Recent Contacts vs Chatometer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Recent Contacts
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LinkUp - Recent Contacts: See your most recently added contacts. And more! LinkUp makes it easy to keep track of your latest connections. Whether for business, personal use, or staying organized, LinkUp helps you manage your most recent contacts effortlessly. View Recent Contacts: Instantly access and organize contacts by the date they were added or modified. Quick Actions: Connect with new contacts directly from the app with just a tap. Privacy First: Your contacts remain completely secure. No internet is required and nothing leaves your device. Perfect for anyone who needs to stay organized and on top of their most recent connections—whether it’s a new business lead, a potential love interest, or simply a new friend.
Chatometer
This app provides fun insights into your messaging habits by analyzing chat data. It reveals message counts, activity trends, and word usage, all processed securely offline. An optional in-app purchase unlocks the ability to analyze more than three conversations.
- Message, word, and character totals
- Messaging activity over time
- Most active hours and days
- Top words and emoji analysis
- Longest words sent
- Offline chat analysis
- iCloud sync across devices
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Chatometer securely analyzes your chats to give fun insights. Discover: - Message, word, and character totals - Messaging activity over time - Most active hours and days - Top words and emoji - Longest words sent Privacy: All analysis is performed offline and is not shared. iCloud keeps your chats up to date across your devices. Chatometer Plus: A once-off in-app purchase lets you import more than three chats. The feature can be shared with everyone in your family group. Chatometer is not affiliated with any messaging service.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Chatometer at Free against Recent Contacts's $1.99. Chatometer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). Recent Contacts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Chatometer is free to download; Recent Contacts costs $1.99 up front. Chatometer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Recent Contacts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Recent Contacts ships an update every 5 weeks, Chatometer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Recent Contacts | Chatometer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 磊 汪 | Nicholas Baughan |
In-app purchases
Recent Contacts
No in-app purchases
Chatometer
- Chatometer Plus$2.99
