# Recent Contacts vs My Chenot

The clearest difference is price: My Chenot at Free against Recent Contacts's $4.99. My Chenot also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4). Recent Contacts's advantage is chart position (#145 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

My Chenot is free to download; Recent Contacts costs $4.99 up front. Recent Contacts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. My Chenot asks for nothing beyond the download.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recent Contacts | My Chenot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (602 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts/id541831736/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **602** | — |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | **#145** | — |
| Size | 5 MB | 125 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 16.1 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kyle Gorlick](https://appshunter.io/developer/541831739) | [Delta Informatica S.p.A.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1579876875) |

## What reviewers say

### Recent Contacts

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

**Currently charting:** #145 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


### My Chenot

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-chenot/id1579876873)

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recent Contacts free?

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

### Is My Chenot free?

My Chenot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do Recent Contacts or My Chenot have ads?

Neither Recent Contacts nor My Chenot shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or My Chenot?

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and My Chenot every 2 months. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on October 21, 2026 and My Chenot on October 4, 2026.

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