Hello Alfred vs The Contact Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Alfred
This platform offers in-home hospitality and services to simplify your life. Book home services like grocery delivery and cleaning, and access exclusive events and virtual classes. It provides human-powered assistance and personalized services to enhance your living experience.
- Home service booking
- Grocery delivery
- Home cleaning
- Exclusive events
- Virtual classes
- Human-powered assistance
- Personalized services
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The first in-home hospitality and experiences platform designed for the future of living. Alfred is changing the way you take care of your home and connect with your community. Through the app you can you easily book home services like grocery delivery and home cleaning while also getting access to exclusive events and virtual classes. WHAT WE DO Human-powered help: A team of people you know by name, dedicated to anticipating and fulfilling your needs. Personalized services: A range of in-home and on-request services designed to simplify and improve your life. Technology to power your building: An industry-leading technology platform that keeps you and your building in sync. HOW IT WORKS 1. Sign up in the app to see if you live in an Alfred building. (If you don't, let your property manager know!) 2. Use the app to ask us for help. 3. Come Home Happy with your to-dos done. SOME QUICK STATS - More than 1 million requests completed. - Alfred Home Managers and Hospitality Specialists are W-2 employees of the company. - Hello Alfred named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in the World 2018, 2019. - Operating in more than 20 major U.S. cities, including NYC, LA, DC, SF, Chicago, Boston, and Dallas. WHY HELLO ALFRED - We combine the ease-of-use of an app with the ingenuity of a dedicated Hello Alfred team member. - Our platform gets to know you better over time so we can anticipate your needs and personalize your service. - We source, vet, and verify the best vendors for your area. - We conduct rigorous background checks and best-in-class training for all Alfred Home Managers. WHAT OUR MEMBERS ARE SAYING "I don't know how you do it, but you make me look forward to Mondays!" - Jona C., Alfred Member "[Hello Alfred] has really changed our New York experience and our lives." - Sarah T., Alfred Member "Hello Alfred was there when I needed them most. I ended up in the hospital unexpectedly and my Alfred came to fill my fridge, get my prescriptions and took care of everything I needed without thinking twice." - Kirsten J., Alfred Member "Having my laundry, groceries, and packages taken care of for me allows me to maximize my weekends. I think one of the other reasons Hello Alfred is so useful is that it removes 100% of the cognitive load of chores." - Josh C., Alfred Member QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, FEEDBACK? We want to know! hi@helloalfred.com
The Contact Vault
This app encrypts contacts you wish to avoid texting impulsively and removes them from your address book. A customizable timer allows a brief window to reconnect after a set period, ensuring thoughtful communication.
- Encrypts contacts
- Removes contacts from address book
- Customizable cooling-off timer
- Brief window for reconnection
- No cloud or account required
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Some numbers you shouldn't delete — you just shouldn't be able to text them at 1 a.m. Contact Vault takes the contacts you'd rather not reach on impulse, encrypts them on your device, and removes them from your address book. Want back in? A cooling-off timer starts, set by you — an hour, a day, a week — long enough to think it over. When it ends, you get a brief window to view, message, or call before everything quietly locks itself again. No accounts, no cloud, no judgment. The pause is the point.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Contact Vault at every 2 days against Hello Alfred's every 6 weeks. The Contact Vault also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Hello Alfred's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Contact Vault holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hello Alfred has 2.1K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Hello Alfred ships an update every 6 weeks, The Contact Vault every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Alfred | The Contact Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alfred Club Inc | John Campbell |
Bugs and requests
Hello Alfred
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues and account setup problems
- Inability to view images and content properly
- Maintenance requests not being addressed
- Inconsistent and unreliable service delivery
Requested features
4 requests- Improve app stability and performance
- Enhance communication and customer service
- Provide more transparent and fair pricing
- Allow alternative options to access building services
The Contact Vault
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Hello Alfred
No in-app purchases
The Contact Vault
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Hello Alfred free?
Is The Contact Vault free?
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Do Hello Alfred or The Contact Vault have ads?
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