# Keep Contacts vs Backup Contacts

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Backup Contacts at 100% against Keep Contacts's 50%. Backup Contacts also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). Keep Contacts's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Backup Contacts sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Keep Contacts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Keep Contacts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backup Contacts has 6 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 100% of Backup Contacts'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, Backup Contacts every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Keep Contacts | Backup Contacts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keep-contacts/id399754046/reviews)** | [4.3 (6 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backup-contacts-transfer-tool/id1547032878/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **6** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 10 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Subscription |
| Size | 11 MB | 17 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tactel ab](https://appshunter.io/developer/399754049) | [Optimize IT](https://appshunter.io/developer/1671426874) |

## 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


### Backup Contacts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/backup-contacts-transfer-tool/id1547032878)

Easily back up, restore, and export your contacts in VCF or CSV formats. Offers fast performance, sorting options, and a simple interface for managing your address book.

**Highlights:** Lightning-fast backup and restore, Export contacts as VCF (vCard), Export contacts as CSV (Excel), Delete all contacts easily, Sort contacts by name or creation date, Reliable for large address books

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

**In-app purchases (9)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly | $7.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Pro | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly VIP | $9.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly | $17.99 | per month |
| Monthly Pro | $19.99 | per month |
| Annual VIP | $24.99 | per year |
| Annual | $24.99 | per year |
| Annual VIP | $29.99 | per year |
| Annual Pro | $29.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Keep Contacts free?

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

### Is Backup Contacts free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Keep Contacts or Backup Contacts?

Keep Contacts is rated higher. Keep Contacts averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Backup Contacts averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.

### Do Keep Contacts or Backup Contacts have ads?

Neither Keep Contacts nor Backup Contacts shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Keep Contacts or Backup Contacts?

Keep Contacts ships an update every 6 weeks, and Backup Contacts every 10 days. Most recently, Keep Contacts was updated on October 7, 2026 and Backup Contacts on October 1, 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.*