Catchup vs Pinglo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Catchup
This app helps you nurture important relationships by setting connection goals and sending gentle reminders to reach out. Track your interactions and add notes to remember details, ensuring your connections stay strong.
- Add friends and family
- Set personal connection goals
- Track conversations and meetings
- Add notes to interactions
- Receive gentle outreach reminders
- Home screen widget for tracking
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Your relationships matter. But in our busy lives, staying in touch isn't always easy. Catchup is a simple, beautiful way to nurture your most important connections through consistent touchpoints. Add the people you care about, set meaningful connection goals, and get gentle reminders to reach out. How it works: 1. Add friends and family you want to stay close with 2. Set your intentions with personal goals for how often you'd like to connect 3. Track conversations, meetings, and meaningful moments with a quick tap 4. Add notes to remember the little details of each interaction 5. Get gentle reminders when it's time to reach out Try Catchup free with 2 contacts. Upgrade to connect with unlimited friends and family and track your relationships through notifications and a home screen widget. Keep your relationships strong, one connection at a time.
Pinglo
Organize contacts and schedule follow-ups to nurture important relationships. Capture introductions, add notes, and set smart reminders to turn connections into opportunities. Enjoy a privacy-first design with secure sync and offline access.
- Contact organization
- Follow-up scheduling
- Smart reminders
- Timeline notes
- Secure cloud sync
- Offline mode
- Import/export contacts
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Keep the people who matter close. Bring clarity to your relationships with a simple, secure contacts and follow‑up app. Capture introductions, schedule follow‑ups, and sync across devices. Smart reminders, tags, and timeline notes help you turn connections into opportunities — for work and life. Built with privacy-first design: optional contact access, end-to-end thoughtful handling, and clear controls. Key features Save and organize contacts, notes, and meeting history Smart reminders, tags, and search Secure sign-in (Email, Google, Apple) and cloud sync Easy imports/exports, offline mode, and backups Waitlist/demo for premium features and subscription controls Join a calmer, more intentional way to manage relationships. Get started in minutes. (Terms of Use) EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pinglo at 5.0 against Catchup's 4.4. Catchup's advantage is ratings volume (82 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pinglo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pinglo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catchup has 82 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Catchup | Pinglo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (82 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 82 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chris Lee | Luke Johnson |
Customer experience
Catchup
Pinglo
Bugs and requests
Catchup
Reported bugs
8 issues- Cannot add contacts
- Subscription is broken and unusable
- Bug preventing upgrade to Plus
- Names and pictures no longer show
- Pro version features locked temporarily
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- Does not sync between devices
- Tracking information lost on iOS update
- Data not backing up to iCloud
Requested features
24 requests- Alphabetical sorting
- Customizable frequency
- Different types of catch-ups
- Select multiple people for a note
- Add search function
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- Add photos
- Add friend's birthday
- Call or text with WhatsApp integration
- Reminder for every 2-3 days
- Groups of people
- Indicate who was present at a catch-up
- Siri shortcut support
- Widget for one-tap connection
- Button to initiate FaceTime call
- Option to add date of last in-person hang out
- Option to add frequency of in-person hang outs
- Categorize contacts (e.g., home, work)
- Customizable reminder frequency
- Dismiss or record connection from notification
- Snooze next reminder option
- Remind me on a specific date
- Backup to iCloud
- Sync between iPhone and iPad
- Automatically count call/text as check-in
Pinglo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Catchup
- Catchup Plus$9.99
Pinglo
- Unlimited access$7.991 Month
- Unlimited access7 Days trial$47.901 Year
- Unlimited access7 Days trial$69.991 Year
