Comparison

Contacts Journal CRM vs Customer Keeper

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

Customer Keeper

Manage tasks, to-dos, and events by associating them with specific contacts. Keep detailed records of interactions and schedule reminders for meetings and birthdays. Offers free features for individual use and paid options for cross-device synchronization.

Highlights
  • Associate tasks with contacts
  • Track conversations and logs
  • Birthday reminders
  • Group contacts
  • Meeting reminders
  • Passcode protection
  • Cross-device sync (Pro)
Features
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Customer Keeper provide a different way to manage task, todo, and events by associating it to a person. Customer Keeper allows you to keep a good records of all the events by each person. Customer Keeper is design for: + professionals like clinics, agents, teachers, sales + small business owners + sales teams + personal use for contact backup or reminder + multi platform/device users The Free features: + Birthday reminder alert + keep tracking of conversations and logs with customers + manage private contacts separately from phone contacts + group customers into meaningful groups + create reminders to notify you of upcoming meetings + make phone call or email to customer within the app + import from phone contact + 10 customizable fields available for each meetings + Passcode protection from accessing the app + Merge customers and records + Timeline You can subscribe to Customer Keeper to enable the Pro Sync features with plans for: 1) USD$5.99 per 3 months 2) USD$10.99 per 6 months 3) USD$19.99 per year will give you access to the following feature: + sync and access the data from anywhere with any devices + backup the data across devices Your Customer Keeper subscription will automatically renew every 3,6 or 12 months(depending on your choice) and your credit card will be charged through your iTunes account. You can turn off auto-renew at any time from your iTunes account settings. SUBSCRIBERS’ AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please go to www.customerkeeperapp.com/privacy.htm and www.customerkeeperapp.com/terms.htm for more information.

Screenshots

Contacts Journal CRM4 screens
Customer Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Contacts Journal CRM at 4.7 against Customer Keeper's 3.8. Contacts Journal CRM also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 56%) and ratings volume (2.5K vs 5). Customer Keeper's advantage is iOS requirement (13.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Customer Keeper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months. 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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contacts Journal CRM has 2.5K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Contacts Journal CRM's written reviews are positive against 56% of Customer Keeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Journal CRM ships an update weekly, Customer Keeper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Contacts Journal CRM versus Customer Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts Journal CRMCustomer Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (2.5K ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews90.8% of reviews — better55.6% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.013.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerzaal LLCAncientec Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Contacts Journal CRM

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

Customer Keeper

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%

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

Customer Keeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
3 purchases

Customer Keeper

Subscriptions3
  • Pro Sync Services$5.993 Months
  • Pro Sync Services$10.996 Months
  • Pro Sync Services$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Contacts Journal CRM free?
Contacts Journal CRM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Customer Keeper free?
Customer Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contacts Journal CRM or Customer Keeper?
Contacts Journal CRM is rated higher. Contacts Journal CRM averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Customer Keeper averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Contacts Journal CRM or Customer Keeper have ads?
Neither Contacts Journal CRM nor Customer Keeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Journal CRM or Customer Keeper?
Contacts Journal CRM ships an update weekly, and Customer Keeper monthly. Most recently, Contacts Journal CRM was updated on October 31, 2026 and Customer Keeper on October 9, 2026.

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