Comparison

Equisoft/connect vs Handheld Contact Api

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

Head to head
About

Equisoft/connect

This CRM is designed for financial advisors to manage their practice and client relationships on the go. Access client information, communication tools, and meeting notes from anywhere, anytime. Streamline your workflow and serve clients more effectively without being tied to a computer.

Highlights
  • Client relationship management
  • Access client investment and insurance data
  • Communication tools (calls, emails)
  • Meeting note-taking
  • Activity management
  • Contact creation and editing
  • Practice management on the go
Features
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Join the more than 12,000 advisors who use Equisoft/connect to easily create awesome client experiences without ever having to turn on their computers. It’s the perfect solution for advisors who need to manage their practice, organize their day and respond to their clients anywhere, anytime. The CRM is specifically designed for financial advisors, so you have the all functionality you need at your fingertips. It frees you from your desk and gets you out of the office with complete access to your clients’ investment, insurance and personal information—plus great CRM features like comprehensive communication abilities, and tools that allow you to take meeting notes and manage activities so that nothing slips through the cracks. Equisoft/connect enables you to: • Serve more clients, more easily and more effectively, by accessing the information you need without having to power up your computer • Stay in touch with clients whenever you need by locating contacts, making calls, and sending emails from within the CRM • Save time by accessing your client’s insurance, investment and personal information from within the app • Achieve and maintain compliance by taking meeting notes and booking activities that are linked to each client’s contact record • Manage your practice while you’re on the go by accessing segmentation information, creating new contacts, and searching, viewing and editing contact information Equisoft/connect gives you quick access to your client and contact info when you need it, no matter where you are.

About

Handheld Contact Api

Access and manage your Act! CRM contacts, calendar, opportunities, and notes wirelessly from your iPhone or iPad. This mobile extension offers fast, frequent data syncing via WebAPI, allowing you to work with your CRM data anywhere, anytime.

Highlights
  • Manage Act! contacts, calendars, and opportunities
  • Secure wireless sync via Act! WebAPI
  • Call, email, and SMS contacts with history recording
  • Automatic syncing while app is running
  • Local Act! data storage for offline access
  • Record notes and histories
  • Easy setup without desktop software
Features
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+Description: Handheld Contact – API is the mobile extension to your Act! software, as it wirelessly syncs and manages your Act! CRM Contacts, Calendar, Opportunities, and Notes/Histories from your iPhone or iPad. Unlike our Handheld Classic, this version syncs through the WebAPI for faster, more frequent updates of more data across more devices. It's like having Act! with you anywhere, anytime! +Features: • View and manage Act! contacts, calendars, Task Lists, and opportunities from anywhere, anytime. • Secure wireless sync with iPhone or iPad & Act! via the Act! WebAPI • Call/Email/SMS Act! contacts with all Histories recorded and synced back to Act! • Automatic syncing in coverage while application is running. • Act! data stored locally for fast access without Internet connection • Take notes & record Histories in Handheld Contact. • Easy setup on your device with no desktop software required • New modern interface • Customizable contact & opportunity field mapping • Easy contact sharing for one-click referrals • Alerts of upcoming annual events like Birthdays & Anniversary +Requirements: • You must have a Handheld Contact account. System Requirements • iPhone or iPad with IOS11 or higher • A current Act! subscription with Act! v18 or higher • Act! WebAPI v1.1.54.0 or higher • Act! user account must have “Standard” security privileges or higher, and be assigned WebAPI permission

Screenshots

Equisoft/connect4 screens
Handheld Contact Api4 screens

Verdict

The call

Equisoft/connect and Handheld Contact Api are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Equisoft/connect versus Handheld Contact Api: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquisoft/connectHandheld Contact Api
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEquisoft IncKeystroke Quality Computing Inc

Customer experience

Equisoft/connect

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Handheld Contact Api

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Equisoft/connect

No in-app purchases

None

Handheld Contact Api

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Equisoft/connect free?
Equisoft/connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Handheld Contact Api free?
Handheld Contact Api is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Equisoft/connect or Handheld Contact Api have ads?
Neither Equisoft/connect nor Handheld Contact Api shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equisoft/connect or Handheld Contact Api?
Equisoft/connect ships an update every 2 months, and Handheld Contact Api every 2 months. Most recently, Equisoft/connect was updated on November 2, 2026 and Handheld Contact Api on November 7, 2026.

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