# GContact vs CircleBack

The clearest difference is price: CircleBack at Free against GContact's $19.99. CircleBack also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 123) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). GContact's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

CircleBack is free to download; GContact costs $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 GContact against 4.5 for CircleBack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CircleBack has 2.5K ratings behind it against 123, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 51% of GContact's written reviews are positive against 61% of CircleBack's.

GContact ships an update every 4 months, CircleBack every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | GContact | CircleBack |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $19.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.5 (123 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gcontact/id382005326/reviews)** | [4.5 (2.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/circleback-updated-contacts/id957826826/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 123 | **2.5K** |
| Positive reviews | 51.1% of reviews | **60.9% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 87 MB | 118 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.6** | 17.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [EJing](https://appshunter.io/developer/379452377) | [CircleBack, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/303908341) |

## What reviewers say

### GContact

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

Organize your contacts into custom groups with this intuitive management tool. Automatically categorize contacts by company, create and edit groups, and manage individual contacts with ease. Send emails and SMS messages to entire groups, and back up your data to iCloud.

**Highlights:** Automatic contact grouping by company, Create, edit, and delete custom groups, Manage individual contacts, Send emails to group members, Send SMS/MMS to group members, Contact backup to iCloud, QR code reader

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### CircleBack

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/circleback-updated-contacts/id957826826)

This app intelligently updates your contacts, finds new ones from email, and cleans duplicates. It also allows scanning business cards and offers unified contact management across devices.

**Highlights:** Automatic contact updates, Duplicate contact merging, New contact discovery from emails, Business card scanning, Unified address book, Contact sync across devices

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📚 Helpful for managing contacts
- 💾 Keeps contacts synced
- 🔍 Useful for finding updated contact info
- 🧹 Helps clean up duplicate contacts

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes or freezes
- 🔁 Duplicates keep reappearing
- 🔒 Google login issues
- 🤯 Messes up or deletes contacts
- 🕰️ Slow performance

**Reported bugs**

- Fails to update contacts on devices
- Incorrectly merges unrelated contacts
- Loses contact notes and other data
- Unreliable sync between app and phone contacts

**Requested features**

- Add ability to remove contacts from groups
- Improve search functionality
- Allow starting with a fresh contact list
- Provide better backup/restore options


## Frequently asked questions

### Is GContact free?

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

### Is CircleBack free?

CircleBack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, GContact or CircleBack?

GContact is rated higher. GContact averages 4.5 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while CircleBack averages 4.5 from 2.5K ratings.

### Do GContact or CircleBack have ads?

Neither GContact nor CircleBack shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, GContact or CircleBack?

GContact ships an update every 4 months, and CircleBack every 2 months. Most recently, GContact was updated on September 23, 2026 and CircleBack on September 24, 2026.

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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.*