WPS Contacts on iOS: Introduction

WPS Contacts on iOS helps you link WPS address book entries to records in a multi-dimensional table; this guide covers 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

WPS Contacts is a contact field feature in WPS Office for iOS multi-dimensional tables. It lets you link each record to people stored in the WPS address book, which is useful for assigning owners, participants, approvers, and other people-related roles in a table.

The main tasks include:

Create a contact field: add a Contacts field to the table header and set its field name and rules.
Add contacts: open a record, select the Contacts field, and choose people from the WPS address book.

When Allow selecting multiple contacts is enabled, one record can include more than one person. When Allow sending notifications to newly inserted contacts is enabled, newly added contacts can receive a notification.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	An iPhone or iPad that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office for iOS
Network	A stable internet connection is recommended when selecting contacts or sending notifications
Other	Sign in to your WPS account and make sure the WPS address book already contains selectable contacts

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, enter a multi-dimensional table, and confirm that Contacts appears in the field type list

Source: WPS Download Center

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	In iOS multi-dimensional tables, WPS can create a Contacts field, select one or more people from the WPS address book, and optionally send notifications when new contacts are added.	Microsoft Lists provides a Person or Group column for selecting people or groups from the directory and storing them as list data.	Google Sheets supports People smart chips, which let users insert a name or email in a cell and view person details.	Notion databases provide a Person property for tagging workspace members in tasks and records.	Adobe Acrobat Sign assigns form fields to recipients in a signing workflow, which is a recipient-routing feature rather than a table contact field.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS keeps contact assignment directly inside record management in a multi-dimensional table. Distinct: it combines multi-contact selection with an optional notification setting for newly inserted contacts.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft focuses on list columns and directory-based person selection; the referenced page explains column types and person-related list fields.	Compared with WPS: Google focuses on people chips inside cells, while record-level field rules and contact notifications are not the main focus of the referenced feature.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses on workspace member assignment in databases; the referenced page does not center on address-book-style contact selection or contact notifications.	Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on recipient ownership of signing fields and does not provide a matching multi-dimensional table contact field.
Official Source	—	Microsoft Lists column types	Google Sheets smart chips	Notion database properties	Adobe Acrobat Sign recipient fields

Overall Conclusion
WPS Contacts is a closer fit for record-based people assignment in a multi-dimensional table on iOS. Microsoft, Google, and Notion all provide people-related fields or properties, but they focus on list columns, cell chips, or workspace assignment. Adobe covers recipient assignment in signing workflows instead of the same table-based contact scenario.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	Solution
1	Assigning record owners	Project managers and team leads	Records need a clear owner	Create a Contacts field and assign one owner to each record
2	Tracking multiple participants	Operations, sales, and support teams	One record needs more than one participant	Turn on multi-contact selection and add several contacts
3	Marking approvers	Admin, finance, and approval workflows	Related people are hard to manage consistently	Use a Contacts field to store approvers or copied members
4	Notifying new members	Team collaboration scenarios	Newly added members may miss updates	Turn on notifications for newly inserted contacts
5	Updating records on mobile	iPhone and iPad users	People information needs to be updated while away from a desk	Open record details on iOS and select contacts directly

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free Users	WPS Premium
Basic use of the Contacts field	✅ Available	✅ Available
Core WPS Office components	✅ Available	✅ Available
Advanced PDF tools, more templates, and extended benefits	Partially limited	More benefits available
Cloud storage	1 GB	20 GB or higher depending on plan

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You only need to create and use the Contacts field in a multi-dimensional table	Free	The feature description shows no membership restriction for this workflow
You also need more PDF tools, templates, cloud storage, or broader office benefits	WPS Premium	A better fit for users who need expanded office features beyond the contact field

Membership page: Subscribe to WPS Premium