Comparison

EBF Contacts vs MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert

Easily open, read, and search large MBOX email archives on your Apple devices. Convert emails to various formats like PDF, CSV, or JSON, and extract contacts. All processing happens offline for maximum privacy.

Highlights
  • Open MBOX and MBX archives
  • Read emails with attachments
  • Full text search
  • Export attachments to ZIP
  • Convert to PDF, CSV, JSON
  • Extract contacts as vCards
  • Offline functionality
Features
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MBOX Reader is the fastest way to open, read, search and convert MBOX email archives on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Stuck with a huge .mbox or .mbx file you can't open? MBOX Reader loads it in seconds, even archives with tens of thousands of messages, and shows every message exactly as it was sent. KEY FEATURES • Open .mbox and .mbx archives from Files, Mail, Safari, AirDrop and any other app (MBOX Opener) • Read every message exactly as sent: sender, recipients, date, formatted body and attachments • Lightning fast full text search across the whole archive • Browse, preview and save attachments, or export them all as a ZIP (Compressed MBOX Viewer) • Works fully offline, so nothing is ever uploaded CONVERT AND EXPORT • Export single messages to PDF (MBOX to PDF) • Convert a whole archive to CSV for spreadsheets, or to JSON (MBOX Converter) • Extract every sender and recipient as a vCard contact (Konverter) • Split a large archive into smaller MBOX files • Combine several MBOX files into one archive PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your email never leaves your device. No account, no sign in, no tracking. Everything happens on device, even offline. MBOX Reader turns an archive you couldn't open into something you can read, search, convert and share in seconds.

Screenshots

EBF Contacts1 screens
MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert4 screens

Verdict

The call

EBF Contacts and MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert's written reviews are positive against 50% of EBF Contacts's. MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). EBF Contacts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. EBF Contacts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for EBF Contacts against 5.0 for MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of EBF Contacts's written reviews are positive against 100% of MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EBF Contacts ships an update every 5 weeks, MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
EBF Contacts versus MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEBF ContactsMBOX Reader · Opener · Convert
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size175 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEBF-EDV Beratung Foellmer GmbHRush Tools LLC

Customer experience

EBF Contacts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EBF Contacts

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert

Subscriptions7
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$9.997 Days
  • Pro Annual$19.991 Year
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  • Pro Annual2 variants$29.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$39.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$49.991 Year
  • Pro Annual$79.991 Year

Questions

Is EBF Contacts free?
EBF Contacts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert free?
MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EBF Contacts or MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert?
EBF Contacts and MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do EBF Contacts or MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert have ads?
Neither EBF Contacts nor MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EBF Contacts or MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert?
EBF Contacts ships an update every 5 weeks, and MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert every 3 days. Most recently, EBF Contacts was updated on September 8, 2026 and MBOX Reader · Opener · Convert on September 22, 2026.

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