Private Contacts vs EBF Contacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Private Contacts
Securely store and manage contacts separately from your main address book. Keep sensitive numbers hidden and protected with strong lock features. Initiate calls and chats on messaging apps without saving numbers to your phone.
- Private contact locker
- Strong lock protection (PIN, pattern, password)
- Import contacts from phonebook
- Direct WhatsApp/Telegram chat without saving
- Private caller and dialer
- Prevent app access to contacts
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Private Contacts lets you save and manage contacts away from your phone’s main address book, keeping them completely private, hidden, and secure in a protected contact locker. Store numbers privately so they do not appear in your default phonebook and cannot be accessed, synced, or scanned by other apps. This gives you full security and control over your personal or secret contacts. You can easily import contacts from your phonebook, lock them inside your private vault, and access them only through the app. Private Contacts also includes a built-in private caller and phone dialer, so you can call anyone without exposing their number to call logs or other apps. Start a WhatsApp chat directly without saving the number. You can also open chats in other messaging apps like Telegram, making communication fast and private. If you want to keep contacts secret, avoid syncing, or prevent apps from reading your data, Private Contacts gives you a secure and simple solution. Key Features Private Contact Locker: Save contacts outside your phonebook to keep them hidden and secure from other apps. Strong Lock Protection: Lock your private contacts with PIN, pattern, or password so only you can access them. Import Phonebook Contacts: Move selected contacts from your address book into your private vault with one tap. Open WhatsApp or Telegram Without Saving Numbers: Chat instantly without adding numbers to your phonebook. Private Caller & Phone Dialer: Call securely without exposing private contacts to your main call history. Better Privacy & Security: Prevent other apps from reading, syncing, or uploading your contacts. Keep your contact list clean, private, and secure — away from your phonebook and hidden from all other apps. Download Private Contacts today and take full control of your privacy. Privacy Policy: https://private-contacts.web.app/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://private-contacts.web.app/terms-and-conditions
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
Private Contacts and EBF Contacts both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Private Contacts's written reviews are positive against 50% of EBF Contacts's. Private Contacts also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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 Private Contacts against 5.0 for EBF Contacts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Private Contacts's written reviews are positive against 50% of EBF Contacts's.
Private Contacts ships an update every 2 weeks, EBF Contacts every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Private Contacts | EBF Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LogiSian Technology Solutions | EBF-EDV Beratung Foellmer GmbH |
Customer experience
Private Contacts
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In-app purchases
Private Contacts
No in-app purchases
EBF Contacts
No in-app purchases
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