Hilo
Hilo is an iOS personal contact manager for keeping up with friends, family, and other important relationships.
What Hilo is
Hilo is an iOS personal contact manager for keeping up with friends, family, and other important relationships. Users can save contacts and group them as friends, family, or colleagues, then set reminders for birthdays and other special moments. Quick notes after calls or meetings help preserve conversation details, and alerts can prompt follow-ups. Hilo also provides a place to save recommendations, such as a book someone suggested. Its focus is close personal relationships rather than business-client management. Hilo's Free plan is free, with no subscriptions, and there is no free trial. The maker says personal information stays on the user's device and that Hilo collects no data. The App Store disclosure says the developer indicated that the app does not collect data, while noting that Apple has not verified the developer's privacy practices. Hilo is available for iOS, and the maker lists Android as coming soon. The App Store lists iOS 15.1 or later and iPadOS 15.1 or later as requirements. The maker says Hilo was created by Pablo Granados.
Good
- Groups contacts by relationship.
- Reminders cover birthdays and special moments.
- Supports follow-up alerts and conversation notes.
- Free plan with no subscriptions.
Watch out
- Available for iOS; Android is coming soon.
- Requires iOS 15.1 or later, or iPadOS 15.1 or later.
Who it suits
Hilo suits people who want reminders and notes to help maintain personal relationships. It is designed for friends, family, and other close contacts rather than business clients.
Verdict
Hilo focuses on personal contact management, with reminders, follow-ups, notes, and saved recommendations. Its listed availability is iOS, with Android described as coming soon.
Plans and prices
From Hilo's own pricing page, checked 21 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Contact organization · birthday and special-moment reminders · quick notes · follow-up alerts · No cost; no subscriptions |
The facts
Each one read from Hilo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Android availability
- The website lists iOS as available and Android as coming soon.checked 21 Oct 2026
- App language
- The App Store lists English as the app language.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Apple privacy disclosure
- Apple's listing says the developer indicated that the app collects no data, while Apple has not verified that disclosure.checked 21 Oct 2026
- App size
- The iOS listing reports a download size of 21.4 MB.checked 21 Oct 2026
- iOS requirements
- The App Store says Hilo requires iOS 15.1 or later and iPadOS 15.1 or later.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Mac compatibility
- The App Store lists macOS 12 or later on a Mac with an Apple M1 chip or later.checked 21 Oct 2026
What it does
- Audience
- Hilo is designed as a personal CRM for close relationships rather than a CRM for business clients.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The maker's site lists iOS as available and Android as coming soon.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Birthday reminders
- The app provides reminders for birthdays and other special occasions.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Contact organization
- Users can save key contacts and classify them as friends, family or colleagues.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Developer
- The website identifies Pablo Granados as Hilo's creator.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Follow-up alerts
- The App Store description says users can set alerts to follow up on conversations.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Follow-ups
- The App Store listing says users can set alerts to follow up on conversations.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Independent listing category
- The Capterra listing places Hilo in Remote Patient Monitoring and shows no user reviews.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Latest listed version
- The App Store version history lists version 1.0.8 dated December 14, 2025.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: depth of contact records
- An Apple reviewer complains that the app lacks a fuller system for recording personal history and preferences.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: localization
- An Apple reviewer reports that the contact-permission prompt mixes English and Spanish.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Notes
- Users can add quick notes after calls or meetings to remember conversations and details.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Praise: simplicity
- One Apple reviewer says the app successfully adds contacts and reminds them to make periodic contact.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says Hilo collects no data and keeps personal information on the user's device.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy claim
- The maker says Hilo collects no data and keeps personal information on the device.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- LinkedIn company size
- A LinkedIn page named Hilo CRM lists a company size of 2–10 employees.checked 21 Oct 2026
- LinkedIn headquarters
- That LinkedIn Hilo CRM page lists Playa Vista, California as headquarters.checked 21 Oct 2026
- LinkedIn ownership
- The LinkedIn page describes Hilo CRM as privately held.checked 21 Oct 2026
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