Comparison

Groups vs Commtel Control

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

Head to head
About

Groups

Easily send emails to entire contact groups without individually adding each recipient. Create, edit, and manage contact groups for efficient communication.

Highlights
  • Create and edit contact groups
  • Send bulk emails to groups
  • Automatically adds group members to email
  • Edit group titles
  • Launch from Contacts app
  • Safeguards to protect existing contacts
Features
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While IOS allows you to create a group and put contacts in to it, you cannot then use the group name to send an email to everyone in that group. You have to add each person to the email individually; this is where @Groups comes in. @Groups is a very simple application that enables you to build and edit standard contacts Groups. This contact group can then be added to an email and it will automatically include the email address of each contact in the group. @Groups will automatically use the first email address found in the contact, so if your contact has more than one please ensure the one you want included in the group is the first one listed in the contact. You can edit a group's title by simply tapping the name on the top bar while in Group Detail view. We have also placed a convenient link inside the Contact Group's to that you can launch @Groups to edit a contact group from the normal contacts App, as well as via the normal Icon on your springboard. Safeguards have been placed in @Groups to ensure it cannot edit or delete your existing contacts. It can only edit and delete Contact Groups that it has created. If you have any suggestions or in the unlikely event of a problem please contact us via the Icons at the bottom of the groups list (Email, Twitter, Facebook, WWW). We cannot reply to comments left in the ratings on here, but we can assure you that you will receive a swift personal reply to any comments you send us via the Application.

About

Commtel Control

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Use these big buttons on your smartphone to send SMS commands to your entry system to open your entrances. Add as many systems as you like. Open your entrances in just two taps of your touchscreen. NOTE: You will need to liaise with your entry system installer to have your smartphone added to your entry system's authorised list. You will also need to know the commands or have new commands created in your entry system by your installer. Multi user sites may disallow the use of hold open commands or all commands. In which case, setting those commands in this app will not make them work. SAFETY AND SECURITY: Before setting up a hold open command, please consider the consequences of being able to permanently leave your entrance open at the mere tap of a touch screen. Before using this app, please consider the implications of opening your entrance by the tap on a touchscreen when not in sight of, nor in communication with your gates or barriers.

Screenshots

Groups4 screens
Commtel Control4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Commtel Control at Free against Groups's $0.99. Groups's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Commtel Control is free to download; Groups costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and May 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Groups versus Commtel Control: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGroupsCommtel Control
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKevin MarshallCommtel Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Groups

No in-app purchases

None

Commtel Control

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Groups free?
Groups costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Commtel Control free?
Commtel Control is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Groups or Commtel Control have ads?
Neither Groups nor Commtel Control shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Groups or Commtel Control?
Groups ships an update every 3 months, and Commtel Control every 3 months. Most recently, Groups was updated on September 17, 2026 and Commtel Control on May 14, 2026.

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