# CircleBack vs Tort Terminal

The clearest difference is rating: Tort Terminal at 5.0 against CircleBack's 4.5. Tort Terminal also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). CircleBack's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

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

Tort Terminal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CircleBack has 2.5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

CircleBack ships an update every 2 months, Tort Terminal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | CircleBack | Tort Terminal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [4.5 (2.5K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/circleback-updated-contacts/id957826826/reviews) | **[5.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tort-terminal/id6792368522/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **2.5K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | 60.8% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 2 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 118 MB | 54 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | **17.0** |
| Devices | iPhone | **iPhone, iPad** |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [CircleBack, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/303908341) | [NICHOLAS JAMES WOLF](https://appshunter.io/developer/6792368524) |

## 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


### Tort Terminal

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tort-terminal/id6792368522)

Access and manage your legal campaigns and cases on the go. View summaries, screening results, and client profiles for individual cases. Receive instant notifications when a case is signed.

**Highlights:** Live campaign management, Day-by-day case browsing, Case summaries and screening, Client profile access, Push notifications for signed cases

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is CircleBack free?

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

### Is Tort Terminal free?

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

### Which has better reviews, CircleBack or Tort Terminal?

Tort Terminal is rated higher. CircleBack averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2.5K ratings, while Tort Terminal averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do CircleBack or Tort Terminal have ads?

Neither CircleBack nor Tort Terminal shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, CircleBack or Tort Terminal?

CircleBack ships an update every 2 months, and Tort Terminal every 2 days. Most recently, CircleBack was updated on November 6, 2026 and Tort Terminal on October 31, 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.*