Comparison

iContacts vs Recent Contacts

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

Head to head
About

iContacts

Organize and manage your contacts with advanced group features. Send group messages and emails, perform bulk deletions, and utilize powerful search capabilities. This free utility app ensures your contact data is handled securely and efficiently.

Highlights
  • Contact group management
  • Group messaging
  • Group email
  • Bulk contact deletion
  • Advanced contact search
  • Real-time synchronization
Features
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▷ Optimal technology for contact group management ◉ Evolution of the contacts App Manage your contacts into groups and contact your contacts as a group. Contact group management is only a basic function. And you can manage groups more conveniently than the default app. Additionally, advanced search features, group messaging, group email, bulk delete contact, organize contacts, etc. ◉ Secure Contact Tool Contact data is valuable information to you. The contacts App uses the system's data, so it should work correctly and handle your data securely. ◉ Functions and Features [Real-time Synchronization] • Since the Contact data of the system is used as it is, the work contents are immediately reflected. [Multiple selection methods] • Most tasks can be processed quickly with multiple selections. [Contact Group Management] • Create a group and add contacts as group members • Copy or move contacts between groups • Real-time synchronization with the contact group on the system • Simultaneous support of iCloud and CardDAV [Advanced Contact Search Function] • Extract optimal data by specifying phone number or name as search method • Can search for initials in Korean language including double consonants [Group Message, Group Email] • Multiple contacts to send a message at the same time • Provides separate message-writing tools for convenient input [Organize contacts] • Extract and organize contacts into various conditions • Delete contacts in bulk ◉ Notification • This is a completely free app, so no payment or subscription is required. • You must allow access to your iPhone when you first launch the App. • If the list of the order in your contact list changes after iOS updates, please change your iPhone settings. (Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Sort Order, Display Order) • Contact groups in Exchange mail are not supported.

About

Recent Contacts

Easily back up and restore all your phone contacts without a computer. Export contacts to Excel or vCard, find and merge duplicates, and remove incomplete entries. Share backups via message, email, or AirDrop.

Highlights
  • Backup contacts in one tap
  • Export to Excel (CSV) or vCard
  • Find and merge duplicate contacts
  • Remove incomplete contacts
  • Share backups via Message, Email, AirDrop
  • View recently added contacts
Features
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Easy Backup is the best way to backup and restores all your contacts from your phone without the computer. FEATURES: • See your most recently added contacts • Save all your contacts in one single tap. • Share and export backups via Message, Email, or AirDrop • Export contacts to Excel (CSV) or vCard • Find & merge duplicate contacts • Remove incomplete contacts ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Subscription price: - 1 week: $4.99 - 1 month: $6.99 - Lifetime: $24.99 - Subscription may be canceled at any time within the iTunes and App Store Apple ID Settings. All prices include applicable local sales taxes. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tlabs91 Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/tlabs-termofservice

Screenshots

iContacts4 screens
Recent Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

iContacts and Recent Contacts both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of iContacts's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recent Contacts's. iContacts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Recent Contacts's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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

Both are free to download. Recent Contacts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. iContacts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for iContacts against 4.5 for Recent Contacts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 289 and 102 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of iContacts's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recent Contacts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iContacts ships an update every 4 weeks, Recent Contacts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iContacts versus Recent Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriContactsRecent Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (289 ratings)4.5 (102 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings289 — better102
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeonghwan KimLE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC

Customer experience

iContacts

All ratings289 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews157 reviews
Positive66.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative21.0%

Recent Contacts

All ratings96 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

iContacts

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Recent Contacts

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is iContacts free?
iContacts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recent Contacts free?
Recent Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iContacts or Recent Contacts?
Recent Contacts is rated higher. iContacts averages 4.4 out of 5 from 289 ratings, while Recent Contacts averages 4.5 from 102 ratings.
Do iContacts or Recent Contacts have ads?
Both iContacts and Recent Contacts show ads.
Which is updated more often, iContacts or Recent Contacts?
iContacts ships an update every 4 weeks, and Recent Contacts every 3 weeks. Most recently, iContacts was updated on November 6, 2026 and Recent Contacts on November 7, 2026.

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