Recent Contacts vs BetterPomo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- View recently added contacts
- See exact contact addition time
- Contact addition statistics
- Contact addition history graphs
- Home screen quick actions
- Export contacts to spreadsheet
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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
BetterPomo
This app facilitates collaborative focus sessions, allowing users to work together towards shared goals. It offers both structured Pomodoro timers and flexible work intervals, with features for tracking progress and connecting with others.
- Create shared focus sessions
- Join sessions with invitation codes
- Pomodoro or flexible timers
- Track active focus time
- View time summaries
- Built-in messaging
- Activity calendar
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BetterPomo is a collaborative focus timer that helps you manage your time, stay accountable, and build consistent productivity habits. Productivity is easier when you have a clear goal, a simple system, and people working alongside you. BetterPomo brings these elements together in one focused experience. Create a session, invite others with a code, start your timer, and make progress together. CREATE OR JOIN FOCUS SESSIONS Start a new focus session whenever you are ready to work, study, or complete a personal goal. You can also join an existing session using a simple code shared by another user. Shared sessions make it easier to stay committed and provide a sense of accountability without adding unnecessary complexity to your workflow. CHOOSE HOW YOU WANT TO FOCUS Use structured Pomodoro sessions when you want to alternate between focused work and intentional breaks. When you need more flexibility, start a regular timer and work at your own pace. BetterPomo adapts to different tasks, schedules, and productivity styles. Use it for a short study sprint, a focused work block, or a longer creative session. UNDERSTAND WHERE YOUR TIME GOES BetterPomo automatically organizes your focus activity so you can see how your time is being used. Review the time recorded for each session, compare your activity across different periods, and monitor your total focused time. Weekly, monthly, and yearly views help you understand both short-term progress and long-term consistency. Your activity calendar and session history provide a clear record of the days you focused, making it easier to recognize patterns, celebrate progress, and maintain momentum. STAY CONNECTED Find other users, communicate through built-in messaging, and organize shared sessions with friends, classmates, coworkers, or accountability partners. Notifications help you stay updated on important session activity, while your profile keeps your BetterPomo experience organized in one place. BUILT FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOCUS BetterPomo can help you stay productive while: • Studying for exams • Completing assignments • Working remotely • Writing or creating • Coding and building projects • Reading and researching • Managing personal tasks • Practicing a skill • Working with a team • Building a daily focus routine FEATURES • Create shared focus sessions • Join sessions using an invitation code • Use Pomodoro sessions or flexible timers • Track active focus time • Organize time by session • View weekly, monthly, and yearly summaries • Review total focused time • Explore your session history • Follow your progress with an activity calendar • Search for other users • Communicate with built-in messaging • Receive activity and session notifications • Manage your profile and account • Navigate a clean, distraction-free interface BUILD CONSISTENCY OVER TIME A productive day is valuable, but consistent progress is even more powerful. BetterPomo helps turn individual focus sessions into a visible record of your effort. By tracking your activity and reviewing your history, you can better understand your habits and make more intentional decisions about your time. Instead of relying only on motivation, you can create a repeatable routine and see the progress you are making. FOCUS BETTER, TOGETHER Whether you are studying alone, working with a remote team, or completing projects with friends, BetterPomo gives you the tools to start focusing and keep moving forward. Create a session, invite someone to join, and make your time count with BetterPomo.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BetterPomo at Free against Recent Contacts's $4.99. BetterPomo also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Recent Contacts's advantage is ratings volume (601 vs 2) and chart position (#60 vs unranked). On ads, monetization model and device support 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
BetterPomo is free to download; Recent Contacts costs $4.99 up front. Recent Contacts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BetterPomo asks for nothing beyond the download.
BetterPomo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts has 601 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of BetterPomo's.
Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, BetterPomo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recent Contacts | BetterPomo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (601 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 601 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #60 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Gorlick | Luciano Menees |
Customer experience
Recent Contacts
BetterPomo
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
BetterPomo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Recent Contacts
- 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
BetterPomo
No in-app purchases
Questions
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