Comparison

Import & Export Contacts Excel vs Export & Backup Contacts

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

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About

Import & Export Contacts Excel

Easily export, back up, and import your contacts in various formats like Excel, PDF, and CSV. Manage duplicates and share contacts securely on your device without needing an account.

Highlights
  • Export contacts to Excel, PDF, CSV, Word
  • Backup and restore contacts
  • Import contacts from vCard, CSV, Excel
  • Find and merge duplicate contacts
  • Filter contacts by group or criteria
  • Share contacts as vCard
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 The Home tab tells you when your backup is out of date and how many contacts have changed since.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

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Export & Backup Contacts

Features
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Back up your iPhone contacts before you switch phones, reset your device or clean up your address book. Save them as a vCard (VCF) file, or create a CSV spreadsheet with Pro that is compatible with Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets. BACK UP AND SHARE • Export the contacts you allow the app to access as a VCF (vCard) file. • Save or share the file with the iOS share sheet, including Files, AirDrop, Mail and other compatible apps. • Keep a local history with the date, device and number of contacts in each backup. • Search and review the contacts saved in a backup. CSV YOUR WAY • Choose the contacts and columns to include: name, phone numbers, emails, company, addresses, birthday and URLs. • Preview the first rows for free before you export. • Save column templates to reuse your preferred layout; choose contacts each time. • Exporting the CSV file requires Pro. RESTORE FROM YOUR HISTORY (PRO) Add contacts to your address book from a backup in this app's local history. Restoring adds contacts; it does not delete or replace the contacts already on your iPhone. REVIEW POSSIBLE DUPLICATES (PRO) Find and review contacts that may be duplicates. The app lists them for you to check; it does not merge them automatically. FREE VS PRO Free: up to 70 contacts per file, 3 exports per day, vCard export, CSV preview and your 3 most recent backups. Pro: all accessible contacts in every file, unlimited exports, CSV export, full backup history, restore from history and duplicate review. PRO IS ONE PAYMENT, NO SUBSCRIPTION Pro is a one-time lifetime purchase. Use Restore purchases with the same Apple Account to get Pro back on a new device or after reinstalling the app. KEEP A COPY OUTSIDE THE APP Backup history is stored only on this device and is removed if you delete the app. Before deleting the app or changing phones, save your VCF file to Files or another place you trust. Importing backup files from outside the app and automatically merging duplicates are not included. YOUR PRIVACY Your contacts are processed on your device and are not uploaded to our servers. You choose where to share exported files. The app uses third-party services for purchases, analytics and crash reporting; see our Privacy Policy for details.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Import & Export Contacts Excel at none against Export & Backup Contacts's shown. Import & Export Contacts Excel also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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

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 Export & Backup Contacts sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Import & Export Contacts Excel ships an update every 2 weeks, Export & Backup Contacts every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Import & Export Contacts Excel versus Export & Backup Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImport & Export Contacts ExcelExport & Backup Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (82 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings82 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB10 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETIRenzo Delgado

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
1 purchases

Export & Backup Contacts

One-time1
  • Export Contact Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Import & Export Contacts Excel free?
Import & Export Contacts Excel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Export & Backup Contacts free?
Export & Backup Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Import & Export Contacts Excel or Export & Backup Contacts have ads?
Export & Backup Contacts shows ads; Import & Export Contacts Excel does not.
Which is updated more often, Import & Export Contacts Excel or Export & Backup Contacts?
Import & Export Contacts Excel ships an update every 2 weeks, and Export & Backup Contacts every 5 months. Most recently, Import & Export Contacts Excel was updated on November 3, 2026 and Export & Backup Contacts on November 3, 2026.

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