# Keep Contacts vs Contacts Sync

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Keep Contacts at none against Contacts Sync's 7. Keep Contacts also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Contacts Sync's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (78% vs 50%). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Contacts Sync sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Keep Contacts asks for nothing beyond the download.

Keep Contacts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contacts Sync has 15K 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 78% of Contacts Sync'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, Contacts Sync every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Keep Contacts | Contacts Sync |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/keep-contacts/id399754046/reviews)** | [4.6 (15K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contacts-sync-google-and-more/id454390333/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | **15K** |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **78.2% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 11 MB | 43 MB |
| Requires iOS | **15.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Tactel ab](https://appshunter.io/developer/399754049) | [Playa Apps](https://appshunter.io/developer/449814913) |

## 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


### Contacts Sync

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contacts-sync-google-and-more/id454390333)

Effortlessly synchronize your contacts across Google, Outlook, and iPhone. This reliable app ensures your contact information is up-to-date everywhere with 2-way syncing and support for all contact fields and photos.

**Highlights:** 2-way contact synchronization, Sync Google, Outlook, and iPhone accounts, Syncs all contact fields and photos, Automatic background syncing, Group and custom label synchronization, Duplicate contact elimination

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

**In-app purchases (7)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Premium (1 Week) | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium (1 Month) | $2.99 | per month |
| Premium (1 Year) | $9.99 | per year |
| Automatic Contact Syncing | Free | one-time |
| Make Contribution | $4.99 | one-time |
| Make Larger Contribution | $9.99 | one-time |
| Premium (Lifetime Access) | $11.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Quick and efficient
- 💡 Useful for syncing contacts across devices
- 🔒 Reliable and secure
- 🙌 Great customer support

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Occasional sync issues
- 💰 Paid subscription required for more than 40 contacts
- 🔄 Confusion around syncing and merging contacts
- 🤔 Inconsistent contact formatting after sync

**Reported bugs**

- Deleted contacts reappearing after sync
- Sync corrupting or deleting existing contact data

**Requested features**

- Ability to merge duplicate contacts
- Sync support for Outlook contacts
- Automatic sync between multiple Google accounts
- Undo/rollback option for sync operations


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Keep Contacts free?

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

### Is Contacts Sync free?

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

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

Keep Contacts is rated higher. Keep Contacts averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Contacts Sync averages 4.6 from 15K ratings.

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

Neither Keep Contacts nor Contacts Sync shows ads.

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

Keep Contacts ships an update every 6 weeks, and Contacts Sync every 5 days. Most recently, Keep Contacts was updated on September 20, 2026 and Contacts Sync 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.*