Hippo

Spec sheet

What it does

Hippo is a personal CRM for remembering details about friends, family, mentors, colleagues and other important contacts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Product

Hippo is a personal CRM for keeping notes, events, and to-dos about friends, family, and colleagues.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Audience

Hippo is built for people who want to be more attentive without giving up privacy.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Platforms

The official FAQ lists iPhone, iPad and Mac support and says Hippo is unavailable on Android, Windows and the web.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Support

Hippo's support site provides help articles and a contact form for questions, feedback, or suggestions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Maker

The App Store identifies Roel van der Kraan as the seller and developer.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Account requirement

Hippo does not require an account, email address or password.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Analytics

The privacy policy says usage tracking is limited and anonymized, records screen types rather than content, and can be disabled in settings.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

App lock

Hippo can be locked with Face ID, Touch ID, or the device passcode using the built-in iOS 18 app-lock feature.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Automation

Hippo supports Siri and Shortcuts for adding notes, reminders, and events, searching, and other actions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Calendar integration

Users can optionally use calendar data to suggest events and import calendar events into Hippo.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Company location

Roel van der Kraan describes himself as a UX/UI designer based in the Netherlands and identifies Hippo as his side project.Read 21 Oct 2026 · roelvanderkraan.nl

Contacts permission

The app works without Contacts permission, and imported contacts remain on the device.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Data access

The maker says Hippo has no servers and cannot see, read, analyze, change, or delete users' app data.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Documentation and support

The support center contains getting-started, subscriptions, synchronization and tips articles, including contact import, notes, events, reminders and relationships.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Events

Users can create events for meetings and important life moments and receive reminders.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Extensibility

Version 2.1 added Siri actions and Shortcuts support for adding notes, reminders and events, opening contacts, viewing Today or Upcoming and searching Hippo.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Feature: birthdays

A birthday field reminds users to congratulate contacts and shows their age.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Feature: calendar integration

Hippo can display and import events from Apple Calendar and let users choose which calendars appear.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Feature: contact import

Contacts can be imported selectively from the device address book or added manually.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Feature: events

Users can create events for meetings or life events and receive reminders when they occur.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Feature: iCloud sync

Optional sync and backup use the user's private iCloud Drive across Apple devices.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Feature: notes

Users can attach notes such as family details, jobs, holidays and gift ideas to contacts.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Feature: relationships

Contacts can be linked with relationship types such as parent, spouse, colleague, friend or custom labels, with reciprocal labels shown automatically.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Feature: reminders

Reminders store questions or follow-up items to address when meeting a contact.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

License statement

The terms say Hippo materials are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Limit: App Store reliability complaint

One reviewer reported crashes, inability to reorder reminders and reliance on manually entered information beyond birthdays; the developer replied that crashes and reminder sorting were fixed.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: cost and manual entry

The Stanford report criticized the $1.99 monthly fee as reducing accessibility and said substantial manual data entry makes the app high-maintenance.Read 21 Oct 2026 · hci.stanford.edu

Limit: platform scope

Lemlist says Hippo works only on iPhone and lacks advanced automation and workflow features.Read 21 Oct 2026 · lemlist.com

Notable release

The App Store version history records Hippo 2.0 as a redesign adding contact relationships, calendar events and a native Mac app.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Notable release date

The maker's blog lists a personal-CRM article published on 4 January 2025.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Notes

Users can save details such as children's names, new jobs, holiday plans, and gift ideas on contact profiles.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Platform requirements

The App Store listing says Hippo requires iOS 18.4 or later, iPadOS 18.4 or later, or macOS 15.4 or later.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Praise: academic review

A Stanford project report found Hippo's interface simple and its private iCloud storage useful.Read 21 Oct 2026 · hci.stanford.edu

Praise: App Store simplicity and price

A reviewer praised the simple interface, low price and usefulness compared with higher-priced CRMs.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Praise: independent simplicity

Lemlist describes Hippo as straightforward, lightweight and suitable for less technical users, with notes, to-dos, reminders, meetings and events.Read 21 Oct 2026 · lemlist.com

Privacy architecture

The maker says Hippo has no servers and stores app data on the device or optionally in the user's private iCloud Drive.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Rating on Apple App Store

3.0 out of 5 from 8 ratingsRead 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Lemlist comparison

3.1 out of 5 from 7 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · lemlist.com

Relationships

Hippo can link contacts to show how people are connected.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Security feature

Users can protect Hippo by locking or hiding it with Face ID, Touch ID or a device passcode on iOS 18 and later.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Storage

App data is stored on the device and can optionally sync through the user's private iCloud Drive.Read 9 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

System requirements

The App Store listing requires iOS 18.4 or later, iPadOS 18.4 or later, macOS 15.4 or later and visionOS 2.4 or later.Read 21 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Terms limitation

The terms provide the app as-is, disclaim warranties and limit liability for losses including data loss, profit loss and business interruption.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gethippo.app

Trial limit

The App Store listing says the free trial supports up to 25 contacts.Read 9 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Personal CRM Software#6 of 268.7