Comparison

tempConvert vs Recent Contacts Timeline

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

Head to head
About

tempConvert

Quickly convert temperatures between Fahrenheit and Celsius with instant results. This ad-free utility works offline, offering animated visuals and contextual labels for easy understanding. It supports negative temperatures and includes reference points for common scenarios.

Highlights
  • Instant temperature conversion
  • Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa
  • Offline functionality
  • Animated thermometer
  • Contextual labels
  • Dark mode support
Features
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tempConvert is the fastest way to convert between Fahrenheit and Celsius — no ads, no clutter, no internet required. Just type a temperature and get an instant result. Whether you're traveling abroad, cooking, checking a weather forecast, or following a scientific formula, tempConvert gives you the answer in under a second. FEATURES Instant conversion — results update as you type Fahrenheit to Celsius and Celsius to Fahrenheit Negative temperature support for sub-zero values Animated thermometer that reflects current temperature Contextual labels so you know what the number actually feels like Works completely offline — no data collection, ever Full dark mode support Supports iPhone and iPad REFERENCE TEMPERATURES INCLUDED Water boils: 212°F / 100°C Body temperature: 98.6°F / 37°C Room temperature: 72°F / 22.2°C Water freezes: 32°F / 0°C Absolute zero: -459.67°F / -273.15°C THE FORMULAS °F to °C: subtract 32, multiply by 5, divide by 9 °C to °F: multiply by 9, divide by 5, add 32 tempConvert is simple by design. Open it, type a number, get your answer.

About

Recent Contacts Timeline

Easily find your most recently added contacts. This utility displays contacts sorted by addition date, showing when each was added. Quickly access and connect with new contacts.

Highlights
  • View recently added contacts
  • Sort contacts by addition date
  • See when contacts were added
  • Widget for recent contacts
  • Filter by today, yesterday, or last weekend
Features
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See your newest contacts first. Contacts Timeline turns your address book into a clean timeline, sorted by when each contact was added. New contacts appear at the top, grouped into Today, Yesterday, This Week, and older dates, so the person you just saved is easy to find again. Open any contact to see the available details: phone numbers, email addresses, company, job title, birthday, photos, and more. From there, you can call, send a message, email, copy contact info, open the contact in the system Contacts app to edit it, or delete it. Built for the moments when the regular Contacts app makes you search by name, but what you remember is when you met someone. Highlights: - Recently added contacts first - Timeline groups for today, yesterday, this week, and exact dates - Fast contact search - One-tap call, message, email, and copy actions - Open contacts in the system Contacts app for editing - Native iOS design, no account required - Export contacts as PDF or CSV, sort by date or name, then share, save, or print Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

tempConvert4 screens
Recent Contacts Timeline4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: tempConvert at 90% against Recent Contacts Timeline's 50%. tempConvert also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Recent Contacts Timeline's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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 Timeline sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. tempConvert asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

tempConvert holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts Timeline has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of tempConvert's written reviews are positive against 50% of Recent Contacts Timeline's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
tempConvert versus Recent Contacts Timeline: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertempConvertRecent Contacts Timeline
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings249 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGreg AndersonAdam Bardon

Customer experience

tempConvert

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Recent Contacts Timeline

All ratings49 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

tempConvert

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Recent Contacts Timeline

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Access$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$3.99

Questions

Is tempConvert free?
tempConvert is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Recent Contacts Timeline free?
Recent Contacts Timeline is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, tempConvert or Recent Contacts Timeline?
tempConvert is rated higher. tempConvert averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Recent Contacts Timeline averages 4.8 from 49 ratings.
Do tempConvert or Recent Contacts Timeline have ads?
Neither tempConvert nor Recent Contacts Timeline shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tempConvert or Recent Contacts Timeline?
tempConvert ships an update every 2 months, and Recent Contacts Timeline every 2 months. Most recently, tempConvert was updated on October 25, 2026 and Recent Contacts Timeline on November 1, 2026.

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