Contact Backup vs Import & Export Contacts Excel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contact Backup
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Contacts Export is a lightweight and efficient iPhone contact manager supporting multiple export and import formats. Safe & Secure: Fully offline, no internet required. Your data never leaves your device. (Only needs internet connection for App Store purchases.) Features: - Export as VCF, CSV, XLSX, or PDF - Import contacts from VCF and CSV files - Upload via WiFi from your computer browser - Preview before exporting or importing - Share or print via the system menu - Send directly via email - Select specific contacts to process Supported Formats: - VCF (vCard) standard contact format, compatible with all phones - CSV spreadsheet format, editable with Excel and more - XLSX native Excel format with full styling - PDF portable document format, ideal for printing and archiving
Import & Export Contacts Excel
Easily export your contacts to various file formats like Excel, PDF, or CSV. Back up and restore your contact list securely on your device, with options to filter and manage duplicates. Import contacts from different file types to keep your address book organized.
- Export contacts to Excel, PDF, Word, or CSV
- Backup and restore contacts
- Filter contacts by group or criteria
- Import contacts from vCard, CSV, or Excel
- Find and merge duplicate contacts
- Share contacts as vCards
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Turn your contacts into an Excel sheet, a PDF, a CSV or a Word file in a few taps. Back them up and get them back if something goes missing. It's for the moments when you need your contacts somewhere else: a client list for work, a printed copy for a parent, a backup before you switch phones. Everything happens on your device, and there's no account to create. EXPORT Pick a format and you'll see the actual table, or every page of the PDF or Word file, before anything is saved. Turn columns on or off (name, phone, email, company, job title, address, birthday and more) and each format remembers your choice. Only need part of your list? Filter by group, or keep just the people who have a phone number, an email or a company. SHARE Send contacts as a vCard by message, email or any chat app, or save the file to your device. Whoever gets it can add everyone in one tap. BACK UP AND RESTORE One tap saves a vCard backup to its own folder in your personal cloud storage. It stays there if you delete the app, and it's waiting for you on your next phone. The Home tab tells you when your backup is out of date and how many contacts have changed since. You can get a reminder every week, every two weeks or every month, or only when something has actually changed. If you'd rather not think about it at all, add the Back Up Contacts action to an automation and it will run on a schedule. Restoring only adds the contacts that are missing. People already in your address book won't be duplicated. IMPORT Bring in contacts from a vCard, CSV or Excel file. Files exported from other contact apps and email services are matched automatically, and column names are recognised in 30 languages. If a column ends up in the wrong place, fix it, then tick the contacts you want before anything is added. DUPLICATES Scan by name, phone number or email, and decide which of those count as a match. Delete the extra copies, or merge them into one card that keeps every number, email and address. The app saves a snapshot before each change, so you can undo it. PRIVACY Your contacts are read and processed on your device and are never uploaded to our servers. Backups are kept in your own cloud storage, never on ours. A file only leaves the app when you share or save it yourself. FREE AND PRO Free: preview every format, export and share smaller lists, back up, restore, import small files, and find and delete duplicates. Pro: export and share your whole list, share backup files, import files of any size, and merge duplicates. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your account at confirmation of purchase, and you can manage or cancel your subscription in your account settings. A lifetime purchase does not renew. Privacy Policy: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/yusufonderd/af657609b06000110c54a72007651da2/raw/adbb822b2cca05f6504fbd802c11860ddc812450/privacy_policy.md Terms of Service: https://gist.githubusercontent.com/yusufonderd/59066f37c5fe711ddd4341e3f0ba0c89/raw/9aee27dd6d1a650e12299429efebc8c9935d3067/terms_and_conditions.txt
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contact Backup at none against Import & Export Contacts Excel's 6. Import & Export Contacts Excel's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 40 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Import & Export Contacts Excel sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Contact Backup asks for nothing beyond the download.
Contact Backup ships an update every 40 months, Import & Export Contacts Excel weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contact Backup | Import & Export Contacts Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (82 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 82 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Dazhuo Information Technology Co., Ltd. | ONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI |
In-app purchases
Contact Backup
No in-app purchases
Import & Export Contacts Excel
- Contacts Hero PRO$4.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Annual Subscription Package$19.991 Year
- Export Contact Lifetime Pro$4.99
- Contacts Hero Pro Lifetime$9.99
- Lifetime Access$29.99
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