Comparison

Safekeep vs Contacts Backup & Restore Lost

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

Head to head
About

Safekeep

Features
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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/

About

Contacts Backup & Restore Lost

Features
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Contact Vault is the definitive solution for all your contact backup, restore, transfer, and recovery needs. It's more than just a backup tool; it's a comprehensive package designed to keep your contacts safe and accessible across all your devices. Why Choose Contact Vault? Contact Backup: Securely backup your entire contact list with one touch. Store in encrypted format for added safety. Contact Restore: Lost your contacts? Restore them instantly from the secure cloud to any device. Contact Transfer: Seamlessly move your contacts between iOS devices, or from your phone to your computer and vice versa. Contact Safe: Your contacts are stored in AES 256-bit encrypted format in secure cloud storage. Backup Contracts: Ideal for business users who need to keep client and supplier information safely backed up. Contact Recovery: Accidentally deleted a contact? Retrieve it effortlessly from the backup archive. Core Features: Backup, Restore, Transfer, and Recovery functionalities all in one app. Cross-platform compatibility ensures you can move your contact data between different operating systems. User-friendly interface makes it easy to manage your contacts. Contact Vault has been meticulously designed to address all your contact management needs. Keep your contacts safe, backed up, and easily accessible with Contact Vault.

Screenshots

Safekeep4 screens
Contacts Backup & Restore Lost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Safekeep at none against Contacts Backup & Restore Lost's shown. Contacts Backup & Restore Lost's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Safekeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Contacts Backup & Restore Lost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Safekeep ships an update weekly, Contacts Backup & Restore Lost every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Safekeep versus Contacts Backup & Restore Lost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSafekeepContacts Backup & Restore Lost
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFerdi KiziltoprakIgKnight Technologies Ltd

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Safekeep

Subscriptions1
  • 7 days free than$0.997 Days
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
  • Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Contacts Backup & Restore Lost

One-time1
  • No Ads + Unlimited Backups$1.99

Questions

Is Safekeep free?
Safekeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contacts Backup & Restore Lost free?
Contacts Backup & Restore Lost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Safekeep or Contacts Backup & Restore Lost have ads?
Contacts Backup & Restore Lost shows ads; Safekeep does not.
Which is updated more often, Safekeep or Contacts Backup & Restore Lost?
Safekeep ships an update weekly, and Contacts Backup & Restore Lost every 5 days. Most recently, Safekeep was updated on November 3, 2026 and Contacts Backup & Restore Lost on November 3, 2026.

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