Best overall
Fossify Contacts
Fossify
A clean address book that looks at home on any phone: groups, favourites, vCard import and export, no ads.
FreeUpdated 1 Feb 2026Android 8.0+
Contacts
Replace your Contacts. Start with these.
As of 17 Oct 2026, 20 apps can replace the Contacts on Android. These 8 are where we'd start.
The top 3
Best for many accounts
Contacts+
Contacts Plus
Brings Google, iCloud and Outlook contacts together and merges the duplicates.
Checked 17 Oct 2026—
Best for syncing without Google
DAVx5
bitfire
Syncs your contacts with your own server or provider, and they show up in any contacts app.
FreeChecked 17 Oct 2026—
Also great. Five more.
Picked by hand, 17 Oct 2026A phone and contacts app that nudges you to call people you miss
F-Droid
End-to-end encrypted contact and calendar sync
F-Droid
A contacts app for Proton Mail users
F-Droid
Keeps contacts in its own store, hidden from other apps
F-Droid
Backs up contacts on the phone, offline
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20 apps · sorted by name
| App ▼ | What it does | Price | Updated ▼ | Min Android ▼ | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WA AdderAJ |
Add WhatsApp contacts without giving WhatsApp access to your contacts! | Free | 16 Mar 2025 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
solytoLeander Muskalla |
Free, private, all-in-one personal organizer. Self-hostable | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Solid ShareErfan Gholami |
Files, contacts and passes on your own Solid pod, shared on your terms | Free | 20 Sept 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
SilentSuiteSilentSuite |
End-to-end encrypted sync for calendar, contacts, and tasks | Free | 12 Oct 2026 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
SD ContactsVolker Mische |
Automatically store your contacts to your SD card | Free | 14 Jan 2022 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
pcontactsTop 8pcontacts |
A contacts app for Proton Mail users | Free | 16 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
OpenContactsTop 8OpenContacts |
Keeps contacts in its own store, hidden from other apps | Free | 10 Feb 2026 | Android 4.1+ | F-Droid |
Nextcloud DevNextcloud GmbH |
Synchronization client | Free | 14 Oct 2026 | Android 9+ | F-Droid |
NextcloudNextcloud GmbH |
Synchronization client | Free | 6 Oct 2026 | Android 9+ | F-Droid |
MA ContactsVayun Mathur |
An, fully-functional contacts app | Free | 4 Aug 2026 | Android 12+ | F-Droid |
Libre Contacts BackupTop 8Ashkan Rafiee |
Backs up contacts on the phone, offline | Free | 15 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
Identiconizer! |
Identicons for your contacts | Free | 13 Mar 2019 | Android 4.0+ | F-Droid |
Friend AlertDavidoskky |
Nurture distant friendships with timely reminders | Free | 7 Nov 2023 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
Fossify ContactsTop 8Fossify |
Manage your contacts privately and efficiently with vCard support | Free | 1 Feb 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
EteSyncTop 8EteSync |
End-to-end encrypted contact and calendar sync | Free | 9 Mar 2026 | Android 5.0+ | F-Droid |
DAVx5Top 8bitfire |
Syncs contacts and calendars with your own CalDAV and CardDAV server | Free | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | Google Play |
Contacts+Top 8Contacts Plus |
Merges contacts from Google, iCloud and Outlook | — | Hand-checked 17 Oct 2026 | — | Google Play |
Contacts ImportStarGW |
Import your CSV contacts from a desktop client without any cloud syncing | Free | 14 Aug 2023 | Android 4.0+ | F-Droid |
ChatLaunch for WhatsAppTheodoro Loureiro Mota |
Start WhatsApp chats without adding numbers to contacts | Free | 16 Oct 2025 | Android 7.0+ | F-Droid |
BondwidthTop 8phonepvr |
A phone and contacts app that nudges you to call people you miss | Free | 15 Oct 2026 | Android 8.0+ | F-Droid |
'Top 8' marks the apps above. Data from F-Droid and hand-checked entries, as of 17 Oct 2026.
How we pick the top 8: a person tries the apps and checks each maker's page, then writes the labels down with a date. How we choose