Contact Journal vs ConnectNotes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contact Journal
This app helps you stay connected with your personal and professional contacts by setting reminders, tracking interactions, and suggesting message ideas. It offers a private, on-device experience with iCloud backup, allowing you to maintain relationships and never forget important moments.
- Contact reminders
- Personal contact timeline
- Searchable notes
- Contact tagging
- AI message suggestions
- Shared contacts
- On-device and iCloud backup
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Contact Journal is an intelligent personal CRM on your phone that helps you stay in touch with family, clients, co-workers, and friends. * Set reminders and we’ll remind you * Personal contact timeline with all your interactions * Searchable notes to remember everything * Tag contacts to group people together * AI message suggestions with integrated Apple Intelligence * Collaborate with shared contacts * Multiple devices, iPhone, and iPad * It's your data. On-device and iCloud backup The journal app that can help millions of people, just like you, to stay in touch with people that you care about. Use contact reminders to maintain social relationships, add moments to remember and continue great conversations, and let your life become full of people moments interactions and happiness. Be reminded when it is the right time to reach out to your friends, family, business contacts and acquaintances. Set reminders per person or per group, daily, weekly, or anytime you prefer. Never forget what you last talked about. Social Contact Journal helps you remember and continue great conversations. With moments, you can now add photos, voice messages or notes to make a journal of all the times you shared together. The first step to reach out and stay in touch is hard. Use our suggestions and get inspired to make that call, or send that message. Give it a try and experience how you can become even more social. *** What Marc, Michelle, Angela, and Carolyn are saying: "As an expat, I like to stay in touch with my old co-workers and business relationships. With Social Contact Journal, I actively reach out to stay in touch and maintain contact." - Marc "I used to contact all my friends by writing and receiving letters. On rainy days, I would reread all the letters I received. Now I keep everything in Social Contact Journal, and I love saving photos per person." - Michelle "We are all so busy that sometimes I only meet my team members at the annual team party. I created a group of co-workers in Social Contact Journal, now I am much better informed about my co-workers, even outside of work." - Angela "It was great meeting so many new people at a cupcake meetup. I've added them as a group, and now I send each of them a message when I get reminded." - Carolyn *** Privacy: - All your personal information is stored on your phone, and not shared with us. - App does NOT require an internet connection Contact Journal Premium: Contact Journal Premium is enabled via an auto-renewing subscription The duration of every period of the subscription is 1 month. The price of the subscription is shown on this screen, updated to the time of the purchase. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase or the end of the Free Trial Period, if any. The length of the Free Trial Period, if any, is shown on this screen updated to the time of the purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, with the same amount as the first period. 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 will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://www.socialcontactjournal.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.socialcontactjournal.com/terms
ConnectNotes
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ConnectNotes: Elevate Every Interaction Have you ever had a fleeting thought during or after a conversation and wished you had a way to note it down? ConnectNotes is designed to simplify this for you. Make every contact interaction productive and never lose sight of essential details. Key Features: Message-style Noting: It feels like sending a message, but you're creating a personal note. Seamlessly integrate your contacts list with your notes. Boost Productivity: Stay on top of tasks and important details. Turn casual chats into actionable tasks and reminders. For Your Eyes Only: These aren't messages sent to others; these are your notes attached to each contact. Easy Search: Dive into your contacts and instantly add or view notes. Your productivity tool is always just a tap away. Intuitive Design: User-friendly interface ensures you spend less time figuring things out and more time noting important details. Whether it's for business or personal use, ConnectNotes is your go-to tool for ensuring you remember the little details that matter most. Transform your contact list into a powerhouse of productivity.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Contact Journal at Free against ConnectNotes's $1.99. ConnectNotes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On ads 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
Contact Journal is free to download; ConnectNotes costs $1.99 up front. Contact Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ConnectNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.
Contact Journal ships an update every 10 days, ConnectNotes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contact Journal | ConnectNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wouter Bron | Nadim Kamal |
In-app purchases
Contact Journal
- Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
ConnectNotes
No in-app purchases









