# Keep Contacts vs Duplicate Contacts Manager

The clearest difference is rating: Keep Contacts at 5.0 against Duplicate Contacts Manager's 4.1. Keep Contacts also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). Duplicate Contacts Manager's advantage is ratings volume (763 vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Duplicate Contacts Manager sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Keep Contacts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Keep Contacts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duplicate Contacts Manager has 763 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Keep Contacts's written reviews are positive against 67% of Duplicate Contacts Manager's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Keep Contacts ships an update every 6 weeks, Duplicate Contacts Manager every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Keep Contacts | Duplicate Contacts Manager |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keep-contacts/id399754046/reviews)** | [4.1 (763 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duplicate-contacts-manager/id1141369653/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **763** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **66.7% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 11 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | [Tactel ab](https://appshunter.io/developer/399754049) | [Vimal Jain](https://appshunter.io/developer/893943448) |

## What reviewers say

### Keep Contacts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keep-contacts/id399754046)

Securely back up and restore your phone's contact lists for free. Easily manage, merge duplicates, and import/export contacts via a web interface. Sync across multiple devices and restore to a new phone if yours is lost or damaged.

**Highlights:** Contact backup and restore, Sync across multiple devices, Find and merge duplicate contacts, Import and export contact lists, Restore deleted contacts, Web-based contact management

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


### Duplicate Contacts Manager

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duplicate-contacts-manager/id1141369653)

This app helps you clean up your address book by merging and removing duplicate contacts. It offers various options for identifying and resolving duplicates based on identical information, similar names, or phone numbers. You can also back up and restore your contacts for safety.

**Highlights:** Merge duplicate contacts, Remove contacts with missing info, Backup and restore contacts, Identify identical contacts, Merge contacts with similar names, Merge contacts with similar phone numbers

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

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Merger Pro | $0.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- ✨ Easy and straightforward to use
- 🚀 Efficient at merging and deleting duplicate contacts
- 💰 Free app with no in-app purchases
- 📤 Backup and export contacts functionality

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🔍 Inconsistent contact matching, some duplicates missed
- 📷 Issues with contact photos (e.g. replaced with random photos)
- 🔁 Repetitive scanning and loading process
- 📢 Intrusive ads that can't be disabled

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes or freezes during contact processing
- Merged contacts losing important details like notes and birthdays
- Incorrect contact information after merging (e.g. wrong phone numbers)

**Requested features**

- Undo/rollback functionality
- More granular control over merge/delete options
- Support for sorting and filtering contacts
- Backup and restore options for contact data


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Keep Contacts free?

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

### Is Duplicate Contacts Manager free?

Duplicate Contacts Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Keep Contacts or Duplicate Contacts Manager?

Keep Contacts is rated higher. Keep Contacts averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Duplicate Contacts Manager averages 4.1 from 763 ratings.

### Do Keep Contacts or Duplicate Contacts Manager have ads?

Duplicate Contacts Manager shows ads; Keep Contacts does not.

### Which is updated more often, Keep Contacts or Duplicate Contacts Manager?

Keep Contacts ships an update every 6 weeks, and Duplicate Contacts Manager every 3 weeks. Most recently, Keep Contacts was updated on October 7, 2026 and Duplicate Contacts Manager on October 17, 2026.

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