Comparison

CatchUp vs Hey Buddee

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

Hey Buddee

Features
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Hey Buddee – Your Personal Friend Manager Never let another friendship fade because life got busy. Hey Buddee helps you nurture meaningful friendships with smart reminders, important follow-ups, and genuine insights, all while keeping your data completely private on your device. We’ve all been there Forgotten birthdays: „Wow, has it really been 8 months?!“ Important details from the last conversation… gone? Hey Buddee is here to help Stay connected effortlessly, without the stress. Everything you need to be a better friend Smart Contact Tracking Custom reminder intervals for each friend (1-365 days) Visual overdue indicators & push notifications One-tap check-in with the iconic mouth symbol Follow-ups That Matter Save conversation topics (“How did the interview go?”) Set exact due dates & see urgency at a glance Full completion tracking & history Never Forget a Birthday Automatic age calculation & countdown Flexible entry (with or without birth year) Beautiful celebration visuals Notes & Timeline Capture details, moods & milestones Chronological view of every interaction Statistics & Insights Discover your contact patterns See who your top friends are Understand your social habits with beautiful charts Rich Friend Profiles Photos, interests, family, key dates, everything in one place Perfect for Long-distance friendships Large friend groups Busy professionals Anyone who wants a gentle memory boost Privacy First If you chose: Your data never leaves your device. No cloud, no tracking, no selling. Download Hey Buddee now and become the friend who’s always there. Never let another friendship fade because life got busy. Your Buddee is waiting.

Screenshots

CatchUp4 screens
Hey Buddee4 screens

Verdict

The call

CatchUp and Hey Buddee are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 and Hey Buddee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
CatchUp versus Hey Buddee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchUpHey Buddee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (46 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings46 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyan TokenSimon Steinhage

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CatchUp

One-time3
  • Gracious Tip$0.99
  • Generous Tip$1.99
  • Gratuitous Tip$4.99
3 purchases

Hey Buddee

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$59.99

Questions

Is CatchUp free?
CatchUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hey Buddee free?
Hey Buddee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CatchUp or Hey Buddee have ads?
Neither CatchUp nor Hey Buddee shows ads.

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