Comparison

Contacts Journal CRM vs Zoho Projects Work Management

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

Head to head
About

Contacts Journal CRM

This app helps you manage customer relationships by tracking conversations, organizing contacts, and scheduling follow-ups. It allows you to store notes, files, and documents, and offers features like contact mapping and email templates to build stronger connections and never miss opportunities.

Highlights
  • Track last interaction with contacts
  • Manage follow-ups and reminders
  • Organize contacts with tags and filters
  • Store notes, files, and documents
  • Map contacts and plan meetings
  • Create personalized email templates
  • Link contacts to company accounts
Features
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Stay on top of your relationships with a powerful, easy-to-use CRM. Contacts Journal gives you the tools to track conversations, manage follow-ups, and organize your contacts—so you can build stronger relationships and never miss an opportunity. With Contacts Journal, you can: • Always know your last interaction with each contact, so you’re prepared for any conversation • Stay consistent with timely follow-ups, reminders, and tasks • Organize contacts using tags, groups, and filters • Keep all relevant notes, files, and documents in one place • Plan smarter meetings by seeing who’s nearby and where opportunities are • Maintain a private, secure address book fully under your control • Reach out faster with personalized emails using templates or AI TRUSTED BY PROFESSIONALS WHO MANAGE RELATIONSHIPS: • sales professionals and account managers • small business owners • freelancers, consultants, and independent operators • real estate agents, lawyers, and other client-facing roles • individuals who want to stay intentional about their personal network KEY FEATURES: LOGS, TODOS AND FILES Keep notes for each meeting with Logs; create follow-ups and reminders with ToDos; attach images and documents with Files IMPORT CONTACTS You can easily import your contacts from the Contacts app, or from a CSV file ORGANIZE CONTACTS Categorize and visualize your contacts list with Contact Tags, Favorite Contacts, Groups and Filters COMPANY ACCOUNTS Link multiple contacts to a Company Account, to track interactions at the organization level DUPLICATE DETECTION AND MERGE Detect and merge duplicate contacts CUSTOM FIELDS Extend the app by defining and creating your own custom fields MAP YOUR CONTACTS Turn your contacts into a map of opportunities. See who’s nearby, plan smarter meetings, and spot patterns with color-coded locations BUSINESS CARD SCANNER [requires a Teams plan] Quickly convert business cards into contacts EMAIL TEMPLATES Create email templates with personalization tags, to send prepared emails quickly with a personal touch AVAILABLE ON iOS AND MAC Contacts Journal is available on iOS and Mac App Store, with seamless syncing via iCloud so your data is always up to date across devices. POWERFUL FEATURES • Share Extension to save notes, links, and images from other apps • Siri Shortcuts for faster workflows and automation • Home and Lock Screen widgets for quick access • Group Emails to reach multiple contacts at once • Visual charts to track your relationship activity GREAT FOR PRIVACY No account signup needed. Your data stays fully under your control, and we never have access to it UNLIMITED PERSONAL PLAN: • The app is initially limited to 20 Logs, ToDos, Files, Custom Fields, etc. To add unlimited entries, please purchase the “Unlimited Personal Plan” • The Unlimited Personal Plan is a one-time purchase • You can purchase the "Unlimited Combined Plan" to unlock both iOS and Mac apps together CONTACTS JOURNAL FOR TEAMS: • Share your Contacts Journal data with others using iCloud accounts • Real-time, automatic syncing between multiple users • Create multiple teams to share different information with different users • Includes a Business Card Scanner Contacts Journal For Teams requires a monthly or annual subscription that is purchased through the app. The subscription will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://contactsjournal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015780571 Privacy Policy: https://contactsjournal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015414291 Please send us your suggestions and feedback at support@zaal-llc.com

About

Zoho Projects Work Management

This app helps teams plan, track, and manage projects efficiently. It allows for task assignment, resource management, and real-time collaboration to ensure projects are completed on time. Users can also monitor progress, log work hours, and access project documents on the go.

Highlights
  • Project planning and task assignment
  • Team collaboration and communication
  • Progress tracking with Gantt charts
  • Timesheet logging
  • Document management
  • Calendar for tasks and events
Features
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Plan your project activities, assign work, manage resources and get things done on time. Collaborate with your team better and make quicker decisions. Zoho Projects for iPhone and iPad helps you manage your projects and keep track of progress even as you are on the go. Zoho Projects is a modern and flexible project management software preferred by more than a million users worldwide. The mobile apps complement the web version enabling you to act quickly and stay updated wherever you are. - Get a quick view of ongoing discussions, tasks, comment threads and much more by skimming through Feeds. - Jump in and create new tasks, milestones, post a status or a forum, upload files from your mobile, or even submit a bug that needs to be swatted. - As you toil away from your desk, record all your work hours in the timesheet module. - View all your project related documents at the touch of your finger tips. You can also upload new documents or new versions of existing documents. - View all your tasks displayed against time and track their progress using Gantt charts.Keep an eye on your progress with gantt charts. - Manage everyday tasks and and events with Calendar. Breakdown and organise your projects into work items and always stay ahead of schedule with our built-in calendar. Subscribe within the app: Our Plans: Premium - Monthly : Unlimited Projects | 4 Users Enterprise - Monthly : Unlimited Projects | 4 Users Premium - Yearly : Unlimited Projects | 4 Users Enterprise - Yearly : Unlimited Projects | 4 Users Premium - Monthly: Monthly auto-renewing subscription $19.99 Enterprise - Monthly: Monthly auto-renewing subscription $39.99 Premium - Yearly: Yearly auto-renewing subscription $194.99 Enterprise - Yearly: Yearly auto-renewing subscription $449.99 - Payment will be charged to the 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 - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - 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 and Terms & Conditions: -https://www.zoho.com/privacy.html - https://www.zoho.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Contacts Journal CRM4 screens
Zoho Projects Work Management4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Contacts Journal CRM at 91% against Zoho Projects Work Management's 44%. Contacts Journal CRM also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Contacts Journal CRM sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Zoho Projects Work Management sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contacts Journal CRM holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.5K and 731 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Contacts Journal CRM's written reviews are positive against 44% of Zoho Projects Work Management's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Journal CRM ships an update weekly, Zoho Projects Work Management every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Contacts Journal CRM versus Zoho Projects Work Management: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts Journal CRMZoho Projects Work Management
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better4.4 (731 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better43.9% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better731
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB255 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerzaal LLCZoho Corporation

Customer experience

Contacts Journal CRM

All ratings2,469 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.1%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews638 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.0%

Zoho Projects Work Management

All ratings731 ratings
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.8%
Negative10.9%
Written reviews171 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral7.6%
Negative48.5%

User reviews

Contacts Journal CRM

From 2.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient contact management
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Customizable fields and tags
  • 🗓️ Seamless calendar integration
  • 📸 Ability to attach files and photos

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Syncing issues with iCloud
  • 🔍 Limited search functionality
  • 🗓️ Inflexible scheduling and repeat options
  • 🎨 Outdated visual design
  • 🔀 Difficulty managing duplicate contacts

Zoho Projects Work Management

From 731 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast and efficient
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 💡 Valuable information sharing
  • 🚀 Intuitive navigation
  • 👍 Great for organizing projects

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and crashes frequently
  • 🔍 Limited functionality in mobile app
  • ⏱️ Slow performance
  • 🔍 Missing key features from desktop version
  • 🔍 Confusing and not user-friendly

Bugs and requests

Contacts Journal CRM

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes after recent updates
  • Issues with deleting or restoring contacts
  • Inconsistent behavior across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Group messaging and email capabilities
  • Advanced reporting and analytics
  • Deeper integration with other productivity apps
  • More flexible scheduling and repeat options
  • Ability to customize the visual appearance

Zoho Projects Work Management

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Calendar not syncing properly
  • Tasks disappearing from view
  • Frequent crashes on mobile devices
  • Inability to edit or reorder tasks
  • Inconsistent behavior between mobile and desktop

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add calendar view and integration
  • Improve mobile task management capabilities
  • Enhance Kanban board functionality
  • Streamline timesheet and expense tracking
  • Improve mobile app stability and reliability
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  • Provide better integration with other tools

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Contacts Journal CRM

Subscriptions6
  • 1 User14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 5 Users14 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • 20 Users14 Days trial$49.991 Month
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  • 1 User14 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • 5 Users14 Days trial$249.991 Year
  • 20 Users14 Days trial$399.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlimited Plan - Legacy UserFree
  • Unlimited Plan - iOS Add-On$19.99
  • Unlimited Personal Plan$24.99
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  • Unlimited Plan - iOS + Mac$69.99
8 purchases

Zoho Projects Work Management

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Standard Monthly2 variants$24.991 Month
  • Enterprise Monthly$39.991 Month
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  • Express Monthly$49.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$99.991 Month
  • Enterprise Monthly$149.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$194.991 Year
  • Enterprise Yearly$449.991 Year

Questions

Is Contacts Journal CRM free?
Contacts Journal CRM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zoho Projects Work Management free?
Zoho Projects Work Management is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contacts Journal CRM or Zoho Projects Work Management?
Contacts Journal CRM is rated higher. Contacts Journal CRM averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Zoho Projects Work Management averages 4.4 from 731 ratings.
Do Contacts Journal CRM or Zoho Projects Work Management have ads?
Neither Contacts Journal CRM nor Zoho Projects Work Management shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Journal CRM or Zoho Projects Work Management?
Contacts Journal CRM ships an update weekly, and Zoho Projects Work Management every 11 days. Most recently, Contacts Journal CRM was updated on October 29, 2026 and Zoho Projects Work Management on October 26, 2026.

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