# Contact Groupist vs Celbrate

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contact Groupist at none against Celbrate's 1. Contact Groupist also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Celbrate's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ads and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Celbrate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Contact Groupist asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Contact Groupist against 5.0 for Celbrate. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contact Groupist has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Contact Groupist ships an update every 3 months, Celbrate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Contact Groupist | Celbrate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [5.0 (7 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contact-groupist/id1358132242/reviews) | [5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celbrate/id1638782768/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **7** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 1 MB | 21 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Lobitos Creek](https://appshunter.io/developer/441375536) | [Martin Ledl](https://appshunter.io/developer/1638782770) |

## What reviewers say

### Contact Groupist

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contact-groupist/id1358132242)

Organize contacts into custom lists that sync across iOS, macOS, and iCloud. Useful for managing Do Not Disturb settings and other contact-based features. Primarily for users with local or iCloud contacts.

**Highlights:** Create and manage contact lists, Syncs with iOS, macOS, and iCloud Contacts, Integrates with Do Not Disturb settings, Minimalist user interface, Supports local and iCloud contacts

**In-app purchases:** none


### Celbrate

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/celbrate/id1638782768)

Never forget important dates like birthdays and name days again. This app imports events from your contacts and displays upcoming celebrations on your home screen with customizable widgets.

**Highlights:** Birthday and name day reminders, Import dates from contacts, Home screen widgets, Upcoming events display, iOS 16 lock screen widgets

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium | $3.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Contact Groupist free?

Contact Groupist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Celbrate free?

Celbrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Contact Groupist or Celbrate?

Contact Groupist and Celbrate are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 1 ratings respectively.

### Do Contact Groupist or Celbrate have ads?

Neither Contact Groupist nor Celbrate shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Contact Groupist or Celbrate?

Contact Groupist ships an update every 3 months, and Celbrate every 5 days. Most recently, Contact Groupist was updated on November 2, 2026 and Celbrate on November 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*