Comparison

Contact[s] 2 vs Send Safe Message

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

Head to head
About

Contact[s] 2

A streamlined address book designed for easy contact management. Quickly initiate calls, texts, or emails with your favorite people. Features synchronized contacts and custom mail client integration.

Highlights
  • Quick call, text, email initiation
  • Synchronized contacts
  • Custom mail client support
  • Birthday reminders via Today Widget
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Contact[s] is a very special address book, designed for the people you love. Quickly make phone calls, send text messages or emails. It’s that simple. Your contacts are always synchronized, you don’t have to worry about it. You can also use custom mail clients, like Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, Yahoo Mail, Dispatch, Airmail, Spark, or Fastmail. You can now use the Today Widget to find your contacts birthdays.

About

Send Safe Message

Send private text and picture messages that automatically disappear after being viewed once. This encrypted messaging tool works across various platforms without requiring recipients to install anything.

Highlights
  • Self-destructing messages after one view
  • Send text and pictures
  • No recipient installation needed
  • Industry-standard encryption
  • Messages erased after weeks if not seen
  • Optional local message erasure
Features
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Send safe private messages that self-destruct after seen once. Use with WhatsApp, SMS, Message, Email, Skype, Messenger and others. Message recipient doesn't need to install anything to see your message. This app is a new tool to send private messages of text and pictures thru your favorite messenger. Messages are automatically erased, destroyed, deleted right after being seen, making much more difficult to share, save or copy its content. In addition, private messages are shown out of context to recipient, to improve privacy. Everything is encrypted to add even more security. USE WITH ・WhatsApp ・Facebook Messenger ・Email ・SMS ・Message ・Skype ・Line ・Viber ・WeChat ・BBM ...or copy to clipboard to paste anywhere else FEATURES ・Message recipient doesn't need to install anything to see your private message ・All private messages self-destruct after been seen once ・Unclaimed messages are also destroyed after some weeks after sent ・Send text and picture ・No login required, easy-to-use app ・Industry-standard encryption for everything ・To improve privacy, taken pictures are not saved by default ・To improve privacy, you may erase local message after sent ・Works with any OS, platform or device A SOLUTION FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR ・Send WhatsApp, SMS, Email, Skype private messages ・Send Line, Viber, WeChat, BBM private messages ・Messages that cannot be shared easily ・Messages that cannot seen in the original context ・Messages that disappear, vanish, self-destruct after seen once ・Secure, encrypted message transmission DISCLAIMER Send Safe Message was designed using several industry-standard security encryption, tools and strategies to make messages as private as possible. The whole concept is based on messages that self-destruct on both server and client once viewed. As an additional security measure, messages are also automatically eliminated some days after sent, regardless of been seen. Also, sender can eliminate or check its own messages by visiting their links. However, there's nothing 100% secure in this world. In particular, message recipient still have some few possible actions to share your message. So, be aware and avoid sending too sensitive messages. Follow good internet behavior, security tips and use your common sense while using this app.This app is provided to be useful, but without any warranty of any kind. SEE MORE AT http://apps.qaqee.com facebook.com/qaqeeApps twitter.com/qaqeeApps

Screenshots

Contact[s] 24 screens
Send Safe Message4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contact[s] 2 at none against Send Safe Message's 1. Contact[s] 2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.4 vs 4.0). Send Safe Message's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Send Safe Message sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Contact[s] 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Contact[s] 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 97 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Contact[s] 2's written reviews are positive against 64% of Send Safe Message's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, Send Safe Message every 8 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Contact[s] 2 versus Send Safe Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact[s] 2Send Safe Message
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (42 ratings) — better4.0 (97 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews64.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4297 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent Tourraineqaqee Tecnologia da informacao

Customer experience

Contact[s] 2

All ratings33 ratings
Positive84.8%
Neutral3.0%
Negative12.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

Send Safe Message

All ratings97 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral4.1%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative32.0%

In-app purchases

None

Contact[s] 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Send Safe Message

One-time1
  • Custom intro and no ads$1.99

Questions

Is Contact[s] 2 free?
Contact[s] 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Send Safe Message free?
Send Safe Message is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contact[s] 2 or Send Safe Message?
Contact[s] 2 is rated higher. Contact[s] 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Send Safe Message averages 4.0 from 97 ratings.
Do Contact[s] 2 or Send Safe Message have ads?
Send Safe Message shows ads; Contact[s] 2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Contact[s] 2 or Send Safe Message?
Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, and Send Safe Message every 8 months. Most recently, Contact[s] 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and Send Safe Message on November 1, 2026.

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