Comparison

Contacts+ | Address Book vs Phone Widget

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

Head to head
About

Contacts+ | Address Book

This cloud-based address book simplifies contact management by syncing across devices and accounts. It offers features like contact deduplication, business card scanning, and automatic enrichment to keep your information organized and up-to-date.

Highlights
  • Cross-device, cross-platform sync
  • Contact deduplication
  • Scan and save business cards
  • Tag contacts and add notes
  • Automatic contact enrichment
  • Spam blocking
Features
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Meet your new favorite contact management tool, Contacts+. Contacts+ is a cloud-based address book designed to take the hassle out of contact management so you can focus on what matters most - relationships. Truly multi-platform, Contacts+ syncs your contacts across your devices as well as across various accounts you may store contacts in (such as Gmail, Exchange, Office365, and iCloud). Why use Contacts+? • Contact deduplication - Consolidate all your information about each contact into one, holistic profile. Never wonder again which pieces of contact information are correct. • Cross-device, cross-platform sync - Your address book is now available everywhere. • Scan & save business cards - Upload a picture of scanned business card, and we'll transcribe the information & add it to your address book. • Organized your way - Tag contacts to create custom groupings, or leave notes for added context. • Automatic contact enrichment - We'll help fill in the details about your contacts (photos, social profiles, & more) by adding content we find from around the web. • Spam Block - We help enable you to connect with friends and colleagues and block unwanted people, telemarketers, and spam. Do even MORE with Contacts+ Premium. With Premium, you can: • Scan MORE business cards - Scan & save up to 1,000 business cards a year. • Sync multiple accounts - Sync up to 5 address books & keep your contacts in sync across multiple platforms. • Choose Monthly or Annual Premium subscription - Pick a plan that fits your needs. Contacts+ is free to download and use, and Contacts+ Premium is available by subscription and unlocks all of the features above. Prices may vary by location. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Privacy & Terms of Service This App is for professional use and not intended for children under the age of 16, and we will never intentionally collect any information from users under the age of 16. For more information, please visit our privacy policy. Privacy Policy: https://www.contactsplus.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.contactsplus.com/terms Questions, feedback, just want to say "hi"? You can email us at support@contactsplus.com!

About

Phone Widget

Quickly call and message contacts directly from your home screen with a single tap. Customize your widgets with various themes and sizes to suit your needs. Access your most frequent contacts without searching through your phone's address book.

Highlights
  • One-Tap™ calling and messaging
  • Home screen contact access
  • Multiple widget sizes
  • Customizable themes
  • Support for iMessage, WhatsApp, Telegram
Features
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With Phone Widget, calling your loved ones has never been easier and faster! Call and message your friends in only one tap! Thanks to our new One-Tap™ technology, tapping our widget is enough to start a call (Requires the Shortcuts app) or open a conversation in iMessage, WhatsApp, or Telegram. Forget about looking for contacts in the phone or contacts apps, as Phone Widget allows you to have your contacts directly on the home screen. The app comes with three different sizes of widgets that can hold up to 10 contacts each, which means that having quick access to your contacts has never been this easy. On iPad, widgets are available in 4 sizes and hold up to 20 contacts each. With themes, customizing your widgets is as easy as it gets. Change the color and appearance of a widget with just one tap!

Screenshots

Contacts+ | Address Book4 screens
Phone Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Phone Widget at 100% against Contacts+ | Address Book's 60%. Contacts+ | Address Book's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Contacts+ | Address Book sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Phone Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts+ | Address Book ships an update every 2 weeks, Phone Widget monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Contacts+ | Address Book versus Phone Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts+ | Address BookPhone Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB13 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFullContact Inc.Erick Daniel Padilla

Customer experience

Contacts+ | Address Book

All ratings5,805 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews687 reviews
Positive59.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative30.9%

Phone Widget

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Contacts+ | Address Book

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes on latest iOS versions
  • Sync issues causing duplicate and missing contacts
  • Inability to restore deleted or lost contacts

Requested features

4 requests
  • Native integration with Outlook and Microsoft 365
  • Improved contact deduplication and merging
  • Better support for international contacts and languages
  • Customizable contact fields and views

Phone Widget

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Contacts+ | Address Book

Subscriptions7
  • Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • Contacts+ Quarterly Premium$13.991 Month
  • Contacts+ Monthly Premium$15.991 Month
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  • Premium (Quarterly)$29.993 Months
  • Contacts+ Quarterly Premium$39.993 Months
  • Premium (Annual)$99.991 Year
  • Contacts+ Yearly Premium$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pack of 100 business cards$9.99
1 purchases

Phone Widget

One-time1
  • Phone Widget Unlimited$0.99

Questions

Is Contacts+ | Address Book free?
Contacts+ | Address Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phone Widget free?
Phone Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contacts+ | Address Book or Phone Widget have ads?
Neither Contacts+ | Address Book nor Phone Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts+ | Address Book or Phone Widget?
Contacts+ | Address Book ships an update every 2 weeks, and Phone Widget monthly. Most recently, Contacts+ | Address Book was updated on November 1, 2026 and Phone Widget on October 29, 2026.

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