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See who’s nearby, plan smarter meetings, and spot patterns with color-coded locations\n\nBUSINESS CARD SCANNER [requires a Teams plan]\nQuickly convert business cards into contacts\n\nEMAIL TEMPLATES\nCreate email templates with personalization tags, to send prepared emails quickly with a personal touch\n\nAVAILABLE ON iOS AND MAC\nContacts Journal is available on iOS and Mac App Store, with seamless syncing via iCloud so your data is always up to date across devices.\n\nPOWERFUL FEATURES\n• Share Extension to save notes, links, and images from other apps\n• Siri Shortcuts for faster workflows and automation\n• Home and Lock Screen widgets for quick access\n• Group Emails to reach multiple contacts at once\n• Visual charts to track your relationship activity\n\nGREAT FOR PRIVACY\nNo account signup needed. Your data stays fully under your control, and we never have access to it\n\n\nUNLIMITED PERSONAL PLAN:\n• The app is initially limited to 20 Logs, ToDos, Files, Custom Fields, etc. To add unlimited entries, please purchase the “Unlimited Personal Plan”\n• The Unlimited Personal Plan is a one-time purchase \n• You can purchase the \"Unlimited Combined Plan\" to unlock both iOS and Mac apps together \n\nCONTACTS JOURNAL FOR TEAMS:\n• Share your Contacts Journal data with others using iCloud accounts\n• Real-time, automatic syncing between multiple users\n• Create multiple teams to share different information with different users\n• Includes a Business Card Scanner\n\nContacts Journal For Teams requires a monthly or annual subscription that is purchased through the app. The subscription will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s iTunes Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription.\n\nTerms of Service: https://contactsjournal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015780571\nPrivacy Policy: https://contactsjournal.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360015414291\n\n\nPlease send us your suggestions and feedback at support@zaal-llc.com","facts":{"developer_id":327685981,"developer_url":"http://www.contactsjournal.com","first_released":"2009-09-14T04:54:01Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"7.1.2","release_notes":"Built for iOS 27, with Siri and Spotlight that finally know your contacts.\n\nSEARCH WITH SIRI\nOn iOS 27 with Apple Intelligence, say \"Search CJournal for Michelle\" and jump straight to her in the app.\n\nFIND ANYTHING IN SPOTLIGHT\nYour contacts, logs and ToDos now show up in Spotlight and system search. 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