Ferrum CRM vs Alter Contacts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ferrum CRM
Manage your entire sales operation on the go. This app provides a unified inbox for leads, a visual pipeline to track deals, and a comprehensive contact manager. It's designed for home-services businesses to improve team collaboration and client communication.
- Unified inbox for all leads and conversations
- Visual sales pipeline tracking
- Comprehensive contact management
- Team calendar and appointment booking
- Role-gated access for team members
- Secure data encryption
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Software waits. Ferrum works. Ferrum is your AI sales team in one clean app — a house of AI agents that answer leads, book calls, chase follow-ups, and keep your pipeline moving while you run the business. Everything your business needs, none of the bloat. Built for agencies and the service businesses they run. Fewer features, each one bulletproof. INBOX — EVERY LEAD, EVERY REPLY, ONE PLACE Texts and emails land in a single unified inbox. Answer in seconds, assign threads to your team, and never let a lead slip through. PIPELINE — CLOSE DEALS FROM YOUR PHONE Your pipeline stage by stage, deal by deal, with values in plain sight. Tap to move a deal forward and always know where every job stands. CONTACTS — FULL CLIENT CONTEXT IN SECONDS Every contact with their conversations, deals, tags, and history in one record. Search, call, text, or book straight from the profile. CALENDAR — YOUR SCHEDULE, HANDLED Online bookings land on your calendar automatically. See today at a glance, reschedule with a tap, and sync with Google Calendar or Apple iCloud. CLIENT PORTAL — ONE CLEAN THREAD Your clients get their own simple view: one conversation that brings their texts, emails, and calls together. No confusion, no training. WORKS WITH YOUR TOOLS Jobber and QuickBooks connect in minutes, so jobs, invoices, and bookings stay in sync. SECURE BY DEFAULT Data is encrypted in transit. Credentials live in the device's secure enclave (iOS Keychain). No advertising SDKs. Your data is never sold. Ferrum is the mobile app for Ferrum accounts. Sign in with your Ferrum login at app.getferrum.com.
Alter Contacts
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Alter Contacts keeps client context, follow-ups, and important changes in one living contact book. CAPTURE WHAT MATTERS After a conversation, leave a voice note. Alter turns it into organized client context and follow-ups for you to review. KNOW WHO NEEDS ATTENTION See which clients need attention today and why, with the relevant history close at hand. KEEP EVERY CLIENT PROFILE ALIVE Connect sources such as Gmail, Google Calendar, and Notion to bring useful updates into the right client profile. STAY IN CONTROL Alter prepares context and next steps. It does not automatically send client-facing messages. Built for advisors, consultants, and other relationship-driven professionals who want client memory without the upkeep of a heavy CRM.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Alter Contacts at every 5 days against Ferrum CRM's every 3 weeks. Ferrum CRM's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ferrum CRM ships an update every 3 weeks, Alter Contacts every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ferrum CRM | Alter Contacts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jayson Lee | SenseBeing |
In-app purchases
Ferrum CRM
No in-app purchases
Alter Contacts
No in-app purchases




