Comparison

Import & Export Contacts Excel vs Recent Contacts

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

Head to head
About

Import & Export Contacts Excel

Easily back up, transfer, and share your contacts in various formats like VCF, CSV, PDF, and Excel. This tool processes your data locally for enhanced privacy and security, offering a hassle-free alternative to cloud syncing.

Highlights
  • One-click export and import
  • Multiple export formats (VCF, CSV, PDF, JSON, EXCEL)
  • Local data processing for privacy
  • Secure sharing of contacts
  • Backup and restore address book
Features
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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 The Home tab tells you when your backup is out of date and how many contacts have changed since.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

About

Recent Contacts

Easily back up and restore all your phone contacts without a computer. Export contacts to Excel or vCard, find and merge duplicates, and remove incomplete entries. Share backups via message, email, or AirDrop.

Highlights
  • Backup contacts in one tap
  • Export to Excel (CSV) or vCard
  • Find and merge duplicate contacts
  • Remove incomplete contacts
  • Share backups via Message, Email, AirDrop
  • View recently added contacts
Features
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Easy Backup is the best way to backup and restores all your contacts from your phone without the computer. FEATURES: • See your most recently added contacts • Save all your contacts in one single tap. • Share and export backups via Message, Email, or AirDrop • Export contacts to Excel (CSV) or vCard • Find & merge duplicate contacts • Remove incomplete contacts ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Subscription price: - 1 week: $4.99 - 1 month: $6.99 - Lifetime: $24.99 - Subscription may be canceled at any time within the iTunes and App Store Apple ID Settings. All prices include applicable local sales taxes. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tlabs91 Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/tlabs-termofservice

Screenshots

Import & Export Contacts Excel4 screens
Recent Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recent Contacts at 4.6 against Import & Export Contacts Excel's 4.0. Import & Export Contacts Excel's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Import & Export Contacts Excel sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Recent Contacts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recent Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 81 and 96 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 29% of Import & Export Contacts Excel's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recent Contacts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Import & Export Contacts Excel ships an update every 5 weeks, Recent Contacts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Import & Export Contacts Excel versus Recent Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImport & Export Contacts ExcelRecent Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (81 ratings)4.6 (96 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8196 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETILE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC

Customer experience

Import & Export Contacts Excel

All ratings81 ratings
Positive75.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative21.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%

Recent Contacts

All ratings96 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Import & Export Contacts Excel

Subscriptions3
  • Contacts Hero PRO$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription Package$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Export Contact Lifetime Pro$4.99
  • Contacts Hero Pro Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime Access$29.99
5 purchases

Recent Contacts

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Import & Export Contacts Excel free?
Import & Export Contacts Excel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recent Contacts free?
Recent Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Import & Export Contacts Excel or Recent Contacts?
Recent Contacts is rated higher. Import & Export Contacts Excel averages 4.0 out of 5 from 81 ratings, while Recent Contacts averages 4.6 from 96 ratings.
Do Import & Export Contacts Excel or Recent Contacts have ads?
Recent Contacts shows ads; Import & Export Contacts Excel does not.
Which is updated more often, Import & Export Contacts Excel or Recent Contacts?
Import & Export Contacts Excel ships an update every 5 weeks, and Recent Contacts every 3 weeks. Most recently, Import & Export Contacts Excel was updated on October 16, 2026 and Recent Contacts on October 7, 2026.

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