Audio Memos vs Contacts2XL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Memos
Record audio with high quality and an intuitive interface. Features include background recording, iCloud sync, and transcription. Advanced options like voice activation and cloud uploads are available with a subscription.
- High-quality audio recording
- Background recording
- iCloud synchronization
- Transcription to text
- Voice activated recording
- Cloud storage uploads
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Audio Memos is a professionally made audio recorder. It has an amazingly intuitive interface, which is easy to use and full of powerful features. Use it in interviews, lectures, music session, briefings, ... and simplify your recording tasks. The New York Times - "A really useful feature is that the app can automatically start recording the moment it is started" LifeHacker - "The best voice recording app" TUAW - "Powerful, inexpensive, and useful" Apple - "What's hot" section TOP FEATURES • Best quality - adjustable to fit your needs. • Amazingly loud - hear your recordings. • Background recording - multitask at will*. • iCloud - access your memos everywhere. • Transcription - transform your memos into text. MORE FEATURES • Email your recordings. • USB file transfers. • Append audio to existing recordings. • Search / Sort / Filter your recordings. • Variable speed scrubbing. • Send recordings to a computer using WiFi. • Records when your device is in sleep mode. • Pauses automatically on incoming phone calls. • No time limit on recording length. • Application lock code. SUBSCRIPTION All features listed above can be used without an in app purchase. Some advanced features require an active subscription. These include: • Voice activated rec. - stop recording silence. • Upload to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, FTP or WebDAV. • Insert audio - insert comments easily. • Position markers - easy navigation. • Memo alert dates / reminders. • Adjustable reading speed. • Add pictures to a memo. • Send or delete multiple recordings at a time. • Stereo recording using the builtin microphones (requires a compatible device and an active «Pro +» subscription). Duration and price of each subscription are displayed in our storefront. All subscription costs will be charged to your Apple ID account, starting at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the subscription period. It is not possible to cancel a subscription period once you have been charged for it. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. You can manage subscriptions and disable auto renewal by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service: https://imesart.com/legal/terms-of-service.php * recording will stop if another app uses the audio system.
Contacts2XL
Effortlessly export your device's contacts into a spreadsheet format. Generate files directly on your device and share them through various popular applications like email, messaging, and cloud storage.
- Export contacts to spreadsheet
- Generate files on device
- Share via email
- Share via messages
- Share via cloud storage
- Open in Excel
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Export your contacts to a spreadsheet quickly and easily. Generate the export spreadsheet files on your device and then share it via email, messages, AirDrop, Dropbox, Files etc. Open spreadsheet in Excel or other spreadsheet applications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contacts2XL at none against Audio Memos's 4. Contacts2XL also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Audio Memos's advantage is review sentiment (61% vs 39%) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Audio Memos costs $0.99 and Contacts2XL $0.99 up front. Audio Memos sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Contacts2XL asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Audio Memos against 4.5 for Contacts2XL. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 668 and 302 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Audio Memos's written reviews are positive against 39% of Contacts2XL's.
Audio Memos ships an update every 2 months, Contacts2XL every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Memos | Contacts2XL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (668 ratings) — better | 4.5 (302 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.2% of reviews — better | 38.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 668 — better | 302 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #61 — better | #90 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Imesart S.a.r.l. | Technomagination, LLC |
Customer experience
Audio Memos
Contacts2XL
User reviews
Audio Memos
From 668 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fantastic
- 🚀 Amazing App
- 🚀 Really great audio memo
- 🚀 Helpful for years
- 🚀 Great App
Room to improve
- 🐛 Recording does not always work
- 🐛 Recording Doesn't work
- 🐛 Stops Recording and Doesn't pick up voices well
- 🐛 Reduced capacity
- 🐛 No sound!
Contacts2XL
From 302 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Saves time and money
- 👍 Convenient and easy to use
- 🚀 Quick export feature
- 👍 Minimalist and straightforward
- 👍 Free to use
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mixed up fields
- 🐛 Missing important elements (Notes)
- 🐛 Long ref number for each contact
- 🐛 Does not export well to mobile excel
- 🐛 Phone number errors
Bugs and requests
Audio Memos
Reported bugs
5 issues- Recordings disappearing
- Sync issues with Apple Watch
- Playback issues after iOS updates
- Recordings stopping unexpectedly
- Inability to delete recordings properly
Requested features
6 requests- Ability to record from Bluetooth mic
- Ability to play music through Bluetooth headset while recording
- Folders for organizing recordings
- Ability to send recordings via iMessage
- Ability to record screen
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- Ability to record phone calls
Contacts2XL
Reported bugs
23 issues- Fields are mixed up (names in phone number fields)
- Important elements like Notes are missing
- Long reference number for each contact
- Does not export well to mobile excel
- Phone number errors during export
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- Does not convert CSV files to XL files
- File comes through in numbers format only and gets corrupted when trying to change to excel
- No options for export format
- Useless, no support
- Creates a blank file
- Cannot access backup in the cloud
- No data appears when opening exported file in Excel on PC
- App desperately wants user to log into social media accounts
- Requires sign-up for an account to email the file
- Does not work, frustrating to use
- Exportation is very slow
- No selection of contacts possible
- Confusing, wants login to email backup
- Too basic, slow to generate .xlsx file
- App crashes
- No file appears after clicking 'create Excel export' and status bar shows progress
- Missing half the contacts in the exported file
- Not worth it, try other apps
Requested features
3 requests- Backup notes in contacts
- Option to select fields for export
- Maintenance features like displaying duplicates
In-app purchases
Audio Memos
- Audio Memos Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Audio Memos Pro+ Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Audio Memos Pro Yearly1 Month trial$39.991 Year
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- Audio Memos Pro+ Yearly1 Month trial$69.991 Year
Contacts2XL
No in-app purchases
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