Comparison

Contact[s] 2 vs DF Messenger

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

DF Messenger

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The DF Messenger is used to network employees. This gives you the opportunity to actively exchange ideas within the team, share data, images and videos and also receive all relevant information about campaigns and current topics. Communicate easily, quickly and in accordance with data protection regulations according to current standards. You can individually set and organize your availability outside of your working hours.

Screenshots

Contact[s] 24 screens
DF Messenger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DF Messenger at fortnightly against Contact[s] 2's every 4 months. Contact[s] 2's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, DF Messenger fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Contact[s] 2 versus DF Messenger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact[s] 2DF Messenger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB117 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVincent TourraineStashcat GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Contact[s] 2

No in-app purchases

None

DF Messenger

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contact[s] 2 free?
Contact[s] 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DF Messenger free?
DF Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Contact[s] 2 or DF Messenger have ads?
Neither Contact[s] 2 nor DF Messenger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact[s] 2 or DF Messenger?
Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, and DF Messenger fortnightly. Most recently, Contact[s] 2 was updated on October 10, 2026 and DF Messenger on October 13, 2026.

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