Contacts + CRM by Dextr vs TIES
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Contact cleanup tools
- Business card scanner
- Smart interval reminders
- Tagging and grouping
- Relationship mapping
- Individual mass texting
- Interaction logs
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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/
TIES
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TIES – Stay Close to the People Who Matter Losing touch with the people you care about? TIES helps you nurture your relationships by tracking contacts, logging meetings, and reminding you when it's time to reconnect. Manage Your Contacts • Add people with photos, birthdays, tags, and personal notes • Star your favorites, hide private contacts behind a PIN • Organize contacts into groups Log Every Meeting • Record when, where, and how long you met someone • Add notes and duration to each meeting Never Miss a Moment • Set contact reminders per person — daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly • Birthday reminders so you're always prepared • Background notifications keep you on track Understand Your Relationships • Visual stats: monthly trends, weekly patterns, top contacts • See your most and least contacted people at a glance Your Data, Your Control • Export and import all your data as JSON • No account required — everything is stored on your device TIES Premium Upgrade to unlock: unlimited contacts & meetings, advanced statistics, custom themes, data export, PIN & biometric lock, and an ad-free experience. Sleek & Multilingual Full light & dark mode with 9 language options: English, Turkish, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, and Russian. Start building stronger relationships with TIES today. Privacy Policy: https://www.urhoba.com/pages/privacy-policy-for-ties Terms of Use: https://www.urhoba.com/pages/terms-of-use-for-ties
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Contacts + CRM by Dextr at none against TIES's shown. Contacts + CRM by Dextr also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and device support (3 vs 1). TIES's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Contacts + CRM by Dextr sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and TIES sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Contacts + CRM by Dextr ships an update every 2 days, TIES monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Contacts + CRM by Dextr | TIES |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 131 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hidden Spectrum, LLC | Ahmet Bohur |
In-app purchases
Contacts + CRM by Dextr
- Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
- Pro Yearly14 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Dextr Pro Lifetime$59.99
- Dextr Pro Lifetime$99.99
TIES
- One Month Premium$1.991 Month
- One Year Premium$19.991 Year
- Life Time Premium$29.99
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