Contact Journal vs PackMind+
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
PackMind+
Create and manage personalized packing lists for any occasion, from vacations to daily activities. This app offers templates, reminders, and sharing features to ensure you never forget essential items.
- Custom packing lists
- Activity-specific templates
- Packing progress tracking
- Customizable reminders
- List sharing
- Emoji personalization
- List reuse
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PackMind+ is your ultimate companion for staying organized with personalized packing lists for any occasion. Whether you're preparing for a tropical vacation, business trip, weekend getaway, or even just your regular swimming lessons, PackMind+ ensures you never forget essential items again. Our intuitive interface makes creating and managing packing lists effortless. Key Features: - Create custom packing lists for travel, shopping, sports, and more - Choose from activity-specific templates with pre-suggested items - Track your packing progress with visual indicators - Set up daily, weekly, or monthly reminders to stay prepared - Personalize your lists with custom emojis for easy recognition - Share your lists with friends and family for coordinated planning - Check off items as you pack them for visual tracking - Reuse your lists for recurring activities Perfect for: - Frequent travelers who need to pack efficiently - Families coordinating vacation preparations - Students organizing study materials and activities - Sports enthusiasts managing equipment for different activities - Anyone who wants to stay organized and prepared for daily routines PackMind+ helps you manage everything from essential travel documents to daily necessities, all in one convenient app. Start packing smarter today! # About Subscription - Subscriptions are available on a monthly or annual basis. - When you select the Annual Subscription in PackMind+, you get 14 days completely free to explore all premium features—no charge upfront. During this trial period, you can enjoy the full PackMind+ premium experience,If the you don't cancel the subscription within the 14-day trial, the annual fee will be automatically charged at the end of the trial period. - Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. - You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your account settings on the App Store. For more information, please refer to our [Terms of Service] and [Privacy Policy]. # Terms of Service: https://www.xiaohangliuai.com/terms-of-service.html # Privacy Policy: https://www.xiaohangliuai.com/privacy-policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PackMind+ at 5.0 against Contact Journal's 3.4. PackMind+ also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Contact Journal's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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
Both are free to download. Contact Journal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and PackMind+ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PackMind+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contact Journal has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Contact Journal's written reviews are positive against 100% of PackMind+'s.
| Parameter | Contact Journal | PackMind+ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wouter Bron | Xiaohang Liu |
Customer experience
Contact Journal
PackMind+
In-app purchases
Contact Journal
- Monthly14 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
PackMind+
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Annual14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Premium Lifetime$24.99








