Comparison

Dex vs CrowdNotes

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

Head to head
About

Dex

This personal relationship manager helps you stay in touch with your network by providing timely reminders and remembering important details about your contacts. Organize and visualize your relationships, and leverage connections to strengthen your network. Integrates with social networks and email via a browser extension.

Highlights
  • Relationship reminders
  • Contact detail memory
  • Network visualization
  • Contact organization with groups and tags
  • Browser extension integration
  • Social network consolidation
Features
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Dex is a personal relationship manager and CRM that reminds you to keep in touch with people you would otherwise forget. Visualize, manage, and stay on top of all your relationships. With Dex, be a better friend and leverage your network. Stay in touch better: Configure Dex to send regular reminders: maintain relationships even when life gets busy. Stay warm with your network and see people you haven’t seen in a while. Remember important details: Remember the name of your coworker’s daughter? What about the last time you met your friend from college? Dex makes it easy to remember important details. Be more thoughtful by showing you care. Become a superconnector: Organize all your relationships with groups, custom tags, and views. Search through notes you’ve taken in one place. Make connections that help your friends and strengthen your relationships. Integrate where you need it: Use Dex with the Dex Browser Extension to manage relationships from social networks like Facebook, Messenger, Twitter, Gmail, and more! No data entry or separate website logins needed. Dex is a paid subscription service. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://getdex.com/privacypolicy

About

CrowdNotes

Features
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CrowdNotes is the professional event management app built for recruiting events, workshops, seminars, and private gatherings. Powered entirely by iCloud, CrowdNotes requires no account setup — just sign in with your Apple ID, and you're ready to go. Key Features: * Zero Setup: Runs entirely on your existing iCloud account. No servers, no subscriptions, no third-party accounts. * Smart Attendee Registration: Add attendees manually, scan business cards, import from contacts, or bulk import via CSV. Duplicate detection prevents redundant records. * QR Code Check-In: Generate a unique QR code for every attendee. Scan it instantly at the door for frictionless check-in. * Real-Time Collaboration: Share your event with team members. Notes, check-ins, and attendee updates sync in real time across all devices using CloudKit push notifications. * Collaborative Notes: Capture insights about each attendee. Team members can add, edit, and delete their own notes, with full edit history and transparent deletion. * Flexible Sharing: Invite team members via a shareable link or QR code. Members can also reshare the event invite directly from the app. * Member Controls: Organizers can control whether members can delete attendee records, keeping your data safe. * Web Companion: Recruiters without an iPhone can participate through the CrowdNotes web app — accessible from any browser, no install required. * Export & Reporting: Export your full attendee list to CSV for post-event follow-up. * Privacy First: All data stays in your iCloud. CrowdNotes never sees your information.

Screenshots

Dex4 screens
CrowdNotes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CrowdNotes at none against Dex's 9. On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Dex sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. CrowdNotes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dex ships an update every 6 days, CrowdNotes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Dex versus CrowdNotes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDexCrowdNotes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (266 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings266 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDana HQ, Inc.Joe Ghalam

Bugs and requests

Dex

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Mobile app freezes when using features
  • Card scanner crashes iPhone
  • LinkedIn sync fails to load contacts
  • Contact import checkboxes behave erratically
  • Map view won't load or shows incomplete data
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  • Deleted groups reappear after deletion
  • Tagging feature crashes or doesn't work
  • Note-taking functionality fails
  • App crashes on startup
  • Slow response times for all actions
  • Search function frequently fails
  • Duplicate contact merging fails
  • Contact navigation glitches
  • Google sign-up button unresponsive on mobile
  • Syncing takes several minutes between devices
  • Contacts not saving properly

Requested features

13 requests
  • More AI-powered automation features
  • WhatsApp integration (currently in maintenance)
  • Tag management on mobile app
  • Dark mode option
  • Microsoft account integration
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  • Company/organization pages
  • Two-way contact syncing
  • Better search functionality
  • Sort by company feature
  • Mac desktop application
  • Improved card scanner without crashes
  • Better duplicate detection and merging
  • Offline data access

CrowdNotes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Dex

Subscriptions9
  • Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Dex Professional Monthly7 Days trial$34.991 Month
  • Professional - Monthly7 Days trial$39.991 Month
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  • Premium - Quarterly7 Days trial$47.993 Months
  • Dex Professional Quarterly7 Days trial$79.993 Months
  • Professional - Quarterly7 Days trial$79.993 Months
  • Premium - Annual7 Days trial$143.991 Year
  • Dex Professional Yearly7 Days trial$239.991 Year
  • Professional - Annual7 Days trial$239.991 Year
None

CrowdNotes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dex free?
Dex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CrowdNotes free?
CrowdNotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dex or CrowdNotes have ads?
Neither Dex nor CrowdNotes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dex or CrowdNotes?
Dex ships an update every 6 days, and CrowdNotes every 3 days. Most recently, Dex was updated on November 3, 2026 and CrowdNotes on October 31, 2026.

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