The Midst vs Oh Crap Hey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Midst
A location-based social network where posts are tied to your current location and visible globally. Share experiences, discover new places through check-ins, and build wish lists of interesting spots. Posts are temporary, ensuring fresh content.
- Location-based posting
- Global map view
- 24-hour post expiration
- Check-in functionality
- Wish list creation
- Anonymous posting option
- Age verification
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The Midst is a location-based social network and life logging app. Posting to The Midst drops a pin at your current location and is visible to anyone in the world. Pan the map to see what's happening around the world. Posts expire after 24 hours, ensuring information remains relevant and up-to-date. Check-in: Have you stumbled upon a fantastic new food truck or a great coffee shop? Check-in by tapping a place on the map. Check-ins can be public by also posting to The Midst, or choose to only save check-ins to your Saved Places list. Wish List: Did someone check in at a place you find interesting? Tap the pin on the map in The Midst and add that location to your Wish List. Saved places and wish list items are saved in the Check In tab. Some regions now require age verification for social apps. The Midst uses Apple’s Declared Age Range verification to meet these regulations while protecting your privacy. Verification is a one-time, on-device check using the age information already stored in your iCloud account. We only receive a yes/no confirmation that you meet the age requirement. The Midst never sees, stores, or transmits your birthday or actual age. The Midst uses Apple's standard end user license agreement (EULA) which can be viewed here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ View our privacy policy here: https://www.themidstapp.com/privacy-policy.
Oh Crap Hey
Gently reminds you to reconnect with friends and family you haven't spoken to in a while. Log your reach-outs, add notes, and snooze contacts on your own terms. All your data stays private on your device.
- Contact sorting by last interaction
- Color-coded urgency indicators
- Quick log reach-outs with notes
- Direct messaging, calling, emailing
- Contact snoozing
- Home screen and desktop widgets
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
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Life gets busy. It's easy to lose touch with friends and family. Oh Crap Hey gives you a gentle nudge to reconnect with the people you care about — on your own terms. Add the people you want to stay close to, and the app shows you, at a glance, who you haven't connected with in a while. The longer it's been, the higher they float — color-coded so you can scan the list in seconds. Green for under a week, orange for a few weeks, red for "oh crap, it's been too long." Log a quick reach-out with a swipe, or long-press to message, call, or email directly — and have it logged automatically. Jot a short note about what you talked about so you remember next time. Snooze the people you're taking a break from. There's no social network, no feed, no notifications begging for attention. All data lives on your device — no account, no cloud sync, no analytics, no tracking. Just you, the people who matter, and a quiet nudge when life has pulled you away from someone you meant to call. **Features** - People sorted by how long it's been, with the most-overdue on top - Color-coded urgency — green under a week, orange up to a month, red for "oh crap" - Swipe to log a reach-out — full swipe logs as now, partial swipe lets you pick a date and leave a note - Long-press any contact to message, call, or email from inside the app — logged automatically - Attach a short note to each reach-out so you remember what you talked about - Snooze contacts for days, weeks, or months when life needs a pause - Home screen widget in small, medium, and large sizes (iOS and macOS) - Native Mac app with a Window menu, File › Add Contact (Cmd+N), and a matching desktop widget - "Hey Siri, log contact in Oh Crap Hey" — full Siri and Shortcuts support - Accessible by default: VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, Differentiate Without Color - Localized in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Hindi - All data lives on your device — no account, no cloud sync, no tracking **Profiles+ (one-time in-app purchase)** - Group contacts by context — Personal, Work, Family, anything - Pin different profiles to different widgets - One-time purchase, no subscription
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Oh Crap Hey at free against The Midst's freemium. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. The Midst sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Oh Crap Hey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Midst against 5.0 for Oh Crap Hey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
The Midst ships an update every 4 weeks, Oh Crap Hey fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Midst | Oh Crap Hey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 27.0 | 26.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan O'Leary | Nicholas Gerakines |
Customer experience
The Midst
Oh Crap Hey
In-app purchases
The Midst
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Yearly$19.991 Year
Oh Crap Hey
- Profiles+$4.99









