Trust and verification
Verified hashes, stronger trust profiles, and lower-risk releases rise faster in the shortlist.
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67 active apps
Contacts
Use this track when you want safer, fresher, or leaner substitutes for a specific Android app.
67 active apps
Privacy guardrails first
Fresh releases matter
How this track ranks apps
These pages are not alphabetical lists. Each track emphasizes a different decision priority.
Release freshness
More recent releases usually rank better because users need options that are still maintained.
Footprint and install size
Smaller packages score better when the track is sensitive to storage, bandwidth, or device overhead.
Ranked options
Ordered using trust, risk, footprint, freshness, and category fit signals.
#1
Carrion
Carrion is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 0.1 MB.
Entwickler: Divested Computing Gro. Release-Übersicht: Min. SDK 30 | Aktualisiert: 2000-01-28 | Ziel-SDK 34 | Neueste Version: 1.23 | Paket: us.spotco.carrion | Entwickler: Divest...
Priority score: 74
Trust score: 84
Risk: Niedriges Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 1
Size: 0.1 MB
1 versions tracked
#2
Coma Phone
Coma Phone is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.0 MB.
Coma Phone is an Android app in Phone & SMS with a clean, verified release timeline. Release-Übersicht: Paket: me.yardenac.comaphone | Neueste Version: 3.4.c | Ziel-SDK 29 | Kateg...
Priority score: 72
Trust score: 78
Risk: Niedriges Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 2
Size: 2.0 MB
1 versions tracked
#3
Streak Alarm for Snapchat (Streak Reminder)
Streak Alarm for Snapchat (Streak Reminder) is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 5.0 MB.
Streak Alarm for Snapchat (Streak Reminder) for Android (Phone & SMS) with version history and verified packag Entwick Release-Übersicht: Aktualisiert: 2005-08-17 | Ziel-SDK 30 |...
Priority score: 69
Trust score: 81
Risk: Niedriges Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 5.0 MB
1 versions tracked
#4
SmsReply
SmsReply is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.5 MB.
SmsReply is an Android app in Phone & SMS with a clean, verified release timeline. Release-Übersicht: Kategorie: Phone & SMS | Größe: 2.5 MB | Aktualisiert: 2004-08-16 | Entwickle...
Priority score: 65
Trust score: 72
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 2.5 MB
1 versions tracked
#5
Raise To Answer
Raise To Answer is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.9 MB.
Halte einfach dein Telefon an dein Ohr, um einen eingehenden Anruf anzunehmen. Release-Übersicht: Ziel-SDK 30 | Aktualisiert: 2001-03-07 | Paket: me.hackerchick.raisetoanswer | Ne...
Priority score: 64
Trust score: 71
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 3
Size: 2.9 MB
1 versions tracked
#6
SD Contacts
SD Contacts is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 1.6 MB.
A closer look at SD Contacts: release details and update history in Phone & SMS. Release-Übersicht: Ziel-SDK 31 | Entwickler: Volker Mische | Neueste Version: 1.0.0 | Min. SDK 26...
Priority score: 64
Trust score: 69
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 1.6 MB
1 versions tracked
#7
SMS Import / Export
SMS Import / Export is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.1 MB.
SMS Import / Export is an Android app in Phone & SMS with a clean, verified release timeline. Release-Übersicht: Größe: 2.1 MB | Paket: com.github.tmo1.sms_ie | Neueste Version: 2...
Priority score: 64
Trust score: 69
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 2.1 MB
1 versions tracked
#8
SMS to URL Forwarder
SMS to URL Forwarder is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.4 MB.
bogomolov.incomingsmsgateway . Release-Übersicht: Größe: 2.4 MB | Kategorie: Phone & SMS | Ziel-SDK 33 | Entwickler: Konstantin Bogomolov | Min. SDK 14 | Neueste Version: 2.3.0....
Priority score: 64
Trust score: 71
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 1
Size: 2.4 MB
1 versions tracked
#9
Privacy Cell
Privacy Cell is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 2.9 MB.
Privacy Cell is an Android app in Phone & SMS with a clean, verified release timeline. Release-Übersicht: Kategorie: Phone & SMS | Aktualisiert: 2009-02-14 | Min. SDK 30 | Entwick...
Priority score: 62
Trust score: 72
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 2.9 MB
Release freshness: vor 6230 Tagen
1 versions tracked
#10
Baby Phone
Baby Phone is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 7.0 MB.
A closer look at Baby Phone: release details and update history in Phone & SMS. Release-Übersicht: Größe: 7 MB | Entwickler: Peter Serwylo | Ziel-SDK 34 | Neueste Version: 1.3.0 |...
Priority score: 61
Trust score: 72
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 7.0 MB
1 versions tracked
#11
Fossify Messages
Fossify Messages is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 7.9 MB.
SDK 2 Release-Übersicht: Größe: 7.9 MB. Release-Übersicht: Größe: 7.9 MB | Kategorie: Phone & SMS | Aktualisiert: 2006-03-03 | Paket: org.fossify.messages | Entwickler: Fossify |...
Priority score: 61
Trust score: 72
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 0
Size: 7.9 MB
1 versions tracked
#12
TAC Database Client
TAC Database Client is worth comparing against Contacts when you want a similar category fit with a footprint around 1.5 MB.
TAC Database Client is an Android app in Phone & SMS with a clean, verified release timeline. Release-Übersicht: Kategorie: Phone & SMS | Neueste Version: 1.0 | Paket: org.osmocom...
Priority score: 61
Trust score: 61
Risk: Mittleres Risiko
Dangerous permissions: 1
Size: 1.5 MB
1 versions tracked
Questions users ask before choosing
Short answers for the trade-offs behind each library track.
When should I use alternatives pages for Contacts?
Use this track when you already know the app you want to replace and need practical substitutes quickly.
What decides the order on an alternatives page?
The ordering favors safer trust context, fresher releases, cleaner permission signals, and useful differentiation from the current pick.
What is the main trade-off in alternatives pages?
The goal is not to find the most popular app overall, but the most credible replacement for the specific app you started from.
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Use this track when you need smaller installs and lower overhead without dropping trust context entirely.