Comparison

Phonetic Contacts vs 音记 Note

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

Head to head
About

Phonetic Contacts

Enhance your contact list with phonetic sorting and quick search by Pinyin initials. This utility ensures Chinese names sort correctly in English systems and offers advanced features like polyphonic character correction and custom search fields.

Highlights
  • Pinyin initial contact search
  • Phonetic sorting for Chinese names
  • Add Pinyin fields for English system sorting
  • Polyphonic character correction
  • Customizable whitelist
  • Supports Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean systems
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英文系统下中文名排序,拼音首字母快速搜索联系人 # 少数派 sspai.com 编辑推荐 # # 第一次打开软件时请根据引导提示来操作,也可以先看看“少数派”写的那篇详细介绍的文章(点击下方的“开发人员网站”直接跳转)。 • 通过拼音首字母快速搜索联系人 (如输入「YZX」 就可以快速搜索到「叶梓萱」) • 一键添加拼音字段,使通讯录在英文系统下正常排序 • 支持白名单,完全自定义 • 繁体中文、日文、韩文系统下同样可以按照拼音排序 • 支持姓氏多音字纠错(如:"沈", "单", "仇", "秘", "解", "折", "朴", "翟", "查", "盖" ... ) • 支持添加音调 • 无网络请求,通讯录数据绝对安全。并且软件完全开源! URL scheme phonetic://execute phonetic://rollback ** 如何使用 ** 1. 如果只需要排序功能,进入主界面直接点击运行就可以了,不需要其他额外设置 2. 开启快速搜索功能:在更多设置中选择「昵称字段」(推荐使用,你也可以选择其它字段),回到主界面运行一次即可。 注意:开启「昵称字段」时会提示你关闭「首选昵称」,请根据提示关闭,否则手机短信内的联系人只显示昵称。 3. 清除添加的字段:首先在设置中勾选需要清除的字段,回到主界面长按或双击来清除。 4. 多音字纠错默认开启,其他功能默认关闭,需要的话请自行开启 Please Note: "Phonetic Contacts" is designed specifically for users with Simplified or Traditional Chinese names in their Contacts.

About

音记 Note

Record, play, and manage audio notes with ease. This app offers background recording and playback, title-based search, and encryption for your audio files. All recordings are stored locally for privacy and can be exported for backup.

Highlights
  • Background recording
  • Background playback
  • Title-based search
  • Audio encryption
  • Local storage
  • Export recordings
Features
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音记Sound Note,用声音记录你的种种。 音记Sound Note,以简洁的显示,简单的操作,快速记录。 1,录音器,可在后台进行录音; 2,播放器,亦可在后台进行播放; 3,可针对录音进行检索,通过标题; 4,可针对录音进行加密; 5,所有录音都存在本地,无隐私泄露顾虑,包括定位信息; 6,录音可导出有icloud,itunes的安装设备,方便备份; 7,目前功能简陋,下一版将会有更多实用功能,望多关注。 如有帮助,联系: 邮箱:615872510@qq.com

Screenshots

Phonetic Contacts4 screens
音记 Note4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 音记 Note at Free against Phonetic Contacts's $1.99. 音记 Note also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

音记 Note is free to download; Phonetic Contacts costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phonetic Contacts ships an update every 3 months, 音记 Note fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Phonetic Contacts versus 音记 Note: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhonetic Contacts音记 Note
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer磊 汪劲俊 韩

Customer experience

Phonetic Contacts

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews35 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative11.4%

音记 Note

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Phonetic Contacts

No in-app purchases

None

音记 Note

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phonetic Contacts free?
Phonetic Contacts costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 音记 Note free?
音记 Note is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phonetic Contacts or 音记 Note have ads?
Neither Phonetic Contacts nor 音记 Note shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phonetic Contacts or 音记 Note?
Phonetic Contacts ships an update every 3 months, and 音记 Note fortnightly. Most recently, Phonetic Contacts was updated on October 18, 2026 and 音记 Note on October 10, 2026.

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