Comparison

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean vs Contacts

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

Head to head
About

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean

Effortlessly sync, back up, and clean your iPhone contacts with cloud services like Google, Outlook, and Yahoo. Easily export contacts to Excel or vCard, and import them back into your address book. The app intelligently merges duplicates to maintain a tidy contact list.

Highlights
  • Two-way sync with Google, Outlook, Yahoo
  • Backup contacts to Excel or vCard
  • Import contacts from Excel or vCard
  • Sync contacts between multiple devices/platforms
  • Intelligent duplicate contact merging
  • Clean and intuitive interface
Features
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Use this app, you can: 1) Two-way rapidly sync Google/Outlook/Yahoo contacts with iPhone contacts, 2) Backup iPhone contacts to Excel or vCard files, and share contacts by sending Email or iTunes sharing, 3) Read the backup files (Excel, vCard), and import local address book Use this app, you also can: 1) Sync contacts between multiple mobile platforms or devices, 2)Access your contacts at anywhere via Google/Outlook/Yahoo cloud, 3) Shared your backup contacts with other platforms / devices #####CONTACTS SYNC##### *)Support DOWNLOAD contacts from Gmail/Outlook/Yahoo to iPhone/iPod touch/iPad devices and depending on the configuration, intelligently merging or replacing duplicate contacts. *)Support UPLOAD contacts to Google/Outlook/Yahoo cloud and depending on the configuration, intelligently merging or replacing duplicate contacts. *)Intelligently identify the contact information of the same name, duplicate contacts can be merged in updates to ensure that DO NOT produce duplicate contacts. *)Using newest technology, it takes less 30 seconds to sync 2000+ contacts and it is accurate and efficient. *)Support sync of contacts group to make sure contacts are still in the group after sync. *)Support sync of contact avatar, and based on the practical situation to create flexible configuration. *)Support the followed information of sync Google/Yahoo contact: - Contact name - Avatar - Phone number - Email - Address - Instant message - Social relation - Job information - Birthday and anniversaries - Home page - Custom label *)Support the followed information of sync Outlook contact: - Contact name - Phone number - Email - Address - Instant message - Social relation - Job information - Birthday - Home page *)Compatibility with iOS11 or later and iPhone/iPod touch/iPad devices. *)Clean and intuitive interface, following the wizard and using the default options, you can easily complete the sync / backup process. It also provides a more flexible options for advanced users #####CONTACT BACKUP & IMPORT##### *)Mass-backup(export) iPhone contacts to CSV(Excel) or VCF(vCard) format. *)Mass-import contact (CSV & VCF) to iPhone address book. *)Support manual select contacts to backup. *)When importing contacts, contact information automatically matched & merged, ensure that DO NOT produce duplicate contacts. *)One-tap sending backed up contact file (CSV & VCF). *)Support share backup file (CSV & VCF) via iTunes sharing. #####CONTACTS CLEANUP##### *)Search duplicate contacts by contact’s name, phone numbers and emails. *)Bulk-merge duplicate contacts. *)Search contact that no name, no phones, duplicate phones, duplicate emails. *)Bulk-merge contact’s duplicate informations, delete garbage items.

About

Contacts

Organize and manage contact details, including birthdays and custom posters. Easily connect via messages, calls, or FaceTime. Share your information instantly with new contacts using NameDrop.

Highlights
  • Manage contact information
  • Sync across devices
  • Quickly connect via calls/messages
  • Store personal information for autofill
  • Customize Contact Posters
  • Share contacts with NameDrop
  • Use on Apple Watch
Features
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With Contacts on iOS, iPadOS and macOS, you can store and manage your and other’s contact information, birthdays, Contact Posters and more. Easily connect with your contacts with Mail, Messages, Phone, or FaceTime. Or instantly share your Contact Poster and your number or email address with someone new through NameDrop on iPhone and Apple Watch. Manage Your Contacts Easily add people to your contacts, and sync their contact information across all your devices with iCloud, Microsoft Exchange, Google, and other syncing services. If your contacts choose to, you can automatically get updates to their Contact Poster through Messages, Phone and FaceTime as well. Get Connected Quickly When you need a contact’s information, you can search to find who you’re looking for. You can then quickly message, call, FaceTime, email or even Apple Pay them. If you add their social profile to their contact card, you can jump to it with a tap. And if you add their birthday, you’ll also see it in Calendar so you never miss it. Store Your Personal Information Create a My Card in Contacts to store your own contact information including your phone numbers, email addresses, physical addresses, and more. You can then use the information in your My Card to use Autofill to instantly complete forms online or in apps across iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Customize Your Contact Poster Create a customized poster to represent yourself when you connect with others using Messages, Phone and FaceTime. Choose from various treatments for photos, Memoji and your name, and choose to automatically share it with your contacts or be asked every time before you share. Share your Contact with NameDrop Exchange contact information with someone new by simply bringing your iPhone near their iPhone or Apple Watch. Your name and Contact Poster are automatically included every time, and you can select the phone number or email address you want to share from your My Card along with it. Use Contacts on Apple Watch Select people from your contacts to use as a complication on your watch face for easy access, and quickly connect with them through Messages, Phone or Mail right from your wrist. You can also create new contacts and customize existing contacts, or exchange contact information with someone new using NameDrop with their iPhone or Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean4 screens
Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contacts at none against Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean's 3. Contacts also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3.4K vs 77). Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (45% vs 27%). On price and rating 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 Sync, Backup & Clean sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Contacts asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean against 3.5 for Contacts. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Contacts has 3.4K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean's written reviews are positive against 27% of Contacts's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean ships an update every 10 days, Contacts every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean versus Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts Sync, Backup & CleanContacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (77 ratings) — better3.5 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews — better26.5% of reviews
Number of ratings773.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer峥 俞Apple Inc.

Customer experience

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean

All ratings77 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews284 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative48.6%

Contacts

All ratings3,374 ratings
Positive57.6%
Neutral10.8%
Negative31.5%
Written reviews607 reviews
Positive26.5%
Neutral12.4%
Negative61.1%

Bugs and requests

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Contacts

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Contacts not syncing properly across devices
  • Editing contact information causes data loss
  • App crashes or freezes when performing basic tasks
  • Incorrect or missing contact details

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to create and manage contact groups
  • Improve search and filtering functionality
  • Allow customization of contact information fields
  • Integrate with more third-party apps and services
  • Add option to lock/secure sensitive contact information

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean

One-time3
  • Merge Duplicate Contacts$2.99
  • Backup Contacts Pro$2.99
  • Google Contacts Sync Pro Edition$3.99
None

Contacts

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean free?
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contacts free?
Contacts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean or Contacts?
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean is rated higher. Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean averages 3.6 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Contacts averages 3.5 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean or Contacts have ads?
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean shows ads; Contacts does not.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean or Contacts?
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean ships an update every 10 days, and Contacts every 4 months. Most recently, Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean was updated on November 1, 2026 and Contacts on November 2, 2026.

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