# Recent Contacts vs Contact.s Back Up

The clearest difference is price: Contact.s Back Up at Free against Recent Contacts's $4.99. Contact.s Back Up also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Recent Contacts's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 73%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Contact.s Back Up is free to download; Recent Contacts costs $4.99 up front. Recent Contacts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Contact.s Back Up sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Recent Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 598 and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 73% of Contact.s Back Up's.

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, Contact.s Back Up fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recent Contacts | Contact.s Back Up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (598 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts/id541831736/reviews)** | [4.5 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contacts-back-up/id1474294286/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 598 | **1.2K** |
| Positive reviews | **89.9% of reviews** | 73.4% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#105** | — |
| Size | 5 MB | 61 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kyle Gorlick](https://appshunter.io/developer/541831739) | [Symon Johnson](https://appshunter.io/developer/1469249200) |

## What reviewers say

### Recent Contacts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts/id541831736)

**Currently charting:** #105 Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)

View your most recently added contacts with precise timestamps. This app provides insights into your contact addition patterns, including statistics and historical graphs. It also offers home screen quick actions and the ability to export your data.

**Highlights:** View recently added contacts, See exact contact addition time, Contact addition statistics, Contact addition history graphs, Home screen quick actions, Export contacts to spreadsheet

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

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tip for Developer (Small) | $0.99 | one-time |
| Tip for Developer (Medium) | $4.99 | one-time |
| Tip for Developer (Large) | $9.99 | one-time |
| Tip for Developer (Very Large) | $14.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Efficient for finding recent contacts
- 👍 Helpful for remembering names and numbers
- 💡 Useful for business and networking
- 🔒 Great privacy policy
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Inaccurate contact dates after restoring from backup
- 🐛 Inconsistent behavior when editing contacts
- 💡 Lack of dark mode option
- 💡 Need ability to archive or categorize contacts

**Reported bugs**

- Inaccurate contact dates after restoring from backup
- Inconsistent behavior when editing contacts

**Requested features**

- Add dark mode option
- Improve contact editing functionality
- Allow archiving or categorizing of contacts
- Provide more sorting/filtering options


### Contact.s Back Up

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/contacts-back-up/id1474294286)

Easily back up, restore, and sync all your phone contacts with a single tap. Store them locally or in cloud services like Google Drive and iCloud. Export contacts to spreadsheets for organization and analysis.

**Highlights:** One-tap contact backup, Cloud sync (Google Drive, iCloud), Contact restore functionality, Export contacts to spreadsheets, Merge, filter, and remove contacts, Auto backup function

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

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Contacts Monthly Subscription | $3.99 | per month |
| Contacts Weekly Subscription | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| Weekly | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly | $9.99 | per month |
| Premium Monthly | $19.99 | per month |
| Contacts Yearly Subscription | $49.99 | per year |
| Yearly | $49.99 | per year |
| Premium Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Premium Yearly | $99.99 | per year |
| Unlock Everything | $19.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 💯 Works as expected
- 🔒 Secure backup
- 📚 Helpful for job transition

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate
- 💳 Requires payment info
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🤖 Poor interface design

**Reported bugs**

- Login/signup issues
- Disappearing contact information
- Backup and restore not working as expected
- Incompatible with older devices

**Requested features**

- Dark mode option
- Sync with Gmail contacts
- Restore deleted contacts
- Improved backup and restore process
- Better error handling and warnings


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recent Contacts free?

Recent Contacts costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Is Contact.s Back Up free?

Contact.s Back Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts or Contact.s Back Up?

Recent Contacts is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 598 ratings, while Contact.s Back Up averages 4.5 from 1.2K ratings.

### Do Recent Contacts or Contact.s Back Up have ads?

Neither Recent Contacts nor Contact.s Back Up shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or Contact.s Back Up?

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and Contact.s Back Up fortnightly. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on September 24, 2026 and Contact.s Back Up on September 25, 2026.

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