Comparison

Contacts+ | Address Book vs ABC Contacts

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

ABC Contacts

Manage your contacts with ease. Create, edit, and delete contacts and groups, send mass texts and emails, and organize your address book. Features include backups, birthday notifications, and sharing options.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and delete contacts & groups
  • Send mass texts and group emails
  • Backup and restore contacts
  • Birthday and anniversary notifications
  • Share and export contacts
  • Organize contacts by company and favorites
Features
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ABC is the complete contact manager! With ABC, you can easily create, edit, and delete contacts & groups. Send mass texts and group emails. View recently created contacts. Share or print your contacts. Create backups. Get birthday notifications. And so much more: CONTACTS: • View all of your contacts organized by account or group • Easily find a contact with ABC's powerful search tool • Select multiple contacts and perform a number of actions including text, email, share, and delete • Quickly perform a number of functions with one touch directly from the contact card GROUPS: • Create groups of contacts from any account including iCloud, Google, Exchange or Outlook • Filter contacts by one or more groups at the same time • Add & remove contacts from a particular group • Add & remove groups from a particular contact FAVORITES: • Create a list of favorites allowing you to quickly call/message/email those contacts GROUP EMAILS & MESSAGES: • Send messages to groups via iMessage, SMS, & WhatsApp • Send emails to groups via Mail App or Gmail App • Attach photos & documents, including from Dropbox • Assign the to/cc/bcc email field to each contact individually • Give your message a personal touch - Automatically refer to each contact by name COMPANIES, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MOST VIEWED, RECENTLY CREATED/MODIFIED/DELETED: • Sort your contacts by company name • View upcoming birthdays & anniversaries • View your most frequently viewed contacts • View recently created & modified contacts • View & restore your recently deleted contacts SHARE CONTACTS: • Share one or more contacts via text message, email, or various other services • Export contacts in the CSV or vCard format DELETE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Quickly delete contacts & groups BACKUP: • Create a backup of any contact account • Restore your backup to any contact account CLONE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Clone a contact from the contact card screen including all contact fields & groups • Clone a group so you don't have to add all of the group members manually START SCREEN: • Specify whether the app should load the contacts, groups, or favorites screen at startup SHORTCUTS: • Press & hold a contact or group to conveniently perform a number of common functions SYNC CONTACTS WITH GOOGLE: • Fully compatible with the "Contacts Sync For Google Gmail" app so that you can sync your iPhone/iPad contact changes to Gmail WORKS WELL WITH OTHER CONTACT APPS: • Any contact changes you make with this app will be reflected in any other contact app that queries the iPhone address book (including the standard Contacts & Phone app) COMPATIBILITY: • Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, iOS 15, iOS 16, iOS 17, iOS 18, iOS 26 LANGUAGES: • Translated into English, Spanish, French, German, & Italian SUBSCRIPTIONS: • ABC offers a "Premium" subscription which removes advertisements. • The "Premium" subscription is priced at $0.99 USD and the subscription length is 1 year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at a cost of $0.99 USD • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Terms of use: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003030954 • Privacy Policy: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/229824667

Screenshots

Contacts+ | Address Book4 screens
ABC Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Contacts+ | Address Book at none against ABC Contacts's shown. Contacts+ | Address Book also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (5.8K vs 1.2K). ABC Contacts's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 60%). On price, rating, 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 ABC Contacts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. 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 — 4.5 for Contacts+ | Address Book against 4.6 for ABC Contacts. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.8K and 1.2K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Contacts+ | Address Book's written reviews are positive against 87% of ABC Contacts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts+ | Address Book ships an update every 2 weeks, ABC Contacts every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Contacts+ | Address Book versus ABC Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts+ | Address BookABC Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.8K ratings)4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews59.7% of reviews86.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.8K — better1.2K
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperFullContact Inc.Playa Apps

Customer experience

Contacts+ | Address Book

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

ABC Contacts

All ratings1,244 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews445 reviews
Positive86.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.9%

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

ABC Contacts

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
4 purchases

ABC Contacts

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 Year)$0.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
  • Make Contribution$4.99
  • Larger Contribution$9.99

Questions

Is Contacts+ | Address Book free?
Contacts+ | Address Book is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ABC Contacts free?
ABC Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contacts+ | Address Book or ABC Contacts?
ABC Contacts is rated higher. Contacts+ | Address Book averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.8K ratings, while ABC Contacts averages 4.6 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Contacts+ | Address Book or ABC Contacts have ads?
ABC Contacts shows ads; Contacts+ | Address Book does not.
Which is updated more often, Contacts+ | Address Book or ABC Contacts?
Contacts+ | Address Book ships an update every 2 weeks, and ABC Contacts every 2 months. Most recently, Contacts+ | Address Book was updated on November 6, 2026 and ABC Contacts on November 6, 2026.

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