Comparison

Contacts to Excel & CSV Export vs Shift

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

Head to head
About

Contacts to Excel & CSV Export

Features
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Contacts to Excel & CSV Export saves your iPhone address book as a real Excel (.xlsx) or CSV file, and imports contacts back from a spreadsheet or vCard. Everything runs on the device: no account, no upload, and it works offline. To export contacts from your iPhone: open the app, allow contacts access, choose which columns you want, and tap Export. You get a genuine .xlsx workbook with a bold, frozen header row that opens correctly in Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets. Accented and non-Latin names arrive intact, and phone numbers keep their leading + and zeros. To import contacts into your iPhone: open any .xlsx, .csv or .vcf file. The app matches each column to a contact field, shows you every contact before a single one is added, skips people already in your address book, and can undo the whole run. WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE THIS APP β€’ Exact columns, in your order: choose from 15 columns (names, every phone & email, company, addresses, birthdays, websites) and drag to reorder β€’ Multi-value done right: second and third phone numbers and emails get their own columns instead of disappearing β€’ Real .xlsx output: a true Excel file with a bold, frozen header row, not a renamed CSV β€’ Encoding that just works: Γ₯, ΓΌ, Γ© and every other character arrive intact in Excel, and phone numbers keep their + and leading zeros β€’ CSV that Excel actually splits: switch between comma and semicolon separators for US and European Excel β€’ Works with iOS limited access: share only the contacts you choose with the app IMPORT INTO YOUR IPHONE β€’ Open .xlsx, .csv or .vcf and the app matches the columns to contact fields for you β€’ Change any column yourself, with a live sample from your own file β€’ See every contact in a preview before a single one is added β€’ Contacts you already have are spotted and left out, so nothing doubles up β€’ Undo removes exactly what an import added, and nothing else β€’ Reads files saved in other alphabets, including Cyrillic and CJK text β€’ Handles the separators and encodings Excel writes on Windows, so nothing arrives as gibberish PRO: PAY ONCE, YOURS FOREVER β€’ Export and import your entire address book (the free plan covers 50 contacts per file, 3 exports or imports a day) β€’ Unlimited exports and imports β€’ Duplicate finder: spot doubled contacts and export a clean, duplicate-free list β€’ vCard (.vcf) backup that restores on any phone No subscription. One small one-time purchase unlocks everything, forever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your iPhone. Your contacts are never uploaded, there is no account, and the app works completely offline. The exported file goes only where you send it. PERFECT FOR β€’ Backing up your contacts before switching phones β€’ Mail merges, newsletters, and holiday card lists β€’ Importing customers into a CRM or email tool β€’ Moving a contact list from a spreadsheet onto a new iPhone β€’ Restoring a vCard backup after switching phones β€’ Cleaning up years of duplicate contacts β€’ Keeping an offline copy of the people who matter Questions or ideas? We answer fast: support@innovaapps.ai Privacy Policy: https://app.innovaapps.ai/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

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Shift

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Tired of contact backup apps that don't work or sell your data? Shift is the export tool that actually works. Export your iPhone contacts to VCF, PDF, CSV, XLSX, or HTML in seconds. Zero data leaves your device. WHY SHIFT? β€’ 100% local. Nothing is uploaded to any server. Your contacts never leave your device except through the export you explicitly choose. β€’ Five formats. VCF for importing to any phone or computer. PDF for clean printable archives. CSV for spreadsheet analysis. XLSX for Excel. HTML for browser viewing. β€’ Try before you buy. Export up to 10 contacts free to verify quality. One $2.99 purchase unlocks unlimited exports forever β€” no subscription. β€’ Protect files with a password. Encrypted on device, never uploaded. (.shiftbackup) HOW IT WORKS 1. Grant contacts access. The app requests permission once. 2. Choose your contacts. Search, select all, or pick specific people. 3. Pick a format. VCF, PDF, CSV, XLSX, or HTML. 4. Export and share. The system Share Sheet opens β€” send via AirDrop, save to Files, email, or any app. PRIVACY BY DESIGN PERFECT FOR β€’ Switching to a new phone and need to transfer contacts β€’ Creating a PDF backup for printing or archiving β€’ Exporting to CSV/Excel for business or CRM imports β€’ Moving contacts between iCloud, Google, Outlook, or Gmail β€’ Anyone who values privacy and wants their data to stay local Download Shift now. Export your first 10 contacts free and see the difference.

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Verdict

The call

Contacts to Excel & CSV Export and Shift are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Contacts to Excel & CSV Export sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Shift sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contacts to Excel & CSV Export ships an update every 2 weeks, Shift fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 5, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Contacts to Excel & CSV Export versus Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContacts to Excel & CSV ExportShift
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size6 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex Gameli Heyman伟 ηŽ‹

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Contacts to Excel & CSV Export

One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$9.99
1 purchases

Shift

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Export$3.99

Questions

Is Contacts to Excel & CSV Export free?
Contacts to Excel & CSV Export is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shift free?
Shift is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contacts to Excel & CSV Export or Shift have ads?
Neither Contacts to Excel & CSV Export nor Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contacts to Excel & CSV Export or Shift?
Contacts to Excel & CSV Export ships an update every 2 weeks, and Shift fortnightly. Most recently, Contacts to Excel & CSV Export was updated on October 5, 2026 and Shift on October 5, 2026.

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