Comparison

Nearest Contacts vs AFAQY AVL

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

Head to head
About

Nearest Contacts

This app transforms your address book into a travel resource by showing you the nearest contacts on a map. It helps you find nearby friends, family, or customers, and locate points of interest like restaurants and hotels. Get driving directions and filter results by contact group or travel direction.

Highlights
  • Display contacts on a map
  • Show distance and driving time
  • Get driving directions
  • Filter by contact group
  • Filter by travel direction
  • Built-in compass
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Geotag your Contacts! Nearest Contacts tells (and shows) you the nearest contacts from your address book. Use it on the road to recall those favorite restaurants and hotels, or to find nearby friends, family or customers. Nearest Contacts makes your address book a great travel resource. Keep track of hotels and road food, points of interest, anything you might want to come back to (or avoid!). For planning ahead, find contacts nearest to any place you choose. See your contacts on a map, showing distance and driving time, and get driving directions with a tap or two. Visiting a customer in the field? Use Nearest Contacts to find other nearby customers, or a favorite nearby bar to celebrate your success (or drown your sorrows). Filter the results by contact group or by travel direction, and use the built-in compass for orientation. With its simple and intuitive interface, Nearest Contacts makes your address book a more useful travel companion. (Nearest Contacts now requires iOS 15+)

About

AFAQY AVL

This app provides a real-time vehicle tracking system for managing business fleets. It offers insights into vehicle location, activity, and inventory to enhance performance and customer service, while also aiding in theft recovery.

Highlights
  • Real-time vehicle location tracking
  • Fleet management tools
  • Mobile inventory monitoring
  • Improved business performance
  • Enhanced customer service
  • Vehicle theft recovery assistance
Features
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AFAQY AVL, Track Your Truck offers an efficient, effective vehicle tracking system for managing your business fleet. Vehicle Tracking Devices deliver real-time information on the location, activity and mobile inventory of your vehicles to improve business performance and customer service. Track Your Truck vehicle tracking devices also provide valuable protection in the event of vehicle theft and recovery. Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can decrease battery life.

Screenshots

Nearest Contacts4 screens
AFAQY AVL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nearest Contacts at 67% against AFAQY AVL's 0%. Nearest Contacts also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0). AFAQY AVL's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

AFAQY AVL is free to download; Nearest Contacts costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nearest Contacts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Nearest Contacts's written reviews are positive against 0% of AFAQY AVL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nearest Contacts ships an update every 3 months, AFAQY AVL every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nearest Contacts versus AFAQY AVL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNearest ContactsAFAQY AVL
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLobitos CreekAFAQY

Customer experience

Nearest Contacts

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

AFAQY AVL

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nearest Contacts

No in-app purchases

None

AFAQY AVL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nearest Contacts free?
Nearest Contacts costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is AFAQY AVL free?
AFAQY AVL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nearest Contacts or AFAQY AVL?
Nearest Contacts is rated higher. Nearest Contacts averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while AFAQY AVL averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nearest Contacts or AFAQY AVL have ads?
Neither Nearest Contacts nor AFAQY AVL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nearest Contacts or AFAQY AVL?
Nearest Contacts ships an update every 3 months, and AFAQY AVL every 5 weeks. Most recently, Nearest Contacts was updated on October 23, 2026 and AFAQY AVL on October 24, 2026.

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