Comparison

Contacts Mover Pro vs ShellPilot

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

Head to head
About

Contacts Mover Pro

Effortlessly sync and move contacts between any accounts on your iPhone. This tool supports a wide range of account types and offers flexible sync modes, including two-way synchronization. It allows for detailed filtering and review of changes before they are applied.

Highlights
  • Sync or move between any contact accounts
  • Supports Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Google, Yahoo, CardDAV
  • True 2-way sync
  • One-way sync and manual sync modes
  • Filter by group or ignore new contacts
  • Review and confirm changes
  • Syncs all contact fields and photos
Features
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Contacts Mover Pro allows you to quickly and easily sync or move contacts between any pair of contact accounts on your iPhone. Most commonly, the app is used to merge corporate Outlook contacts into iCloud. The app can handle any type of account configured on your iPhone including Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Google, Yahoo, or a CardDAV account. SYNC & MOVE OPTIONS: • Sync or move any pair of iPhone/iPad contact accounts including Exchange, Outlook, iCloud, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Local, & CardDAV • With a true 2-way sync, you can merge changes you've made to each contact account • Choose from one of the following sync modes: 2-way sync, 1-way sync, & manual sync • Choose from one of the following move types: 1-way move & manual move APPLY FILTERS • Choose to sync selected groups only • Choose to ignore new contacts including those without an email or phone AUTO ADD TO GROUP: • Automatically add synced contacts to a specified group such as “Modified by Contacts Mover” CONFIRM CHANGES: • Review each change before the sync/move actually begins • Easily override changes SYNC/MOVE HISTORY: • Monitor the results of the current sync or move, and review the results of the last 100 syncs/moves SYNCS/MOVES ALL FIELDS: • Syncs/moves all fields including names, phonetic names, nicknames, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, company names, job titles, departments, birthdays, anniversaries, events, notes, web page addresses, relationships, instant messaging accounts, & social profiles • Syncs/moves contact photos • Syncs/moves custom labels & custom fields AUTOMATIC SYNC/MOVE: • Automatically syncs/moves contacts in the background 24/7 SUPPORT: • In the case that you need support, our friendly American customer support team usually answers emails within 4 hours

About

ShellPilot

Features
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Connect to any server from your iPhone or iPad, and keep the commands you run often ready to reuse. ShellPilot is a full SSH terminal built for developers, sysadmins, and anyone who manages a server, a VPS, or a Raspberry Pi on the go. SAVED SNIPPETS Keep the commands you run often — restarts, log checks, deploy steps — and run them in a tap on any saved server, instead of retyping them every time you connect. FULL TERMINAL A real terminal emulator with xterm-compatible rendering, not a cut-down text box. Works with tmux, vim, and anything else you run over SSH. SSH KEYS Generate or import Ed25519 and RSA keys. Keys stay on your device — nothing is uploaded anywhere. SFTP FILE BROWSER Browse remote files next to your local storage over SFTP. Upload, download, rename and delete without leaving the app. MULTIPLE SERVERS Save connections for every server you manage. Switch between a VPS, a Raspberry Pi, or a Docker host in a tap. RECENT SESSIONS Jump back into a server you connected to recently, without hunting through a list. WORKS WELL FOR • Developers deploying and checking on servers • Sysadmins managing a VPS or home server • Raspberry Pi and homelab owners • Anyone who needs a real terminal without a laptop ABOUT THIS APP Your connections, keys and snippets stay on your device. No account, no cloud sync of credentials. PURCHASES • ShellPilot Pro — one-time purchase • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • One-time purchase — no subscription and no renewals Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://cosmovex.web.app/apps/shellpilot/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Contacts Mover Pro4 screens
ShellPilot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ShellPilot at Free against Contacts Mover Pro's $5.99. Contacts Mover Pro's advantage is chart position (#148 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

ShellPilot is free to download; Contacts Mover Pro costs $5.99 up front. Contacts Mover Pro sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and ShellPilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Mover Pro ships an update every 5 months, ShellPilot every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Contacts Mover Pro versus ShellPilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts Mover ProShellPilot
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (542 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings542 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaya AppsSahana A S

Bugs and requests

Contacts Mover Pro

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Duplication nightmare!!!
  • Unfortunate
  • Confusing to use
  • Doesn't sync contacts from Outlook App
  • It works very slowly not done when it says done
Show 4 more
  • Great concept but toasted my address book
  • Scam - Don't buy
  • Will not let
  • Didn't work

Requested features

2 requests
  • Account sync for multiple accountability
  • 3 account synchronization would be great if possible

ShellPilot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Contacts Mover Pro

One-time2
  • Make Contribution$4.99
  • Make Larger Contribution$9.99
1 purchases

ShellPilot

One-time1
  • ShellPilot Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Contacts Mover Pro free?
Contacts Mover Pro costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is ShellPilot free?
ShellPilot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contacts Mover Pro or ShellPilot have ads?
Neither Contacts Mover Pro nor ShellPilot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Mover Pro or ShellPilot?
Contacts Mover Pro ships an update every 5 months, and ShellPilot every 6 months. Most recently, Contacts Mover Pro was updated on October 14, 2026 and ShellPilot on October 13, 2026.

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