Comparison

Contacts + CRM by Dextr vs betterpal

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

Head to head
About

Contacts + CRM by Dextr

This app helps you manage personal and professional relationships by organizing contact details, tracking interactions, and setting reminders. It goes beyond a basic address book to help you nurture connections and build your network effectively.

Highlights
  • Relationship mapping
  • Interaction logging
  • Customizable contact fields
  • Contact reminders
  • Business card scanning
  • Contact cleanup and archiving
  • Group texting
Features
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You want your clients’ trust. You want your family and friends to know you care about what is going on in their lives. You pay attention to what they talk about. You reach out during important moments. But your relationship management "system" is failing you: spreadsheets, notes, to-do lists, emojis, and a contacts app that hasn't helped you manage relationships since the first iPhone. It's cumbersome, lacks sophistication, and is hard to maintain. What if your address book was more than just a list of names, numbers, and scattered notes? What if it actually helped you improve your relationships? DEXTR'S RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT FEATURES BUILD YOUR NETWORK ► Relationships: Define how people relate to you and others. ► Introductions: Never lose track of who introduced you to someone. ► First Met: Keep a record of when, where, and how you met a person. ► Events: Keep track of who attended an event and whom you met there. ► Places: Associate people with places, including where you met them, where they work, and where they live. ► Unplug: Find local events where you can meet new people to build your personal and professional network. ► Business Card Scanner: Quickly scan business cards to import contact details. REMEMBER THE DETAILS ► Contact Journals: Keep a running interaction log of what you discussed, including how, when, and where each interaction occurred. ► Files: Attach files, photos, and videos to contact profiles, events, and journal entries. ► Custom Fields: Customize contact profiles with searchable text, date, number, Boolean (yes/no), and dropdown fields. ► Dates: Save birthdays, anniversaries, hire dates, and other important dates to contact profiles. STAY IN TOUCH ► Contact Reminders: Schedule one-time notifications or recurring reminders based on the last time you texted, called, or created a journal entry. ► Request Contact Information: Send requests that let people update their own contact information using only the fields you choose. ► Text Blast: Compose once, then send multiple personalized texts to people grouped by tags, relationships, favorites, or event attendance. ► Call/Text: Initiate calls and texts within Dextr to automatically create a running log of your outreach. ORGANIZE YOUR CONTACTS ► Tags: Label and group people according to any criteria, such as interests, customer codes, personal qualities, or affiliations - your imagination is the only limit. ► Contact Cleanup: Merge duplicate contacts, remove old contacts, and identify incomplete contact entries. ► Archive Contacts: If deleting contacts feels too permanent, archive them to preserve their information while keeping them out of your main contact list. ► Delete iCloud Contacts: Dextr will help you quickly identify the people you don't remember or will never speak to again so that you can clean up your iPhone contacts. Full backup file included. ► Bulk Actions: Archive, delete, tag, and link relationships across multiple contacts at once. FIND ANSWERS & SAVE TIME ► Dextr A.I.: Use the power of on-device A.I. to help you stay organized. Dextr's on-device A.I. never sends data to third-party services. ► MCP Connection: Connect ChatGPT or Claude to perform advanced tasks, such as importing data from spreadsheets, generating reports, and organizing contacts based on sets of conditions - if you can prompt it, Dextr and your favorite AI can work together to make it happen. ► Insights: See statistics and charts about your address book. ► In-Depth Search: Find anything stored in Dextr using multiple search criteria. ► Home Screen Widgets: Quickly perform actions right from your iPhone's home screen with useful widgets. ► Siri Integration: Get quick answers about your contacts with Siri. Dextr adapts to your contact management style. Install it today, risk-free!

About

betterpal

Easily capture and organize details about people you meet. Save names, context, and important notes to build and maintain your relationships effectively. Search and visualize your network with intuitive tools.

Highlights
  • Fast contact entry
  • Detailed notes and context
  • Tagging and connection organization
  • Network visualization
  • Searchable contact history
Features
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Betterpal helps you remember the people you meet. Capture names quickly, jot down important details, and keep your relationships organized in one simple, fast app. Whether you’re meeting someone at work, at an event, or in everyday life, Betterpal makes it easy to save context that matters - how you met, what you talked about, and anything you want to remember later. Everything stays searchable, clean, and always with you. Features: - Fast, one-tap entry for new people and notes - Notes, context, and personality details - Tags, connections, and quizzes to organize and remember the people you meet - Network and map view for visualizing your network - Designed for speed and clarity Remember people better. Privacy Policy: https://www.betterpal.app/privacy EULA Terms: https://www.betterpal.app/terms

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Contacts + CRM by Dextr at every 2 days against betterpal's every 5 days. Contacts + CRM by Dextr also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 11). betterpal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Contacts + CRM by Dextr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and betterpal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Contacts + CRM by Dextr against 5.0 for betterpal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 11 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts + CRM by Dextr ships an update every 2 days, betterpal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Contacts + CRM by Dextr versus betterpal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts + CRM by Dextrbetterpal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (49 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB62 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHidden Spectrum, LLCBetterpal LLC

Customer experience

Contacts + CRM by Dextr

All ratings49 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

betterpal

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Contacts + CRM by Dextr

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly14 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

betterpal

Subscriptions2
  • BetterPal Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • BetterPal Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Betterpal Premium Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Contacts + CRM by Dextr free?
Contacts + CRM by Dextr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is betterpal free?
betterpal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Contacts + CRM by Dextr or betterpal?
Contacts + CRM by Dextr and betterpal are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 49 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Contacts + CRM by Dextr or betterpal have ads?
Neither Contacts + CRM by Dextr nor betterpal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts + CRM by Dextr or betterpal?
Contacts + CRM by Dextr ships an update every 2 days, and betterpal every 5 days. Most recently, Contacts + CRM by Dextr was updated on November 7, 2026 and betterpal on October 30, 2026.

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