Starrise Contacts vs ABCdabra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Starrise Contacts
Enhance your address book with detailed notes, reminders for important dates, and quick communication shortcuts. Organize contacts, track interactions, and never miss a significant personal or professional moment.
- Multiple notes per contact
- Customizable birthday reminders
- Rich text notes
- File and photo attachments
- Powerful search functionality
- Contact export to vCard/CSV
- Business card scanner (Pro)
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Never miss a birthday again, and remember what matters about everyone you know. Starrise Contacts adds notes, birthday reminders, gift ideas and to-dos to the contacts already on your iPhone. No account, no import: your contacts never leave your device. A SMARTER CONTACTS APP Starrise Contacts works instantly with your existing iPhone contacts. No new accounts, no imports. • Full contact management with advanced features • Native iPhone experience, more powerful than the default Contacts app • Fast, private, and designed for everyday use REMEMBER PEOPLE, NOT JUST NAMES • Multiple notes per contact with automatic date and time stamps • Rich text notes with bullet and numbered lists • Browse all notes across all contacts in one searchable view • Save gift ideas and important personal details • Attach files, documents, and photos to contacts • Automatic creation date, time, and location • Edit note timestamps to keep your records accurate Track conversations, meetings, and memories over time. BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, AND REMINDERS • Customizable birthday reminders • Anniversary tracking with notifications • Overview of upcoming events • See calendar events and create notes directly from meetings • Tap related names (spouse, child, parent) to navigate to their profile Never forget an important moment again. QUICK ACTIONS AND COMMUNICATION • One-tap actions for calls, messages, email, and FaceTime • Direct shortcuts to WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Instagram, and more • Swipe actions for fast access • Navigation to contact addresses using Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze • Lock Screen Widgets — open WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, and more with a single tap, right from your Lock Screen • Control Center shortcuts to add a contact, create a note, or jump straight to favorites Everything you need just a tap away. PRIVACY FIRST Your data stays yours. Contact management is done locally without your contacts ever leaving your device. No account or sign-up required. ORGANIZE AND FIND CONTACTS FAST • Powerful search across names, companies, phone numbers, emails, and notes • Custom sorting by last created, last opened, name, city, age, and more • Create custom lists and groups • Archive old contact details and favorite important ones • Create and manage custom labels for phone numbers, email addresses, and other fields Your address book stays clean and searchable. MAP VIEW AND SHARING • Interactive map showing all contact addresses • Generate contact QR codes with vCard data • Share contacts using standard iOS sharing • Scan QR codes to create new contacts Perfect for networking and events. CONTACTS EXPORT • Export all of your contacts to vCard or CSV format • Back up your address book or move your data anywhere PERSONALIZE YOUR EXPERIENCE • Custom themes with light and dark mode • Control name order, phone number formats, and subtitles • Prefix and suffix display like Dr., Mr., Jr., or PhD • Multi-language support in 10+ languages STARRISE CONTACTS PRO Unlock Pro features: • Keep in Touch reminders for the people you want to catch up with • Business card scanner • AI summaries of contact notes • Conversation recording with AI-powered summaries (beta) • Automatic reminders extracted from notes • Add new contacts with your voice with automatic transcription • iCloud sync for notes and gift ideas • QR code scanner for vCards • See on the map where each contact was originally created Ideal for anyone who wants to stay close to the people who matter. SUPPORT Questions or feedback? Email support@coinlex.com. Website: https://www.starrise.app/ Privacy Policy: https://www.starrise.app/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.starrise.app/terms
ABCdabra
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ABCdabra is a local-first notebook for iPhone and iPad built around fast A–Z navigation—not folders you have to manage. Pick a letter. Add a note. Find it again in seconds. Whether it’s P for Passwords, C for Car, T for Travel, or M for Meetings, you choose what each letter means. The compact A–Z index sits beside your notes so the whole alphabet is always one tap away. PRIVATE & LOCAL FIRST • Works without an account or internet • Your notes stay on your device • Start writing the moment you open the app NOTES MADE OF BLOCKS Build each note as a vertical stack of blocks—add what you need, in the order you want: • Text • Photos (camera or gallery) • Drawings • Voice recordings • Files • Dates (with optional calendar handoff) • Current location Organize blocks, focus on what matters, and keep everything in one place without a complicated editor. FIND & ORGANIZE • Side A–Z index for quick jumps • Search across your notebook • Favorites for notes you use often • Trash with restore when you need it SHARE & EXPORT • Share photos, files, and other blocks when you want • Export notes to PDF • Back up your notebook to Files or cloud storage you already use BUILT FOR EVERYDAY USE ABCdabra is designed for people who think in letters and topics—not nested folders. Capture ideas, references, receipts, voice memos, and reminders in a notebook that stays simple, fast, and yours. Download ABCdabra and start your A–Z notebook today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ABCdabra at none against Starrise Contacts's 2. ABCdabra also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Starrise Contacts sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ABCdabra asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Starrise Contacts | ABCdabra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Coinlex | ruslan kozlov |
In-app purchases
Starrise Contacts
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$5.991 Year
ABCdabra
No in-app purchases









