The Covve Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Covve in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Covve
The Insider’s Guide
Personal CRM app with reminders, notes and card scanning
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among CRM tools, read from Covve’s own pages.
Made by Covve Visual Network Limited · checked Oct 6, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Covve’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Covve’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 4 of the 48 other CRM tools we grade
Covve is a personal CRM app for keeping professional and personal relationships warm. It syncs with the phone's address book, reminds you when to reach out, logs notes after calls, shows news about your contacts and scans business cards into contacts. Notes, interactions and reminders are end-to-end encrypted. The app is free to install on iPhone, iPad and Android, with a paid Covve Pro subscription sold inside the app.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Covve, taken from its own pages and our grades.
And neither its store listing nor its help center says where free stops or which of five Pro prices you'll pay.
- 1
Best for keeping in touch with people, from your phone
It has no deals, no pipelines and no web app.
- 2
Paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $4.99 to $12.99 / month or $49.99 to $119.99 / year (US App Store listing).
- 3
There is a free plan
The app is free to install on iPhone, iPad and Android. Covve's store listing and help center do not say which features require the paid Covve Pro subscription.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
macOS, iOS and Android.
- 5
Smart reminders
Automatic reminders prompt you to contact someone at a frequency you set per contact, alongside birthdays and other special dates. Missed reminders can be actioned or rescheduled.
- 6
Notes and interaction log
Calls, texts and emails started from the app are logged with date and time under the contact, and Covve prompts you to add a note after each call.
- 7
Contact news
Add a contact's company, hobbies or favorite team and the News tab shows recent headlines on those topics to read before you reach out.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 4 of 48
That is against the other CRM tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Covve you could make: notes. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Covve at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $4.99 to $12.99 / month or $49.99 to $119.99 / year (US App Store listing)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- macOS, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Covve Visual Network Limited
- Category
- CRM Software
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
- Store rating
- 4.5 on the App Store, 626 ratings
The report card
Best for keeping in touch with people, from your phone
Covve is a personal CRM for your phone that reminds you to get in touch, asks for a note after each call, scans business cards and encrypts your notes. It has no deals, no pipelines and no web app. And neither its store listing nor its help center says where free stops or which of five Pro prices you'll pay.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Covve Pro shows on the US App Store at $4.99 and $12.99 a month and at $49.99, $79.99 and $119.99 a year, without saying which a new subscriber pays. Set against the personal CRMs it lists as rivals, Mesh at $10 and Dex at $12, that's the middle of the range, and nobody will tell you what Pro adds. |
| Free plan and trial | C | The app is free to install on iPhone, iPad and Android, and Pro is sold inside it. But neither the store listing nor Covve's help centre says which features need Pro, so you can't know what the free version keeps until you're in it. |
| Features | C | Reminders at a pace you set per person, a log of the calls, texts and emails you start from the app, news about your contacts, a card scanner and an AI assistant. It covers the staying-in-touch job, and that's a smaller job than a CRM's: no deals, no pipelines, and contacts arrive only from your phone or by hand. |
| Ease of use | B | 4.5 from about 630 App Store ratings, which is the bottom of our B band. It works off the address book already on your phone, so there's no import job. Do save the 9-word encryption key, because Covve says it can't recover your notes without it. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | iPhone, iPad and Android, and that's about it. There's no web app, and on a Mac you install the iPhone and iPad app, which needs an Apple M-series chip. It syncs with Google Contacts, iCloud and Microsoft Exchange, with no API on record. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Covve is for
- Fits if you want reminders to call the people you'd otherwise lose touch with
- Works for people who collect paper business cards and want them scanned into contacts
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you work at a desk all day: there's no web app, and the Mac version needs an M-series chip
- Not for you if you want the price up front, as the App Store lists five and doesn't say which is yours
- Watch out: nobody says which features need Pro, so you only learn what free keeps once you're in
- Too light for a sales team that needs deals and pipelines
- Tight if your contacts live in a spreadsheet, as they can only come from your phone, a scanned card or typing
Good to know
Good for
- Professionals who want reminders to stay in touch with their network
- People who manage their contacts mainly from a phone
- Users who want notes about contacts encrypted end to end
Worth knowing
- Mobile only: there is no web app, and Mac access means installing the iPhone and iPad app on a Mac with an Apple M-series chip.
- The App Store lists several Covve Pro prices ($4.99 and $12.99 monthly; $49.99 to $119.99 annually) without saying which applies to new subscribers.
- Contacts cannot be imported directly; they come from an address book synced with the phone, a scanned card or manual entry.
- The plans on covve.com/pricing are for Covve's separate business card scanner, not for the personal CRM app.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$4.17
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Covve has a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99 to $12.99 / month or $49.99 to $119.99 / year (US App Store listing).
The app is free to install on iPhone, iPad and Android, and Pro is sold inside it.
Free
$0
Free download with in-app purchases. The pages read do not state where the free version stops.
Covve Pro (monthly)
$4.99 to $12.99
per month; the App Store lists two monthly amounts
In-app subscription billed monthly. The US App Store lists monthly purchases at $4.99 and $12.99 without saying which a new subscriber pays.
Covve Pro (annual)
$49.99 to $119.99
per year; the App Store lists three annual amounts
In-app subscription billed yearly. The US App Store lists annual purchases at $49.99, $79.99 and $119.99.
The free plan
The app is free to install on iPhone, iPad and Android. Covve's store listing and help center do not say which features require the paid Covve Pro subscription.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 6, 2026.
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Covve PRO (monthly)”, against $12.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | ₺39,99 | $0.81 | 94% less |
| South Africa | R89.00 | $5.38 | 59% less |
| Philippines | ₱ 399.00 | $6.35 | 51% less |
| India | ₹ 799 | $8.26 | 36% less |
| Australia | $14.99 | $10.46 | 19% less |
| Canada | $14.99 | $10.54 | 19% less |
| United Kingdom | £9.99 | $13.21 | about the same |
| Germany | 14,99 € | $16.80 | 29% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: macOS, iOS and Android
Personal CRM app with reminders, notes and card scanning. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: end-to-end encrypted, AI features, notes.
iPhone, iPad and Android, and that's about it.
- Smart reminders
- Automatic reminders prompt you to contact someone at a frequency you set per contact, alongside birthdays and other special dates. Missed reminders can be actioned or rescheduled.
- Notes and interaction log
- Calls, texts and emails started from the app are logged with date and time under the contact, and Covve prompts you to add a note after each call.
- Contact news
- Add a contact's company, hobbies or favorite team and the News tab shows recent headlines on those topics to read before you reach out.
- Business card scanner
- Scans paper business cards straight into contacts, and lets you create a digital business card of your own to share, including through a widget.
- AI assistant by email
- Email or forward a conversation to the assistant and it adds contacts, logs interactions, writes notes and sets follow-up reminders in your account.
- End-to-end encryption
- Notes, interactions, reminders and family information are encrypted on the device with a 9-word key that only the user holds. Covve says it cannot read or recover them.
Where it runs
- macOS
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Google Contacts
- iCloud
- Microsoft Exchange
Covve is made by Covve Visual Network Limited.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/48
Other CRM tools it is graded above
Covve's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 4 of the 48 other CRM tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 37 of 48) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $24 for the category: 0 of the 46 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 49 CRM tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Covve’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 18 of 48
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 48
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 48
- BEase of useAbove 37 of 48
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 48
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 47 CRM tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Covve is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Covve you could make: notes. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 30 of the 48 other CRM tools grade higher. It costs $49.99 a year.
What you could make
- Notes: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Apps for macOS, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- End-to-end encryption done properly.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
What this rests on. Covve’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Dex, Mesh, Monica Personal CRM and folk
The 4 tools Covve is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.4GPA
Dex
Free trial · from $12/mo
Personal CRM that syncs LinkedIn, email and calendar contacts.
- Covve has a free plan. Dex does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Dex lists a web app.
- Only Dex lists a Windows app.
- 2.4GPA
Mesh
Free plan · from $10/mo
Personal CRM that builds itself from email, calendar and social.
- Only Mesh lists a web app.
- Only Mesh lists a Windows app.
- Only Mesh lists a browser extension.
- 2.4GPA
Monica Personal CRM
Free plan · from $9/mo
Open-source personal CRM for friends, family and colleagues.
- Only Covve lists macOS, iOS and Android apps.
- Only Monica Personal CRM lists a web app.
- Covve is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 2.2GPA
folk
Free trial · from $24/mo
CRM that pulls contacts from LinkedIn, email and WhatsApp.
- Covve has a free plan. folk does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only folk lists a web app.
- Only folk lists a Windows app.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Covve free?
Covve has a free plan. The app is free to install on iPhone, iPad and Android.
How much does Covve cost?
Covve lists 3 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Covve work on?
Covve is available on macOS, iOS and Android.
How is Covve rated?
Covve's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.5 out of 5 from 626 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Does Covve have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Covve is listed for macOS, iOS and Android.
Does Covve have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Covve is listed for macOS, iOS and Android.
Is Covve open source?
Covve is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
Is Covve end-to-end encrypted?
Covve describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
What does Covve integrate with?
Covve's listing names Google Contacts, iCloud, Microsoft Exchange and WhatsApp.
Who makes Covve?
Covve is made by Covve Visual Network Limited.
What are the alternatives to Covve?
The closest alternatives to Covve in our directory are Dex, Mesh, Monica Personal CRM and folk.
How does Covve compare with other CRM tools?
Covve's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 4 of the 48 other CRM tools we grade, and level with 14.
Is Covve good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Covve C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $4.17 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $24 for the category: 0 of the 46 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Covve?
The plain part of Covve you could make: notes. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Covve’s own pages on Oct 6, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Covve's own pages on 6 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-06-21.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Covve Visual Network Limited. Prices change, so check covve.com before you buy.
- apps.apple.com/us/app/covve-personal-crm/id958935377
- covve.com/personal-crm
- covve.com/pricing
- play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.covve.android&hl=en_US&gl=US
- help.covve.com/
- help.covve.com/help/can-i-access-covve-from-a-web-app
- help.covve.com/help/covve-on-macbook-m1-desktop-app
- help.covve.com/help/introducing-end-to-end-encryption-kb
- help.covve.com/help/what-can-my-assistant-do
- help.covve.com/help/how-to-add-contacts-to-your-covve-account
- help.covve.com/help/in-touch-stay-in-touch-with-your-most-important-contacts-and-keep-them-warm-for-when-you-need-them-most
- help.covve.com/help/contact-news-our-new-powerful-feature
- help.covve.com/help/comms-your-personal-crm
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Covve, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/covve
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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