at Free against Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text's $2.99. Group SMS also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment and ads 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

Group SMS is free to download; Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text costs $2.99 up front. Group SMS sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text has 59 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Group SMS's written reviews are positive against 28% of Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Group SMS ships an update fortnightly, Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Group SMS versus Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroup SMSContacts Groups Pro Mail, text
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings)4.2 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews28.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings359 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlo Di GiuseppeLiveBird Technologies Private Limited

Customer experience

Group SMS

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative62.5%

Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Group SMS

Subscriptions2
  • Group SMS Pro – Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Group SMS Pro – Yearly$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Remove Banner$0.99
  • Group SMS Pro – Lifetime$29.99
None

Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Group SMS free?
Group SMS 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, Group SMS or Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text?
Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text is rated higher. Group SMS averages 3.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text averages 4.2 from 59 ratings.
Do Group SMS or Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text have ads?
Neither Group SMS nor Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Group SMS or Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text?
Group SMS ships an update fortnightly, and Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text every 4 months. Most recently, Group SMS was updated on October 26, 2026 and Contacts Groups Pro Mail, text on October 26, 2026.

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