# Recent Contacts Timeline vs SortMyContacts

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SortMyContacts at 100% against Recent Contacts Timeline's 50%. SortMyContacts also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). Recent Contacts Timeline's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (48 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Recent Contacts Timeline costs $2.99 and SortMyContacts $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

SortMyContacts holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Recent Contacts Timeline has 48 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Recent Contacts Timeline's written reviews are positive against 100% of SortMyContacts's.

Recent Contacts Timeline ships an update every 6 weeks, SortMyContacts every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 6, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Recent Contacts Timeline | SortMyContacts |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $2.99 | **$1.99** |
| Rating | [4.8 (48 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-timeline/id988504062/reviews) | **[5.0 (4 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sortmycontacts/id6741862632/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **48** | 4 |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | **100.0% of reviews** |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 weeks** | Every 11 months |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | **#191** | — |
| Size | 1 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Adam Bardon](https://appshunter.io/developer/972754219) | [JINGLUN LI](https://appshunter.io/developer/1795943048) |

## What reviewers say

### Recent Contacts Timeline

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recent-contacts-timeline/id988504062)

**Currently charting:** #191 Top Paid · Utilities (US App Store)

Easily find your most recently added contacts. This utility displays contacts sorted by addition date, showing when each was added. Quickly access and connect with new contacts.

**Highlights:** View recently added contacts, Sort contacts by addition date, See when contacts were added, Widget for recent contacts, Filter by today, yesterday, or last weekend

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### SortMyContacts

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sortmycontacts/id6741862632)

This utility app sorts Chinese contacts by Pinyin on non-Chinese systems without needing internet access, preserving your data privacy. It also offers an "Easy Dialing" feature to quickly locate contacts using their numbers on the keypad.

**Highlights:** One-click Pinyin sorting for Chinese contacts, Maintains order of non-Chinese contacts, Offline functionality for privacy, Easy Dialing via number pad, Utilizes contact nicknames for dialing

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Recent Contacts Timeline free?

Recent Contacts Timeline costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is SortMyContacts free?

SortMyContacts costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts Timeline or SortMyContacts?

SortMyContacts is rated higher. Recent Contacts Timeline averages 4.8 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while SortMyContacts averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.

### Do Recent Contacts Timeline or SortMyContacts have ads?

Neither Recent Contacts Timeline nor SortMyContacts shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts Timeline or SortMyContacts?

Recent Contacts Timeline ships an update every 6 weeks, and SortMyContacts every 11 months. Most recently, Recent Contacts Timeline was updated on September 19, 2026 and SortMyContacts on September 6, 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.*