KeepContact vs Monica

KeepContact is an iPhone personal CRM for people who want to remember relationships and follow up deliberately. Users choose how often to connect with each person, then receive reminders when that interval has passed. Contacts can be grouped into circles such as family, friends, and work; calls and meetings can be recorded with notes, building an interaction history. The App Store listing also names voice memo transcription, business card scanning, relationship statistics, Siri Shortcuts, calendar suggestions, and home screen widgets. KeepContact works offline without requiring an account or login. Its maker says names and notes remain on the device, with optional synchronization through the user's private iCloud, and says the app uses no analytics or advertising trackers and does not upload imported contacts. Contact and microphone permissions are optional. The listing says AI summaries and message suggestions use Apple's on-device model and that notes are not sent to a server. The app is iPhone-only and requires iOS 26.2 or later. Its free plan is free, with up to 15 contacts and three reminders; Pro options include monthly, yearly, and one-time payment plans.

Monica is an open-source personal CRM for organizing information about friends, family, colleagues, and other important people. Contact records can include contact methods, significant others, children, pets, private notes, reminders, gifts, and money owed. The service also stores relationship notes, journal entries, and activity history for calls, meals, trips, events, and other occasions. Contacts can be imported from vCard or CSV files, with duplicates displayed before merging. A REST API supports contact-data imports and exports and automation of parts of the application. Monica says it does not sell personal data, show ads, or use private account contents to train models. Hosted accounts include managed backups and email support; self-hosting uses Docker or manual installation, with users maintaining infrastructure and backups. Self-hosted Monica is free; Hosted Monica is $90 a year.