Comparison

Recent Contacts vs Fieldy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Recent Contacts

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
Currently charting
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See your most recently added contacts. And more! Select a row to see the exact time a contact was added. Useful for business contacts, new love interests — just relax and let Recent Contacts sort out the details. Features include: • stats such as when you are most likely to get a new contact • graphs of your recent contact addition history • home screen quick actions • ability to export to a spreadsheet • more reliable than competitors I hope you find it useful and thanks for checking out Recent Contacts! -Kyle

About

Fieldy

This app acts as a digital memory aid, syncing with a wearable device to record and recall life's moments. Users can chat with an AI companion to explore events and gain insights. A premium version offers advanced AI summarization and analysis of conversations.

Highlights
  • Sync wearable device for memory recall
  • AI companion for event exploration
  • Summarize conversations
  • Find insights in discussions
  • Perfect memory aid
Features
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Turn conversations into clear summaries, searchable transcripts and next steps with Fieldy, your AI note taker. A useful conversation should leave you with more than a long transcript. Fieldy helps you find the decisions, remember the details and follow through on what you agreed, from team meetings and client conversations to interviews and everyday plans. Capture conversations with Fieldy's desktop app or a Fieldy wearable (sold separately), then review your notes on iPhone. Recording directly on iPhone is not yet available. START WITH THE SUMMARY Get the key points without rereading every word. Generate a summary of a conversation and choose a format that fits the discussion, whether you need meeting minutes, a client recap or a concise overview. - Review important topics and decisions. - Keep the summary alongside the original transcript. - Return to the details whenever you need more context. TURN TALK INTO ACTION Keep follow-up tasks connected to the conversation they came from. Review deadlines, check what needs doing and mark tasks complete as you go. Before your next meeting, look back at the commitments instead of piecing them together from memory. FIND WHAT WAS SAID Browse and search your saved conversations. Open a transcript to revisit the discussion, with speaker labels to help you follow who said what. Use the summary for the overview and the transcript when the details matter. ASK YOUR NOTES Ask questions about a conversation in Fieldy instead of scanning the whole transcript. Find a decision, revisit a requirement or check the next step. - What did we agree about the launch? - Which requirements did the client mention? - What do I need to follow up on? AI-generated answers and transcripts can contain mistakes. Check important details before relying on them. SHARE THE CONTEXT Once you've generated a summary, send a conversation link so a colleague can read the summary and transcript in a browser. They don't need the app to read it. Anyone with the link can open that conversation, so share it thoughtfully. Use Make Private to turn the link off again. Sharing one conversation does not give the recipient access to the rest of your account. TAKE YOUR NOTES FURTHER Copy a transcript or export a file for your documents, project notes and follow-up emails. Keep useful details in the workflow you already use, without retyping the discussion. Connect Fieldy to ChatGPT, Claude or another compatible AI assistant to work with your conversations there. Draft a follow-up, prepare for your next meeting or turn a discussion into a document. You choose which tools to connect. FOR THE CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER - Team meetings: revisit decisions and check follow-up tasks. - Client conversations: find requirements before preparing your next response. - Interviews: review a speaker's words rather than relying on memory. - Everyday plans: return to details and commitments you want to remember. YOUR CONVERSATIONS, YOUR CONTROL Manage conversations and sharing from the app. Fieldy does not sell your personal information or use it to train general-purpose AI models. Its AI service providers are not permitted to use your data to train their models. GET STARTED Sign in with the same Fieldy account you use for desktop or wearable capture to review your conversations on iPhone. Open a conversation, generate its summary and explore the transcript, tasks and sharing tools. Some features require a subscription. Available plans, features and limits are shown in the app. Always obtain any required consent before recording a conversation. Support: https://fieldy.support/ Privacy Policy: https://www.fieldy.ai/policy/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.fieldy.ai/policy/terms-of-services

Screenshots

Recent Contacts4 screens
Fieldy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fieldy at Free against Recent Contacts's $4.99. Fieldy also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). Recent Contacts's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 66%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Fieldy is free to download; Recent Contacts costs $4.99 up front. Recent Contacts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Fieldy sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Recent Contacts against 4.7 for Fieldy. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 601 and 1.4K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 66% of Fieldy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, Fieldy every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Recent Contacts versus Fieldy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecent ContactsFieldy
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (601 ratings) — better4.7 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews89.9% of reviews — better66.4% of reviews
Number of ratings6011.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#58 — better#62
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB124 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKyle GorlickField Labs Inc.

Customer experience

Recent Contacts

All ratings602 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.5%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.7%

Fieldy

All ratings1,294 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral5.9%
Negative27.7%

User reviews

Recent Contacts

From 601 App Store ratings

What we love

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

Room to improve

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

Fieldy

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎯 Accurate transcription and summarization of conversations
  • 📝 Automatic task and action item extraction
  • 🧠 Excellent memory aid for busy professionals
  • ⏱️ Saves significant time on note-taking
  • 🤖 Intelligent AI assistant that learns over time

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • 🔌 Device won't charge properly or charges very slowly
  • 📱 App crashes and won't stay open
  • 🎙️ Struggles with speaker identification and accents
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model ($20/month or $138/year)

Bugs and requests

Recent Contacts

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inaccurate contact dates after restoring from backup
  • Inconsistent behavior when editing contacts

Requested features

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

Fieldy

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • Bluetooth pairing fails or drops repeatedly
  • Device won't charge or charges to only 95%
  • App freezes or crashes on launch
  • Login code expires too quickly (10 seconds)
  • Location services loop preventing app setup
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  • Multicolored flashing light on startup that won't stop
  • Transcription stops working after updates
  • Offline data rarely uploads full conversations
  • Microphone becomes less effective after updates
  • Device won't sync with phone after updates
  • Speaker identification frequently incorrect
  • Forced upgrade prompts despite remaining transcription hours
  • Notifications persist even when disabled
  • Desktop app doesn't work smoothly with mobile version

Requested features

12 requests
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • Native iOS Calendar and Reminders integration
  • Speaker name identification and customization
  • Offline recording capability with local storage
  • Transcript export functionality
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  • ChatGPT-style conversational interface
  • Desktop application for better note management
  • Ability to merge, cut, and paste conversations
  • Device power switch or recording pause button
  • Support for multiple calendar integrations beyond Google
  • Better organization of conversations by speaker
  • More customizable AI summaries

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Recent Contacts

One-time4
  • Tip for Developer (Small)$0.99
  • Tip for Developer (Medium)$4.99
  • Tip for Developer (Large)$9.99
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  • Tip for Developer (Very Large)$14.99
13 purchases

Fieldy

Subscriptions13
  • Deprecated$4.997 Days
  • Compass Pro$4.997 Days
  • Fieldy Plus Monthly$12.991 Month
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  • Fieldy X$17.991 Month
  • Compass Pro$19.001 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly Offer1 Month trial2 variants$19.991 Month
  • Fieldy Unlimited Monthly$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited Monthly Free Trial14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Fieldy Plus Yearly$119.991 Year
  • Fieldy Unlimited$135.991 Year
  • Fieldy X$149.991 Year
  • Compass Pro$167.991 Year
  • Fieldy Unlimited$169.991 Year

Questions

Is Recent Contacts free?
Recent Contacts costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Fieldy free?
Fieldy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts or Fieldy?
Recent Contacts is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 601 ratings, while Fieldy averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Recent Contacts or Fieldy have ads?
Neither Recent Contacts nor Fieldy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts or Fieldy?
Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and Fieldy every 10 days. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on October 29, 2026 and Fieldy on October 30, 2026.
Which is more popular, Recent Contacts or Fieldy?
Recent Contacts currently peaks at #58 in the App Store charts, and Fieldy at #62. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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