Comparison

CircleBack vs Snipe

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

Head to head
About

CircleBack

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
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CircleBack is the only address book manager that updates your contacts intelligently, discovers new contacts in your Google and Microsoft inboxes, cleans up duplicates, and allows you to scan business cards and save them as contacts. Packed with everything you need to stay organized while building and maintaining productive professional relationships, CircleBack makes it easier than ever to keep connections alive and get stuff done. CIRCLEBACK FEATURES • Contact updates when people in your network change jobs, roles & more • Intelligent merging / management of duplicate contacts • “New Contact” discovery from email signatures in Outlook, Gmail & the entire Microsoft account suite (Outlook.com, Hotmail, MSN, etc.) • Contact grouping by favorite, old/archived, or business card scans • A single, unified address book that imports from Outlook/Exchange , Gmail (Google Apps), Microsoft account suite, Facebook & more • Contact sync across multiple devices and platforms • Export contacts to Salesforce & ACT! • Best-in-class OCR business card scanning • Deleted contact recovery for the moments you make a mistake WHAT THE MEDIA IS SAYING • “CircleBack lets you sit back as it does the real-time contact updates and management for you.”— iphoneappsreviewonline.com • “Every once in a while I have this fever dream that I’d have a smartphone contact book that would be up-to-date and completely filled out, but that’s all it is—just a dream. But with CircleBack, I have a fighting chance.” — Gizmodo • “CircleBack uses artificial intelligence and crowd-based intelligence technology to automate contact updating and management. A useful tool to activate your contact list.” — Computerworld • “The modern world is busy and engaged, and your professional and personal contacts merge. But how can you keep up with what they’re doing? CircleBack uses artificial intelligence and crowd-based intelligence technology to automate contact updating and management.” — TechCrunch • “CircleBack knows your contacts better than you do. By automatically cleaning, completing, and updating your contacts, as well as removing duplicates, CircleBack keeps your address book organized and up-to-date.” — abduzeedo • “CircleBack is helpful app that makes sure that you address book is up-to-date. But, the app also consolidates all of your contacts by removing duplicate entries and repairing errors like typos. It can also locate missing contact information or updated information from outdated contacts.” — Forbes REVIEWS LEFT ON THE APP STORE • “Continuously improving” • “Simple, Powerful, intuitive” • “Very Useful Complement To Apple's Contacts App” • “Great & Simple App” MORE ABOUT CIRCLEBACK CircleBack’s unique answer to contact management is a single tool that ensures your address book is up-to-date, unified & accessible on all your devices. CircleBack handles the time-consuming organization of your digital address book while you do what you do best: crush it daily. DATA USAGE Crowdsourcing powers CircleBack’s core, allowing you (and everyone else) to anonymously contribute to the intelligence of our database. Your contributions are matched with billions of other data points from millions of other users to provide the best, most up-to-date info for anyone that’s outdated or duplicated in your address book. We love hearing from you! Keep the comments coming by emailing us anytime at support@circleback.com.

About

Snipe

This app provides mobile access to an open-source IT asset management system. It allows users to scan barcodes, add, edit, and check assets in or out, and view detailed asset information directly from their mobile device.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning
  • Add and edit assets
  • Asset check-in/check-out
  • View detailed asset information
  • Support for multiple Snipe-IT environments
  • Secure API authentication
  • Dark mode support
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Snipe-Scan - Mobile Client for Snipe-IT Snipe-Scan is the essential mobile companion for Snipe-IT, the popular open-source IT asset management system. This powerful app streamlines your inventory workflow by putting asset management capabilities in the palm of your hand. Key Features: Professional barcode scanner with enhanced recognition Add assets. Edit your asset details. One-tap asset check-in ,check-out Detailed asset information at a glance Support for different Snipe-IT environments Search for Assets (when multiple same name assets are found you can pick the one you need) Dark mode support for comfortable use in any lighting condition Secure API authentication Whether you're conducting inventory audits, deploying equipment, or retrieving assets from users, Snipe Scan makes the process smooth and efficient. Simply scan an asset's barcode, and instantly view its details, status, and assignment information. Designed with IT professionals in mind, Snipe Scan focuses on stability, speed, and ease of use. The app securely stores your connection settings and provides a streamlined interface that lets you focus on your work, not learning complicated software. Requires a Snipe-IT server and API access token. Developed by Vi-Labs.eu Got any request or bug? Mail us snipe@vi-labs.eu FAQ and more info: https://vi-labs.eu/snipe-scan/index.html Privacy Policy: https://vi-labs.eu/snipe-scan/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

CircleBack4 screens
Snipe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CircleBack at 61% against Snipe's 0%. CircleBack also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Snipe sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per year. CircleBack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CircleBack ships an update every 2 months, Snipe monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
CircleBack versus Snipe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCircleBackSnipe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2.5K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.5K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB2 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCircleBack, Inc.Nicolas Maton

Customer experience

CircleBack

All ratings2,543 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews128 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral8.6%
Negative30.5%

Snipe

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

CircleBack

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • 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

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

Snipe

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CircleBack

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Snipe

Subscriptions1
  • Snipe-Scan Yearly Sub$8.991 Year
One-time1
  • Snipe-Scan Full Access$8.99

Questions

Is CircleBack free?
CircleBack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Snipe free?
Snipe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CircleBack or Snipe have ads?
Neither CircleBack nor Snipe shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CircleBack or Snipe?
CircleBack ships an update every 2 months, and Snipe monthly. Most recently, CircleBack was updated on September 24, 2026 and Snipe on September 12, 2026.

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