Covve keeps your business contacts in an app of its own, behind a Covve sign-in. Starrise Contacts takes another route: it works directly on the address book you already have, with no account at all.
Updated October 2026
The short answer
If you want notes, reminders and a business card scanner on top of the contacts already on your iPhone, without creating an account or moving your contacts into another app, Starrise Contacts is the simpler choice. Its core features are free, and Pro costs $0.99 per month or $5.99 per year.
Two different approaches
Covve is a personal CRM for business contacts. You sign in, and Covve keeps your contacts in its own app; you can export a card to your address book.
Starrise Contacts is a contacts app and personal CRM that works on your iCloud, Google and Exchange contacts as they are. There is nothing to import, nothing to sign up for, and your contacts are never sent to us. Read more about the private personal CRM.
Side by side
| Starrise Contacts | Covve | |
|---|---|---|
| Account | None needed | Covve sign-in |
| Works on your iPhone address book | Yes, directly | Own app, with card export |
| Native Mac app | Yes | Yes |
| Paid plan | $0.99/month or $5.99/year | Covve PRO from $4.99/month |
Covve facts from covve.com and its App Store listing on 11 October 2026; US prices.
Where Starrise Contacts goes further
- Dated notes: as many notes per person as you like, each with a date, searchable across all contacts. More on contact notes.
- Birthdays and anniversaries with a reminder at the time you choose, free. See the birthday reminder app.
- Gift ideas, file attachments and a map of everyone’s address, for friends and family as much as for work.
- Keep in Touch reminders (Pro): choose how often you want to catch up with someone, and Starrise reminds you when it’s time.
- Name days (Pro) from nine calendars, and Moments that spot plans you mention in your notes.
Switching is easy
Because Starrise works on your address book, there is nothing to migrate. Install the app, allow access to your contacts and start adding notes. Contacts you exported from Covve to your address book show up right away.
Sources
Facts about other apps were checked on 11 October 2026 on the pages below.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a Covve alternative without an account?
Yes. Starrise Contacts needs no account and works directly on the contacts already on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, including iCloud, Google and Exchange contacts.
Can Starrise Contacts scan business cards?
Yes. The business card scanner is part of Starrise Contacts Pro. Point your camera at a card, check the details and save the new contact to your address book.
How much does Starrise Contacts cost?
Starrise Contacts is free to download and its core features are free. Pro costs $0.99 per month or $5.99 per year in the US and unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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Starrise Contacts works on the contacts already on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. No account, nothing to import. Free to download, with an optional Pro subscription.
Free on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Pro costs $0.99 per month or $5.99 per year in the US.