Cardhop vs Dex

Cardhop is a contacts app for iOS and macOS for searching, adding, editing, and acting on contact information. Its natural-language parser accepts text commands for finding people or changing details. Actions include calls, messages, FaceTime, group email, and group messaging. The app works with device contact accounts and can search Google Contacts, Google Workspace, and Exchange Global Address Lists. It also connects to Exchange, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace directories for organizational contacts. On iPhone and iPad, printed business cards can be scanned and parsed into new contacts. A visual view shows relationships between contacts, while Fantastical integration can create an event with a contact or group as invitees. Flexibits says contact accounts, passwords, and contacts remain on the device rather than being sent to its servers. The Free plan costs nothing and includes basic Cardhop and Fantastical features with existing accounts. Cardhop does not merge duplicate contacts.

Dex is a personal CRM that brings together LinkedIn, email, and daily tools to help users maintain relationships and remember context. Contact records can hold details such as how people met, education, work, important dates, family, gift ideas, and event history. Dex can remind users to reconnect and alert them to upcoming birthdays. Its integrations include Gmail, Outlook, Google Calendar, two-way contact sync, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, iMessage, Superhuman, CSV, Granola, Zapier, and Dex MCP Server. Users can connect Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other MCP-compatible tools to their account and relationship data. The mobile app supports quick contact notes and meeting preparation information; desktop downloads are available for Mac and Windows. Premium costs $12 a month and includes LinkedIn sync for up to 2,500 connections. Professional costs $20 a month and supports up to 9,000 connections, with Mail Merge for personalized email workflows to up to 200 contacts. There is no free plan, but a 7-day trial is listed. Dex describes its focus as personal relationships rather than sales pipelines.