Poppy — Connection Keeper

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Nurture the relationships that matter most

Poppy turns your contacts into a living garden. Gentle reminders, zero guilt.

Poppy app showing your relationship garden

What Poppy does

Built for personal relationships, not task inboxes.

Garden overview

A visual view of who is thriving and who needs a quick check-in.

Flexible frequency

Set realistic frequencies like weekly, monthly, or quarterly based on each relationship.

Quick check-in logging

Log how you reached out and add notes in a few taps.

Groups and rhythms

Treat family, close friends, and wider circles differently without manual spreadsheet work.

How Poppy is different from reminders and task apps

If Apple Reminders already works for you, keep using it. Poppy exists for relationship follow-through specifically.

Category

Poppy

Reminders / Task Apps

Default model

People and relationship frequency

Tasks and due dates

Visual context

Garden + contact status

List or project hierarchy

Logging a touchpoint

Built-in check-in history and notes

Manual notes in generic tasks

Reminder style

Frequency-based nudges

Date/time alerts

Emotional framing

No streak shaming or urgency spam

Built for task completion pressure

Avoid reminder fatigue

Poppy is designed so reminders stay useful instead of becoming noise.

  • Frequency controls per person, so close relationships and distant ones do not get the same schedule.
  • No shame language in notifications. The app prompts action, not guilt.
  • Fast logging flow so a reminder can be completed in seconds and cleared.

Who this helps most

People who forget follow-up when life gets busy

Keep important relationships visible without living inside social feeds.

People balancing multiple circles

Set separate frequencies for family, friends, and wider network contacts.

People who want a calmer reminder flow

Prompts are built to be supportive and low-pressure.

Product walkthrough

Tap through the app states to preview import, reminder, and check-in flow.

Garden Home

Your relationships grow on a gentle visual garden, with streaks that reward consistency.

How it works

Takes about 30 seconds. Add people, pick a frequency, and check in when prompted.

01

Pick your people

Start with 5-10 people you truly care about. You can always add more later.

02

Set a frequency

Choose a realistic frequency for each person. Weekly for family, monthly for friends.

03

Get reminded, reach out

When a reminder appears, message or call them, then log it in a few taps.

04

See your progress

Your garden view makes it easy to spot who is thriving and who needs a quick touchpoint. A Harvard study shows close relationships are one of the strongest predictors of long-term well-being.

Data flow in plain English

Poppy is local-first. Your relationship content stays on your phone, so I cannot access it.

1) Stored on device

Contacts, notes, and check-in history, everything stays on your phone, not on Poppy servers.

2) No contact upload

Poppy does not upload names, phone numbers, notes, or message content. There are no app servers storing your relationship content.

3) Limited diagnostics

Only anonymous stability/product events may be collected for reliability. Analytics can be turned off in Settings.

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No Premium Tier. No Hidden Costs.

Completely free

Every feature is available without subscriptions. The goal is simple: make relationship upkeep easier, not another recurring bill.

Why I built this

I kept dropping the ball on people I care about, especially during busy stretches. Poppy is the tool I wanted: quick reminders, low friction check-ins, no social feed pressure.

  • Support: direct email responses, typically within 24-48 hours.

Who is this for?

If you care about people but forget to follow up, this is for you.

Busy weeks happen

You mean to text back, then weeks pass.

Poppy gives you a simple reminder and a quick way to log the check-in.

Long-distance friendships

Time zones and routines make it easy to drift.

Poppy tracks frequency so important people do not disappear from view.

Follow-up anxiety

The longer it has been, the harder it feels to reach out.

Poppy keeps reminders low-pressure so you can act without guilt.

Out of sight, out of mind

If someone is not in front of you, they are easy to miss.

Poppy's garden view helps you spot who needs attention.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Poppy is currently free on iOS.

Reminders is task-first. Poppy is people-first. It tracks relationship frequency, shows who needs follow-up, and makes check-ins easy to log.

Most personal CRMs are built for pipeline-style tracking. Poppy is built for personal relationships and low-friction follow-through.

No. Relationship content stays on your device. There are no app servers storing your relationship content.

Only limited anonymous diagnostics/product events (if enabled). Never names, phone numbers, notes, or message content.

You set realistic frequencies per person, reminders are low-pressure, and logging a check-in takes a few taps.

That is the main use case. Poppy is built for \"I care, but life gets busy,\" not heavy productivity workflows.

No. Poppy cannot access data outside the app, so call/text activity is not auto-detected. You log check-ins manually.

iOS is available now. Android is in progress; join the waitlist for updates.

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iOS is available now. Android is in progress and waitlist updates are sent by email.

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