Comparison

Contacts Duster vs ContactExport+

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

Head to head
About

Contacts Duster

This app helps you clean up your iPhone or iPad contacts by detecting and merging duplicate entries. It offers features to manage your address book efficiently, including cleaning 'zombies' and visualizing your contact data. Cloud backup is available via in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Detect and merge duplicate contacts
  • Clean 'zombie' contacts
  • In-app backup and restore
  • Visualize address book with pie graph
  • Cloud backup of contacts
  • Localized in 12 languages
Features
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ContactsDuster is one of the original iPhone contacts cleanup apps, helping people dust messy address books since 2010. Redesigned in SwiftUI with a fresh Liquid Glass feel, ContactsDuster keeps contact cleanup simple: find duplicates, merge repeated people, remove empty zombie contacts, organize groups, and keep a backup ready when you need it. Why people use ContactsDuster: - Clean duplicate contacts quickly - Merge matching names, phone numbers, and email addresses - Remove empty or incomplete zombie contacts - Organize contact groups - Export contacts as vCard - Back up and restore with backup history in your iCloud account ContactsDuster works directly with your iPhone and iPad contacts. Your address book stays yours: contacts are not uploaded to us, and backup history is saved in your own iCloud account so we do not have access to it. Privacy Policy: https://www.myclickapps.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.myclickapps.com/terms

About

ContactExport+

Features
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Back up every contact on your iPhone in one tap. Export as a clean CSV or vCard file — entirely offline, 100% private. EXPORT • One-tap export to CSV or vCard • Excel-safe CSV presets (Excel, Google Sheets, Standard) • Selective export: all contacts, phone only, email only, or both • Full preview before you share • Save to Files, AirDrop, email, or any app via share sheet CONTACT HEALTH • See which contacts are missing phone numbers or emails • Duplicate detection finds contacts with matching names or numbers • Track contact changes between exports STAY PROTECTED • Export history tracks every backup you’ve made • Scheduled backup reminders (weekly, monthly, or quarterly) • Privacy-first: your data never leaves your device unless you share it PRICING • Lifetime unlock available — pay once, keep forever ($4.99) • Or subscribe monthly ($1.99) or yearly ($9.99) • 7-day free trial on all plans • Subscription automatically renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage subscriptions in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions Privacy Policy: https://hatchingpoint.com/contactexport/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://hatchingpoint.com/contactexport/terms

Screenshots

Contacts Duster4 screens
ContactExport+4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Contacts Duster at none against ContactExport+'s shown. Contacts Duster also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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 Duster sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and ContactExport+ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Duster ships an update weekly, ContactExport+ every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Contacts Duster versus ContactExport+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts DusterContactExport+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews51.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMyClickapps.com LLCHatching Point LLC

Bugs and requests

Contacts Duster

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes during contact cleaning
  • Deletes valid contacts
  • Fails to detect all duplicate contacts
  • Syncing issues with iCloud and other services

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow merging of contact groups
  • Provide more granular control over contact management
  • Improve duplicate detection accuracy
  • Add support for more cloud storage services

ContactExport+

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Contacts Duster

Subscriptions2
  • Cloud Backup Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Cloud Backup Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Groups Manager$0.99
  • Pro$0.99
  • Auto Dust$1.99
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  • Pro$2.99
  • Pro upgrade$4.99
  • Cloud Backup Lifetime$19.99
2 purchases

ContactExport+

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Contacts Duster free?
Contacts Duster is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ContactExport+ free?
ContactExport+ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contacts Duster or ContactExport+ have ads?
ContactExport+ shows ads; Contacts Duster does not.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Duster or ContactExport+?
Contacts Duster ships an update weekly, and ContactExport+ every 5 weeks. Most recently, Contacts Duster was updated on October 17, 2026 and ContactExport+ on October 1, 2026.

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