Contacts Sync vs Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Contacts Sync
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.
- 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
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••• SYNC GOOGLE, ICLOUD, & OUTLOOK! ••• #1 SYNC APP FOR 15+ YEARS! ••• TRUSTED BY 10,000,000+ USERS! With Contacts Sync, you can quickly & easily sync your Google or Outlook contacts with iPhone, giving you access to your contacts wherever you go. This app distinguishes itself with its reliability, ease of use, speed, and with a true "2-way sync" that merges changes made to either account. This is the #1 app for syncing contacts both in terms of downloads & reviews. Also of significance, this app syncs your Google labels or Outlook categories with your iPhone lists. For instance, you may have organized your Google contacts into groups such as "friends," "family," and "coworkers." After a sync, your iPhone and Google groups will match. With your groups configured on iPhone, you can easily send group emails or group messages. SYNC THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS: • Sync Google with iPhone • Sync Outlook with iPhone • Sync 2 Google accounts SYNC ANY IPHONE ACCOUNT: • Choose to sync all of your iPhone contacts, or choose to sync contacts from a specific iPhone account, such as iCloud, a local iPhone address book, Outlook, or a CardDAV account SYNC TYPES: • Choose from one of the following sync types: 2-Way Sync, 1-Way Sync, and Manual Sync • Choose a 2-Way Sync to sync changes in both directions • Choose a 1-Way Sync to transfer changes in one direction only • Choose a Manual Sync to sync specific contacts only SYNCS ALL FIELDS: • Syncs all fields including names, phonetic names, nicknames, email addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses, company names, job titles, departments, birthdays, anniversaries, events, notes, web page addresses, relationships, instant messaging accounts, & social profiles • Syncs contact photos • Syncs custom labels & custom fields INITIAL SYNC: • During the initial sync, the contents of matching contacts will be merged CONFIRM CHANGES BEFORE SYNCING: • Review each change before the sync actually begins AUTOMATIC SYNC: • Automatically syncs contacts in the background 24/7 APPLY FILTERS INCLUDING GROUP FILTER: • Apply the group filter, new contact filter, and more! DUPLICATE CONTACTS: • Eliminate duplicate contacts from both iPhone and Google SUBSCRIPTIONS: • Contacts Sync offers a "Premium" subscription which unlocks all of the premium features in the app, including the ability to sync an unlimited number of contacts and to auto sync in the background. • Without an upgrade, the app will sync no more than 40 contacts • The "Premium" subscription is priced at $1.99 USD per week, $2.99 USD per month, or $9.99 USD per year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Terms of use: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/360004197333 • Privacy Policy: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/226767688
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
This app provides visual voicemail with speech-to-text transcription, allowing you to read, export, respond to, and share voicemails. It integrates with services like Slack and email, and supports multiple phone numbers.
- Speech-to-text transcription
- Export voicemails to Slack or email
- Call back, text, or email replies
- Share voicemails with other apps
- Push notifications with transcription
- Contact matching for incoming calls
- Support for multiple phone numbers
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Answer Cloud offers visual voicemail with transcription for your mobile, home, or work phone: ● Read - Voicemails include speech-to-text transcription. ● Export/Copy - Automatically post a copy to Slack or to email. ● Respond - Call back, or reply with text or email. ● Share - Share your voicemails with other apps like Messages, Mail, and more. Includes push notifications with speech-to-text transcription. Matches incoming calls to your Contacts. Add multiple numbers to have all your voicemail in one place. FIRST MONTH UNLIMITED FREE TRIAL Answer Cloud requires a monthly plan, starting at only $0.99/month. Try for one month at no charge with unlimited minutes. See Monthly Plans for details. READY FOR ORGANIZATIONS, WITH COPY TO EMAIL OR SLACK Answer Cloud is designed for individual users as well as large and small organizations. You can set up Answer Cloud to automatically copy voicemails to an email address or a Slack channel. IMPORTANT ● To use Answer Cloud, you need to forward unanswered calls to your phone number to Answer Cloud. Most phone carriers/plans support this but some, often prepaid plans, do not (e.g., T-Mobile Prepaid, Boost Mobile, or Virgin Mobile). Check with your carrier or support@answer-cloud.com beforehand if you are in doubt. For work numbers, check with your administrator. Detailed forwarding instructions are provided when you sign up in the app. ● Once an unanswered call is forwarded to Answer Cloud, your phone carrier may charge minutes for the forwarded call to Answer Cloud. (Some carriers may also impose an additional charge per forwarded call.) Check with your carrier for details. ● Transcriptions are provided for voicemails in English. Transcription quality depends on many factors and may vary. In some cases, Answer Cloud may not be able to transcribe a message. MONTHLY PLANS First month is always free. Subscriptions can be canceled at any time (see Subscription Details below). ● 30 minutes - $0.99/month - for about 1 voicemail a day ● 120 minutes - $2.99/month - for about 2-4 voicemails a day ● 600 minutes - $4.99/month - for up to about 20 voicemails a day Shared minutes plans available for organizations using Answer Cloud for Work, contact support@answer-cloud.com. Minutes apply only to calls that result in a voicemail. The maximum length for any call is 2 minutes. Call duration is rounded up to the nearest 30 seconds. Missed calls are not charged. During the free trial or while you have a paid plan, Answer Cloud allows a single "grace" month with unlimited minutes for individual use (defined as 900 minutes or about 900 voicemails). Repeat overage requires upgrading to a larger plan. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS You are not charged for the first trial month offered when you start using Answer Cloud. Your subscription automatically renews at the end of the subscription period, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. Your iTunes account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the above rates. Manage or cancel subscriptions in Account Settings on your phone (tap Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > Subscriptions) or by tapping Manage Subscription in the Answer Cloud app. You can cancel automatic renewal at any time but you cannot cancel the current subscription period once it has started. Near the end of the trial month, Apple will notify you via email that you are about to be charged for the first time. This email includes a link to cancel the subscription. If you cancel, you will be able to use your remaining minutes until the end of the subscription period. You will be able to access your voicemails and missed calls stored in Answer Cloud for 3 months after the end of your subscription. TERMS OF USE Answer Cloud's Terms of Use can be found at: https://www.answer-cloud.com/terms PRIVACY POLICY Answer Cloud's Privacy Policy can be found at: https://www.answer-cloud.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Contacts Sync at 4.6 against Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail's 3.5. Contacts Sync also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (15K vs 10). Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Contacts Sync sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Contacts Sync holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contacts Sync has 15K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Contacts Sync's written reviews are positive against 71% of Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail's.
Contacts Sync ships an update every 5 days, Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contacts Sync | Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (15K ratings) — better | 3.5 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15K — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playa Apps | Cloud App Labs |
Customer experience
Contacts Sync
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
Bugs and requests
Contacts Sync
Reported bugs
2 issues- Deleted contacts reappearing after sync
- Sync corrupting or deleting existing contact data
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to merge duplicate contacts
- Sync support for Outlook contacts
- Automatic sync between multiple Google accounts
- Undo/rollback option for sync operations
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Contacts Sync
- Premium (1 Week)$1.997 Days
- Premium (1 Month)$2.991 Month
- Premium (1 Year)$9.991 Year
- Automatic Contact SyncingFree
- Make Contribution$4.99
- Premium (Lifetime Access)$9.99
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- Make Larger Contribution$9.99
Answer Cloud Visual Voicemail
- 30 Minutes$0.991 Month
- 30 Minutes1 Month trial2 variants$0.991 Month
- 60 Minutes$2.991 Month
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- 120 Minutes1 Month trial2 variants$2.991 Month
- 120 Minutes$2.991 Month
- 600 Minutes$4.991 Month
- 600 Minutes1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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