# Often — Keep in touch, on purpose

> Contact management app with reminders, notes, and template messages. (iPhone/iPad app by XpMind.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/often/id1581620080 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [XpMind](https://appshunter.io/developer/1581620082)
- Category: Productivity, Business
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 25 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2021-09-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/often/id1581620080/reviews.md

## What is Often?

People drift. Often is the quiet fix.

You meant to call your sister back. You meant to check in with the friend who moved to Berlin. You meant to thank the mentor who took your call last spring. Months pass. The relationships that matter most are the ones that fade quietest, because there's no deadline on them.

Also useful for solo consultants, coaches, and small business owners who want a personal CRM without a sales pipeline strapped to their face.

Often is a small, calm app that gives every important person in your life a rhythm — every two weeks, every month, every birthday — and one quiet nudge a day for whoever's slipped. That's it. No feed, no followers, no streaks, no other people's posts in your face.

PICK A CADENCE. GET A NUDGE. REACH OUT THE WAY YOU ACTUALLY DO.

• Add the people who matter — close friends, family, mentors, clients, the contacts you can't afford to lose.
• Group them into your own categories. Pick a colour. Drag to reorder.
• Tell the app how often you'd like to reach out — every two weeks, every month, on a birthday, on a Tuesday. Change it any time.
• One swipe to log that you've reached out. One tap to open WhatsApp, Email, or the phone. Or just log it and move on.
• Snooze any single nudge. Mute someone for a season. The app waits.

A DASHBOARD THAT RESPECTS YOUR TIME.

The Today tab is a clean queue: Overdue, Due today, Due this week. The Home dashboard shows you a single picture of how you're doing — week, month, quarter, or year. Tap a number, see the people behind it.

NOTES THAT PAY ATTENTION BACK. (OFTEN PLUS)

Free-form notes per contact. Once a note gets long, a Summarise button appears — Apple Intelligence reads it on your phone and gives you a single-paragraph recap. Use it before a coffee, a call, a reunion. Nothing leaves your device.

PRIVACY FIRST. WE MEAN IT.

• No servers. We don't have one with your data on it because we don't have one.
• Sync is iCloud-only — Apple-to-Apple, never to us.
• All AI runs on your phone using Apple Intelligence.
• No tracking, no analytics, no third-party advertising SDKs.
• Export everything to CSV or JSON whenever you like.

OFTEN PLUS

A single subscription, five ways to buy: monthly, three-month, six-month, yearly (with a 7-day free trial), and a one-time lifetime purchase. Plus unlocks unlimited contacts and categories, AI note summaries, screenshot-to-context OCR, iCloud sync, and widgets that show names and details. Count-only widgets — the small Today widget and the Lock Screen widgets — are free, and the Log Contact Siri Shortcut runs free for everyone.

Free always includes logging contacts, writing notes, setting cadences, the daily digest, and full data export.

— Built quietly in Toronto. Privacy is not a feature; it's the whole shape of the product.

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Privacy Policy: https://www.xpmind.com/snPP.html
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Set contact reminders
- Categorize contacts
- Add and view notes
- Create template messages
- Import contacts
- Track last interactions
- iCloud data storage

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Annual Subscription | $19.99 | per year |
| Semestral Subscription | $12.99 | per 6 months |
| Quarterly Subscription | $7.99 | per 3 months |
| Month-to-Month Subscription | $2.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lifetime Premium | $49.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (8 of 8)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/often/id1581620080/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2021-10-10, version 1.0.1*

Awesome app! User friendly and easy to navigate through. A totally must to keep a quality network, which is so much-needed nowadays. Definitely recommend!

### 5/5 — Awesome idea

*2021-10-02, version 1.0.1*

This is great. I don’t know why nobody ever thought about this before. It is helping me to get in touch and network with others like never before.

Very good app

### 5/5 — Awesome App! It has helped a lot!

*2021-10-02, version 1.0.1*

The App has helped me a lot. It is much more than I could imagine.

Lots of features to help me organizing my network and reach out fiends and colleagues.

I strongly recommend.

### 5/5 — Loved it!

*2021-10-02, version 1.0.1*

Great interface which made it extremely easy to use!!

### 5/5 — Finally!

*2021-10-02, version 1.0.1*

An amazing app to help you to grow your network easily and effectively.
Excellent features and great value!
👍👍👍

### 5/5 — Great way to keep in touch

*2021-10-02, version 1.0.1*

The app is amazing in helping me remember to contact my connections frequently. Really easy to use. Keep up the good work.

### 5/5 — Amazing App

*2021-10-02, version 1.0.1*

I am positively surprised with this app. Very friendly and it has exceeded my expectation. It definitely worths it. It was exactly what I needed.

### 5/5 — Amazingly useful app

*2021-09-29, version 1.0.1*

I have been looking for a solution like this for years! 

Everything else available is either too complicated or makes me have to use multiple apps.

Definitely a keeper

## Frequently asked questions about Often

### How does Smart Networker help me stay in touch with contacts?

Smart Networker allows you to set reminders for specific contacts. When it's time to reach out, the app will notify you, making it easy to send a message or make a call.

### Can I organize my contacts within Smart Networker?

Yes, you can categorize your contacts within Smart Networker. This feature helps you easily find and manage different groups of people, especially useful after events.

### Does Smart Networker offer any features to save time when messaging contacts?

Smart Networker allows you to create template messages. You can even have different templates for different contact categories, saving you time when sending follow-up messages.

### Is my data safe with Smart Networker?

Yes, your privacy is a key aspect. Smart Networker uses your own iCloud storage space for all data, meaning no account creation is required and the developer cannot access your information.

### Can I import my existing contacts into Smart Networker?

Yes, you can import your contacts directly from your iPhone into Smart Networker. This saves you time when setting up the app.

### What is the update frequency for Smart Networker?

Smart Networker was last updated on May 15, 2022, with the latest version being 1.0.6. This indicates a recent update, suggesting ongoing development and support.

### What devices does Smart Networker support?

Smart Networker is supported on iPhone and iPod devices. It is designed for iOS users.

### What is the age rating for Smart Networker?

Smart Networker has an age rating of 4+. This suggests it is suitable for a wide range of users, including younger individuals.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1.0 — 2026-08-16

SmartNetworker is now Often — same app, warmer name.

· A friendlier free tier: 15 people and 3 groups, up from 5 and 2
· Tapping a notification now takes you to the right person
· Count widgets (small and Lock Screen) are now free for everyone
· Reminders for your most overdue people no longer go missing

Smaller things and quieter bugs handled too.
Reply to the App Store review or write us — we read everything.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-05-11

Some small improvements and bug fixes.

### 2.0.0 — 2026-05-03

We made an app for the people we kept meaning to call.

SmartNetworker is here. Add the people who matter,
set a cadence for each, and get one quiet nudge a day
for whoever's slipped.

Privacy is the whole shape of the product:
your contacts never leave your phone.
Apple Intelligence runs on your phone.
Sync, when you want it, is iCloud-only.

Thanks for trying it. Tell us what feels off.

### 1.0.6 — 2022-05-15

Bug fixes and minor changes

### 1.0.3 — 2021-10-31

Added support to importing notes from your iOS Contacts and adjusted a few visuals and options.

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