# CircleBack vs Pobuca Connect

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CircleBack at 61% against Pobuca Connect's 0%. CircleBack also leads on ratings volume (2.5K vs 31). Pobuca Connect's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Pobuca Connect holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CircleBack has 2.5K ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of CircleBack's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pobuca Connect's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

CircleBack ships an update every 2 months, Pobuca Connect monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | CircleBack | Pobuca Connect |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (2.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/circleback-updated-contacts/id957826826/reviews) | **[4.8 (31 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pobuca-connect/id1058892533/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **2.5K** | 31 |
| Positive reviews | **60.8% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Monthly** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 118 MB | 63 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **11.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPod** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [CircleBack, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/303908341) | [POBUCA - SIEBEN S.M. P.C.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1800678786) |

## What reviewers say

### CircleBack

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/circleback-updated-contacts/id957826826)

This app intelligently updates your contacts, finds new ones from email, and cleans duplicates. It also allows scanning business cards and offers unified contact management across devices.

**Highlights:** Automatic contact updates, Duplicate contact merging, New contact discovery from emails, Business card scanning, Unified address book, Contact sync across devices

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 🚀 Easy to use
- 📚 Helpful for managing contacts
- 💾 Keeps contacts synced
- 🔍 Useful for finding updated contact info
- 🧹 Helps clean up duplicate contacts

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Crashes or freezes
- 🔁 Duplicates keep reappearing
- 🔒 Google login issues
- 🤯 Messes up or deletes contacts
- 🕰️ Slow performance

**Reported bugs**

- Fails to update contacts on devices
- Incorrectly merges unrelated contacts
- Loses contact notes and other data
- Unreliable sync between app and phone contacts

**Requested features**

- Add ability to remove contacts from groups
- Improve search functionality
- Allow starting with a fresh contact list
- Provide better backup/restore options


### Pobuca Connect

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pobuca-connect/id1058892533)

This app unifies scattered business contact lists into a single, accessible company address book. It features a virtual assistant to keep contacts updated and allows for easy sharing with colleagues, along with tools for scanning cards and capturing email signatures.

**Highlights:** Unified company address book, Virtual assistant for contact updates, Share contacts with coworkers, Scan business cards, Capture email signatures, Sync across devices, User roles and permissions

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Siri integration

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is CircleBack free?

CircleBack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Pobuca Connect free?

Pobuca Connect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, CircleBack or Pobuca Connect?

Pobuca Connect is rated higher. CircleBack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Pobuca Connect averages 4.8 from 31 ratings.

### Do CircleBack or Pobuca Connect have ads?

Neither CircleBack nor Pobuca Connect shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, CircleBack or Pobuca Connect?

CircleBack ships an update every 2 months, and Pobuca Connect monthly. Most recently, CircleBack was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pobuca Connect on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*