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A Contacts App for iPhone

A Contacts App for iPhone

Open the right WhatsApp chat in one tap, and remember what matters about everyone you write to. The contacts app for WhatsApp.

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

One-tap WhatsApp buttons, widgets and notes, right on the contacts already on your iPhone.

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CONTACTS FOR WHATSAPP

Why WhatsApp Users Choose Starrise

Notes

Before you write, read what you noted last time: a new job, a trip, a name you shouldn’t forget. Every note is dated, so you pick up the conversation where it ended.

Birthday Reminders

Get a reminder on the morning of a birthday, then send your wishes on WhatsApp straight from the contact. Starrise reminds you at the time you choose.

Custom Sorting

Sort by last opened or last created to find the person you just met and saved, and message them before you forget.

Get Starrise Contacts on the AppStore

Open every WhatsApp chat from your contacts in one tap. Free to download, no account needed.

Archive & Favorite

Many people have an old number and the one they use for WhatsApp. Archive the old one, mark the right one as favorite, and every tap opens the right chat.

Map

See your contacts on a map and message the friends who live nearby when you are in their city.

Quick Action Buttons

Make WhatsApp a quick action button on every contact, or only on the people you chat with there. One tap opens the chat.

HOW IT WORKS WITH WHATSAPP

Your Contacts, One Tap From WhatsApp

WhatsApp is where the conversations happen. Starrise Contacts is where you keep what you know about each person, and it opens the chat in WhatsApp with one tap. Your chats stay in WhatsApp: Starrise doesn’t read, import or sync your messages.

  • Set it up once: choose WhatsApp as your preferred app for quick actions in Settings, or long-press a quick action button to change it for one person.
  • On your Home Screen: add a widget that opens a favorite person’s WhatsApp chat, so your partner or best friend is always one tap away.
  • From Control Center or the Lock Screen: open the same chat with a Control, without unlocking and searching.
  • On birthdays: get a birthday reminder, read your notes and gift ideas, then write on WhatsApp.

Starrise also has buttons for Telegram, Signal and Instagram, so each person can have the app you actually use with them.

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YOUR COMPLETE CONTACTS APP

Everything Around Your Chats…

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.

STARRISE CONTACTS PRO

Go Pro: Never Lose Touch on WhatsApp

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

No. Starrise Contacts doesn’t read, import or sync chats or messages from WhatsApp. It opens the chat in WhatsApp with one tap, from a contact, a widget or Control Center. Your notes about people stay in Starrise, on your device.

Yes. Add a Starrise widget for a favorite person and it opens their WhatsApp chat in one tap. Controls do the same from the Lock Screen and Control Center.

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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