AB Contact Map vs Contact Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AB Contact Map
Visualize your address book contacts as map annotations. Easily select multiple contacts, view them side-by-side with the map on iPad, and manage pins with undo/redo functionality. Supports various address book sources and integrates with other apps.
- Annotate multiple contacts at once
- Side-by-side contact and map view (iPad)
- Zoom level selection
- Support for multiple address books
- Undo/Redo functionality
- iCloud synchronization
- Integration with third-party apps
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The app that shows address book contacts as map annotations. Features: • Annotate more than one contact at once. You can select or deselect all contact group members by just one button click. • Side-by-side view (iPad only) of the address book and the map. You can highlight a contact’s map annotation by tapping the address in the contact’s detail page. Vice versa you can show the address book page by selecting a map annotation and tapping the disclosure button. • Zoom level selection from the toolbar and visualization of the currently selected zoom level in the map. • Location look-up is done using the Apple service. • Setting a pin for a contact also applies to duplicates (contacts with the same name and addresses). • Support for multiple address books (Local, iCloud, CardDAV, Exchange). • Multiple level Undo / Redo via device shake (iPhone/iPod/iPad) or long press onto contacts toolbar (iPad only). • iCloud synchronization between multiple devices (*). • Integration of third party navigation apps, web browsers, message apps, phone, facetime (*). • Choose between simple 2 color mode or extended 8 color mode (*). • Manually set place marks by dropping pins and dragging them to the desired location (*). • Override contact’s address locations by dragging a pin to the desired location (*). • Searching / Filtering of contacts and place marks (*). • Lists of Pins order by distance to map center or current location (*). (*) Requires the extension pack to be purchased.
Contact Map
Visualize your phonebook contacts with postal addresses on a map. Quickly locate friends, family, or business contacts and initiate navigation or view their details directly from the map interface. Offers customizable marker styles for easy identification.
- Display contacts with postal addresses on a map
- Search contacts by name
- Quick actions: navigate, view details
- Customizable marker styles
- Locate leads, customers, friends, and family
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This app displays your phonebook contacts on a map, focusing on those with a postal address. You can easily locate your contacts—whether they're leads, customers, friends, or family. Key Features Various marker styles: standard, starred, or by contact name Search contacts by name Quick actions for each contact: Start navigation Open contact details Please note that this app requires a paid subscription to access all its features. Your Apple ID account will be charged on the last day of your free trial. Your subscription will automatically renew at the end of each billing period unless canceled 24 hours before the expiration date. [Legal - Licensed Application End User License Agreement - Apple](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Contact Map at 4.5 against AB Contact Map's 2.8. Contact Map also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 45%). AB Contact Map's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. AB Contact Map sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Contact Map sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Contact Map holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of AB Contact Map's written reviews are positive against 67% of Contact Map's.
AB Contact Map ships an update every 2 months, Contact Map every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AB Contact Map | Contact Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | mecking.net | Starship Coder |
Customer experience
AB Contact Map
Contact Map
Bugs and requests
AB Contact Map
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes on launch or during use
- Contacts fail to import or load
- Pins don't display address info when tapped
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Address boxes appear randomly and can't be removed
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- Contact info persists on screen incorrectly
- Accidental pin deletion with no undo
- App loses all pins after closing
- Incompatibility with iOS 5, iOS 6, iOS 9 updates
- Black screen on reopening app
- Inaccurate geocoding of UK postcodes
- Contacts in groups don't display properly
- Select All function doesn't work in search
- Performance degradation with 1500+ contacts
- App crashes when using Route feature
- Accidental color changes when adding pins
Requested features
20 requests- Ability to edit contacts directly from map
- Pin/contact info display on tap
- Directions integration with maps
- More pin color options
- Route planning between multiple contacts
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- Manual pin dropping capability
- Contact notes access and editing
- Sync settings across iOS devices
- Backup and restore functionality
- Exchange account contact group support
- Distance radius in miles (not just km)
- Call and text functionality from app
- Email/text bulk export by radius
- Street view copy and share
- Color key/legend for pin meanings
- Lock pins to prevent accidental changes
- Re-sync without full reinstall
- Support for multiple addresses per contact
- Ability to send app/map to coworkers
- Better integration with iOS address book
Contact Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
AB Contact Map
- AB Contact Map Extension Pack$5.99
Contact Map
- Weekly Plan3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Contact on Map Yearly Plan$12.991 Year
- Anual Plan$19.991 Year
- Plus version$49.99









