Comparison

Recent Contacts Timeline vs SmartTracker

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

Head to head
About

Recent Contacts Timeline

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
Currently charting
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See your newest contacts first. Contacts Timeline turns your address book into a clean timeline, sorted by when each contact was added. New contacts appear at the top, grouped into Today, Yesterday, This Week, and older dates, so the person you just saved is easy to find again. Open any contact to see the available details: phone numbers, email addresses, company, job title, birthday, photos, and more. From there, you can call, send a message, email, copy contact info, open the contact in the system Contacts app to edit it, or delete it. Built for the moments when the regular Contacts app makes you search by name, but what you remember is when you met someone. Highlights: - Recently added contacts first - Timeline groups for today, yesterday, this week, and exact dates - Fast contact search - One-tap call, message, email, and copy actions - Open contacts in the system Contacts app for editing - Native iOS design, no account required - Export contacts as PDF or CSV, sort by date or name, then share, save, or print

About

SmartTracker

Effortlessly monitor prices on any website and receive instant alerts when deals drop. Visualize price history with clear charts and organize wishlists. Integrates with Siri and Shortcuts for seamless price tracking.

Highlights
  • Track prices on any website
  • Set smart price alerts
  • View price history charts
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
  • Organize wishlists and collections
  • Export data to CSV
Features
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Stop refreshing product pages just to catch a discount. SmartTracker watches the page for you and tells you when the price changes. SmartTracker is your private price‑tracking companion for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Track prices on any website, set smart alerts, and see clear price history charts, so you can judge a deal for yourself. Built to work on any website. If you find one that doesn't, email me and I'll add support for it. Features: • Watch any text on a page, not just the price — stock status, shipping ETA, version numbers — and get alerted the moment it changes. • Track prices and discounts on any website in any currency. • Set target prices and get notified when deals drop below your budget. • See clear price history charts to spot trends at a glance. • Glance at your latest prices right from your Home Screen and Lock Screen with widgets. • Stay hands‑free with Siri and the Shortcuts app — add items, refresh prices, and open deals with a tap or your voice. • Organize wishlists and collections for different stores, products, or projects. • Sync everything instantly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iCloud. • Export your full history as CSV files. • And much more… Your data stays on your devices and in your iCloud account: no accounts, no tracking, no data sharing. Start free with up to 5 tracked items and 3 collections. Once you are ready, unlock unlimited items, unlimited collections, and background refresh with a single one‑time purchase or, if you prefer, an auto‑renewing annual subscription. Download SmartTracker today, add your first few products, and let it watch the prices so you don’t have to. Privacy Policy: https://www.smarttracker.tech/privacy Terms and Conditions: https://www.smarttracker.tech/terms

Screenshots

Recent Contacts Timeline4 screens
SmartTracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: SmartTracker at 100% against Recent Contacts Timeline's 50%. SmartTracker also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks). Recent Contacts Timeline's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (49 vs 3). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

SmartTracker is free to download; Recent Contacts Timeline costs $2.99 up front. SmartTracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Recent Contacts Timeline asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SmartTracker 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 49 ratings behind it against 3, 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 SmartTracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recent Contacts Timeline ships an update every 6 weeks, SmartTracker every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Recent Contacts Timeline versus SmartTracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecent Contacts TimelineSmartTracker
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (49 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#194 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperAdam BardonHugo Prione

Customer experience

Recent Contacts Timeline

All ratings49 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SmartTracker

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Recent Contacts Timeline

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SmartTracker

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - Annual$6.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium - One-time purchase$19.99

Questions

Is Recent Contacts Timeline free?
Recent Contacts Timeline costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SmartTracker free?
SmartTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Recent Contacts Timeline or SmartTracker?
SmartTracker is rated higher. Recent Contacts Timeline averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while SmartTracker averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Recent Contacts Timeline or SmartTracker have ads?
Neither Recent Contacts Timeline nor SmartTracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recent Contacts Timeline or SmartTracker?
Recent Contacts Timeline ships an update every 6 weeks, and SmartTracker every 6 days. Most recently, Recent Contacts Timeline was updated on October 14, 2026 and SmartTracker on October 15, 2026.

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