# NextCall: Call Reminders — Stay close to who matters > Stay close to who matters (iPhone/iPad app by Ross Poulton.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextcall-call-reminders/id6779510940 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Ross Poulton](https://appshunter.io/developer/6779510942) - Category: Productivity, Utilities - Price: $0.99 - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 2 MB - Released: 2026-06-21 - Data updated: 2026-08-17 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextcall-call-reminders/id6779510940/reviews.md ## What is NextCall? Stay close to the people who matter most. Life gets busy, and the people we care about can quietly drift to the edges. NextCall is a gentle reminder system that helps you keep those relationships alive — without the guilt, the spreadsheets, or yet another social network. Pick the people who matter, choose how often you'd like to be in touch, and NextCall quietly nudges you when it's been too long. WHEN YOUR MEMORY WON'T DO IT FOR YOU If you've ever realized with a jolt that it's been six months since you spoke to a good friend — not because you stopped caring, but because the days just blurred together — NextCall was built for you. This app started as a fix for exactly that kind of forgetfulness. The kind where "I should text them back" evaporates the moment you put your phone down. The kind where time genuinely doesn't feel like it's passing until suddenly it's been a season. NextCall holds that thread for you, so staying in touch doesn't depend on remembering to remember. It's an external memory for your friendships — quietly keeping track so your brain doesn't have to. A PERSONAL CRM, MINUS THE OVERHEAD Power users will feel at home. Think of NextCall as a lightweight personal CRM for your real life: • Tier every relationship and set a custom cadence per tier — down to the exact number of days • Keep a running interaction log across calls, texts, in-person visits, email, and video • Pin durable notes on each person so context never gets lost between conversations • See at a glance who's overdue, who's coming up, and who you just reconnected with • Log a single catch-up against multiple people at once when you see a group All the intentionality of a contact system you'd build in a spreadsheet — with none of the maintenance. REMINDERS THAT RESPECT YOUR TIME Not too often, not too rarely. NextCall reminds you before too much time passes — and never spams you. Snooze any reminder when life gets in the way, and pick up right where you left off. REMEMBER WHAT MATTERS Pin the little things you never want to forget — a new baby, a new job, a recent move, a shared inside joke. NextCall surfaces your notes right when you're about to reach out, so every conversation picks up where the last one ended. MADE THE WAY IT SHOULD BE • Tap to call, message, or email straight from a contact • Build a quiet history of every catch-up • Set your own intervals for each tier • A clean, calm interface that stays out of your way YOUR DATA NEVER LEAVES YOUR PHONE NextCall does not have an account, a server, or a sign-up. Your contacts and your notes stay entirely on your device — never uploaded, never synced, never shared. The app uses your contacts only to help you choose who to stay in touch with, and your reminders are scheduled privately on your phone. NO STRINGS ATTACHED No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No ads. No tracking. You buy the app once and it's yours — we don't put a meter on your friendships. Download NextCall and make sure the next call actually happens ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.7.1 — 2026-08-12 - Fix launch screen ### 1.7 — 2026-08-11 - NEW: Backup your data to a file you can export and save somewhere safe. Restore it later (eg if setting up a fresh device). - NEW: For new users, onboarding is now spread across a few days so you get introduced slowly instead of being expected to configure a new app on day one. ### 1.6 — 2026-08-03 - Improved: set the time each day you receive reminders - Improved: optionally hide contact photos and notes from notifications (shown by default) - Fixed: better handling of broken email addresses ### 1.5 — 2026-08-02 - IMPROVEMENT: Accessibility and VoiceOver for the app for vison-impaired users - BUGFIX: "Reset all data" missed some notifications - BUGFIX: Snoozing a contact made them impossible to find until the snooze was over. - BUGFIX: Widgets refresh with accurate data more predictably ### 1.4 — 2026-07-28 - Improvement: New "You’re up to date" banner at the top of the homepage, and a little confetti treat to celebrate your well-maintained friendships. - Improvement: Bigger "your next call" section on Home Screen for the most overdue contact, prioritising your closest contacts over others. - Improvement: The "All Interactions" view should now shows contact avatars. - Improvement: Add a launch screen instead of just a white box. ## More apps by Ross Poulton - [NextLift: Barbell Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nextlift-barbell-tracker/id6780114731) - [NextTreat](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nexttreat/id6784648879) All apps by Ross Poulton: https://appshunter.io/developer/6779510942 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-17.*