Alco Blom
For power users and professionals requiring advanced organization for bookmarks, contacts, and photo-based information.
Group SMS
Snapshot
Who is Alco Blom?
Equipping iOS power users with specialized utilities to search, organize, and manage system-level data and photo-based information.
Target audience
Portfolio
Free 5Last updated
Group SMS
v2.6.4
7mo ago
Publisher DNA
What defines Alco Blom?
Publisher DNA
Primary focus
iOS system utilities and productivity tools
Scale
indie
Target audience
Power users and professionals requiring advanced organization for bookmarks, contacts, and photo-based information.
Origin
Established as a 'one-man band' developer with a portfolio dating back to 2010.
Signature Patterns
- •Deep integration with native iOS features like Spotlight and the Contacts database
- •Focus on 'search and retrieve' functionality for local device data
- •Utility-centric monetization models including paid-upfront and freemium tiers
- •Consistent maintenance of legacy productivity tools alongside new category entries
Portfolio momentum
Actively maintaining a decade-old portfolio with 5 releases in the last 6 months and 72% of apps remaining active.
Company profile
medium confidence- Employees
- 1-10
Portfolio
What does Alco Blom ship?
Apps
11 apps analysed
Distributed across 11 markets, strongest in Europe.
Based on 1 of 11 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete · last scanned .
Americas (3)
- Brazil1 / 1
- Mexico1 / 1
- United States1 / 1
Europe (6)
- France1 / 1
- Germany1 / 1
- Italy1 / 1
- Netherlands1 / 1
- Portugal1 / 1
›+1 more europe market
- Sweden1 / 1
Asia-Pacific (2)
- Japan1 / 1
- South Korea1 / 1
Core markets (1/1 apps)
Rivals
Who does Alco Blom compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(3)
This app addresses the same need for efficient mass communication by enabling individual text delivery to contact groups.
Both apps target comic book collectors seeking to organize physical libraries, though iCollect offers a broader database while De aardige app focuses on a specific series.
Both apps target users needing reliable international communication, but Google Messages provides a free, OS-integrated alternative that renders the paid, per-message model of SMS touch obsolete for most users.
Contenders(22)
Quick Send targets the same productivity-focused user base by automating mass text delivery to individual contacts.
This tool serves professionals who need to send personalized mass messages while maintaining individual reply threads.
Reach targets the same mobile communication market by automating mass SMS delivery through the user's own device.
Hit Em Up provides an automated alternative for mass texting that targets professional and personal networking segments.
Both apps target users managing high-volume messaging tasks, though they serve distinct use cases: international cost-saving versus domestic group broadcasting.
Both apps target international SMS messaging, but they diverge on monetization: SMS touch uses a prepaid credit system at 20 cents per message, while Free Text Message uses a donation-based quota model.
Both applications target users requiring international SMS utilities, competing directly for the same international messaging audience through shared network connectivity requirements.
Both applications target the same user base by providing bulk SMS and email messaging tools for organized contact lists.
Both applications target business professionals and community organizers by providing tools for mass communication, contact list management, and template-based messaging.
Both apps target international messaging, but SMS Arrow uses an ad-supported free model while SMS touch requires a flat fee per message via prepaid credits.
Users report: Both apps target business owners and individuals requiring bulk communication tools, with overlapping functionality for managing contact lists and sending mass messages.
Both applications target the same user base for bulk messaging and contact management, competing directly on utility for mass communication.
Both apps target comic book collectors, with the rival offering general identification and valuation tools that overlap with the collection management functionality of De aardige app.
Both apps target international SMS messaging, competing for users seeking alternatives to carrier-based international text rates.
Both apps target professionals and community leaders requiring bulk messaging tools, creating direct competition for the same user base within the Utilities category.
Both apps target users requiring reliable message delivery, with SMS touch focusing on international reach and Batchrunner on group management and tracking.
Both apps target comic book collectors, with VerseDB offering automated barcode scanning and market valuation features that compete directly with the manual cataloging focus of De aardige app.
Both apps target users seeking improved SMS functionality, with SMS touch focusing on international cost-efficiency and Group SMS focusing on native integration and group messaging.
Both apps target users managing messaging workflows, with SMS touch focusing on international delivery and SA Group Text Lite specializing in bulk contact management.
Both applications target international travelers seeking to avoid roaming fees for SMS communication. They compete directly on the utility of sending messages from abroad at lower costs than standard carrier rates.
Both apps target users looking to manage SMS workflows via templates, though they address different core needs: international cost reduction versus local typing speed.
Users report: Both apps target the same bulk messaging market, offering overlapping functionality for managing contact groups and sending mass communications from mobile devices.
Same space(29)
This app manages bulk communication for users who need to broadcast messages to specific segments of their address book.
It offers a multi-category collection manager that includes comic books alongside other collectibles.
It provides a specialized comic scanning and valuation tool for the same collector demographic.
Group SMS+ captures the same productivity-focused audience by simplifying bulk text distribution through batching.
It serves the same comic collector demographic by providing automated metadata population via the CLZ Core database.
This app serves the same messaging workflow but suffers from critical technical decay due to a lack of updates.
It offers a direct alternative for comic book management with a focus on rapid entry via image recognition.
This app provides a simple timer-based utility for users who need to send messages at a specific future date.
It provides a cross-platform community and release tracking utility for the same comic-focused audience.
It addresses the same collector market but adds specialized condition-grading tools for valuation.
This app consolidates multiple communication tools into one interface to improve efficiency for users managing multiple accounts.
This app targets the same comic collector base but adds market valuation and financial tracking features.
It offers a broader library management tool that appeals to users needing professional organization beyond specific comic series.
Localphone provides low-cost international calling by routing through local access numbers, targeting the same international communication market.
Mytello competes for the international communication budget by offering low-cost calling rates to over 220 countries.
SendHype provides a productivity-focused solution for sending personalized bulk messages while maintaining individual recipient privacy.
This app targets the same bulk messaging audience with a focus on local data privacy.
Talk Home provides an international calling utility that competes for the same user base seeking low-cost global connectivity.
Kyew focuses on the timing of communication by allowing users to schedule messages for later delivery.
Scheduled addresses the timing aspect of messaging, allowing users to automate delivery for reminders or recurring check-ins.
This app adds a creative layer to the messaging experience, targeting users who want to enhance standard text communication.
This app provides a flexible inventory system for collectors who prefer custom structures over rigid database tools.
TextMe competes for the secondary-number utility market, offering international communication and private messaging alternatives.
TextPlus provides a secondary phone number utility that enables free international messaging and calling over data.
It provides a dedicated comic collection utility that competes for the same niche enthusiast audience.
known for
TextPort: Text Message Export
TextPort serves users needing to archive messaging data, complementing the communication utility space with record-keeping features.
It serves as a personal library cataloging tool that overlaps with the collection management needs of the source app.
This app provides a generic inventory tracking utility that competes with the basic cataloging function of the source app.
Yolla competes for international communication spend by providing low-cost calling rates and avoiding carrier roaming fees.
New entrants(1)
PhoneLeash provides a utility for accessing SMS messages remotely, complementing the communication needs of international travelers.
The Analyst's Read
The bottom line on Alco Blom
Bottom line
Alco Blom is a disciplined indie publisher with a proven track record of sustaining niche utility apps over long lifecycles. The current focus on OCR-driven search tools positions the developer to capture value from the increasing reliance on screenshots and photo-based document storage.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 11
- With full intel:
- 0
- With overview:
- 11
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- no
