# Recent Contacts vs Significant Locations

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Significant Locations at 100% against Recent Contacts's 0%. Significant Locations also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Recent Contacts's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Recent Contacts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Significant Locations sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Significant Locations holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts has 90 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 100% of Significant Locations's.

Recent Contacts ships an update fortnightly, Significant Locations every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recent Contacts | Significant Locations |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.6 (90 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-export-excel/id1609650181/reviews) | **[5.0 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/significant-locations/id6736578013/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **90** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 2 weeks** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 36 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPod** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [LE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1561605398) | [Yun Nuo Chi](https://appshunter.io/developer/1772489396) |

## What reviewers say

### Recent Contacts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-export-excel/id1609650181)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Premium | $6.99 | per month |
| Monthly Premium | $7.99 | per month |
| Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |


### Significant Locations

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/significant-locations/id6736578013)

Automatically log and revisit important places you frequent. Visualize your movement history on an interactive map and timeline, with detailed insights into duration and visit frequency. Your location data is stored securely on your device.

**Highlights:** Automatic location tracking, Interactive map view, Chronological timeline, Customizable tabs, Detailed location insights, Privacy-focused data storage

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Subscription | $0.99 | per month |
| Annual Subscription | $4.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recent Contacts free?

Recent Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Significant Locations free?

Significant Locations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts or Significant Locations?

Significant Locations is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 90 ratings, while Significant Locations averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.

### Do Recent Contacts or Significant Locations have ads?

Recent Contacts shows ads; Significant Locations does not.

### Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or Significant Locations?

Recent Contacts ships an update fortnightly, and Significant Locations every 2 weeks. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on September 15, 2026 and Significant Locations on September 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*