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Skrol vs. iPhone Contacts

Skrol is a chock-full of practical functions — more than in any similar app. But they aren't there at the ease-of-use expense. In fact, you'll find Skrol easier to use than the barebone Contacts app on your iPhone. Here are the main differences:

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ADDING CONTACTS
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Apple Contacts
Manual entry
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Business card scanner
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Scan QR code
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Add current location
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Copy/Paste from websites, emails, and documents
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SEARCH
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Predictive alphabet (1st and 2nd letters)
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Search all fields
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Search by specific field (name, phone, email, etc)
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Match any words (multiple words)
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Match all words (find with several criterias)
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Fuzzy (phonetic) voice search
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Search history
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Search for groups and reminders
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Create groups from search results
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LIST OPTIONS
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Sort contacts order by field – name, organization, email domain, country, state, city, ZIP, and others
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Multiselect for contacts, select all contacts
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Actions for multiselect (send email, etc.)
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Management actions for multiselect (move, delete, create group, etc.)
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Switch between accounts right from the contacts list
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Send email to a group
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Send SMS to a group
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Perform actions via swipes, long hold, double-click, etc.
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CONTACT MANAGEMENT
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Apple Contacts
Detailed actions history
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Save actions location
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Merge duplicates
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Find duplicates automatically
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Manage groups (add, delete, rename, add contacts to a group)
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Move contacts between accounts
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CONTACT ACTIONS
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SMS templates
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Email templates
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Schedule events
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Make directions via Google Maps, Apple Maps, or Waze
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Request rides with Uber or Lyft
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Send My location
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Share My business card
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Share vCard
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Share contact via QR code or NFC
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FOLDER (CONTACT INFORMATION)
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Integrate with primary chat apps (7)
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Find and connect contact's page (13)
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Attach relatives folders
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Swipe between folders for quick viewing end editing
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Search contact information on the web for adding photo, sites, addresses, and other information to the folder without typing
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Attach photos of the business cards to folders via search, camera, copy/paste, and from library
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Paste photos from the Clipboard
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Fields editing options (cut, copy, paste, swap, change case, format, delete)
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Send fax messages
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SETTINGS & OTHER
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Request call confirmation
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Select default apps (email, maps, browsers, etc.)
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Select default search engine
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Select swipe actions for contacts list
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Siri shortcuts for voice commands
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Support foreign addresses and phone numbers
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REMINDERS
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Birthday reminders
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Event, anniversary and wedding reminders
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Search by event type and contact name
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Add events to the Google Calendar
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Active when the app isn’t running
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Reminder notifications directly from the app
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EMAIL
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Personalized mail merge
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Send to selected contacts
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Send to groups
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Templates library, folders, editor
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Bult-in SMTP support Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook, MS 365, Yahoo, and AOL
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Custom SMTP for any provider
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Select preferred app for sending email (Apple Mail, Gmail, or Outlook)
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Blind or Carbony copy list for group emails
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DIGITAL BUSINESS CARDS
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Create multiple cards (business, personal, 2nd job, travel, etc.)
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Rotate phone to show users business card and QR code
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Scan and add paper business cards
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Nameplate mode
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Translate to major languages while abroad
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Publish business cards on the web page as online signature (Skrol.me)
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MISCELLANIOUS
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Built-in User manual and tutorial videos
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Restore deleted contacts
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Perpetual backup
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Zoom/Unzoom font size for readability
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Biometric access protection
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Not available / Not supported / Not included
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Utility function provided by the Apple Contacts app

Please note that Skrol and the built-in Apple Contacts app use the same contacts database, so any changes that you make inside Skrol are automatically updated inside the Apple Contacts and vice versa. 

Additionally, Skrol and the Apple Contacts can run at the same time. This way, you may continue using the Apple Contacts for routine tasks as before but rely on Skrol to better organize contacts and for all other advanced tasks and functions, such as personalized mail merge or digital business cards.

Another great way to take advantage of running both apps at the same time is to use the Apple Contacts app for your personal address book (account) and Skrol for a work-related address book(s).

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