# Recent Contacts vs iContacts+

The clearest difference is rating: Recent Contacts at 4.7 against iContacts+'s 4.3. Recent Contacts also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 73%) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). iContacts+'s advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Recent Contacts costs $4.99 and iContacts+ $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Recent Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts has 603 ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 73% of iContacts+'s.

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, iContacts+ monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recent Contacts | iContacts+ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **$0.99** |
| Rating | **[4.7 (603 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts/id541831736/reviews)** | [4.3 (116 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icontacts-plus-contact-group-tool/id548506487/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **603** | 116 |
| Positive reviews | **89.9% of reviews** | 73.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | **#82** | — |
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 17.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kyle Gorlick](https://appshunter.io/developer/541831739) | [Jeonghwan Kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/429842114) |

## What reviewers say

### Recent Contacts

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

**Currently charting:** #82 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:** none

**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


### iContacts+

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/icontacts-plus-contact-group-tool/id548506487)

This app offers advanced contact group management, enabling users to organize contacts into multiple groups. It provides features like group messaging, bulk delete, contact backup, and smart search dialing for efficient contact handling.

**Highlights:** Contact group management, Group messaging and email, Bulk contact deletion, Contact backup and restore, Advanced contact search, Speed dial and smart search dial

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recent Contacts free?

Recent Contacts costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is iContacts+ free?

iContacts+ costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.

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

Recent Contacts is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 603 ratings, while iContacts+ averages 4.3 from 116 ratings.

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

Neither Recent Contacts nor iContacts+ shows ads.

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

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and iContacts+ monthly. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on November 6, 2026 and iContacts+ on November 6, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*