Comparison

Nutshell vs Act! Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Nutshell

This mobile CRM platform empowers sales teams to manage leads and close more deals. Access all your contact and lead information, initiate calls and emails, and scan business cards to create new leads on the go. Stay organized with meeting notes and map-based lead visualization.

Highlights
  • View and edit contact/lead info
  • One-tap calls and emails
  • Business card scanning for leads
  • Log meeting and call notes
  • Map view for lead lists
  • Actionable alerts
Features
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Nutshell is the sneaky powerful CRM and sales automation platform that helps sales teams win more deals. With our native iPhone app, you can stay on top of every lead, whether you’re on a plane, at a client site, or walking into a meeting. Experience the award-winning software that makes it easy for sales reps to focus on their most important opportunities. Download the mobile app now to access the power of Nutshell anywhere! • Instantly view and edit your contact and lead information • Start new calls and emails with just one tap • Create new leads on the go with business card scanning • Quickly log your meeting and call notes • Get mappy! View any lead list or segment on a zoomable, smooth-scrolling map • Receive alerts for anything that needs your attention This app requires a Nutshell account.

About

Act! Mobile

This app provides a comprehensive mobile CRM solution for professionals and small businesses. It allows users to manage contacts, schedule activities, track sales opportunities, and optimize territories with proximity searches.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive contact management
  • Activity and task management
  • Integrated calendar and scheduling
  • Sales opportunity tracking
  • Proximity search for leads
Features
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"Act! Premium Cloud Mobile CRM is the all-in-one mobile CRM solution for professionals and SMBs, empowering you to manage your business anytime, anywhere. Designed for streamlined contact management, task organization, and sales tracking, it puts the tools you need right in your hands. Key Features: • Comprehensive Contact Management: Access, search, and edit your customer database, complete with detailed notes and histories for better interactions. • Activities and Task Management: Stay productive with tools to schedule, track, and manage your daily tasks and activities. • Calendar and Scheduling: Plan your meetings and tasks effortlessly with integrated notifications to stay organized. • Opportunity Management: Keep your sales pipeline moving with robust opportunity tracking and dashboards to monitor deals by value, count, and age. • Proximity Search: Optimize sales territories and lead generation with radius-based searches for nearby customers and prospects. Download Act! Premium Cloud Mobile CRM now and experience smarter business management, stronger customer relationships, and accelerated sales growth!"

Screenshots

Nutshell4 screens
Act! Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Act! Mobile at 3.8 against Nutshell's 3.1. Act! Mobile also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 53%) and device support (3 vs 1). Nutshell's advantage is ratings volume (85 vs 10). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Act! Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nutshell has 85 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Nutshell's written reviews are positive against 67% of Act! Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nutshell ships an update every 3 weeks, Act! Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nutshell versus Act! Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNutshellAct! Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (85 ratings)3.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNutshellAct! LLC

Customer experience

Nutshell

All ratings85 ratings
Positive41.2%
Neutral17.6%
Negative41.2%
Written reviews101 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral14.9%
Negative31.7%

Act! Mobile

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Nutshell

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • App crashes when uploading documents
  • App crashes when recording activities
  • App crashes when adding companies
  • Tasks menu closes app on iPhone
  • Business card capture focus issues
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  • Camera capture full of mistakes
  • Blank screens when scrolling through companies
  • Keyboard disappears after typing one letter in search
  • Unable to complete tasks without crashing
  • App freezes during account creation
  • Unable to make calls from app
  • Unable to open web links from app
  • Lists in map mode not functioning
  • Google Calendar events not visible on iOS
  • Notifications arriving late (6 minutes consistently)
  • App crashes when uploading multiple business cards in succession
  • Unresponsive and slow performance
  • Cannot access Google email login field
  • Email upload functionality broken after payment
  • Data not loading properly

Requested features

16 requests
  • Native iPad app with full feature parity
  • Landscape mode support for iPad/tablet use
  • Full email functionality in mobile app including open tracking
  • Two-way email sync capability
  • Better mobile app UI and navigation
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  • Ability to delete messages from dashboard
  • More mapping capabilities in mobile app
  • Integration with multiple calling apps (Skype, OpenPhone)
  • Custom dashboard metrics with conditional logic
  • Activity logging directly from app
  • Contact import from device contacts
  • Calendar integration and meeting invites
  • Document upload functionality
  • Improved business card capture with better focus
  • Filtering and sorting leads in mobile app
  • Access to help documentation in app

Act! Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nutshell

No in-app purchases

None

Act! Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nutshell free?
Nutshell is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Act! Mobile free?
Act! Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nutshell or Act! Mobile?
Act! Mobile is rated higher. Nutshell averages 3.1 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Act! Mobile averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Nutshell or Act! Mobile have ads?
Neither Nutshell nor Act! Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nutshell or Act! Mobile?
Nutshell ships an update every 3 weeks, and Act! Mobile monthly. Most recently, Nutshell was updated on September 23, 2026 and Act! Mobile on September 9, 2026.

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