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FriendRing
FriendRingby beeproductive

A phone app for staying in touch

Keep up with the friends who matter

FriendRing is a phone app for keeping up with the people who matter to you: the close friends you want to hear from often, and the wider circle you do not want to lose touch with.

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Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play

Free for up to 10 people, then €4.99 once. No account, no subscription and no ads.

Today on an iPhone. A card says 2 of 6 goals are met this week. Under "It's been a while", Jonas Lindqvist is 5 days past a call, with the idea of planning a meet-up, and Dev Patel is 3 days past a message. Elin Berg and Sam Carter are due today, and Ben Fischer is coming up on Monday. Today on an iPhone. A card says 2 of 6 goals are met this week. Under "It's been a while", Jonas Lindqvist is 5 days past a call, with the idea of planning a meet-up, and Dev Patel is 3 days past a message. Elin Berg and Sam Carter are due today, and Ben Fischer is coming up on Monday.
Progress on an Android phone. Overall momentum is 61 and building across all 13 people. This week, 2 of 6 goals are met, with a ring under each friend. A bar for each of the last 8 weeks shows the goals met, and each circle is listed below with its own momentum. Progress on an Android phone. Overall momentum is 61 and building across all 13 people. This week, 2 of 6 goals are met, with a ring under each friend. A bar for each of the last 8 weeks shows the goals met, and each circle is listed below with its own momentum.

How it works

Add your people once. Then keep up, gently.

It all works without an account and without a connection to the internet.

  1. Add your people

    Pick friends from your phone’s contacts, or type a name. Nobody is invited and nobody is told.

  2. Group them in circles

    Close and Extended come ready-made. Make circles of your own, such as Family or Work.

  3. Set a goal for each friend

    Choose how you want to connect (a message, a call or a meet-up) and how often.

  4. Check in

    When you have been in touch, check in. A goal met earns light progress, and a goal missed never resets it.

  5. Get ideas

    The app suggests how to connect next, based on how you have actually kept in touch.

  6. Get a gentle nudge

    One reminder a day at the most, at the time you choose, made on your phone. It can leave names out.

A friend on an iPhone. Maya Okafor in the Close circle, with a ring at 89. Her goal is a message every week, and an idea suggests a call on her birthday on Wednesday. Her birthday and a note, "Climbs on Thursdays. Ask how the new route went.", are listed above her timeline of check-ins, with a Check in button at the bottom. A friend on an iPhone. Maya Okafor in the Close circle, with a ring at 89. Her goal is a message every week, and an idea suggests a call on her birthday on Wednesday. Her birthday and a note, "Climbs on Thursdays. Ask how the new route went.", are listed above her timeline of check-ins, with a Check in button at the bottom.

See everything the app does

See it

Made for a quiet check-in. Here it is on your phone.

The same app on an iPhone and on an Android phone, in light and in dark.

  • Today on an iPhone. A card says 2 of 6 goals are met this week. Under "It's been a while", Jonas Lindqvist is 5 days past a call, with the idea of planning a meet-up, and Dev Patel is 3 days past a message. Elin Berg and Sam Carter are due today, and Ben Fischer is coming up on Monday. Today on an iPhone. A card says 2 of 6 goals are met this week. Under "It's been a while", Jonas Lindqvist is 5 days past a call, with the idea of planning a meet-up, and Dev Patel is 3 days past a message. Elin Berg and Sam Carter are due today, and Ben Fischer is coming up on Monday.

    Today

    Who it has been a while for, who is due today and who is coming up, with an idea for how to connect.

  • Circles on an iPhone. Three circles with a progress ring each. Close has momentum 71, with 5 friends contacted every 2 weeks. Extended has 6 friends, every 3 months. Family has 2 people, every week. Each is marked Building. Circles on an iPhone. Three circles with a progress ring each. Close has momentum 71, with 5 friends contacted every 2 weeks. Extended has 6 friends, every 3 months. Family has 2 people, every week. Each is marked Building.

    Circles

    Close, Extended and circles of your own, each with a ring that shows how well you are keeping up.

  • A friend on an iPhone. Maya Okafor in the Close circle, with a ring at 89. Her goal is a message every week, and an idea suggests a call on her birthday on Wednesday. Her birthday and a note, "Climbs on Thursdays. Ask how the new route went.", are listed above her timeline of check-ins, with a Check in button at the bottom. A friend on an iPhone. Maya Okafor in the Close circle, with a ring at 89. Her goal is a message every week, and an idea suggests a call on her birthday on Wednesday. Her birthday and a note, "Climbs on Thursdays. Ask how the new route went.", are listed above her timeline of check-ins, with a Check in button at the bottom.

    A friend

    A goal, a ring, the dates and notes worth remembering, and every check-in in a timeline.

  • Progress on an iPhone. Overall momentum is 61 and building across all 13 people. This week, 2 of 6 goals are met, with a ring under each friend. A bar for each of the last 8 weeks shows the goals met, and each circle is listed below with its own momentum. Progress on an iPhone. Overall momentum is 61 and building across all 13 people. This week, 2 of 6 goals are met, with a ring under each friend. A bar for each of the last 8 weeks shows the goals met, and each circle is listed below with its own momentum.

    Progress

    Momentum that rises with every goal met and eases down slowly when one is missed. It never resets.

  • Today on an Android phone. A card says 2 of 6 goals are met this week. Under "It's been a while", Jonas Lindqvist is 5 days past a call, with the idea of planning a meet-up, and Dev Patel is 3 days past a message. Elin Berg and Sam Carter are due today, and Ben Fischer is coming up on Monday. Today on an Android phone. A card says 2 of 6 goals are met this week. Under "It's been a while", Jonas Lindqvist is 5 days past a call, with the idea of planning a meet-up, and Dev Patel is 3 days past a message. Elin Berg and Sam Carter are due today, and Ben Fischer is coming up on Monday.

    Today

    Who it has been a while for, who is due today and who is coming up, with an idea for how to connect.

  • Circles on an Android phone. Three circles with a progress ring each. Close has momentum 71, with 5 friends contacted every 2 weeks. Extended has 6 friends, every 3 months. Family has 2 people, every week. Each is marked Building. Circles on an Android phone. Three circles with a progress ring each. Close has momentum 71, with 5 friends contacted every 2 weeks. Extended has 6 friends, every 3 months. Family has 2 people, every week. Each is marked Building.

    Circles

    Close, Extended and circles of your own, each with a ring that shows how well you are keeping up.

  • A friend on an Android phone. Maya Okafor in the Close circle, with a ring at 89. Her goal is a message every week, and an idea suggests a call on her birthday on Wednesday. Her birthday and a note, "Climbs on Thursdays. Ask how the new route went.", are listed above her timeline of check-ins, with a Check in button at the bottom. A friend on an Android phone. Maya Okafor in the Close circle, with a ring at 89. Her goal is a message every week, and an idea suggests a call on her birthday on Wednesday. Her birthday and a note, "Climbs on Thursdays. Ask how the new route went.", are listed above her timeline of check-ins, with a Check in button at the bottom.

    A friend

    A goal, a ring, the dates and notes worth remembering, and every check-in in a timeline.

  • Progress on an Android phone. Overall momentum is 61 and building across all 13 people. This week, 2 of 6 goals are met, with a ring under each friend. A bar for each of the last 8 weeks shows the goals met, and each circle is listed below with its own momentum. Progress on an Android phone. Overall momentum is 61 and building across all 13 people. This week, 2 of 6 goals are met, with a ring under each friend. A bar for each of the last 8 weeks shows the goals met, and each circle is listed below with its own momentum.

    Progress

    Momentum that rises with every goal met and eases down slowly when one is missed. It never resets.

Your friends stay on your phone

  • No account, no sign-in and no server.
  • No ads, no analytics and no tracking.
  • Lock the app with your phone’s own Face ID, fingerprint or screen lock. Names can stay out of reminders and off the widget.
  • Seal a backup file with a passphrase that only you know.
  • The app makes no connections of its own. Only the store is involved, if you buy the unlock.
  • Nothing you enter is ever sent to us, because there is nowhere to send it.

The full details are on the Privacy page.

Lock app on an iPhone. A sheet titled "Lock app" lists what it does. It opens with the phone's own lock, with no separate PIN to forget. It shows a blank card in the app switcher. Names stay out of reminders and off the widget. A note says it does not encrypt data or a backup file. A button says "Turn on". Lock app on an iPhone. A sheet titled "Lock app" lists what it does. It opens with the phone's own lock, with no separate PIN to forget. It shows a blank card in the app switcher. Names stay out of reminders and off the widget. A note says it does not encrypt data or a backup file. A button says "Turn on".
A passphrase for backups on an iPhone. A sheet titled "Choose a passphrase" has two filled-in fields, "Passphrase" and "Type it again". A note says it cannot be recovered, because the app does not keep the passphrase and there is no account to reset it through. A button says "Export protected backup". A passphrase for backups on an iPhone. A sheet titled "Choose a passphrase" has two filled-in fields, "Passphrase" and "Type it again". A note says it cannot be recovered, because the app does not keep the passphrase and there is no account to reset it through. A button says "Export protected backup".

Pricing

Free for 10 people. One time unlock for € 4.99

FriendRing is free to download and has every feature for up to 10 people, in any of your circles. For more, one payment unlocks as many people as you like.

  • One payment of €4.99, in the App Store or Google Play.
  • No subscription, and nothing renews.
  • No account to make. The purchase belongs to your store account, and “Restore purchase” brings it back on a new phone.
  • Everyone you have added stays, and backups are always free.

Nobody is nagged to buy: no countdowns and no reminders to upgrade.

One payment, for good on an iPhone. A screen titled "Room for everyone" shows a ring of friends' initials around "You". It says the free version holds 10 people and one payment unlocks the whole app for good, with three promises, as many people as you like in every circle, pay once with no subscription, and still private. A button says "Unlock for €4.99", and below it is "Restore purchase". One payment, for good on an iPhone. A screen titled "Room for everyone" shows a ring of friends' initials around "You". It says the free version holds 10 people and one payment unlocks the whole app for good, with three promises, as many people as you like in every circle, pay once with no subscription, and still private. A button says "Unlock for €4.99", and below it is "Restore purchase".

What it does not do

FriendRing is for the friendships you already have. It does not find new friends, suggest people to meet or connect you with strangers.

On its way to your phone

Free for up to 10 people on the App Store and Google Play, with no account to make.

Download on the App Store, not available yet
Get it on Google Play, not available yet

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play