Comparison

Import Contacts vs Whittle

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

Head to head
About

Import Contacts

Effortlessly transfer contacts from spreadsheets to your iPhone. Convert CSV or Excel files into iPhone contacts with a single tap, ensuring all data remains private and on your device. Includes duplicate checking and iCloud syncing.

Highlights
  • Import CSV and Excel files
  • One-tap import
  • Duplicate checking
  • Data stays on device
  • iCloud syncing
  • Starter template included
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Import Contacts is the fastest way to bring any spreadsheet onto your iPhone. Turn a CSV or Excel file into real iPhone contacts in seconds. Add your entire list with one tap and let your phone do the rest. Free, unlimited imports, no login, and everything stays on your device. Your contacts save straight into the iPhone Contacts app and sync safely to iCloud. How it works: - Add your filled-in CSV or Excel file (or use our simple starter template) - Select the contacts you want imported - Edit details and check for duplicates - Import with one tap - Come back later to view your imported lists in the app, already synced with iCloud Why people use it: - Unlimited contact imports - One tap adds your whole list - Works with CSV and Excel - Accepts files from Numbers, Google Sheets, Outlook, and CRMs - Clean preview before import - Duplicate protection - Saves into your iPhone Contacts app - Automatically backed up with iCloud - Includes a simple starter template - Free and private - Nothing is uploaded to our servers Perfect for: - Event lists - Customer or CRM exports - School rosters - Sports teams - Weddings - Family lists - Anyone starting from a spreadsheet Your data always stays on your device and in your iCloud account. No tracking, no external servers, no accounts, no limits.

About

Whittle

Features
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Stop keeping a separate app for every small thing you need. Whittle is one home for every app that matters the most — bring one in, or build one — and it installs, hosts, and launches it right on your phone, fully offline. Already have an HTML file or a zipped web app? Import it — Whittle hosts it locally and launches it in its own sandboxed window: its own icon, its own storage, its own home-screen shortcut. Don't have one yet? Describe what you want, and Whittle writes a carefully engineered prompt for the AI app you already use. Paste the result back and it imports the same way. HOW IT WORKS 1. Bring one in, or describe one. Import an HTML file or a .zip bundle, or pick a starter idea and let Whittle draft the prompt. 2. Hand it to your AI, if you're creating one. Whittle shares the prompt to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot or Poe — or copy it anywhere you like. 3. Bring it back. Paste the HTML, or use the one-tap deep link to import straight from your clipboard. 4. It runs. Whittle hosts it locally and launches it full screen, completely offline. 5. Fix it. "Debug with AI" hands the app's own source back to a model for repair, then updates your installed copy. WHAT YOU GET • Offline by default — installed apps run from on-device storage with no server and no connection. • A real library — every app you bring in or create, with size and last-opened details, plus a demo app to start from. • Isolated storage — each app gets its own private data, so they never clobber one another. • Shortcuts — launch any app with a single tap, including from Siri. • Reminders — apps can schedule notifications that deep-link straight back into them. • Preview — check an app before committing to install. Whittle does not run the AI itself. It works with the AI apps you already have installed, so nothing you write is sent anywhere by Whittle.

Screenshots

Import Contacts3 screens
Whittle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Import Contacts at 3 against Whittle's 1. Import Contacts also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.2). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Import Contacts versus Whittle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImport ContactsWhittle
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTEXTMYLINK LLCMovses Arakelyan

In-app purchases

None

Import Contacts

No in-app purchases

None

Whittle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Import Contacts free?
Import Contacts is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Whittle free?
Whittle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Import Contacts or Whittle have ads?
Neither Import Contacts nor Whittle shows ads.

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