Comparison

ABC Contacts vs Reminder Message

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

Head to head
About

ABC Contacts

Manage your contacts with ease. Create, edit, and delete contacts and groups, send mass texts and emails, and organize your address book. Features include backups, birthday notifications, and sharing options.

Highlights
  • Create, edit, and delete contacts & groups
  • Send mass texts and group emails
  • Backup and restore contacts
  • Birthday and anniversary notifications
  • Share and export contacts
  • Organize contacts by company and favorites
Features
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ABC is the complete contact manager! With ABC, you can easily create, edit, and delete contacts & groups. Send mass texts and group emails. View recently created contacts. Share or print your contacts. Create backups. Get birthday notifications. And so much more: CONTACTS: • View all of your contacts organized by account or group • Easily find a contact with ABC's powerful search tool • Select multiple contacts and perform a number of actions including text, email, share, and delete • Quickly perform a number of functions with one touch directly from the contact card GROUPS: • Create groups of contacts from any account including iCloud, Google, Exchange or Outlook • Filter contacts by one or more groups at the same time • Add & remove contacts from a particular group • Add & remove groups from a particular contact FAVORITES: • Create a list of favorites allowing you to quickly call/message/email those contacts GROUP EMAILS & MESSAGES: • Send messages to groups via iMessage, SMS, & WhatsApp • Send emails to groups via Mail App or Gmail App • Attach photos & documents, including from Dropbox • Assign the to/cc/bcc email field to each contact individually • Give your message a personal touch - Automatically refer to each contact by name COMPANIES, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES, MOST VIEWED, RECENTLY CREATED/MODIFIED/DELETED: • Sort your contacts by company name • View upcoming birthdays & anniversaries • View your most frequently viewed contacts • View recently created & modified contacts • View & restore your recently deleted contacts SHARE CONTACTS: • Share one or more contacts via text message, email, or various other services • Export contacts in the CSV or vCard format DELETE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Quickly delete contacts & groups BACKUP: • Create a backup of any contact account • Restore your backup to any contact account CLONE CONTACTS & GROUPS: • Clone a contact from the contact card screen including all contact fields & groups • Clone a group so you don't have to add all of the group members manually START SCREEN: • Specify whether the app should load the contacts, groups, or favorites screen at startup SHORTCUTS: • Press & hold a contact or group to conveniently perform a number of common functions SYNC CONTACTS WITH GOOGLE: • Fully compatible with the "Contacts Sync For Google Gmail" app so that you can sync your iPhone/iPad contact changes to Gmail WORKS WELL WITH OTHER CONTACT APPS: • Any contact changes you make with this app will be reflected in any other contact app that queries the iPhone address book (including the standard Contacts & Phone app) COMPATIBILITY: • Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod, iOS 15, iOS 16, iOS 17, iOS 18, iOS 26 LANGUAGES: • Translated into English, Spanish, French, German, & Italian SUBSCRIPTIONS: • ABC offers a "Premium" subscription which removes advertisements. • The "Premium" subscription is priced at $0.99 USD and the subscription length is 1 year • Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period • Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, at a cost of $0.99 USD • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable • Terms of use: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360003030954 • Privacy Policy: https://playaapps.zendesk.com/hc/articles/229824667

About

Reminder Message

This app helps you remember to send messages, ensuring you never forget important communications. It's designed for both personal and professional use, making it a versatile tool for staying on top of your messaging tasks.

Highlights
  • Message reminders
  • Daily planner integration
  • Task list functionality
  • Professional use
  • Private use
Features
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Never forget to send a message !!!! Try this app and you won’t be able do without it! Suitable for both professional and private use.

Screenshots

ABC Contacts4 screens
Reminder Message3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ABC Contacts at 87% against Reminder Message's 33%. ABC Contacts also leads on rating (4.6 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Reminder Message's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. ABC Contacts sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Reminder Message asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ABC Contacts holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ABC Contacts has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of ABC Contacts's written reviews are positive against 33% of Reminder Message's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ABC Contacts ships an update every 2 months, Reminder Message every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
ABC Contacts versus Reminder Message: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterABC ContactsReminder Message
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.2K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPlaya AppsGiacomo Guglielmi

Customer experience

ABC Contacts

All ratings1,237 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative7.7%

Reminder Message

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ABC Contacts

Subscriptions1
  • Premium (1 Year)$0.991 Year
One-time3
  • Premium (Lifetime Access)$1.99
  • Make Contribution$4.99
  • Larger Contribution$9.99
None

Reminder Message

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ABC Contacts free?
ABC Contacts is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reminder Message free?
Reminder Message is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ABC Contacts or Reminder Message?
ABC Contacts is rated higher. ABC Contacts averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Reminder Message averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do ABC Contacts or Reminder Message have ads?
Both ABC Contacts and Reminder Message show ads.
Which is updated more often, ABC Contacts or Reminder Message?
ABC Contacts ships an update every 2 months, and Reminder Message every 13 months. Most recently, ABC Contacts was updated on October 14, 2026 and Reminder Message on October 1, 2026.

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