CatchUp vs Circle Back Friends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Customizable contact reminders
- Recurring and custom reminder intervals
- Automatic birthday/anniversary alerts
- Upcoming catchups grid
- Unread indicators
- Contact information sync
- Cloud syncing across devices
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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
Circle Back Friends
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Life gets busy. Between work, responsibilities, and the daily grind, it's easy to let weeks or even months slip by without reaching out to the people you care about. Circle Back is your personal relationship assistant, gently reminding you to reconnect with friends and family on your own schedule.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Circle Back Friends at none against CatchUp's 3. Circle Back Friends also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). CatchUp's advantage is device support. On price 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
Both are free to download. CatchUp sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Circle Back Friends asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CatchUp | Circle Back Friends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (47 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Token | Nick Stewart |
In-app purchases
CatchUp
- Gracious Tip$0.99
- Generous Tip$1.99
- Gratuitous Tip$4.99
Circle Back Friends
No in-app purchases









