Dear: Stay in Touch
Gentle nudges to stay close
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Gentle reminders to stay in touch with the people you love. Privacy-first, no accounts, no ads.
Your friends appreciate hearing from you more than you think.
Dear sends you a gentle nudge when it's time to reach out to someone you care about. You pick the people and how often. Dear handles the rest.
No more guilt about the text you keep meaning to send. No more realizing it's been six months since you talked to someone who matters. Just a quiet daily reminder that showing up is simple and it counts.
HOW IT WORKS
Add the people you want to stay close to. Choose how often you'd like to reach out to each one: once a month, every few months, every six months, or once a year. Each day, Dear suggests someone to contact. Tap to text, call, or FaceTime. That's it.
15 VOICE PERSONAS
Dear doesn't talk like a task manager. Choose from 15+ unique voices that shape how your nudges sound.
Dear and Friendo are free and trilingual (English, French, and Spanish). Premium voices include Sherlock, Emily Brontë, Dracula, Nonna, Haiku, Noir, and Mom Text in English, Marcel Proust, Cyrano, and Le Renard in French, and Don Quijote, El Mar, and La Abuela in Spanish. Each one is $0.99.
YOUR CIRCLE
See everyone you care about in one visualization. It's your relationships at a glance, not a to-do list.
BUILT FOR PRIVACY
No accounts. No tracking. No data leaves your device. Dear works entirely on-device with no backend. Your relationships are yours alone.
DEAR+ (OPTIONAL)
The free version holds up to 10 people. Upgrade for unlimited friends starting at $2.99/month or $14.99/year. Individual voices are $0.99 each, or get all 13 premium voices for $5.99. Dear+ ($39.99, one-time) includes unlimited friends, all voices, and everything we build next.
WHY IT MATTERS
Loneliness affects 1 in 4 people worldwide (WHO, 2023) and increases the risk of premature death by 26%. Research shows that people consistently underestimate how much their friends appreciate hearing from them. Dear is built on that insight. A small text today could mean more than you think.
Dear was built by someone who cares deeply but needed a little help showing it.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://dearnudges.com/privacy.html
Ratings & Reviews
• Major accessibility update: full Dynamic Type support, better contrast, and Reduce Motion respected
• New: Delete all my data, in Settings
• Smoother onboarding, especially at larger text sizes
The developer, Earl Hoover, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Earl Hoover
- Size
- 8.3 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.6 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.6 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.6 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.6 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.3 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- French and Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Unlimited Friends $14.99
- Everything Bundle $39.99
- Big Tip $20.00
- Small Tip $3.00
- Generous Tip $10.00
- Dear Friend $100.00
- El Mar $0.99
- La Abuela $0.99
- Don Quijote $0.99
- Marcel Proust Voice $0.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Earl Hoover. All rights reserved.