Rootkeep vs Sila

Rootkeep is a personal CRM for your real life - the friends, family, mentors, and colleagues you actually care about. It tells you who needs you right now, helps you keep the promises you make, and remembers the details so you can show up like the thoughtful person you want to be. Inspired by the relationship philosophy of "Never Eat Alone", Rootkeep is built on one idea: strong relationships grow from small, consistent touches - not grand gestures. WHO NEEDS YOU RIGHT NOW Open the app and see exactly who to reach out to today. Rootkeep ranks the people you've gone quiet with, surfaces birthdays before you miss them, and turns your good intentions into one short, doable list. KEEP EVERY PROMISE Said "let's grab coffee soon" or "I'll send you that article"? Log it as a promise and Rootkeep holds you to it - front and center until you follow through. Checking one off feels as good as it should. LOG A CATCH-UP IN SECONDS A call, a coffee, a chance meeting - capture it in a few taps before you forget. Add who it was with, what you talked about, and what you promised. Follow-ups become reminders automatically. REMEMBER THE LITTLE THINGS Kids' names, favorite wine, the job change, the move to Lisbon. Keep notes on every person so your next conversation picks up right where the last one ended. NEVER MISS A BIRTHDAY Birthdays surface right in your daily list, exactly when it's time to reach out - no separate calendar to check. SET RELATIONSHIP GOALS Want to reconnect with old colleagues or invest in a mentorship? Link people to goals and let your daily nudges keep you moving. AI THAT HELPS, NEVER BLOCKS An optional AI advisor helps you think through your relationships - who to prioritize, how to reconnect after a long silence, what to say. Every feature works fully without it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account. No sign-up. No tracking. - Your data lives on your device and syncs through your own private iCloud - never on our servers, because we don't have any. - Works completely offline. FREE, NO CATCH No subscription, no paywall, no ads. Your network isn't a spreadsheet. It's the people who will show up for you - if you show up for them. Rootkeep helps you show up.

Sila keeps your people close. It's a quiet place to remember the small things — the kettle she mentioned, the book he's been meaning to read, the way they take their coffee. One page per person. Jot a two-second note when someone drops a hint, and Sila hands it back when a birthday or occasion is near. That's the whole idea: capture at the easy moment, so you're never caught out at the hard one. Sila is deterministic — it only ever gives back what you put in. It doesn't guess, it doesn't scrape, it never nags. It can't be wrong about someone you love. WHY SILA • One page per person — everything you know, in one calm place. • Catch the hint in seconds — add it from anywhere with the share sheet. • Reminders that help — when an occasion is near, Sila surfaces the thing, not just the date. • Never re-gift — tick a gift as "given" and it's logged so you don't repeat it. • Sizes & favorites — their shoe size, her oat flat white, his peonies-not-roses. • A glanceable widget — your next few people, right on your home screen. • Private by design — local-first, no tracking, never sold or mined. QUIET BY NATURE No feeds. No streaks. No guilt. Sila asks almost nothing of you, and gives back exactly when it matters. It's a notebook with an alarm clock. HOW PEOPLE USE IT • Your sister mentions film photography in March → a notification a week before her birthday in November, with the idea waiting on her page. • You spot the perfect gift in Safari → Share → Sila → done, without leaving the page. • You log a ring size the one time it comes up → every future gift is a sure thing. SILA PLUS Keep more than three people, unlock reminders, sizes, favorites, and back up and sync across your devices. Monthly, or yearly with a free week to try. Subscription details • Sila Plus (Annual): $39.99/year, including a 7-day free trial • Sila Plus (Monthly): $4.99/month Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel anytime in your App Store Account Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://silanotes.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://silanotes.com/privacy