diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6903aae1b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactListNavLink.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//
+//  ContactListNavLink.swift
+//  SimpleX (iOS)
+//
+//  Created by spaced4ndy on 06.05.2024.
+//  Copyright © 2024 SimpleX Chat. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+import SwiftUI
+import SimpleXChat
+
+struct ContactListNavLink: View {
+    var contact: Contact
+    
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack{
+            ProfileImage(imageStr: contact.image, size: 30)
+                .padding(.trailing, 2)
+            Text(contact.chatViewName)
+                .lineLimit(1)
+            if contact.contactConnIncognito {
+                Spacer()
+                Image(systemName: "theatermasks")
+                    .resizable()
+                    .scaledToFit()
+                    .frame(width: 22, height: 22)
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#Preview {
+    ContactListNavLink(contact: Contact.sampleData)
+}
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactsView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactsView.swift
index cb76407885..1a90e9ad17 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactsView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Chat/Contacts/ContactsView.swift
@@ -30,60 +30,64 @@ struct ContactsView: View {
         VStack {
             contactList
         }
+        .scaleEffect(x: 1, y: oneHandUI ? -1 : 1, anchor: .center)
         .listStyle(.plain)
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private var contactList: some View {
-        let cs = filteredContacts()
+        let contacts = chatModel.chats.compactMap{ $0.chatInfo.contact }
+        let filteredContacts = oneHandUI ? filteredContacts(contacts).reversed() : filteredContacts(contacts)
         ZStack {
             VStack {
                 List {
-                    if !chatModel.chats.isEmpty {
+                    if !contacts.isEmpty {
                         ContactsSearchBar(
                             searchMode: $searchMode,
                             searchFocussed: $searchFocussed,
                             searchText: $searchText
                         )
+                        .scaleEffect(x: 1, y: oneHandUI ? -1 : 1, anchor: .center)
                         .listRowSeparator(.hidden)
                         .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
                     }
-                    ForEach(cs, id: \.viewId) { chat in
-                        ChatListNavLink(chat: chat)
+                    ForEach(filteredContacts, id: \.id) { contact in
+                        ContactListNavLink(contact: contact)
+                            .scaleEffect(x: 1, y: oneHandUI ? -1 : 1, anchor: .center)
                             .padding(.trailing, -16)
-                            .disabled(chatModel.chatRunning != true || chatModel.deletedChats.contains(chat.chatInfo.id))
+                            .disabled(chatModel.chatRunning != true || chatModel.deletedChats.contains(contact.id))
                     }
                     .offset(x: -8)
                 }
             }
-            if cs.isEmpty && !chatModel.chats.isEmpty {
+            if filteredContacts.isEmpty && !contacts.isEmpty {
                 Text("No filtered contacts")
+                    .scaleEffect(x: 1, y: oneHandUI ? -1 : 1, anchor: .center)
+                    .foregroundColor(.secondary)
+            } else if contacts.isEmpty {
+                Text("No contacts")
+                    .scaleEffect(x: 1, y: oneHandUI ? -1 : 1, anchor: .center)
                     .foregroundColor(.secondary)
             }
         }
     }
 
-    private func filteredContacts() -> [Chat] {
+    private func filteredContacts(_ contacts: [Contact]) -> [Contact] {
         let s = searchString()
-        return chatModel.chats.filter { chat in
-            let cInfo = chat.chatInfo
-            switch cInfo {
-            case let .direct(contact):
-                return s == ""
-                ? true
-                : (viewNameContains(cInfo, s) ||
-                   contact.profile.displayName.localizedLowercase.contains(s) ||
-                   contact.fullName.localizedLowercase.contains(s))
-            default:
-                return false
-            }
+        return contacts.filter { contact in
+            return s == ""
+            ? true
+            : (viewNameContains(contact, s) ||
+               contact.profile.displayName.localizedLowercase.contains(s) ||
+               contact.fullName.localizedLowercase.contains(s))
         }
+        .sorted{ $0.displayName.lowercased() < $1.displayName.lowercased() }
 
         func searchString() -> String {
             searchText.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces).localizedLowercase
         }
 
-        func viewNameContains(_ cInfo: ChatInfo, _ s: String) -> Bool {
-            cInfo.chatViewName.localizedLowercase.contains(s)
+        func viewNameContains(_ contact: Contact, _ s: String) -> Bool {
+            contact.chatViewName.localizedLowercase.contains(s)
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
index 5c5bff54bf..5159c80483 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Home/HomeView.swift
@@ -247,8 +247,9 @@ struct HomeView: View {
         }
     }
 
-    private func contactsView() -> some View {
+    @ViewBuilder private func contactsView() -> some View {
         ContactsView()
+            .padding(.top, 5)
     }
 
     @ViewBuilder private func chatsView() -> some View {
diff --git a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index b482b97a43..e89cfc26d2 100644
--- a/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/ios/SimpleX.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@
 		648679AB2BC96A74006456E7 /* ChatItemForwardingView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 648679AA2BC96A74006456E7 /* ChatItemForwardingView.swift */; };
 		649BCDA0280460FD00C3A862 /* ComposeImageView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 649BCD9F280460FD00C3A862 /* ComposeImageView.swift */; };
 		649BCDA22805D6EF00C3A862 /* CIImageView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 649BCDA12805D6EF00C3A862 /* CIImageView.swift */; };
+		64A596452BE90DEC00B69266 /* ContactListNavLink.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64A596442BE90DEC00B69266 /* ContactListNavLink.swift */; };
 		64AA1C6927EE10C800AC7277 /* ContextItemView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64AA1C6827EE10C800AC7277 /* ContextItemView.swift */; };
 		64AA1C6C27F3537400AC7277 /* DeletedItemView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64AA1C6B27F3537400AC7277 /* DeletedItemView.swift */; };
 		64C06EB52A0A4A7C00792D4D /* ChatItemInfoView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 64C06EB42A0A4A7C00792D4D /* ChatItemInfoView.swift */; };
@@ -477,6 +478,7 @@
 		6493D667280ED77F007A76FB /* en */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.strings; name = en; path = en.lproj/Localizable.strings; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		649BCD9F280460FD00C3A862 /* ComposeImageView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ComposeImageView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		649BCDA12805D6EF00C3A862 /* CIImageView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = CIImageView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		64A596442BE90DEC00B69266 /* ContactListNavLink.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ContactListNavLink.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		64AA1C6827EE10C800AC7277 /* ContextItemView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ContextItemView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		64AA1C6B27F3537400AC7277 /* DeletedItemView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = DeletedItemView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		64C06EB42A0A4A7C00792D4D /* ChatItemInfoView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ChatItemInfoView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -934,6 +936,7 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				6485F7C52BE8DB6500FAE413 /* ContactsView.swift */,
+				64A596442BE90DEC00B69266 /* ContactListNavLink.swift */,
 			);
 			path = Contacts;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1173,6 +1176,7 @@
 				5CB0BA9A2827FD8800B3292C /* HowItWorks.swift in Sources */,
 				5C13730B28156D2700F43030 /* ContactConnectionView.swift in Sources */,
 				644EFFE0292CFD7F00525D5B /* CIVoiceView.swift in Sources */,
+				64A596452BE90DEC00B69266 /* ContactListNavLink.swift in Sources */,
 				6432857C2925443C00FBE5C8 /* GroupPreferencesView.swift in Sources */,
 				5C93293129239BED0090FFF9 /* ProtocolServerView.swift in Sources */,
 				5C9CC7AD28C55D7800BEF955 /* DatabaseEncryptionView.swift in Sources */,