Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub vs Export & Import Contacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub
Easily back up and transfer all your contacts with a single tap. Export your address book in VCF format via email or to Dropbox, with offline capabilities and secure storage. Restore contacts by simply opening the VCF file.
- One-tap contact backup
- Export contacts to VCF/vCard
- Email backup files
- Upload backups to Dropbox
- Offline backup option
- Easy contact restore
- Delete all contacts feature
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Stop guessing whether your are safe. Back up, restore, merge duplicates, and transfer with a clear preview of every change before anything is saved or replaced. Everything you get • See your total contact count and backup health at a glance, with clear states for Healthy, Stale, Unverified Changes, and Not Backed Up Yet. • Tap Back Up Now to save a backup to iCloud Drive or any location you choose in Files. • Review a diff preview before every backup or restore, with named rows for new, changed, removed, and merged . • Expand a contact to see field-by-field changes so you can check the exact phone number, email, or other detail that changed. • Choose how photo conflicts are handled with Keep current, Use incoming, or Keep both. • Open Backup History to compare saved backups by date, destination, contact count, and what changed since the previous backup. • Restore from history with a preview that shows which will be added, updated, or replaced. • Find duplicate and review each likely pair with a plain-language reason before you confirm a merge. • Share a backup from history through the system share sheet, or export a contact file for use elsewhere. • Check backup health from widgets, start a backup from the Home Screen or Control Center, and follow backup, restore, or merge progress on the Lock Screen. Perfect for Pre-trade-in checks when you want to confirm every contact made it over before you wipe your old phone. Bringing back deleted from a backup you saved earlier. Cleaning up duplicate that keep appearing after imports. Sending directly to another iPhone on the same Wi-Fi and previewing every incoming contact before adding it. What makes it different Backup Share Sync helps people protect and clean up their address book with visible, named previews instead of blind backup and restore. Every important action goes through the diff sheet, so you can review by name, open detailed changes, and confirm only when it looks right. Duplicate-match reasons are written on-device, and wireless transfer works directly between phones with no account or signup in the middle. Paid features Pro adds encrypted backups with your own passphrase, longer backup history, unlimited wireless transfers, unlimited duplicate merge previews, spam contact triage, scheduled backups with review on next open, and export options for spreadsheet-ready contact lists. access is required to read, back up, restore, and merge your address book. Local network access is only requested when you start wireless transfer. Back up your, review every change, and keep your address book under control. Terms of Use (EULA) - http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
Export & Import Contacts
Easily export your iPhone contacts to various formats like vCard, CSV, or Excel. This app offers a private, no-sign-up experience with on-device processing. Upgrade to unlock unlimited exports and advanced contact management features.
- Export contacts to vCard, CSV, or Excel
- On-device processing for 100% privacy
- No sign-up or adverts required
- Import and export all or selected contacts
- Manage contacts, view duplicates, and merge
- Filter contacts by phone or email
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The must have App to Export your iPhone contacts; no sign-up required, no adverts and 100% private. Export your iPhone contacts in vCard, CSV or Excel format. - Choose the file format - Choose where to save/export the file to - All processing is done on your iPhone so 100% private The FREE version is restricted to exporting a maximum of 25 contacts. Upgrade to 'Pro' to enable full functionality. - Export and Import All or a Selection of contacts - Manage your contacts view duplicates and merge - View contacts without phone, email or both Backup your contacts regularly to a safe place to ensure you can restore them Contact us on support@xappsios.com for any feedback or suggestions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Export & Import Contacts at none against Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub's shown. Export & Import Contacts also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (3.9 vs 3.5). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Export & Import Contacts sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub's written reviews are positive against 14% of Export & Import Contacts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub ships an update every 5 weeks, Export & Import Contacts weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub | Export & Import Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (7 ratings) — better | 3.5 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sandeep Bhandari | MARK MANSER |
Customer experience
Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub
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In-app purchases
Contacts Backup Share Sync Hub
- Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
- Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
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- Yearly Subscription Discount7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription Sale$14.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription Special$19.991 Year
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Forever Pro Discount$79.99
- Forever Pro$99.99
Export & Import Contacts
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$1.99
- Go Pro$3.99
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- Large Tip$4.99
- Generous Tip$9.99
- Enormous Tip$19.99
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