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A Contacts App for iPhone

A Contacts App for iPhone

Remember the names from orientation week, who is in your study group and the recruiter you met at the career fair. The contacts app for students.

Starrise Contacts on three iPhones: a contact’s details in Dark Mode, notes, and the map

Every new contact saves where and when you met. Add notes, lists and birthday reminders, right on the contacts already on your iPhone.

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CONTACTS APP FOR STUDENTS

Why Students Choose Starrise

Notes

“Met at the climbing gym, studies architecture, from Lisbon.” Two lines are all it takes to remember a name three weeks later, and to have something to talk about.

Birthday Reminders

New friends, new birthdays. Get a reminder at the time you choose, and save gift ideas the moment someone mentions what they want.

Custom Sorting

Sort by last created to find everyone from last weekend’s party, or by city to see who is from your hometown when you plan the trip home.

Get Starrise Contacts on the AppStore

Keep every new name from campus in one place on your iPhone. Free to download, no account needed.

Archive & Favorite

Your roommate’s old number, your university email after graduation, the landline at your parents’ place. Archive what’s outdated and favorite the one that works.

Map

See where your friends live across dorms and the city, and who is close enough for a last-minute study session.

Quick Action Buttons

Open a WhatsApp, Telegram or Instagram chat with one tap, straight from the contact. No more scrolling through your chats to find the person from your lab group.

HOW STUDENTS USE IT

Hundreds of New Names in One Semester

The first weeks at university bring more new people than the years before: flatmates, lab partners, the person you sat next to in the lecture hall. A few years later, some of them are your closest friends, and some are the contacts who help you land your first job. Starrise Contacts helps you remember both.

  • In orientation week: add people by voice with Pro, or type a name and one line about them. Starrise saves where and when you met.
  • For each course: a list per study group or project team, so you know who to text when the deadline moves.
  • At the career fair: scan recruiters’ business cards with Pro and note what you talked about before you forget.
  • After graduation: Keep in Touch reminders (Pro) for the friends who moved to other cities.

The core features are free, and Pro costs less than a coffee a month. No account, and your contacts are never uploaded to us.

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YOUR COMPLETE CONTACTS APP

Everything You Need From Campus to Career…

Creation Location

Your personal CRM automatically saves the date, time, and location when you add a new contact, so you always know where every relationship 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

Keep your CRM records complete. Attach files, documents, and photos directly to any contact, keeping everything important in one place.

Gift Ideas

A personal CRM that helps you be thoughtful. Save and organize gift ideas for each contact, so you always have the perfect present in mind.

Anniversaries

Track every milestone in your relationships. View upcoming anniversaries and get timely reminders so you never miss an important date.

List Management

Organize your CRM with custom lists. Create groups for work, family, friends, networking contacts, or any category that fits your life.

Display Settings

Customize your CRM experience. Adjust how contacts are displayed, from name order to nicknames and phone number formats.

Multi-language Support

Manage relationships in your language. Choose from 16 languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and more.

Custom Theme

Make your CRM feel like home. Pick your favorite colors and switch between light and dark mode for a look that matches your style.

Mac App

Starrise Contacts now runs natively on your Mac, with a three-column layout, keyboard shortcuts and ⌘F to find anyone. Free on 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.

100% Private

Your contacts stay on your device and are never sent to us or any third party. No account and no sign-up: just open the app. Notes, gift ideas and to-dos stay in step on your iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud, not ours.

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.

PRO FOR STUDENTS

Go Pro: Keep the Friends You Make Here

Moments from Notes

Your personal CRM works for you even when you're not looking. Notes quietly recognize upcoming moments like birthdays, meetups, and plans you've mentioned. When the day arrives, your iPhone reminds you with a gentle notification, so you follow up at exactly the right moment. Automatic relationship management, running in the background.

Business Card Scanner

Grow your personal CRM effortlessly. The Business Card Scanner captures details with remarkable accuracy, turning each card into a beautifully structured contact. Simply point your camera, tap to confirm, and the new relationship is ready to manage.

Contacts App iPhone - Business Card Scanner

AI Notes Summary

Catch up on any relationship in seconds. AI Note Summary turns your long CRM notes into clear, concise summaries — highlighting what matters most about each contact. It keeps the context, removes the noise, and makes every conversation easier to pick up.

iCloud Sync

Your personal CRM stays in sync everywhere. Contacts, notes, gift ideas, and files are perfectly up to date across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Everything you add or change is available instantly on all your devices. Seamless CRM continuity, wherever you are.

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.

REVIEWS

Our users speak for Starrise Contacts

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, the core features are free: dated notes, birthday reminders, gift ideas, lists, the map and quick actions. Pro adds Keep in Touch reminders, the business card scanner and more for $0.99 a month or $5.99 a year in the US.

Save the contact right away and add one line: where you met and one detail about them. Starrise saves the date and place for you. Before you see them again, a quick look is enough. More tips on our remember names page.

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.

Starrise Contacts is free to download on the App Store, and the core features are free to use without a subscription. 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 it’s free on all of them. With Starrise Contacts Pro, iCloud Sync keeps your notes, gift ideas, to-dos, 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 free on all your devices, and one Pro subscription unlocks Pro everywhere. 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
Free
on the App Store
  • All Basic Features, excl. Pro
  • iPhone, iPad & Mac: one app, every device
  • No subscription needed
  • Upgrade to Pro anytime
Pro
$0.99
per month
or $5.99 per year
  • All Basic Features
  • Keep in Touch Reminders
  • iCloud Sync
  • Moments from Notes
  • To-dos with Reminders
  • AI Note Summary
  • Name Days
  • Restore Deleted Contacts
  • Business Card Scanner
  • Voice Add

One Pro subscription unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Prices in the US App Store.

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