Comparison

CatchUp vs Again Sometime

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CatchUp

This app helps you remember to stay in touch with your contacts. Set custom reminders for friends, family, or colleagues and receive notifications when it's time to reconnect. It offers automatic birthday reminders and syncs across your devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable contact reminders
  • Recurring and custom reminder intervals
  • Automatic birthday/anniversary alerts
  • Upcoming catchups grid
  • Unread indicators
  • Contact information sync
  • Cloud syncing across devices
Features
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Free with no ads! Supported 100% by tips. Keep in touch with your friends, family, business associates, and anyone else in your iOS Contacts list with CatchUp. Set reminders for the contacts you choose, and get notified when it's time to CatchUp with them again. Set these up as recurring reminders, like every week or month, or a custom day that you pick. Regardless of your choice, you can choose the time of day that you get the notification. Step One: Add Contacts Step Two: Set your Notification Preference (how often you want to be reminded to catch up with that individual) Step Three: There is no step three Features: – Receive daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual, or custom reminders to catch up with your contacts, even when not connected to the internet – Automatic reminders for contacts' birthdays/anniversaries if you have them set in your Contacts app - A grid of your upcoming catchups - Unread indicators for contacts it's time to CatchUp with - Pull down on the home screen to update your contacts' pictures and information - Automatic cloud syncing with other Apple devices – Full light and dark mode support – No ads CatchUp is free and has no ads. This is a passion project that honestly helps me out, and I'd rather not muddy the waters with advertising I can't control. If you'd like to support development, you are welcome to leave a tip in the Tip Jar within the app. A note on privacy: I store NONE of your contacts or any of your personal information. The contacts you choose and the preferences you set for them are stored locally on your device, and are never sent anywhere else. Read my full privacy policy at https://www.ryantoken.com/privacy-policy

About

Again Sometime

This app simplifies making plans by showing who's available and when you're free. Organize contacts into groups to easily invite them for spontaneous meetups without the usual scheduling hassle. Rediscover effortless connections with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Organize contacts into groups
  • Share your availability
  • See who's around
  • Effortless meetups
  • Spontaneous connection
Features
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Again Sometime helps you plan gatherings without the hassle. It handles the scheduling, the options, and the headcount — so the one who always makes it happen can actually enjoy the night. Step 1. Start with an idea, not a finished plan Throw in a date range, a vibe, a restaurant you've been meaning to try. Again Sometime turns your rough thinking into a shareable plan — no spreadsheet required. Step 2. Send a link, get buy-in No app download — your friends just click and weigh in. Availability, preferences, who's bringing what. All in one place instead of scattered across three group chats. Step 3. Stay aligned via SMS When the details are locked, Again Sometime becomes the source of truth for the whole group. No more last-minute "wait, where are we meeting?" texts. Let Again Sometime handle the logistics — because good company should be simple.

Screenshots

CatchUp4 screens
Again Sometime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Again Sometime at none against CatchUp's 3. Again Sometime also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). CatchUp's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. CatchUp sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Again Sometime asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Again Sometime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CatchUp has 47 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CatchUp versus Again Sometime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchUpAgain Sometime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRyan TokenDreamDAI Inc

Customer experience

CatchUp

All ratings38 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral7.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative16.0%

Again Sometime

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CatchUp

One-time3
  • Gracious Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$1.99
  • Gratuitous Tip$4.99
None

Again Sometime

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatchUp free?
CatchUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Again Sometime free?
Again Sometime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CatchUp or Again Sometime?
Again Sometime is rated higher. CatchUp averages 4.6 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Again Sometime averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do CatchUp or Again Sometime have ads?
Neither CatchUp nor Again Sometime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatchUp or Again Sometime?
CatchUp ships an update every 2 months, and Again Sometime every 2 months. Most recently, CatchUp was updated on October 24, 2026 and Again Sometime on October 24, 2026.

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