AddressBook Aid 4+

I was so hopeful when I learned there was an app where I could view my contacts in spreadsheet format and edit them but sadly, as the limited reviews state, this doesn’t work. I downloaded the app (there are no easy instructions), allowed it to access my contacts and waited. Under the Navigation drop-down menu my groups showed up but when I selected them, nothing happened. NO DATA populated. Then after searching for help I set my default to iCloud and some contacts populated but only a fraction of them AND none of the information in the columns populated. Totally useless. This really doesn’t seem like such a hard app to create but what really shocks me is that it would be up for sale and not work.

This app sounded great. Adding numerious users to Mac Contacts is a very painful process. This app works great if you want to see all your contacts in list format, and edit the Email/Address, Phone, and some labels for your contacts. Renaming your contact name is another story.. To do this you have to click on the edit button, then a small man icon, then select change contact name. Only problem is IT DOES NOT WORK. it shows it in this app, but the change never makes it to the mac Contacts after you save, or use the lock. Adding groups it a very painful process as each time you drag a name to the group, the group list resets itself and you have to search for the group you just added each time.

So its a great idea.. but I think the developer could have spent another day on his coding to turn a beta app into a really nice alternative to the Mac Contact app. This app is definitely not worth $9.99 as it isn't polished. Its worth around .50 cents at its current version: 1.5

I was searching for an application that would allow me to Search & Replace data in the Contacts database. The developer's website reads:

-Powerful Find & Replace
AddressBookAid TextFinder for the Find&Replace panel which is introduced in OSX 10.7. You can find a word in name and other categories, and replace it with a pattern.

There is no replace function. The trial version doesn't allow you to edit so there's no way to try before you buy.

I emailed the developer 4 days ago and heard nothing back.

This application is a waste of money and misleadingly marketed.