Comparison

Recent Contacts vs Tippy

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

Tippy

Effortlessly divide expenses with friends and roommates. This app handles the calculations for shared meals, groceries, and travel, ensuring everyone pays their fair share. Keep track of past splits and share totals instantly.

Highlights
  • Proportional tax and tip calculation
  • Split shared items
  • Receipt history
  • Offline functionality
  • Instant sharing of totals
Features
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Tippy makes splitting bills simple and fair. Whether you're out to dinner with friends, sharing groceries with roommates, or dividing travel expenses, Tippy does the math so you don't have to. HOW IT WORKS - Add your total - Assign items to who ordered them - Tippy automatically calculates tax and tip proportionally - See exactly what everyone owes - Share totals with your group instantly FEATURES - Proportional tax & tip - calculated fairly based on what each person ordered - Split shared items - easily divide appetizers or bottles - Receipt history - keep track of past splits - Works offline - no internet required WHY TIPPY? No more mental math. No more "let's just split it evenly" when you ordered a salad and someone else got steak. No more awkward conversations about who owes what. Tippy keeps friendships intact by making bill splitting transparent, fast, and fair. Perfect for: - Restaurant dinners - Group takeout orders - Shared groceries - Road trips - Vacation expenses - Office lunch orders

Screenshots

Recent Contacts4 screens
Tippy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tippy at none against Recent Contacts's 5. Tippy also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Recent Contacts's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (98 vs 5). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Tippy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tippy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts has 98 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, Tippy every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Recent Contacts versus Tippy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecent ContactsTippy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (98 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOCBabiker Babiker

Customer experience

Recent Contacts

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

Tippy

All ratings4 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

Tippy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Recent Contacts free?
Recent Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tippy free?
Tippy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts or Tippy?
Tippy is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while Tippy averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Recent Contacts or Tippy have ads?
Recent Contacts shows ads; Tippy does not.
Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or Tippy?
Recent Contacts ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tippy every 3 months. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tippy on October 19, 2026.

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