Frequently asked

Apple Contacts stores names and numbers. Trace adds context — when you met, where you were, what event you were at, and your personal notes about the encounter. Trace syncs to Apple Contacts automatically, so every person you save appears in your phone's address book.

Trace is free to download. The full experience is $3.99 per month at our introductory price. For organizations with 200+ licenses, we offer enterprise pricing at just $20 per license per year. No ads, ever.

iOS 17 or later. iPhone only.

A named event like "Tech Summit 2026" or "Team Offsite." When you start an event, every contact you add is automatically grouped under it. Later, you can browse contacts by event, message the entire group, or write notes about the event itself.

Tap "New Contact" from the home screen. Enter their name, phone or email, optionally snap a photo, confirm the details (time and location are captured automatically), and save. The whole flow takes about five seconds.

Yes. When an event has two or more contacts with phone numbers, a "Message Group" button appears. One tap opens Messages with everyone pre-loaded as recipients. No copy-paste required.

Your personal card is encoded as a standard vCard QR code. Anyone can scan it with their phone camera — no app required. They'll see your name, phone/email, and title, and can add you to their contacts instantly. You can also share via AirDrop or any share sheet.

Yes. During the capture flow, you can take a photo with your camera or choose from your library. Photos are synced to Apple Contacts as well.

Personal reminders you attach to contacts — how you met, what you discussed, what to follow up on. Notes are only visible to you and are fully searchable in History. You can also write event-level notes with rich text formatting.

Yes. After saving a contact, you can schedule a local notification for any date and time. Customize the default message template in Settings — use [name] as a placeholder.

Yes. If WhatsApp is installed, Trace adds it as a messaging option alongside iMessage and Email. Swipe on any contact row to choose your preferred platform.

Yes. Tap any contact in History to see their full profile. Tap Edit to change name, phone, email, title, or note. Changes sync back to Apple Contacts.

No. Trace is 100% local. There are no servers, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, and no internet connection. Your data never leaves your device. We literally cannot see your contacts.

No. Open the app, set up your card, start using it. No email, no password, no sign-up.

Completely. Every feature works without internet. Trace makes zero network requests. It works in airplane mode.

Locally on your iPhone using Apple SwiftData. If you grant Contacts permission, saved people also appear in your Apple address book (which may sync via iCloud, depending on your device settings).

All Trace data is removed from your device. Contacts saved to your Apple address book remain in Contacts unless you delete them separately.

Location (to record where you met someone), Contacts (to save to Apple address book), and Camera (to add a photo). All are optional — Trace works fully without any permissions enabled.

Yes. Open your iPhone's Settings app, scroll to Trace, and toggle any permission on. You can also check permission status from within Trace's Settings screen.