Close By: Stay in Touch

Life gets busy. Months pass. You think about the people you love and wish you'd been in touch. Close By gently tells you when someone might love a hello, and helps you know what to say. No nagging. No scores. Just a quiet nudge. STAY CLOSE, YOUR WAY Pick a small circle: family, close friends, the person you keep meaning to call. Choose roughly how often you'd like to be in touch. Close By handles the rest. SEE YOUR PEOPLE, NOT A LIST Today shows up to three people at a time, with their faces if you like and a reason to reach out: what you talked about last time and what to ask next. REACH OUT IN ONE TAP Message, call, FaceTime, WhatsApp or email, straight from the app, using the channels you already use. REMEMBER WHAT TO ASK After you catch up, note anything to ask about next time, with an optional date. It comes back when it's time to reach out again. A RHYTHM THAT FORGIVES Reminders have some give in them. Busy week? Choose Later, or pause someone until a date. If time slips by, there's no backlog and no red, just "whenever you're ready". BIRTHDAYS, WORTH CELEBRATING Bring birthdays in from Contacts. Get a heads-up a week ahead, then a birthday card with a ready-to-send message you send yourself. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account. No cloud. Contact photos, if you turn them on, never leave your device. Close By never writes to your address book. FREE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Close By is completely free. No monthly fee, no auto-renew and no ads. Close By is not a CRM. It won't score your friendships, track your relationship health or tell you you've been neglecting anyone. It's a calm, private companion for the relationships that matter most.