Authenticator vs Contact Manager
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authenticator
This app provides a secure way to manage two-factor authentication for various online accounts. It automatically generates one-time codes and supports easy setup via QR codes or manual entry. Accounts can be protected across social media, productivity, business, gaming, and finance platforms.
- Two-factor authentication management
- Automatic one-time code generation
- QR code setup
- Manual account addition
- Account export to new devices
- Supports popular services
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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
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.
- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Contact Manager at weekly against Authenticator's every 2 months. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Authenticator against 5.0 for Contact Manager. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, Contact Manager weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authenticator | Contact Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Committed Code Ltd | Vladyslav Dmytriiev |
Customer experience
Authenticator
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In-app purchases
Authenticator
- Authentic+$0.997 Days
- Authentic+$3.991 Month
- Authentic+$14.991 Year
- Authentic+$19.99
Contact Manager
- heycontacts Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- heycontacts Premium Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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