Import & Export Contacts Excel vs Backly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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 The Home tab tells you when your backup is out of date and how many contacts have changed since.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
Backly
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Switching phones? Back up every contact on your iPhone to CSV, Excel, or a vCard file — then AirDrop it, share it, or save it to Files. Open the spreadsheet in any sheet app, or restore a vCard on a new phone. No ads. No subscription. Pay once and it's yours forever. Most contact-backup apps charge a WEEKLY subscription just to hold on to your own address book — or bury it behind ads. This one does neither. One small payment, and you can back up your contacts as often as you like. • SPREADSHEET OR VCARD — names, numbers, emails and more, saved as CSV, Excel, or a standard .vcf file. • SHARE IT ANYWHERE — AirDrop it to your new phone, email it to yourself, or save it to Files or iCloud Drive. • 100% PRIVATE — everything happens on your iPhone. Your contacts are never uploaded, and there's no account to create. • MADE FOR SWITCHING PHONES — make one backup today, keep it somewhere safe, and restore it whenever you need it. • NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTION — pay once, back up forever. No weekly fee, ever. Try it free — your first 25 contacts export at no cost. Unlock Unlimited once to back up your entire address book. Tap "Export My Contacts," pick a format, and your file is ready in seconds. Questions or feedback: overlapmarr@gmail.com
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Verdict
Import & Export Contacts Excel and Backly are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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 and Backly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Import & Export Contacts Excel ships an update every 5 weeks, Backly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Import & Export Contacts Excel | Backly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (81 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 81 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ONNEX YAZILIM ANONIM SIRKETI | Jhomar Maravillas |
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
Backly
- Unlock Unlimited$4.99
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