Comparison

Recent Contacts vs E

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

Head to head
About

Recent Contacts

Easily back up and restore all your phone contacts without a computer. Export contacts to Excel or vCard, find and merge duplicates, and remove incomplete entries. Share backups via message, email, or AirDrop.

Highlights
  • Backup contacts in one tap
  • Export to Excel (CSV) or vCard
  • Find and merge duplicate contacts
  • Remove incomplete contacts
  • Share backups via Message, Email, AirDrop
  • View recently added contacts
Features
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Easy Backup is the best way to backup and restores all your contacts from your phone without the computer. FEATURES: • See your most recently added contacts • Save all your contacts in one single tap. • Share and export backups via Message, Email, or AirDrop • Export contacts to Excel (CSV) or vCard • Find & merge duplicate contacts • Remove incomplete contacts ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION: Subscription price: - 1 week: $4.99 - 1 month: $6.99 - Lifetime: $24.99 - Subscription may be canceled at any time within the iTunes and App Store Apple ID Settings. All prices include applicable local sales taxes. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/tlabs91 Terms of service: https://sites.google.com/view/tlabs-termofservice

About

E

Easily back up and restore your phone's contacts with a single tap. Manage your backup history and email them to ensure they are never lost. This free service helps you keep your contact information safe and accessible.

Highlights
  • One-click contact backup
  • Backup history management
  • Easy restore functionality
  • Email backups for safekeeping
  • Free contact backup service
Features
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With E-Backup, you can back up all your contacts with one click. We provide you with a list of all your backups and provide you with information about the backup you want. We can easily restore your previous backup. We allow you to e-mail the backups you have taken. In this way, your backups will never be lost from you. We provide you with a free contact backup service. You will also be able to benefit from the restore backup contacts service.

Screenshots

Recent Contacts4 screens
E3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Recent Contacts at 4.5 against E's 4.0. Recent Contacts also leads on ratings volume (103 vs 1). E's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads 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. Recent Contacts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. E asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recent Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts has 103 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, E every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Recent Contacts versus E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecent ContactsE
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (103 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings103 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOCRamazan ERBASARAN

Customer experience

Recent Contacts

All ratings96 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral1.0%
Negative9.4%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

E

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Recent Contacts

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
  • Weekly Premium3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
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  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99
None

E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recent Contacts free?
Recent Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E free?
E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts or E?
Recent Contacts is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.5 out of 5 from 103 ratings, while E averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Recent Contacts or E have ads?
Both Recent Contacts and E show ads.
Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or E?
Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, and E every 2 days. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on November 12, 2026 and E on November 3, 2026.

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