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Your Favorite Contacts App

Your Favorite Contacts App

Starrise Contacts is the best alternative contacts app for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Designed to be your favorite way to manage real-life connections. Loved by many happy users.

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FEATURES

Why Starrise Contacts?

Notes

Be the one who remembers and take multiple notes about your contacts. Each note will be linked to a date and time stamp so you can remember when it was taken.

Birthday Reminders

Never forget a birthday again. You can set birthday reminders for your contacts and even choose the exact time you’d like to get notified, so you always reach out right on time.

Custom Sorting

Sort your contacts in whatever order fits you best. You can sort your contacts by last created, last opened, first name, last name, city, age and many more.

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Archive & Favorite

Got old phone numbers or emails you don’t need every day? Simply archive and hide them while favoriting the main one, so you always know the right contact detail to use.

Map

Explore your contacts’ addresses on an interactive map. See who lives nearby or instantly open your preferred maps app to get directions and plan a visit.

Quick Action Buttons

Get in touch the way you like. Set your favorite app – WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Instagram – or actions like creating an event or navigating to an address, all just one tap away.

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And even more features…

Creation Location

The app automatically saves the date, time, and location when you create a new contact, so you always know where it all began.

Calendar Events

See all past and upcoming calendar events connected to a contact, so you can easily recall memories and prepare for what’s next.

File Attachments

Make your contacts complete. Attach files, documents, and photos directly to a contact, keeping everything important in one place.

Gift Ideas

Never run out of inspiration. Save and organize gift ideas for each contact, so you always have the perfect idea for a present ready.

Anniversaries

Celebrate every milestone. View upcoming anniversaries for your contacts and get timely reminders to mark the occasion.

List Management

Stay organized. Create and manage lists for your contacts, whether for work, family, friends, or any group you need.

Display Settings

Make it personal. Customize how your contacts are displayed, from name order to nicknames and phone number formats.

Multi-language Support

Use the app in your language. Choose from 16 languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and more.

Custom Theme

Match the app to your style. Pick your favorite colors and switch between light and dark mode for a look that feels right.

Mac App

Starrise Contacts now runs natively on your Mac, with a three-column layout, keyboard shortcuts and ⌘F to find anyone. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. More about the Mac app

Siri & Shortcuts

Ask Siri whose birthday is next, add a note hands-free, or hear what’s happening today. Ready-made shortcuts work in 15 languages and in the Shortcuts app.

Tag Contacts in Notes

Type @ in a note to mention someone. The note is linked to their profile automatically, and tapping the name takes you straight there.

Spotlight Search

Find contacts and notes right from Spotlight on iPhone, iPad and Mac, by name, company, nickname, email or phone number.

Arrange Your Favorites

Put your favorites in exactly the order you want. Choose the Manual sort and drag the people you reach for most to the top.

Widgets & Controls

Open a favorite person’s WhatsApp or Telegram chat, add a contact, or start a note straight from your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center.

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Moments from Notes

Your notes now do more than store details. They quietly recognize upcoming moments like birthdays, meetups, and plans you have written about a contact. When the day arrives, your iPhone reminds you with a gentle notification, so you can reach out at exactly the right moment. It all works automatically in the background, keeping your relationships close.

Business Card Scanner

The Business Card Scanner captures details with remarkable accuracy, then transforms each card into a beautifully structured contact in your phone. Simply point your camera, tap to confirm, and the contact information appears exactly where you need it.

Contacts App iPhone - Business Card Scanner

AI Notes Summary

Turn long notes into clear, concise summaries. AI Note Summary highlights what matters most about a contact, so you can catch up in seconds instead of scrolling. It keeps the important context, removes the noise, and makes every interaction easier to pick up where you left off.

iCloud Sync

Your notes, gift ideas, Moments, files and reminders stay up to date across iPhone, iPad and Mac. Turn on iCloud Sync once, and everything you add or change on one device appears on the others. It all runs through your own private iCloud account, not through our servers.

Voice Add

Just say it. Starrise Contacts takes care of the rest. Add contacts using your voice. Simply speak details like a name or phone number, and the app transcribes your words and places everything in the right fields automatically. No typing, no corrections. It’s a faster, more natural way to capture contact details the moment you get them.

Keep in Touch Reminders

Decide how often you want to catch up with someone: every week, every month, twice a year, or any rhythm you like. Starrise counts from the last time you were in touch and reminds you when it’s time.

STARRISE CONTACTS FOR MAC

Your contacts, now on your Mac

Starrise Contacts for Mac showing a contact’s details and a note in its own window

Built for the Mac

A native three-column window with a full menu bar, right-click menus, and notes and contacts in their own windows. Not an iPhone app stretched onto a bigger screen.

Fast from the Keyboard

Press ⌘F to find anyone by name, company, email, phone or note text, ⌘N to add a contact, ⌥⌘N to write a note, and ⌘1–⌘5 to switch sections.

In Sync with Your iPhone

Write a note on your iPhone after a meeting and it’s waiting on your Mac when you sit down. iCloud Sync comes with Pro and runs through your own private iCloud account.

One Purchase, Every Device

Starrise Contacts is a Universal Purchase: buy it once and use it on iPhone, iPad and Mac. A Pro subscription unlocks Pro on all three.

Your Existing Contacts

Works directly with the address book already on your Mac, including iCloud, Google and Exchange accounts. Nothing to import, and your contacts never leave your device.

Everything That Matters

Notes, birthday and anniversary reminders, Moments, gift ideas, files, the map and Keep in Touch Reminders, all on your Mac with macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

REVIEWS

Our users speak for Starrise Contacts

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Starrise Contacts is the best contacts app alternative for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. It helps you manage your real-life relationships better than the default contacts app by making it easier to organize, remember, and reconnect with people. The app is for anyone who wants to organize their contacts better. Whether for personal friendships, networking, or staying close with family.

Unlike the standard Contacts app, ours focuses on your relationships, offering quick actions, smart reminders, and features to keep in touch more intentionally.

Yes. All data stays securely on your device and within your accounts. We do not upload or share any of your contact information as we strongly believe that these only belong to you. If you turn on iCloud Sync, your notes and other app data sync through your own private iCloud account, which we can’t access.

No extra steps needed. The app works directly with your iPhone contacts and updates automatically. Ensure you have given full permission in the settings app to access and edit contacts on your device.

Yes! You can choose your favorite apps (Call, WhatsApp, Telegram, Directions, Mail, etc.) for one-tap actions. Set the default in settings and long-press a quick action button in the contact profile to customize for a specific contact.

Yes, you can view and edit your contacts without internet. If you are using iCloud, GMail or Outlook as an account, the changes will sync once you are back online.

The core features are available without a subscription after a one time purchase and will remain usable indefinitely. From time to time, the app is also offered for free during promotional periods. Advanced features for power users are available via an optional subscription. The core contact management functionality will continue to receive updates and new features over time.

Yes. Starrise Contacts runs on iPhone, iPad and Mac, and one purchase covers all of them. With Starrise Contacts Pro, iCloud Sync keeps your notes, gift ideas, Moments, files and Keep in Touch reminders up to date on every device, through your own private iCloud account. Your contacts themselves keep syncing the way they always have, through iCloud, Google or whichever account they live in.

Yes. Starrise Contacts works on iPhone and iPad, and as a native Mac app with a three-column layout, keyboard shortcuts and ⌘F search (macOS 14 Sonoma or later). It’s a Universal Purchase, so you buy it once and use it on all your devices. More about Starrise Contacts for Mac.

We’d love to hear from you! You can send feedback directly through the app’s settings, or email us directly at support@coinlex.com.

PRICING

Our Transparent Pricing

Standard
$0.99one-time purchase
  • All Basic Features, excl. Pro
  • iPhone, iPad & Mac: buy once, use everywhere
  • $0.99 one-time purchase
  • We sometimes offer the app for free, so keep an eye out for that.
Pro (Monthly)
$0.99per month
  • All Basic Features
  • iCloud Sync
  • Keep in Touch Reminders
  • Moments from Notes
  • AI Note Summary
  • Restore Deleted Contacts
  • Business Card Scanner
  • Voice Add
Pro (Yearly)
$5.99per year
  • All Basic Features
  • iCloud Sync
  • Keep in Touch Reminders
  • Moments from Notes
  • AI Note Summary
  • Restore Deleted Contacts
  • Business Card Scanner
  • Voice Add
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