Exchange Server Public Folders vs EBF Contacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exchange Server Public Folders
Access and manage Microsoft Exchange Server Public Folder contacts and calendars directly from your mobile device. Create, edit, and delete entries, and view email messages. This enterprise application connects directly to your Exchange server via SSL.
- View Public Folder contacts and calendars
- Create, edit, and delete contacts and appointments
- View Public Folder email messages
- Direct Exchange Web Services communication
- SSL security
- Supports on-premise and hosted Exchange
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With this app, Microsoft Exchange Server users can view Public Folder contacts and calendars. Contacts and appointments can be created, edited and deleted. Public Folder Email messages are also accessible but presently view only. This app does not support GMail/GSuite, Yahoo or any other personal email services. This is an enterprise application built for Microsoft Exchange Server. The app does not route your Exchange traffic through a third-party server. The app communicates directly with Exchange Web Services using SSL and it works with On-premise Exchange or hosted Exchange, but not Office 365. For Office 365 Public Folder access, we suggest the CiraSync app. There are no ads and no in-app purchases. We author and support this free application in exchange for receiving quarterly communication from our team. If you have trouble logging in, you can make tech support requests directly through from the app. Otherwise, please visit our website. If you would like to sync the GAL (Exchange Global Address List) to iPhone, please visit our website to learn about our enterprise server software.
EBF Contacts
This app securely stores and synchronizes your company's contact information from Exchange Online, On-Premise, and HubSpot. It displays internal caller information on your iOS device, separating personal and business contacts.
- Fetches contacts from Exchange Online/On-Premise
- Integrates with HubSpot contacts
- Local encrypted storage
- Regular synchronization
- Displays internal caller ID
- Separates personal and business data
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Thanks to EBF Contacts, your team can access professional contacts easily, securely, and even offline while on the go—on iOS and iPadOS. Automatically synchronized from sources such as Exchange O365/On-Premise or your CRM system. The Global Address List (GAL) or other address books can be easily connected, giving you real-time access to all your contacts. EBF Contacts can even be accessed with Siri and CarPlay. EBF Contacts uses the SMS Fraud Extension, if the user activates it. This makes the company contacts information available in the iOS phone app to display the name and other information about a caller. EBF Contacts does not block phone numbers or messages. CallKit must not be enabled to use the app. The user can skip this step on initial use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: EBF Contacts at none against Exchange Server Public Folders's shown. EBF Contacts also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Exchange Server Public Folders's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Exchange Server Public Folders against 5.0 for EBF Contacts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Exchange Server Public Folders ships an update every 6 months, EBF Contacts every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exchange Server Public Folders | EBF Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | itrezzo, Inc | EBF-EDV Beratung Foellmer GmbH |
Customer experience
Exchange Server Public Folders
EBF Contacts
In-app purchases
Exchange Server Public Folders
No in-app purchases
EBF Contacts
No in-app purchases
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