# Recent Contacts vs Recent Contacts Timeline

Recent Contacts and Recent Contacts Timeline both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of Recent Contacts's written reviews are positive against 50% of Recent Contacts Timeline's. Recent Contacts also leads on ratings volume (602 vs 49) and chart position (#43 vs #194). Recent Contacts Timeline's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Recent Contacts costs $4.99 and Recent Contacts Timeline $2.99 up front. Recent Contacts sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Recent Contacts Timeline asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Recent Contacts against 4.8 for Recent Contacts Timeline. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts has 602 ratings behind it against 49, 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 50% of Recent Contacts Timeline's.

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, Recent Contacts Timeline every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recent Contacts | Recent Contacts Timeline |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $4.99 | **$2.99** |
| Rating | [4.7 (602 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts/id541831736/reviews) | **[4.8 (49 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-timeline/id988504062/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **602** | 49 |
| Positive reviews | **89.9% of reviews** | 50.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 6 weeks** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#43** | #194 |
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 26.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Kyle Gorlick](https://appshunter.io/developer/541831739) | [Adam Bardon](https://appshunter.io/developer/972754219) |

## What reviewers say

### Recent Contacts

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

**Currently charting:** #43 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 Timeline

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-timeline/id988504062)

**Currently charting:** #194 Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)

Easily find your most recently added contacts. This utility displays contacts sorted by addition date, showing when each was added. Quickly access and connect with new contacts.

**Highlights:** View recently added contacts, Sort contacts by addition date, See when contacts were added, Widget for recent contacts, Filter by today, yesterday, or last weekend

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

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recent Contacts free?

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

### Is Recent Contacts Timeline free?

Recent Contacts Timeline costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

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

Recent Contacts Timeline is rated higher. Recent Contacts averages 4.7 out of 5 from 602 ratings, while Recent Contacts Timeline averages 4.8 from 49 ratings.

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

Neither Recent Contacts nor Recent Contacts Timeline shows ads.

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

Recent Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and Recent Contacts Timeline every 6 weeks. Most recently, Recent Contacts was updated on October 21, 2026 and Recent Contacts Timeline on October 14, 2026.

### Which is more popular, Recent Contacts or Recent Contacts Timeline?

Recent Contacts currently peaks at #43 in the App Store charts, and Recent Contacts Timeline at #194. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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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.*