Comparison

Contact Cleaner vs BMDash Pro

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

Head to head
About

Contact Cleaner

Organize and clean your contacts with a review-first approach. Back up your data privately before making changes. Unlock unlimited features with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Review contacts before deletion
  • Mark contacts for removal
  • Protect 'Forever Contacts'
  • Quick Contact Filters
  • Create merged contacts
  • Private iCloud Recovery Snapshot
  • Import/export VCF files
Features
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Swipe away unwanted contacts, fast. Cinder helps you review, organize, back up, and deliberately clean your iPhone and iPad contacts. Review 15 unique contacts free. Revisiting those contacts and changing decisions does not use another free review. REVIEW BEFORE YOU DELETE Keep contacts, mark unwanted contacts for removal, protect your Forever Contacts, or compose a request for updated information. Swiping does not delete a contact. You review the Removal List and confirm before deletion. FOCUS YOUR REVIEW Use Quick Contact Filters to find missing information, review locations and contact sources, and inspect possible duplicates. Create a merged contact after reviewing its details. Original contacts remain until you complete separate deletion steps. PRIVATE RECOVERY Cinder Pro can create a private iCloud Recovery Snapshot before cleanup. Import and export VCF files, preview a backup, and select contacts to restore. Recovery preserves supported fields and has documented limitations. Optional contact photos increase storage use. Private iCloud storage is separate and remains your responsibility. Forever recovery copies are separate from ordinary Recovery Snapshots. YOUR CONTACTS STAY UNDER YOUR CONTROL Review decisions are processed on your device. Contacts never go to Cinder or Merit servers. When you request or approve recovery or synchronization, applicable data goes only to your private Apple CloudKit database. Contact edits and deletions may sync through accounts you configured. Manual exports go where you choose. CINDER PRO One verified App Store purchase unlocks unlimited reviews, Quick Contact Filters, backup and restore tools, and final cleanup. No subscription. Restore Purchase refreshes Apple-verified access. Contact removal requires Pro. The App Store shows the price for your storefront. No ads. No contact harvesting. No automatic deletion.

About

BMDash Pro

Features
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BMDash is built for BMW drivers who want to see what their car is doing in real time. Connect your iPhone directly to the vehicle through ENET or a supported OBD Wi-Fi adapter and monitor live data from supported BMW control units — without creating an account or using a cloud connection for normal vehicle monitoring. SEE YOUR BMW LIVE BMDash brings important vehicle data together on a focused dashboard designed to be readable while driving, testing or diagnosing vehicle behavior. Depending on vehicle support, available data can include engine and transmission temperatures, boost pressure, RPM, oil pressure, fuel pressure, lambda, intake temperature, ignition timing, engine load, knock status and more. BUILD THE DASHBOARD YOU WANT BMDash PRO expands the available sensor set and allows the Dashboard to be customized around the information you want to monitor. Supported parameters can also display current, minimum and maximum values to make changes easier to track during a drive. ENGINE PERFORMANCE The dedicated Engine Performance screen provides a deeper view of engine operation. Supported vehicles can display: • Per-cylinder ignition timing • Per-cylinder misfire information • Boost actual and target • HPFP and LPFP pressure • Throttle position • Engine load • Lambda • Knock status EXHAUST FLAP CONTROL On compatible BMW vehicles equipped with supported factory exhaust flap hardware, BMDash can control the exhaust flaps directly from the app. DIRECT CONNECTION BMDash supports: • ENET • OBD Wi-Fi The app automatically identifies supported vehicles and control units where possible and selects the appropriate data configuration. TRY IT WITHOUT A CAR Demo Mode allows you to explore the BMDash interface and dashboards without connecting to a vehicle. BMDASH PRO BMDash PRO is a one-time in-app purchase — no subscription required. PRO includes Dashboard customization, additional vehicle data, Engine Performance, supported exhaust flap control and other PRO functionality. REAL-WORLD DEVELOPMENT BMDash is actively developed and regularly improved with new features, vehicle support and refinements. Development and real-world testing are performed using a BMW M5 Competition (F90), helping validate connection behavior, live vehicle data and app functionality in actual use. Vehicle data and feature availability depend on model, model year, installed control units, software configuration and connection method. Connection instructions and support: bmdash.app/support/ BMDash is an independent application and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by BMW AG.

Screenshots

Contact Cleaner4 screens
BMDash Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

Contact Cleaner and BMDash Pro are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Contact Cleaner sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BMDash Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Contact Cleaner versus BMDash Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact CleanerBMDash Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerit Advertising CorporationDmytro Butenko

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Contact Cleaner

One-time1
  • Cinder Pro Lifetime Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

BMDash Pro

One-time1
  • BMDash PRO$14.99

Questions

Is Contact Cleaner free?
Contact Cleaner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BMDash Pro free?
BMDash Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contact Cleaner or BMDash Pro have ads?
Neither Contact Cleaner nor BMDash Pro shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact Cleaner or BMDash Pro?
Contact Cleaner ships an update weekly, and BMDash Pro weekly. Most recently, Contact Cleaner was updated on November 5, 2026 and BMDash Pro on October 25, 2026.

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