The Reach Out app

Friendships don't fade because you stopped caring.

They fade because life got busy, and nobody made the first move. Reach Out is a small app with one job: making sure the people who matter don't drift away.

How it works

Add your closest friends. Reach Out nudges you when it's been a while, suggests who to check in with, and gets you talking in about five seconds.

A message, a voice note, or a call. Whichever fits the moment.

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No feed. No likes. No follower counts. Nothing to scroll.

Reach Out screen suggesting a check-in with Maria, with WhatsApp, voice note and call buttons

One tap, and you're talking to a friend

Reach Out home screen with a large Reach Out Now button

Open the app, tap once.
Reach Out picks who's due for a hello.

A friend's card with WhatsApp, voice note and call options

Choose how to reach out.
Message, voice note or call, or skip for now.

A drafted casual opener ready to send via WhatsApp

Never stuck for words.
Edit the suggested opener, shuffle it, or write your own.

What's inside

One tap to reach out

Open the app, tap once, and you're talking to a friend.

Reminders you control

Choose how often you want nudging about each person: weekly, every two weeks, or monthly. Or switch reminders off entirely for someone you'd rather not be prompted about.

Something to say

Stuck for words? Reach Out drafts a casual opener using your friend's name and how long it's been. Edit it, shuffle it, or write your own.

Voice notes and calls

Send a voice message or just ring them, straight from the app.

Your inner circle, not your network

Five people on the free plan, chosen deliberately. Premium raises it to 25 for when your circle spans two countries. Either way, this is not a contact manager.

Why five

A friendship you actually maintain is worth more than fifty you merely track.

Five is small enough to keep up with, which is the only thing that matters. That's why the free plan starts there. If your people are spread across home and a new city, Premium lets you keep up to 25.

Privacy

Your friends' names and numbers are yours. Reach Out never reads your phone's address book. You add people yourself.

There are no ads, no tracking, and nothing is posted anywhere. You can delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app at any time.

Get Reach Out the day it launches

Friendships rarely end. They fade when nobody makes the first move. Reach Out keeps your closest friends in one place and nudges you to check in before anyone starts to drift.

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