Comparison

Duplicate Contacts Manager vs Cleaner

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

Head to head
About

Duplicate Contacts Manager

This app helps you clean up your address book by merging and removing duplicate contacts. It offers various options for identifying and resolving duplicates based on identical information, similar names, or phone numbers. You can also back up and restore your contacts for safety.

Highlights
  • Merge duplicate contacts
  • Remove contacts with missing info
  • Backup and restore contacts
  • Identify identical contacts
  • Merge contacts with similar names
  • Merge contacts with similar phone numbers
Features
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Merge Duplicate Contacts & Remover has following options: 1. Merge & Remove duplicate contacts 2. Delete contacts with no name, number, email. 3. Backup and Restore contacts (in .vcf file) For merging and deleting duplicate contacts following options available: 1. Duplicate Contacts (where all contacts are identical) : Here app deletes duplicate contacts. 2. Similar Phone number (only phone number number in all contacts similar) : Here app merges contacts and make a single contact. 3. Similar Name (name in all contacts are similar) : Here app merges contacts and make a single contact. 4. Inside Duplicates (Same number is stored two times in one contact) : Here app removes other numbers within contact. 5. Duplicate Email (Same email id in all contacts) : Here app merges contacts and make a single contact. Using this app, you can fix your address book easily. Note: Please make sure that you review all duplicates and backup your contacts before merging your contacts.

About

Cleaner

This app helps organize your phone's address book by merging duplicate contacts, removing incomplete entries, and backing up your data. It offers a quick and easy way to clean up your contacts and prevent data loss.

Highlights
  • Merge duplicate contacts
  • Find and remove duplicate contacts
  • Cleanup contacts with missing data
  • Backup contacts
  • Export contacts as VCF files
  • Cloud backup storage
Features
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Your address book is a mess? Cleaner will fix it in a few seconds: - Merge duplicate contacts and cleanup your phone book - Easily find and remove duplicate contacts - Backup contacts with a single tap Merge Duplicate Contacts: Having the same address book for many years, switching phones, importing contacts from other sources – can all cause the appearance of duplicate contacts. Cleaner will help you to find and merge these duplications, by allocating contacts with similar names or identical phone numbers and email addresses. Contacts Cleanup: Simple mistakes and lack of attention can cause the creation of “bad” contacts with missing data. Locate and get rid of these "worthless" contacts, with missing names or phone numbers, by simply removing them for good. Backup Contacts: Avoid the chance of losing your precious contacts by keeping them safely stored on a secured cloud. Keep backup files of your address book stored on-line or export VCF files via Email, Google Drive, WhatsApp, Telegram and many other services. SIMPLY MERGE DUPLICATE CONTACTS - Merge all duplicate contacts with one tap! - Find & merge contacts with similar names. - Find & Merge contacts with duplicate phone or email. ============================================= Below is subscription details: • Subscription Prices: - Monthly: $3.99 for a month - Quaterly: $9.99 for 3 months - Yearly: $45.99 for a year • 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. You can turn of the auto-renew subscription from iPhone setting • 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 • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. The app adds the great features above and are available through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription, and you can cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscription at any time, either by viewing your account in iTunes from your Mac or PC, or Account Settings on your device after purchase. • Privacy Policy: https://vinsofts.com/privacy-policy/ • Terms of use: https://vinsofts.com/en/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

Duplicate Contacts Manager4 screens
Cleaner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cleaner at 5.0 against Duplicate Contacts Manager's 4.1. Cleaner also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Duplicate Contacts Manager's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (807 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Duplicate Contacts Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Cleaner sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cleaner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duplicate Contacts Manager has 807 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Duplicate Contacts Manager's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cleaner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Duplicate Contacts Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, Cleaner every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Duplicate Contacts Manager versus Cleaner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuplicate Contacts ManagerCleaner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (807 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings807 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB47 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVimal JainDO HONG CHIEN

Customer experience

Duplicate Contacts Manager

All ratings807 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral4.2%
Negative17.6%
Written reviews542 reviews
Positive66.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative30.4%

Cleaner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Duplicate Contacts Manager

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes or freezes during contact processing
  • Merged contacts losing important details like notes and birthdays
  • Incorrect contact information after merging (e.g. wrong phone numbers)

Requested features

4 requests
  • Undo/rollback functionality
  • More granular control over merge/delete options
  • Support for sorting and filtering contacts
  • Backup and restore options for contact data

Cleaner

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Duplicate Contacts Manager

One-time1
  • Merger Pro$0.99
3 purchases

Cleaner

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Quaterly3 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Yearly3 Days trial$45.991 Year

Questions

Is Duplicate Contacts Manager free?
Duplicate Contacts Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cleaner free?
Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Duplicate Contacts Manager or Cleaner?
Cleaner is rated higher. Duplicate Contacts Manager averages 4.1 out of 5 from 807 ratings, while Cleaner averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Duplicate Contacts Manager or Cleaner have ads?
Both Duplicate Contacts Manager and Cleaner show ads.
Which is updated more often, Duplicate Contacts Manager or Cleaner?
Duplicate Contacts Manager ships an update every 3 weeks, and Cleaner every 10 months. Most recently, Duplicate Contacts Manager was updated on October 22, 2026 and Cleaner on October 7, 2026.

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