# Thanks Bud — Names when you need them

> Remember names and details for people outside your immediate circle. (iPhone/iPad app by Nikhil Daftary.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thanks-bud/id6789999151 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nikhil Daftary](https://appshunter.io/developer/6789999153)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.5 · 9 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-13
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thanks-bud/id6789999151/reviews.md

## What is Thanks Bud?

Think back to the last wedding, school event, or neighborhood party. You knew their faces and plenty about them. But when you needed a name, you had to wing it.

Phone numbers fit naturally in Contacts. Notes can hold almost anything, so a useful detail about one person can disappear among everything else. Neither app is built for when you need to know someone's name.

Thanks Bud keeps names, relationships, and useful details together and easy to find when you need them. Add a person with a name and one useful line. When you are about to see them, search from a few letters or a half-remembered detail and pull up what you need.

Open Thanks Bud before you see them. Glance at the name, the people around them, and the line you wrote to bring the person back into focus.

HOW IT HELPS

- A name and one headline are enough to save someone.
- Search works with partial names, typos, notes, relationships, and remembered details.
- Open a group before a wedding, school event, or neighborhood dinner and read the names you want nearby.
- See the people around the person, so the name and relationships make sense together.
- The Day Band on Home shows where saved cities fall in the day.
- Save an optional phone number and email address. Call, message, or email from the person's card.
- Share one person or a group of people as a file. Before you send it, you choose which details to include. Phone numbers and email addresses stay out unless you turn them on.

QUIET UNTIL YOU NEED IT

Thanks Bud sends no reminders, keeps no score, and never tells you that a relationship is overdue. Open it when you need the name, then carry on.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Thanks Bud stores your roster on your iPhone. There is no Thanks Bud account, no advertising, and no analytics. The developer collects no data.

If you save a city, Thanks Bud asks Apple Weather for that city's weather and daylight times. The app never asks for your location. If you share a file or save a backup, you choose the action and the content.

A new iPhone set up from a backup of your old one should bring your people across. You can also save a backup file yourself.

FREE TO USE

Cards, search, built-in groups, sharing, and backups are free. A one-time $7.99 US purchase unlocks custom groups. There is no subscription.

Thanks Bud is made for the people just outside your inner circle: relatives, neighbors, school parents, colleagues, and the familiar faces you want to greet by name.

## Key features

- Save names and one key detail
- Search with partial names and details
- Organize people for events
- View relationships between people
- Optional phone number and email
- Share people or groups
- Local data storage

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Custom groups | $7.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/thanks-bud/id6789999151/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Neat little personal black book app

*2026-08-26*

Purpose built for knowing names when you need them. Easier than stock notes app or any spreadsheet (in the long-run)

## Frequently asked questions about Thanks Bud

### What is Thanks Bud?

Thanks Bud is a productivity app designed to help you remember names and key details about people you encounter outside your immediate circle. It allows you to quickly search for individuals using partial information and access their details before social events.

### How does Thanks Bud help me remember names?

You can save a person's name along with one essential detail, like their relationship or a memorable fact. When you need to recall someone, you can search using partial names, typos, or any remembered detail to bring their information to focus.

### Is Thanks Bud free to use?

Yes, core features like saving cards, searching, built-in groups, sharing, and backups are free. A one-time purchase of $7.99 unlocks custom groups, with no subscription required.

### Does Thanks Bud have ads?

No, Thanks Bud is designed with privacy in mind and does not contain any advertisements. The developer collects no data, and there is no advertising or analytics within the app.

### Where is my data stored in Thanks Bud?

Thanks Bud stores your roster locally on your iPhone. There is no cloud account or server-side storage, ensuring your data remains private and under your control.

### Can I share information from Thanks Bud?

Yes, you can share individual people or groups of people as a file. Before sending, you can choose which details to include, with options to exclude sensitive information like phone numbers and email addresses unless explicitly enabled.

### What devices does Thanks Bud support?

Thanks Bud is currently supported on iPhones. It is designed to be a mobile-first application for easy access on the go.

### How often is Thanks Bud updated?

The latest version of Thanks Bud is 1.0.3, last updated on August 27, 2026. While specific update frequency isn't detailed, the app has seen recent updates indicating ongoing development.

## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-27

This update makes it easier to save useful context, understand how people connect, and update several people at once.

- Update groups or set one saved city for several people at once.
- Add and edit relationship details with clearer prompts and controls.
- See the people around someone through clearer connection lists.
- Use the Day Band on Home to see where saved cities are in the day.
- Start with a clearer first-use path, and return to Your Card whenever you need it.
- Save an optional phone number and email address, then call, message, or email from the person's card.
- Enter and format U.S. and international phone numbers with a country picker and a separate extension field.
- Enjoy clearer layouts, better support for larger text, and more reliable taps.

Phone numbers and email addresses stay out of shared files unless the sender chooses to include them.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-08-26

This update keeps more of the useful context you save within easy reach.

- See the people around the person, so the name and relationships make sense together.
- Use the Day Band on Home to see where saved cities are in the day.
- Start with a clearer first-use path, and return to Your Card whenever you need it.
- Save an optional phone number and email address, then call, message, or email from the person's card.
- Enter and format U.S. and international phone numbers with a country picker and a separate extension field.
- Enjoy clearer layouts and more reliable interaction at larger text sizes.

Phone numbers and email addresses stay out of shared files unless the sender chooses to include them.

### 1.0 — 2026-08-13

No release notes.

## Related topics

[daftary](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/daftary)

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