Comparison

Contacts + CRM by Dextr vs Gestalt

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 organize and manage your personal and professional contacts. It offers tools to declutter your address book, track interactions, and set follow-up reminders. Transform scattered contact information into usable context for better relationship management.

Highlights
  • Contact cleanup tools
  • Business card scanner
  • Smart interval reminders
  • Tagging and grouping
  • Relationship mapping
  • Individual mass texting
  • Interaction logs
Features
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People remember how you make them feel. The ease of picking up a conversation right where you left off. The confidence of knowing you’ll follow through. The feeling that they matter beyond the moment. These experiences deepen friendships, earn a client’s trust, and give people a reason to welcome you back into their lives. Dextr helps you bring that personal touch to every connection. A relationship tracker and personal CRM for life and work, it brings together contact notes, journal entries, tags, linked relationships, places and events, stay-in-touch reminders, and helpful on-device AI that never shares your data with outside services. You don't have to start from scratch - Dextr can sync the contacts already in your iCloud or, if you prefer a blank slate, skip the address book import to keep things separate. Turn “we should catch up” into memorable time together, a prospective client into a loyal customer, or a crush into a partner. Be the person others remember because you always remember what matters to them. DEXTR's POWERFUL CRM FEATURES In addition to what you expect from a traditional contact app: BUILD YOUR NETWORK ► Relationships: Define how people relate to you and others. ► Introductions: Never lose track of who introduced you to who. ► First Met: Keep a record of when, where, and how you met someone. ► Events: Keep track of who you met and who attended any kind of event. ► Places: Associate people with places, such as who you've met or who works there. ► Unplug: Find local events where you can build your network. ► Business Card Scanner: Quickly enter professional contacts with a built-in business card scanner. REMEMBER THE DETAILS ► Contact Journals: Keep a running log of what you last spoke about, included how, when, and where it occurred. ► Files: Attach files, photos, and videos to contact profiles, events, and journals entries. ► Custom Fields: Customize contact profiles with fields you define. ► Dates: Save important dates to contact profiles, such as birthdays and anniversaries. STAY IN TOUCH ► Reminders: Schedule one-time notifications, or recurring reminders based on the last time you texted, called, or jounal date. ► Request Contact Information: Eliminate manual entry by sending requests for people to update their contact information directly. ► Text Blast: Compose once and send multiple personalized texts to people grouped in tags, relationships, favorites, or event attendees. ► Call/Text: Intiate your outreach in Dextr to automatically create journal entries. ORGANIZE YOUR CONTACTS ► Tags: Group people according to any criteria. ► Contact Cleanup: Merge duplicates and identify stale contacts ready for deletion. ► Archive Contacts: Deletion feel like too much commitment? Archive contacts to keep them recorded but out of your main list. ► Delete Contacts: Get rid of contacts that are just taking up space. Full backup file included. ► Bulk Actions: Quickly perform archiving, deleting, tagging, and relationship linking with multi-select. FIND ANSWERS & SAVE TIME ► Dextr A.I.: Use the power of on-device A.I. to help you stay organized. Nothing is ever sent off your device to third-party services. ► Insights: See statistics about your address book, such as how many people you know in a particular city. ► In-Depth Search: If it exists in Dextr, you can find it in search - including by searching with multiple parameters. ► Widgets: Quickly perform actions without opening the app with homescreen widgets. ► Siri Integration: Use you voice instead of your fingers to get answers about you contacts. Dextr is designed to be flexible for your contact management style. Install it today, risk free! Dextr uses Apple’s Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gestalt

Features
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Gestalt generates accessible alt text descriptions for your images using AI. Simply select photos from your library or share them from any app, and Gestalt creates detailed, accurate descriptions perfect for social media, websites, or accessibility needs. Choose between a simple monthly subscription or bring your own API key from large commercial LLM providers. Terms of Use: https://gestaltapp.fun/terms/

Screenshots

Contacts + CRM by Dextr4 screens
Gestalt3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Contacts + CRM by Dextr at every 2 days against Gestalt's every 2 months. Gestalt's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). 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. Contacts + CRM by Dextr sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Gestalt sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts + CRM by Dextr ships an update every 2 days, Gestalt every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Contacts + CRM by Dextr versus Gestalt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts + CRM by DextrGestalt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHidden Spectrum, LLCAndrew Welfle

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Contacts + CRM by Dextr

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly14 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Dextr Pro Lifetime$59.99
  • Dextr Pro Lifetime$99.99
1 purchases

Gestalt

Subscriptions1
  • Gestalt Premium: easy captions$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Contacts + CRM by Dextr free?
Contacts + CRM by Dextr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gestalt free?
Gestalt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contacts + CRM by Dextr or Gestalt have ads?
Neither Contacts + CRM by Dextr nor Gestalt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts + CRM by Dextr or Gestalt?
Contacts + CRM by Dextr ships an update every 2 days, and Gestalt every 2 months. Most recently, Contacts + CRM by Dextr was updated on October 25, 2026 and Gestalt on October 24, 2026.

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