Comparison

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ vs Friendly Contacts Manager

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

Head to head
About

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++

Manage and transfer contacts across multiple address books. Send bulk messages, emails, or WeChat messages with customizable templates. Protects against data loss and offers direct peer-to-peer transfer without internet.

Highlights
  • Multiple address books
  • Bulk messaging/emailing/WeChat
  • Message templates
  • Peer-to-peer contact transfer
  • Local address book backup/restore
  • Duplicate contact finder/merger
  • Birthday reminders
Features
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With this app, you could conveniently print/email/edit/manage your contacts, add/remove groups, add/remove group batch members, bulk messages/emails/wechat, and transfer between iOS devices in a way of peer-peer direct communication without any involvement of internet or cloud storage, your permission would be requested each time before transferring. In addition, you could conveniently organize multiple address books, for example, multiple address books transferred from other iOS devices could be stored/loaded/deleted in your iPhone or iPad. Your local address book could be saved in multiple versions, each version could be loaded/deleted individually. The following features are supported: * to keep multiple sets of address books in one iPhone or iPad * to bulk messages/emails/wechat * to organize templates of messages/emails/wechat * to add/remove groups * to add/remove group batch members * to transfer your address book from iPhone/iPad to another one directly without connecting internet or cloud * to add multiple address books from other iPhones/iPads to yours * to select any one of the received address books as your current local address book * to save your current address book locally and to restore it in case of need * to avoid erroneous deletion by protection mechanism * to make paper hardcopies of your address books by printing * no disclosure/hacking risk of internet and cloud because of peer/peer direct communication without internet * no risks of losing old contacts during transferring, old contacts would be remained or replaced by new one if their names are the same * to save your address book electronically via email, message or airdrop * to add new contacts * to modify existing contacts * to delete contacts in mass fashion * to set/view birthday reminder * to support advanced query (empty/non-empty/matching/containing/starting with/ending with) * to find/merge duplicates * to transfer individual contacts (sending via "Advanced Querying”, receiving via "Import Address Book") * to enable/disable images when transferring individual contacts (via “Settings”) * to transfer individual address books (sending via "Organize Multi Address Books”, receiving via "Import Address Book") * no registration is required

About

Friendly Contacts Manager

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Friendly Contacts Manager will help you quickly backup/restore contacts. Friendly Contacts Manager does not store your contacts on the server and your contacts will remain private. Friendly Contacts Manager does not ask for payment and all features are available for free.

Screenshots

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++4 screens
Friendly Contacts Manager4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Friendly Contacts Manager at none against Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++'s 5. Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). 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. Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Friendly Contacts Manager asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ ships an update every 2 months, Friendly Contacts Manager every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ versus Friendly Contacts Manager: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLite Bulk Multi Address Book++Friendly Contacts Manager
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 17 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCecron TechnologiesDenis Popov

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++

One-time5
  • transfer/print$1.99
  • multi address books$1.99
  • groups$1.99
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  • bulk SMS/MMS/Emails$1.99
  • all features$4.99
None

Friendly Contacts Manager

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ free?
Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Friendly Contacts Manager free?
Friendly Contacts Manager is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ or Friendly Contacts Manager have ads?
Neither Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ nor Friendly Contacts Manager shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ or Friendly Contacts Manager?
Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ ships an update every 2 months, and Friendly Contacts Manager every 17 months. Most recently, Lite Bulk Multi Address Book++ was updated on October 7, 2026 and Friendly Contacts Manager on October 4, 2026.

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