Comparison

Recent Contacts vs Transfer My Contacts

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

Transfer My Contacts

Easily back up, sync, and transfer your contacts between any devices. This reliable app offers a fast and simple 2-way sync, ensuring your contact information is accessible wherever you go. It supports transfers between different operating systems and devices with the same OS.

Highlights
  • Backup and sync contacts
  • 2-way contact sync
  • Transfer between any phone
  • Cross-OS transfers
  • Fast WiFi transfers
  • Easy step-by-step guidance
Features
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Switching phones? Transfer Contacts lets you move all your contacts from one device to another in seconds — whether you're going from Android to iPhone, iPhone to Android, or any combination. No cables, no cloud accounts, no hassle. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open the app on your old phone and tap "Send Contacts" 2. Select which contacts to transfer — or send them all 3. A 6-digit PIN appears on screen 4. Open the app on your new phone and tap "Receive Contacts" 5. Enter the PIN — done! Your contacts are saved instantly It's that simple. No sign-up, no email, no passwords. WHY USERS LOVE TRANSFER CONTACTS Works across platforms — Android to iPhone, iPhone to Android, or same platform transfers. No account required — just install, open, and transfer. Transfers all contact details — names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, birthdays, company info, and more. Smart duplicate detection — won't import contacts you already have. Lightning fast — transfer hundreds of contacts in seconds, not hours of manual typing. Secure PIN-based transfer — your contacts stay private with a 60-minute expiring PIN. COMPLETE CONTACT DATA Transfer Contacts preserves every detail: - Names (first, middle, last, prefix, suffix) - Multiple phone numbers per contact - Multiple email addresses - Physical addresses (street, city, state, zip, country) - Birthdays - Company, job title, department - Website URLs - Notes Nothing gets lost in the transfer. PERFECT FOR New phone setup — move all contacts to your new device in one go. Switching from Android to iPhone (or vice versa) — cross-platform transfer made easy. Sharing contacts with family or coworkers — send specific contacts to anyone. Backing up contacts — send your contact list to another device as a safety net. AVAILABLE IN 34 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Ukrainian, and more. Download Transfer Contacts now and move your contacts to your new phone in seconds.

Screenshots

Recent Contacts4 screens
Transfer My Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Transfer My Contacts at none against Recent Contacts's shown. Transfer My Contacts also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%). Recent Contacts's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 and Transfer My Contacts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Recent Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 98 and 149 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 33% of Transfer My Contacts's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, Transfer My Contacts every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recent Contacts versus Transfer My Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecent ContactsTransfer My Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings) — better4.3 (149 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews33.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings98149 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOCKpera Sadeck Yarou N'gobi

Customer experience

Recent Contacts

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

Transfer My Contacts

All ratings149 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral1.3%
Negative14.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

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
4 purchases

Transfer My Contacts

One-time4
  • Transfer Contacts: 1 week$2.99
  • Contacts backup - Lifetime$9.99
  • Transfer Contacts - Lifetime$14.99
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  • Transfer Contacts: Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Recent Contacts free?
Recent Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Transfer My Contacts free?
Transfer My Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts or Transfer My Contacts?
Recent Contacts is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Transfer My Contacts averages 4.3 from 149 ratings.
Do Recent Contacts or Transfer My Contacts have ads?
Recent Contacts shows ads; Transfer My Contacts does not.
Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or Transfer My Contacts?
Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Transfer My Contacts every 2 weeks. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on October 24, 2026 and Transfer My Contacts on October 24, 2026.

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