Safekeep vs Contacts Backup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Safekeep
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Never lose a contact again. Safekeep is the complete contact safety kit for iPhone: automatically back up your address book, clean duplicates without losing details, restore deleted contacts, and move everything to a new iPhone. PROTECT EVERY CONTACT • Create VCF or CSV backups in one tap • Schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups • See backup status from the Home Screen widget • Keep optional copies in your private iCloud database CLEAN DUPLICATES SAFELY • Smart Merge finds duplicates across names, phone numbers, and email addresses • Preview every merge before making changes • Preserve the richest names, photos, birthdays, addresses, companies, and notes • Recover recently deleted contacts from Trash RESTORE AND TRANSFER • Restore selected contacts from VCF or CSV files • Import Google and Outlook CSV exports • Skip contacts already on your device to prevent new duplicates • Move contacts to a new iPhone with AirDrop or private iCloud backup • Export to Files, email, messages, and other apps BUILT FOR PRIVACY Contact analysis happens on your device. Optional cloud backups use your private iCloud account, so your address book stays under your control. EXTRA TIME-SAVERS • Ask Siri or use Shortcuts to start a backup • Filter contacts with missing names, numbers, or details • Track every saved backup and restore whenever needed Download Safekeep and give every contact a safe place. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Contacts Backup
Easily back up, restore, and manage your phone's contacts without a computer. Send backups via email as VCF files, remove duplicates, and transfer contacts between devices. Offers offline backup and an easy restore process.
- Offline contact backup
- Easy contact restore
- Duplicate contact removal
- Transfer contacts between devices
- Backup as VCF (VCard)
- Backup history
- View recently added contacts
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Contacts Backup Easy Transfer is the simplest solution for backing up, restoring, and managing your contacts directly from your phone without the need for a computer or synchronization. With just one tap, you can back up all your contacts and send them to yourself as a .vcf (VCard) attachment via email for safekeeping. Key Features: -Offline Backup: No need to sync with cloud services or servers. Simply email your backup file and keep it safe. -Easy Restore: No need to install additional apps. Restore your contacts by tapping the .vcf file in your email on iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch—free of charge. -Duplicate Contact Management: Effortlessly identify and remove duplicate contacts for a cleaner contact list. -Transfer Contacts: Easily move your contacts between iOS devices using just an email client. -Backup as VCF (VCard): Supports industry-standard VCard (.vcf) format for contact backups. -History of Backups: Keep track of your backup history and manage your VCard files easily. -Recently Added Contacts: Quickly view and access your most recently added contacts. Whether you're upgrading your phone, safeguarding against accidental deletion, managing duplicates, or organizing your contacts, Backup Contacts - Easy Backup provides a reliable, offline method to secure and manage your contacts. Auto-Renewable Subscription Terms: - The payment will be charged to your Apple ID Account at confirmation of purchase. - The subscription renews automatically unless the auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of your selected subscription. - Your subscriptions can be managed, and auto-renewal can be turned off by going to your App Store Account Settings. For our Privacy Policy, please visit: https://sunshine-dev.com/?page_id=96 For our Terms of Use, please visit: https://sunshine-dev.com/?page_id=98
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Safekeep at weekly against Contacts Backup's every 2 months. Contacts Backup's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Safekeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Contacts Backup sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Safekeep ships an update weekly, Contacts Backup every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Safekeep | Contacts Backup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 62 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ferdi Kiziltoprak | Sunshine Software Labs |
In-app purchases
Safekeep
- 7 days free than$0.997 Days
- Lifetime Premium$9.99
- Lifetime$19.99
Contacts Backup
- Get Premium Monthly$3.991 Month
- 3 Days Free Trial Weekly VIP3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Annual Limited Offer VIP$19.991 Year
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- Annual VIP$29.991 Year
- Get Premium One Time Purchase$99.99
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