Comparison

Contact[s] 2 vs Callable

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

Callable

Features
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You know the feeling. Maybe you're driving home, going for a walk, or just have a quiet moment and you think, "I wonder who's free for a chat". But you don't know who's free right now, let alone wanting to chat too! Plus, you don't want to interrupt anyone if they're busy. So you hesitate, the moment passes, and the call doesn't happen. Callable is built for exactly that moment. How it works When you feel like connecting, you go callable. Add a quick note like "Driving home, call me" and choose who you want to hear from. If it suits them, they get a gentle nudge. If they're free too, starting a call is one tap. It's a simple way to say: "I'm free for a bit, and I'd love to hear from you." Why it works Most of us don't avoid calling because we don't care. We avoid it because we don't want to interrupt, and we never know when it's a good time. Callable removes the guesswork. It turns "we should catch up" into a real conversation, right when you both have the headspace for it. What you get - Go callable when the urge hits, or schedule it for later. - Choose who sees your status: friends, family, work, support circles. - See who else is free and feels like talking. - Start calls using the apps you already use: phone, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Signal, and more. - Time zone syncing, so it's easier to catch overlap across the world. - Quiet hours and notification controls, so it stays respectful. This is REAL Social Callable is not a feed. It's not about followers or performance. It's about real conversations with the people you actually know. - Your relationships are not the product. They are the point. - No ads. No engagement algorithms. No dark patterns. - We don't sell your data. To anyone. - We don't optimize for time-in-app. We optimize for real conversations. Made for - Busy friends who want "we should catch up" to turn into perfectly-timed voice conversations. - Parents and carers who want to use the pockets between responsibilities. - Long-distance families and couples who want to make time zones feel smaller. - Old friends who've drifted and want an easy way back. - Support circles who want to offer clear moments for check-ins. - Remote teammates who want quick syncs without the scheduling dance. - Anyone who gets that urge to connect and wants it to actually lead somewhere.

Screenshots

Contact[s] 24 screens
Callable4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, Callable every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Contact[s] 2 versus Callable: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact[s] 2Callable
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (33 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings33 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperVincent TourraineCallable Pty Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Contact[s] 2

No in-app purchases

None

Callable

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Contact[s] 2 free?
Contact[s] 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Callable free?
Callable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Contact[s] 2 or Callable have ads?
Neither Contact[s] 2 nor Callable shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact[s] 2 or Callable?
Contact[s] 2 ships an update every 4 months, and Callable every 2 weeks. Most recently, Contact[s] 2 was updated on October 10, 2026 and Callable on October 11, 2026.

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