Comparison

ADH vs Nexus Contacts

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

Head to head
About

ADH

Features
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The todo list for non-linear thinkers ADH:DO is a task app built by one ADHD brain for the rest of us. Dump everything on your mind and watch it sort itself into a calm little sea of floating tasks. No folders, no guilt, no productivity theater. Talk to a coach that gets it. Snap a photo of a scribbled list. Set something on fire when it truly has to happen today. Get a nudge about the dog food when you actually leave the house, not at some random 9am. Writing things down is free forever. Magic mode (7 days free) adds the thinking: smart parsing, unlimited coach, photo and voice dumps. Made by one person, in a hundred late-night hyperfocuses. We're in this together. Privacy Policy: https://www.adhdoapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Nexus Contacts

Capture and organize details about people you meet. Take a photo, add notes about your interaction, and set follow-up reminders. Record names to ensure you remember them correctly and practice recalling faces.

Highlights
  • Capture photos and notes of people met
  • Record and playback names
  • Practice recalling names and faces
  • Scan business cards
  • Tag people by event
  • Map of meeting locations
  • Export to phone's address book
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Meet someone new. Take a photo of the two of you, jot why you met, and Nexus Contacts remembers the context. Nexus Contacts is a capture app for the people you meet in person: the conference hallway, the next seat at a wedding. Take the photo, write a quick note, set a follow-up if you want one, all in the time it takes to say goodbye. HOW IT WORKS • Get in the frame together • Write a one-line note while it's fresh: who they are, what you talked about • Set a follow-up reminder if you want one, and snooze it if today isn't the day • Everyone you've met lives in one grid: search, filter, revisit ASK THEM HOW THEY SAY THEIR NAME Names are easy to get wrong and awkward to ask about twice. Record the person saying their own name, and play it back whenever you need it. The recording lives on their card. KNOW THEIR NAME BEFORE YOU SEE THEM AGAIN Once you have captured someone, Practice Names appears in the menu. Pick one event or one place, and the app brings you those faces a few at a time. You say how it went: got it, nearly, or no. Nothing keeps count. ALSO IN THE APP • Scan a business card, and the text is read on your device • Start an event, and everyone you capture is tagged with it until you end it • A map of everywhere you have met people • Send your own details by Messages, choosing which of your cards to send • Push anyone you capture into your phone's address book, when you want to YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Nexus Contacts has no servers. Every person you capture lives on your device first. iCloud sync is off by default on new installs. Turn it on if you want your library on more than one device. A sync-health screen tells you whether it is actually working, not just whether it is switched on. Your backup file explains itself: open it in a text editor years from now, with no app installed, and the file tells you what it is and how to read it back out. That's what "your data" is supposed to mean. PRICING Free for the first 100 people you capture, every feature included, no trial, no subscription. If your network outgrows that, one purchase raises the limit: $19.99 for 1,000 people, or $49.99 for no limit at all. Start at $19.99 and the step up to no limit costs $30 later, so either path comes to the same $49.99. Buy once, keep it. Your phone's address book never counts toward the limit, only the people you capture with Nexus. Whatever you've captured stays yours at any count: view, edit, export, and sync keep working. The limit only pauses adding new people. PRIVACY, PLAINLY • No account, no signup, no login • No analytics, no tracking, no ad SDKs • No third-party servers, sync uses your own iCloud account, and it's optional • Camera, Photos, Contacts, Location, and Calendar access are all used only for what you'd expect and only when you ask for it — see the in-app permission prompts for exactly why each one is requested Built by Common Nexus. Questions or feedback: support@commonnexus.com

Screenshots

ADH4 screens
Nexus Contacts4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ADH at none against Nexus Contacts's 5. ADH also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.1). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Nexus Contacts sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. ADH asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ADH ships an update every 5 days, Nexus Contacts every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
ADH versus Nexus Contacts: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterADHNexus Contacts
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaley KevlinCommon Nexus LLC

In-app purchases

None

ADH

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Nexus Contacts

Subscriptions2
  • Nexus Contacts Pro$17.991 Month
  • Nexus Contacts Pro7 Days trial$173.991 Year
One-time3
  • Capacity: 1,000 People$19.99
  • Unlimited Upgrade$30.00
  • Unlimited Capacity$49.99

Questions

Is ADH free?
ADH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nexus Contacts free?
Nexus Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ADH or Nexus Contacts have ads?
Neither ADH nor Nexus Contacts shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ADH or Nexus Contacts?
ADH ships an update every 5 days, and Nexus Contacts every 3 weeks. Most recently, ADH was updated on October 8, 2026 and Nexus Contacts on October 19, 2026.

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