Comparison

CatchUp vs Whispyr

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

Whispyr

Communicate securely and privately with others nearby using device-to-device messaging over Bluetooth and local Wi-Fi. Create local group chats for events or workplaces without needing an internet connection or phone number.

Highlights
  • Device-to-device communication
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Proximity discovery (Radar)
  • Local group chats (Spaces)
  • Rich media sharing
  • No personal information collection
Features
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Whispyr lets you chat with the people around you, with no internet. Messages go straight from phone to phone over Bluetooth and local Wi-Fi. No phone number, no email, no account, and no message server. TALK TO WHO'S AROUND YOU Open Radar and see who is nearby right now. Tap a person to start an end-to-end encrypted chat. You choose who can find you: Public, Private or Hidden. NO INTERNET NEEDED Whispyr works where networks fail: festivals, flights, trains, campuses, crowded venues and places without coverage. Within Bluetooth range (about 30 meters) or on the same Wi-Fi network, messages arrive directly. If someone is out of range, your message waits and sends automatically when you meet again. SPACES: GROUP CHATS FOR PEOPLE NEARBY Create a Space for your event, class, team or neighborhood. Others join with a QR code or a short code, without an account. Hosts can post announcements, pin posts, add moderators and remove members. Events come with their own chat and polls. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • End-to-end encryption for 1:1 chats and their media (X25519 key exchange, ChaCha20-Poly1305) • Keys are created on your device and never leave it • Verify contacts with safety numbers; Whispyr warns you if a contact's key changes • No ads, no trackers, no cloud storage of your messages • Optional anonymous statistics, off unless you turn them on • App lock with Face ID, encrypted backup, and one button to erase everything EVERYTHING A MESSENGER NEEDS Photos, voice messages, files, contact cards and one-time location sharing. Replies, reactions, editing, delete for everyone, one-view messages, temporary chats, pinned and starred messages, and search. ON ALL YOUR DEVICES iPhone, iPad and Mac with Apple silicon. Available in 15 languages. Whispyr is not a replacement for emergency services. Questions? support@getwhispyr.app · getwhispyr.app

Screenshots

CatchUp4 screens
Whispyr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CatchUp at 68% against Whispyr's 0%. CatchUp also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). Whispyr's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. Whispyr asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatchUp ships an update every 2 months, Whispyr every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CatchUp versus Whispyr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchUpWhispyr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (47 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews68.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings47 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB21 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRyan TokenWhispyr Limited

Customer experience

CatchUp

All ratings47 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive68.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative16.0%

Whispyr

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

CatchUp

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

Whispyr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CatchUp free?
CatchUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Whispyr free?
Whispyr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CatchUp or Whispyr have ads?
Neither CatchUp nor Whispyr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CatchUp or Whispyr?
CatchUp ships an update every 2 months, and Whispyr every 6 months. Most recently, CatchUp was updated on November 2, 2026 and Whispyr on November 5, 2026.

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