Hilo
Hilo: A focused free iOS app for private contact notes, reminders, and follow-ups. Ranked #20 of 26 in Personal CRM Software by our editors (7.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for simple private iPhone relationship tracking.
At a glance
- Editor score7.0 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forSimple private iPhone relationship tracking
- Free planYes
- Paid fromFree
- Facts checked22 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Free contact organization with categories for friends, family, and colleagues
- Birthday, special-moment, and follow-up reminders support consistent contact
- On-device storage with a no-data-collection claim
Where it doesn't
- Available on iOS, with Android described as coming soon
- No verified integrations with email, calendars, or other services
- No stated import or export capability for contact data
Our verdict on Hilo
Hilo is a personal CRM for people who want to organize and remember relationships outside a business-sales workflow. It supports contact organization, categories for friends, family, and colleagues, birthday and special-moment reminders, quick notes after calls or meetings, and follow-up alerts for conversations. The product is designed for close personal relationships and is available as a free iPhone and iPad app. Its emphasis is on keeping relationship information on the device rather than building a broad business platform.
The Free plan costs 0 and includes contact organization, birthday and special-moment reminders, quick notes, and follow-up alerts. Those features cover the core tasks of recording interactions and prompting future contact without a paid tier structure. Conversation and relationship tracking adds context beyond a basic address book, while categorization helps separate different types of relationships. For someone seeking a lightweight personal CRM with no subscription decision, the pricing is straightforward.
Hilo’s main trade-off is its narrow platform and ecosystem focus. The published product details identify iOS support, while Android is described as coming soon. There are no verified integrations with email, calendars, or other services, and no stated import or export capability, so it is better suited to starting and maintaining a personal relationship system within the app than to connecting an existing workflow. Choose Hilo for free, private-feeling relationship tracking on an iPhone or iPad; choose a broader CRM when cross-platform access, connected tools, or portable contact data matter more.
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Hilo pricing
Hilo fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Free |
| Contact limit | Not verified |
| Follow-up reminders | Yes |
| Email/calendar sync | Not verified |
| Mobile apps | Ios |
| Import/export | Not verified |
| Interaction history | Yes |
| Deployment | Mobile |
| Platforms | iOS |
| Support | |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | hilo-crm.com |
| Facts checked | 22 Sep 2026 |
Alternatives to Hilo
- DexA broad personal CRM for connected contact management, reminders, and interaction history.9.2
- Contacts+ Personal CRMA broad personal CRM with free core tools and useful paid upgrades.9.0
- CovveA broad personal CRM for organized follow-up, scanning, and CRM-connected contacts.8.9
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