How it works

Remember in Touch is a calm, private iPhone app for staying close to old friends. Here is what it does today, and what we are building next.

Keep your people close

In the beta now

Start with the people who have been on your mind: an old school friend, a former neighbour, someone from work or church. Pick them from your iPhone contacts or type their name in yourself.

For each person you can keep what you remember: how you know them, where they live, the names of their family, a shared memory. It is all there the next time you pick up the phone.

A gentle heads-up when life changes

In development

News about an old friend often arrives late, or not at all. A husband or wife passes away, and you hear about it months afterwards.

We are building quiet alerts based on public notices, such as funeral home announcements. If one may concern someone close to your people, your iPhone says there is an update, and nothing more. The details stay inside the app.

See the facts, then decide

In development

A similar name is not proof. Each update shows where the notice was published, what matches what you know about your friend and what does not. Then it asks one question: is this them?

You answer yes, no or not sure, and you can change your answer later. Remember in Touch never contacts anyone and never sends anything for you.

What is in the beta today

• Add people from your contacts or by hand.
• Keep private notes about each person.
• Add details that help tell your friend from someone with the same name.
• Larger text and a dark mode.
• No account, no sign-in and no ads.

Notice alerts are not switched on yet. We are building them carefully, starting with a small pilot in Canada, and only with sources that allow it. Beta testers will hear from us before anything is turned on.

Private by design

• No account in the app. We do not know who you are or who you are looking out for.
• Your people and notes stay on your iPhone. Delete the app and they are gone.
• We never contact anyone. Nobody is told that you added them.
• No ads. Nothing is sold or shared.

The full details are in our privacy policy.

Questions people ask

Is Remember in Touch free?

Yes. The beta is free, and there are no ads.

Which phones does it work on?

Remember in Touch is an iPhone app. It needs iOS 17 or later. There is no Android version yet.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no account and no sign-in inside the app. Your people and your notes are kept on your iPhone.

Will my friends know I added them?

No. Remember in Touch never contacts anyone, and nobody is told that you added them.

Are notice alerts working now?

Not yet. Today the beta keeps your people and what you remember about them. Alerts based on public notices are being built, starting with a small pilot in Canada, and beta testers will hear from us before they are switched on.

Where will the alerts come from?

Only from public notices, such as funeral home and newspaper announcements, and only from sources that allow it. The app will show the facts and where they were published, never tribute text or photos.

How do I join the beta?

Leave your email address on our home page. We invite people in small groups through TestFlight, Apple's app for testing new apps, and the invite arrives by email.

How do I take my email off the list?

Send us a note through the contact page and we will remove it.