ABContacts: Contacts Manager, Smart Groups, Dialer, Favorites all in one, Paid
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ABContacts: Contacts Manager, Smart Groups, Dialer, Favorites all in one, Paid

ABContacts: Contacts Manager, Smart Groups, Dialer, Favorites all in one


Reviewed: July 1, 2009
Released: November 5, 2009
Developer: Andrea Vettori
Version: 1.4.5 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

$4.99


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$3.99 to $4.99 October 17, 2009

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ABContacts has many more features than the lite version. This version arranges contacts into groups and then they can be searched for any piece of information. Filter by name, birthday, company, or location. E-mail an entire group with just one touch. Helpful tool for managing large groups of contacts.
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Now with group SMS when used with compatible applications
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ABContacts is a full featured contacts manager with many advanced features.
MacWorld.com 4/5 : ABContacts is jam-packed with powerful features to improve the experience of managing your iPhone or iPod touch contacts.
AppCraver.com 9/10: ABContacts Makes Group Contact Management as Easy as 1-2-3
148Apps.com 4.5/5: Recommended
AppReview.com : Better

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NOW WITH GROUP SMS
using compatible sms apps (see below) !!!
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User's guide and Video demo available on the web site www.redbits.com, or use the link below in iTunes.
See below for quick instructions and notes.
Please read the guide, most negative reviews are from people that have not read the user's guide. If in dubt, send an email to support !
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The app has five windows :
- Contacts
- Smart Groups
- Dialer
- Recent Calls
- Favorites

With Smart Groups you can create dynamic groups based on rules. Contacts will be filed in smart groups automatically. There are five different types of rules and they work on first name, last name, company, notes, job title, department, city, state, country, birthday and events fields, emails and phones.
Rules can be combined to create very powerful filters !
Moreover, since smart groups are used by ABContacts and not synced, Outlook users will be able to create smart groups on the phone that finally does not alter how contacts are shown in Outlook. Check the user's guide to learn all the possibilities.

The dialer is associated with a smart search feature. You can search contacts using the dialer keypad. Spaces and special chars are supported as well as non english letters. Phonetic info are used if present.
You can also speed dial the first nine favorites by pressing and holding the corresponding key down.

Favorites has two view modes: list and photos. You can add, use and manage favorites with the list mode and use them in the photo view.

All feature list does not fit the space available on iTunes, we have too much features :)
Please take a look to the website for the complete feature list.

Notes:
To open the Quick Actions double tap on the group name or contact name.
To open the window selector tap on the title bar.

GROUP SMS is available as an option when using a compatible app to send the sms. Please look at the compatible apps on the web site www.redbits.com. If you're using an app for email, sms or phone and you want to use it with ABContacts please ask the developers to contact us.

No VCARD (just simple text email) since we can't send attachment yet with the built-in Mail app.

See the website for the user's guide with many screenshots and videos.

IMPORTANT: If something is not working for you PLEASE contact the support email. If you just write in reviews we can't understand what the problem is and fix it. We have carefully tested the app but there may exist unexpected conditions and we can't find them if you don't contact us. Moreover is frequent that you simply need to read the guide to solve your issue.

WARNING: Native group management is not supported if you are synching with Exchange.
Synching using iTunes is supported. All other features are supported with any synching method. Smart groups are supported with any synching method.

WARNING: Some users reported crashes when calling a number. This are not related to ABContacts and seems to be caused by corrupted iPhone address book database. Check the support page or contact the support to solve this issue.
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No Group SMS - 3 stars - October 13, 2009
The main reason I bought this was to create groups and then send SMS to the group. You can't do it. Has a lot of nice features but HiContacts is cheaper and does many of the same things for less and you can send group SMS
Great app - 4 stars - October 7, 2009
The lite version is a must have. This is a great one, but I wish it would just completely replace apple's dialer so 4 stars instead of 5. I actually after years removed my calendar from the dock so i can make room for this.
Awsome - 5 stars - September 19, 2009
There's alot of stuff that people could do with this. It's great. I love it. Worth buying.
Awesome! - 5 stars - September 17, 2009
This app is outstanding. It is better than it's discription. It is a great way to send group email or photos (up to 9 photos) and it also tracks birthdays at the touch of a button. I think for 3.99 it is the best app for the purpose of group email
Great app - 5 stars - September 14, 2009
I bought this is order to group my contacts. It works exactly as stated and is incredibly useful. For people complaining about not being able to add extra fields that show up in your conacts book, you don't understand how the iphone works. You can't alter those sorts of aspects of preloaded applications. The only reason grouping can be integrated is that the iPhone was made to support it and Apple just never utilized it, probably just for the sake of making a profit off of people purchasing apps like this one. Don't give it a poor rating for that though. It isn't the developers fault that apple milks it's customers for money. Fantastic app, thanks a ton
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