Comparison

Recent Contacts vs GFocus

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

GFocus

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GFocus is a Today workspace for Apple multi-device users. Put today’s schedules and todos first, and keep them consistent across iPhone and Mac. See today at a glance • Land on Today by default to review and capture schedules and todos • Quick Add in the calendar view without breaking your flow • On Mac, today’s todos sit beside the month calendar for plan-and-check in one view Sync you can trust • Two-way CloudKit sync under the same Apple ID • End-to-end encryption with keys in iCloud Keychain • Lightweight status in the main UI: check, retry, or open settings Faster to start • Three-step onboarding: welcome → permissions & sync → go • Sync on by default for new users • Sample tasks so you begin with a usable workspace Go deeper when you need to • Sign-in habits, birthdays, anniversaries, and countdowns stay available • Free limited trials for depth features; membership unlocks unlimited use and richer reviews • Focus timer and white noise support deep work GFocus is not a feature list. It is the workspace that keeps “finish today” aligned across your devices. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Recent Contacts4 screens
GFocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GFocus at none against Recent Contacts's shown. GFocus also leads on device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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 GFocus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, GFocus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Recent Contacts versus GFocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecent ContactsGFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (96 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings96 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC罡 刘

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
2 purchases

GFocus

Subscriptions2
  • membership monthly$0.991 Month
  • membership yearly$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Recent Contacts free?
Recent Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GFocus free?
GFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recent Contacts or GFocus have ads?
Recent Contacts shows ads; GFocus does not.
Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or GFocus?
Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, and GFocus every 2 weeks. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on October 7, 2026 and GFocus on October 6, 2026.

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