Comparison

Contact[s] 2 vs Apparate

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

Apparate

Create and share personalized augmented reality experiences with friends. Design interactive games, puzzles, or greeting cards using templates and add your own media. View creations on any iPhone or iPad with AR Quick Look.

Highlights
  • Create custom AR experiences
  • Share instantly with friends
  • Use pre-made templates
  • Add video, photos, and text
  • Supports Apple Pencil
  • View on iPhone/iPad with AR Quick Look
Features
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Create your own personalized augmented reality (AR) experiences and share instantly with friends. Apparate makes it easy to create beautiful interactive games, puzzles, greeting cards or many other 3D objects. Choose from our wide range of existing templates and simply tap to add video, photos, text, or draw, to personalise each 3D model. Anyone with an iPhone/iPad can view and interact with your creations (thanks to AR Quick Look). Amaze your friends when your creation suddenly appears in their living room! -Design the perfect greeting card for birthdays, anniversaries or any special occasion. -Surprise your friends with your own unique photo puzzle. -Remember those special moments with a personalized memory game. -Choose from one of our ever-growing collection of AR objects. -Supports Apple Pencil (on supported devices). Unlimited access subscription - You can subscribe for unlimited access to all features and content offered for purchase within Apparate. - Subscriptions are billed weekly, monthly or yearly at the rate selected depending on the subscription plan. - Subscriptions auto-renew at the cost of the chosen package, unless cancelled 24-hours in advance prior to the end of the current period. The subscription fee is charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. You may manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Once purchased, refunds will not be provided for any unused portion of the term. - Terms of use: http://luxarsoftware.com/terms_and_conditions.html - Privacy policy: http://luxarsoftware.com/privacy_policy.html

Screenshots

Contact[s] 24 screens
Apparate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Apparate at 100% against Contact[s] 2's 57%. Apparate also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). Contact[s] 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Apparate sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Contact[s] 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, Apparate every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Contact[s] 2 versus Apparate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact[s] 2Apparate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB96 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperVincent TourraineLuxar Software

Customer experience

Contact[s] 2

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

Apparate

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Contact[s] 2

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Apparate

Subscriptions3
  • One Week Full Access3 Days trial$2.997 Days
  • One Month Full Access$4.491 Month
  • One Year Full Access$18.491 Year

Questions

Is Contact[s] 2 free?
Contact[s] 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Apparate free?
Apparate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contact[s] 2 or Apparate have ads?
Neither Contact[s] 2 nor Apparate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact[s] 2 or Apparate?
Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, and Apparate every 5 days. Most recently, Contact[s] 2 was updated on October 10, 2026 and Apparate on October 10, 2026.

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