Comparison

Favorite Contacts vs Joinpoints

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

Head to head
About

Favorite Contacts

Quickly call and text your most important contacts directly from home screen widgets. Organize contacts into groups and access them with a single tap. Supports various messaging apps and video calls.

Highlights
  • One-click call and text widgets
  • Support for iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype
  • Organize contacts into groups
  • Access from lock screen and notification center
  • Backup and export contacts
  • Find and delete duplicate contacts
Features
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■ Just One-click to Call & text your favourite contacts directly from the Widgets! Shortcut for iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype & more. ■ Add widgets to homescreen in three different variants ■ Swipe right from the lock screen, and tap to call. So, easy it is!!! ■ Call and text your favourite contacts directly from the Widgets screen! also called a Today extension. ■ This Widget support calling, message, WhatsApp, Telegram, email, FaceTime video calling. ■ You can also organize contacts in groups (e.g. Family, Friends, Work) and access them directly from the widgets. ■ This is an app with a powerful widget that will dramatically improve the everyday use of your iPhone. While currently contacting your friends can be an annoyingly long process because you must open apps and search through contact after contact. But with Favorites Contacts Launcher just swipe right from the lock screen, home screen, or pull down the widgets screen from within any app and get immediate access to your favourites. ≈ Features: ≈ ◉ Create shortcuts of important contact on the iPhone screen also. With just a tap, you can call. ◉ Call & Text from the Notification Centre ◉ Group contacts as family, friends, work and etc. ◉ Add unlimited contacts to different groups available ◉ Auto finds duplicate contacts and lists to delete. ◉ Call & Message, WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, Email. ◉ FaceTime audio and video calling. ◉ Automatically finds duplicate contacts if available ◉ Backup and export your contacts to email in the VCF format. ◉ Comparable with iOS 8 and above. Much more coming in the next updates. So, Stay tuned!!

About

Joinpoints

Features
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Mehr Übersicht, bessere Teamarbeit - Joinpoints ist die einfache Workflow Plattform mit der du mühsame organisatorische Abläufe in einfache & effektive digitale Workflows verwandelst. #1 Designe individuelle Abläufe deines Unternehmens #2 Automatisieren deine Workflows #3 Messe die Effizienz und optimiere Mit Joinpoints werden... - nie mehr Aufgaben übersehen - unnötige Info-E-Mails an Kollegen minimiert - Projekte sichere & transparent dokumentiert - Workflows effizienter & messbarer Task Management 3.0 für automatische Aufgaben Joinpoints setzt auf die neue Methode von Task Management 3.0 und stellt dir täglich deine eigene Aufgabenliste zusammen. Dank den hinterlegten Workflows teilt Joinpoints automatisch Aufgaben an dich und deine Teamkollegen*innen aus. Damit wird Aufgabendelegation in deinem Unternehmen vollständig automatisiert. Individuelle Workflows designen Mit dem einfachen Workflow-Designer von Joinpoints baust du dir einfach jeden Unternehmensablauf direkt per Baukasten zusammen. Füge Automationen hinzu und verknüpfe deinen Workflow mit über 2000 anderen Tools. Über 300 Projekte/Aufträge/etc. gleichzeitig managen In Joinpoints kannst du mit deinen Workflows über 300 Projekte, Aufträge und co gleichzeitig managen und behältst dank der Pipeline-Ansicht stehts die Übersicht. Auch die Aufgaben-Verteilung in deinem Projekt kümmert sich Joinpoints automatisch. Optimiere & messe Workflows in Echtzeit Probleme direkt an der Wurzel packen – Messe die Effizienz, die Laufzeit und viele weitere Faktoren in Echtzeit für jeden deiner Workflows. Erkenne Probleme bevor sie Auswirkungen auf deinen Unternehmenserfolg haben. Du kannst mit einem Blick überprüfen, ob Maßnahmen greifen und du wieder auf Erfolgskurs bist. Kunden & Partner direkt einbinden Mit dem Feature Connect kannst du Projekte, Aufträge & co direkt mit externen Partnern und Kunden teilen. Dabei können sie interaktiv in deinen Ablauf mit eingebunden werden und erhalten alle essentiellen und von dir freigegebenen Informationen ganz automatisch.

Screenshots

Favorite Contacts4 screens
Joinpoints4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Joinpoints at Free against Favorite Contacts's $4.99. Favorite Contacts's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 11 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Joinpoints is free to download; Favorite Contacts costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Favorite Contacts ships an update every 2 months, Joinpoints every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Favorite Contacts versus Joinpoints: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFavorite ContactsJoinpoints
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (100 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings100 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB14 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAppYogi SoftwareJoinpoints GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Favorite Contacts

No in-app purchases

None

Joinpoints

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Favorite Contacts free?
Favorite Contacts costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Joinpoints free?
Joinpoints is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Favorite Contacts or Joinpoints have ads?
Neither Favorite Contacts nor Joinpoints shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Favorite Contacts or Joinpoints?
Favorite Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and Joinpoints every 11 months. Most recently, Favorite Contacts was updated on October 21, 2026 and Joinpoints on October 19, 2026.

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