Comparison

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync 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

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync

Manage your contacts, calendar, tasks, and notes in one app. Syncs seamlessly with popular PC CRMs like Outlook, Act!, and GoldMine, offering direct USB, Wi-Fi, and cloud synchronization options. Features persistent alarms, custom fields, and multiple task management styles.

Highlights
  • PC CRM synchronization
  • Contact, Calendar, Task, and Note management
  • Persistent alarms
  • Customizable contact fields
  • Multiple task management styles
  • Direct sync options (USB, Wi-Fi, Cloud)
Features
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DejaOffice is an amazing Personal CRM with PC Sync to Outlook, Act!, Goldmine and Palm Desktop. Download now to try it! Full support for color categories on your calendar. Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes all in one place. This is extended by a history database, and appointment and task completion. Choose Outlook mode, Act! mode, Goldmine mode, or DejaOffice mode to unlock features specific to those PC platforms. New Direct mode allows you to go directly to Apple Contacts and Calendar. Fast note taking. Easily add a timed Contact note which synchronizes to your PC. Automatic follow up when you make an outbound call. DejaOffice Contacts list shows Name, Phone, Company, and Category. Sort Contacts by last name or company name. Group by City or Zip. Time zone management so your calendar is stable when you travel. Direct USB, Encrypted Wi-Fi and Secure DejaCloud Sync. DejaOffice does not require Microsoft Exchange, Office 365, iCloud or Google. Here is what people love about DejaOffice: • Persistent Alarms so you never miss an Event • Link Contacts to calendar events and tasks • Calendar Day, Week, Week Grid and Year View • 9 Custom fields per Contact • Hide Private Contacts and Notes just like old Palm • Task styles: (GTD, Franklin Covey, TBYL, Outlook-style, Palm-style) • Dual pane viewing on iPad Sync DejaOffice with your PC Windows or Mac based CRM: • Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019 • Contacts, Calendar, Tasks and Notes sync with IMAP and POP3 folders. • Microsoft Office 365 • Microsoft Business Contact Manager • Act! and Act! Growth Suite • Palm Desktop • FrontRange GoldMine • New in 2019: DejaOffice PC CRM Works with CompanionLink on the PC. Free phone and email support.

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

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync4 screens
Act! Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync and Act! Mobile both sit at 3.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Act! Mobile's written reviews are positive against 38% of DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync's. DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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

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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync against 3.8 for Act! Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync has 72 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync's written reviews are positive against 67% of Act! Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync ships an update every 6 weeks, Act! Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 15, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync versus Act! Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDejaOffice CRM with PC SyncAct! Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (72 ratings)3.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB32 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCompanionLink Software, Inc.Act! LLC

Customer experience

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync

All ratings69 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral7.2%
Negative26.1%
Written reviews261 reviews
Positive38.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative49.0%

Act! Mobile

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

Bugs and requests

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cannot search from home screen
  • Cannot add categories to tasks
  • Repeating events don't work
  • Backup function has not worked since 1.8.5
  • Recurring events are not well supported
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  • New events created, USB syncing not functioning for events and tasks, contacts sometimes being deleted in Outlook and on the iPod
  • Old tasks not completed do not appear in today's list
  • Linking to the native calendar, recognizing just a company as a contact
  • Task section bug when allowing tasks to appear in calendar (iPad)

Requested features

7 requests
  • Bigger fonts please for iPad
  • Month planner (a la Lotus Organiser)
  • Sub tasks
  • Hierarchical notes (a la Maple docs)
  • More text editing features
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  • Checklists within appointments so agendas can be built up
  • Options to open URLs in any map program instead of being forced to use Apple Maps

Act! Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync

No in-app purchases

None

Act! Mobile

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync free?
DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync 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, DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync or Act! Mobile?
Act! Mobile is rated higher. DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync averages 3.8 out of 5 from 72 ratings, while Act! Mobile averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync or Act! Mobile have ads?
Neither DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync nor Act! Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync or Act! Mobile?
DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync ships an update every 6 weeks, and Act! Mobile monthly. Most recently, DejaOffice CRM with PC Sync was updated on August 15, 2026 and Act! Mobile on September 9, 2026.

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