Comparison

Simple Backup Contacts Pro vs Ruby

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

Head to head
About

Simple Backup Contacts Pro

Easily back up and restore all your contacts with a single touch. Send backups as .vcf files via email and restore them by simply opening the attachment. Transfer contacts between devices without needing a computer or synchronization.

Highlights
  • Offline backup
  • Single-touch backup
  • Email backup files (.vcf)
  • Easy restore from email
  • Transfer contacts between iOS devices
  • VCF format support
Features
Currently charting
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“Simple Backup Contacts” is the easiest way to backup and restore your contacts all from your phone without needing a computer or synchronization.  
 You can backup all your contacts with a single touch and send yourself as a .vcf attachment via email.  
 All contacts can then easily be restored any time by simply opening .vcf file in your mailbox.  
 
 Key Features:  
 * Offline Backup. No need to sync to any server. Just email the backup file to yourself.  * Easy restore. No need to use any app to restore backup file. Just tap on the *.vcf backup file in the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad mail client.  * Easily transfer contacts between iOS Devices using just email client.  * Backup Contacts as VCF (VCard

About

Ruby

A beautifully designed news reader app offering a personalized home feed based on your chosen topics. Easily discover trending articles, bookmark content for later, and customize your reading experience with language and region settings. Enjoy ad-free content across multiple Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Personalized topic feeds
  • Explore trending articles
  • Bookmark articles for later
  • Customizable region and language
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • iCloud syncing across devices
  • Apple Watch app integration
Features
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Ruby is a beautifully designed news app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision. It's built with a familiar design, so it's simple and easy to use and understand. Ruby works great with your devices, and supports iCloud syncing for a seamless experience across all of them. The app itself has a lot of distinct features, such as being able to choose the topic you want to view on your home feed. If you only want to view technology without the politics, you can. Only interested in sports? There's an option for that too. With the explore page, you can also keep up with the latest trends in your region, or make a quick search for whatever you're interested in. Ruby also offers bookmarks, so you can find an article and come back to it later. We also offer customization. You can easily change the country you're in, or the language you prefer to read. The built in news reader is easy to understand, and provides content from your favorite websites, but without the advertisements and other nonsense. Ruby also offers an Apple Watch app, where you can quickly view headlines on your wrist. The Apple Watch app has the same functionality as the iPhone app, so you can easily read headlines of a specific topic, and more. If you want to suggest features for Ruby, contact me on X (Twitter) @mbrkhrdt. I'm open to suggestions, and want to create the best user experience possible!

Screenshots

Simple Backup Contacts Pro3 screens
Ruby4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ruby at 50% against Simple Backup Contacts Pro's 0%. Ruby also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 37 months). Simple Backup Contacts Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and chart position (#59 vs unranked). On 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

Ruby is free to download; Simple Backup Contacts Pro costs $0.99 up front. Ruby sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.69 per 7 days. Simple Backup Contacts Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Backup Contacts Pro ships an update every 37 months, Ruby every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Simple Backup Contacts Pro versus Ruby: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple Backup Contacts ProRuby
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 5 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB8 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperGiacomo GuglielmiMBRKHRDT LLC

Customer experience

Simple Backup Contacts Pro

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Ruby

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Backup Contacts Pro

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Ruby

Subscriptions3
  • Ruby Premium - Weekly7 Days trial$0.697 Days
  • Ruby Premium - Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Ruby Premium - Annual$5.991 Year
One-time6
  • Tip Jar - $0.99$0.99
  • Tip Jar - $1.99$1.99
  • Tip Jar - $2.99$2.99
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  • Tip Jar - $4.99$4.99
  • Tip Jar - $9.99$9.99
  • Ruby Premium - Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Simple Backup Contacts Pro free?
Simple Backup Contacts Pro costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ruby free?
Ruby is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Simple Backup Contacts Pro or Ruby have ads?
Neither Simple Backup Contacts Pro nor Ruby shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Backup Contacts Pro or Ruby?
Simple Backup Contacts Pro ships an update every 37 months, and Ruby every 5 months. Most recently, Simple Backup Contacts Pro was updated on September 17, 2026 and Ruby on September 12, 2026.

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