Comparison

ForwardContact vs Only Contacts

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

Head to head
About

ForwardContact

Easily share contact information via text, email, or messaging apps. Generate QR codes for in-person sharing and access contacts quickly with a widget. Supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • Share contact details via text, email, WhatsApp, Telegram
  • Generate QR codes for in-person sharing
  • Dedicated widget for quick access
  • Select specific information to share
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Life is all about networking, and sharing contacts with others is a common everyday activity. ForwardContact is a simple yet powerful app designed to make this task easier. With just a few taps, you can choose a contact, select the information you want to share, and send it via text message or email. ForwardContact is designed to be fast and easy to use. To send contact details, it uses the built-in Messages and Mail apps. If installed on your device, you can also share contacts through WhatsApp or Telegram. You can even share your contacts in person using a QR code. Enjoy quick access with a dedicated widget. Available in: English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.

About

Only Contacts

Organize, back up, and export your iPhone contacts with this offline utility. It offers robust editing, secure AES-256 encrypted backups, and multiple export formats like Excel and PDF. Manage duplicates and filter contacts efficiently for a cleaner address book.

Highlights
  • View, edit, delete, and create contacts
  • Create and restore VCF backups
  • AES-256 encrypted backups
  • Export to Excel, PDF, and JSON
  • Find and merge duplicate contacts
  • Filter contacts by various criteria
  • QR code and digital contact card sharing
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Tek Rehber is a clean and powerful contact manager designed to help you organize, back up and export your iPhone address book with confidence. The app does not use ads, tracking or a server connection. Your contacts stay on your device, and you decide when and how to share your backups. Key features: - View, edit, delete and create contacts - Create and restore VCF contact backups - Create AES-256 encrypted backups - Export to Excel, PDF and JSON - Find and merge duplicate contacts - Filter by name, phone, email, photo, birthday, address, company, job title and website - Favorites, groups and smart contact lists - QR code and digital contact card sharing - Recently deleted contacts and recovery flows - Face ID lock, theme options and in-app language selection Tek Rehber is a modern offline contact utility for anyone who wants a safer, cleaner and more private address book.

Screenshots

ForwardContact4 screens
Only Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ForwardContact at none against Only Contacts's shown. ForwardContact also leads on price ($1.99 vs $5.99). Only Contacts's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 32 months). On in-app purchases, monetization model, 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

ForwardContact costs $1.99 and Only Contacts $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ForwardContact ships an update every 32 months, Only Contacts every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ForwardContact versus Only Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForwardContactOnly Contacts
Price$1.99 — better$5.99
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStefano RampazzoEnsar Kilic

Customer experience

ForwardContact

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Only Contacts

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

ForwardContact

No in-app purchases

None

Only Contacts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ForwardContact free?
ForwardContact costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Only Contacts free?
Only Contacts costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ForwardContact or Only Contacts have ads?
Only Contacts shows ads; ForwardContact does not.
Which is updated more often, ForwardContact or Only Contacts?
ForwardContact ships an update every 32 months, and Only Contacts every 2 months. Most recently, ForwardContact was updated on October 12, 2026 and Only Contacts on October 3, 2026.

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