# Recent Contacts vs Recent Contacts

Recent Contacts and Recent Contacts both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recent Contacts's. Recent Contacts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#89 vs unranked). Recent Contacts's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On rating, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Recent Contacts is free to download; Recent Contacts costs $4.99 up front. Recent Contacts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Recent Contacts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Recent Contacts against 4.6 for Recent Contacts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts has 598 ratings behind it against 90, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 0% of Recent Contacts's.

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, Recent Contacts fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recent Contacts | Recent Contacts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **Free** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (598 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts/id541831736/reviews)** | [4.6 (90 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-export-excel/id1609650181/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **598** | 90 |
| Positive reviews | **89.9% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Fortnightly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | **#89** | — |
| Size | 5 MB | 36 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 15.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kyle Gorlick](https://appshunter.io/developer/541831739) | [LE NGUYEN QUANG PHUOC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1561605398) |

## What reviewers say

### Recent Contacts

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

**Currently charting:** #89 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


### Recent Contacts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-export-excel/id1609650181)

Easily back up and restore all your phone contacts without a computer. Export contacts to Excel or vCard, find and merge duplicates, and remove incomplete entries. Share backups via message, email, or AirDrop.

**Highlights:** Backup contacts in one tap, Export to Excel (CSV) or vCard, Find and merge duplicate contacts, Remove incomplete contacts, Share backups via Message, Email, AirDrop, View recently added contacts

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

**In-app purchases (5)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Weekly Premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Weekly Premium | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Monthly Premium | $6.99 | per month |
| Monthly Premium | $7.99 | per month |
| Lifetime | $24.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recent Contacts free?

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

### Is Recent Contacts free?

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

### Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts or Recent Contacts?

Recent Contacts is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 598 ratings, while Recent Contacts averages 4.6 from 90 ratings.

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

Recent Contacts shows ads; Recent Contacts does not.

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

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and Recent Contacts fortnightly. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on September 24, 2026 and Recent Contacts on September 15, 2026.

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