Comparison

Authenticator vs Contact Manager

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

Head to head
About

Authenticator

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Meet Authentic. The simple two-factor authenticator that's designed for everyone. - Protect your social, productivity, business, gaming, and finance accounts in one place. - Automatically generate and copy one-time codes (TOTP) for all your accounts. - Scan QR codes to set up your accounts in seconds, or manually add your account details. - Easily export your accounts to another device. - Supports the most popular services and thousands more including Amazon, Gmail, Instagram, Zoom, PayPal, Facebook, TikTok, Roblox, Coinbase. —- Privacy Policy: https://useauthentic.app/#privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://useauthentic..app/#terms

About

Contact Manager

This app helps you remember important dates and follow-ups for your contacts. It organizes your address book with notes, tags, and custom reminders to strengthen personal relationships. Enjoy a clean interface and offline access.

Highlights
  • Personal CRM
  • Contact organization
  • Birthday reminders
  • Follow-up reminders
  • Contact notes and tags
  • Offline-first experience
  • iCloud backup
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Remember people, not just names. heycontacts is a personal CRM, contact manager, and relationship manager that helps you stay consistent with the people who matter most. It combines contact tracker, contact organizer, and contact reminder workflows in one clean daily system. Keep your address book and phone contacts organized: • Import contacts and maintain one clear contact list • Add contact notes, tags, where-you-met context, and key details • Track birthdays, anniversaries, and custom important dates • Get a birthday reminder before every key date and use HeyContacts as a birthday tracker year-round • Create a follow up reminder after meetings, calls, and check-ins with recurring follow up reminders • Save gift history and shared moments for stronger personal relationships Built for real life: • Fast daily check-ins without clutter • Widgets for upcoming dates and top contacts • Offline-first experience • Optional iCloud backup and restore • Free plan for up to 30 contacts • Premium unlocks unlimited contacts and advanced workflows Perfect for personal relationship management, networking, founders, creators, freelancers, sales professionals, and anyone who wants lightweight CRM without enterprise complexity. Important: heycontacts is an organizational and reminder tool. It does not provide legal, medical, or financial advice. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://heycontacts.com/privacy

Screenshots

Authenticator4 screens
Contact Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Contact Manager at weekly against Authenticator's every 2 months. On price, ads, 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. Authenticator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Contact Manager sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, Contact Manager weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and July 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Authenticator versus Contact Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAuthenticatorContact Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCommitted Code LtdVladyslav Dmytriiev

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Authenticator

Subscriptions3
  • Authentic+$0.997 Days
  • Authentic+$3.991 Month
  • Authentic+$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Authentic+$19.99
2 purchases

Contact Manager

Subscriptions2
  • heycontacts Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • heycontacts Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Authenticator free?
Authenticator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Contact Manager free?
Contact Manager is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Authenticator or Contact Manager have ads?
Neither Authenticator nor Contact Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Authenticator or Contact Manager?
Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, and Contact Manager weekly. Most recently, Authenticator was updated on September 17, 2026 and Contact Manager on July 11, 2026.

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