# SA Contacts vs GContact

The clearest difference is price: SA Contacts at $4.99 against GContact's $19.99. SA Contacts also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 51%). GContact's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months) and device support (4 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

SA Contacts costs $4.99 and GContact $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for SA Contacts against 4.4 for GContact. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 57 and 123 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of SA Contacts's written reviews are positive against 51% of GContact's.

SA Contacts ships an update every 5 months, GContact monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | SA Contacts | GContact |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | **$4.99** | $19.99 |
| Rating | **[4.5 (57 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sa-contacts/id379262343/reviews)** | [4.4 (123 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gcontact/id382005326/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 57 | **123** |
| Positive reviews | **80.4% of reviews** | 51.1% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#133** | #189 |
| Size | 28 MB | 87 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.6** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [ShenZhen SamApp Technology Development Co., Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/351047446) | [EJing](https://appshunter.io/developer/379452377) |

## What reviewers say

### SA Contacts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sa-contacts/id379262343)

**Currently charting:** #133 Top Paid · Business (US App Store)

Streamline your address book with a comprehensive contact management solution. Easily sync, organize, import, export, and merge duplicates to keep your contacts clean and accessible. Supports multiple local address books and cloud backups for secure data management.

**Highlights:** Smart real-time contact sync, Multiple personalized address books, Excel and VCF import/export, Automatic duplicate merging, Batch cleanup of invalid contacts, Contact photo import/export

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Works brilliantly
- 🚀 Easy to use
- 🚀 Excellent backup
- 🚀 Fantastic app
- 🚀 Extremely useful

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 New app version issues
- 🐛 Compatibility problems
- 🐛 Crashes on start
- 🐛 Errors with file imports
- 🐛 Doesn't work as advertised

**Reported bugs**

- Contacts not exporting properly
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Inability to import CSV files
- Crashes when using certain features

**Requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Improved file format support
- Merge/deduplicate contacts
- Dropbox integration
- Faster import/export speeds


### GContact

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gcontact/id382005326)

**Currently charting:** #189 Top Paid · Business (US App Store)

Organize contacts into custom groups for work, family, and friends. Easily select group members for mass emails or messages, and maintain secure backups of your contact information.

**Highlights:** Create and edit contact groups, Select members for group email/messages, Organize groups with colors and ordering, Search and edit contact details, Create and restore contact backups, iCloud backup syncing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Apple Watch app, Vision Pro support, iPhone Duo support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is SA Contacts free?

SA Contacts costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is GContact free?

GContact costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, SA Contacts or GContact?

SA Contacts is rated higher. SA Contacts averages 4.5 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while GContact averages 4.4 from 123 ratings.

### Do SA Contacts or GContact have ads?

Neither SA Contacts nor GContact shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, SA Contacts or GContact?

SA Contacts ships an update every 5 months, and GContact monthly. Most recently, SA Contacts was updated on November 6, 2026 and GContact on November 6, 2026.

### Which is more popular, SA Contacts or GContact?

SA Contacts currently peaks at #133 in the App Store charts, and GContact at #189. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*