Comparison

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean vs Safekeep

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

Safekeep

Features
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Never lose a contact again. Safekeep is the complete contact safety kit for iPhone: automatically back up your address book, clean duplicates without losing details, restore deleted contacts, and move everything to a new iPhone. PROTECT EVERY CONTACT • Create VCF or CSV backups in one tap • Schedule automatic daily, weekly, or monthly backups • See backup status from the Home Screen widget • Keep optional copies in your private iCloud database CLEAN DUPLICATES SAFELY • Smart Merge finds duplicates across names, phone numbers, and email addresses • Preview every merge before making changes • Preserve the richest names, photos, birthdays, addresses, companies, and notes • Recover recently deleted contacts from Trash RESTORE AND TRANSFER • Restore selected contacts from VCF or CSV files • Import Google and Outlook CSV exports • Skip contacts already on your device to prevent new duplicates • Move contacts to a new iPhone with AirDrop or private iCloud backup • Export to Files, email, messages, and other apps BUILT FOR PRIVACY Contact analysis happens on your device. Optional cloud backups use your private iCloud account, so your address book stays under your control. EXTRA TIME-SAVERS • Ask Siri or use Shortcuts to start a backup • Filter contacts with missing names, numbers, or details • Track every saved backup and restore whenever needed Download Safekeep and give every contact a safe place. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean4 screens
Safekeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Safekeep at none against Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Safekeep sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean ships an update every 10 days, Safekeep weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean versus Safekeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts Sync, Backup & CleanSafekeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer峥 俞Ferdi Kiziltoprak

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
3 purchases

Safekeep

Subscriptions1
  • 7 days free than$0.997 Days
One-time2
  • Lifetime Premium$9.99
  • Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean free?
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Safekeep free?
Safekeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean or Safekeep have ads?
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean shows ads; Safekeep does not.
Which is updated more often, Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean or Safekeep?
Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean ships an update every 10 days, and Safekeep weekly. Most recently, Contacts Sync, Backup & Clean was updated on September 19, 2026 and Safekeep on September 4, 2026.

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