Frequently asked questions

On your phone, only. My People has no servers and never receives your information. There are no accounts to create and nothing is uploaded—which is why My People qualifies for the App Store’s “Data Not Collected” privacy label.

Go to Settings → Backup & Restore → Create Backup. Choose a password, then save the encrypted backup wherever you trust—Files, email, AirDrop, or your own cloud storage. Because only you know the password, be sure to keep it somewhere safe.

Create a backup on your old phone, transfer the file to your new one, then open My People and go to Settings → Backup & Restore → Restore from Backup. Enter the password you chose when creating it.

Yes. My People is fully offline by design, so everything works without an internet connection.

Yes. There are no download fees, subscriptions, in-app purchases, ads, or data collection. I built My People because I wanted this app to exist, and I believe the people who need it most should not face financial barriers to using it. If you would like to support future development, there is an optional tip link on the About the Creator page—but I want My People to remain free.

We cannot—we never have it. Your notes, contacts, and details never leave your device and are never transmitted to us or anyone else. There is no central database because there is no central anything.

When you paste or type a note, Detect Info can surface names, dates, and details to help you fill in a profile. On iPhone, it uses Apple’s on-device intelligence where available. On Android, it uses private on-device pattern matching. The note text is never sent to us or to any server, and nothing is added without your approval.

My People reads the calendar already on your device—nothing is uploaded, and it stays on your phone. For an upcoming event, the app links attendees to people in your list automatically when their email address in the invitation matches a contact. When there is no email match, it suggests links based on names in the event title, which you can confirm or skip. You can always link someone manually. For recurring events, it remembers who you linked last time, so your weekly standup or monthly dinner is ready without redoing the work. Fun fact: this feature was originally suggested by my 12-year-old son.

Accessibility is core to the app, not an afterthought. The interface follows your phone’s text size, works with VoiceOver and TalkBack, and offers higher-contrast and reduced-motion options. It was built first for neurodivergent brains and designed to be calm and readable for everyone. Accessibility is never “finished,” so if you use these features and notice something that could be improved, I would be grateful if you let me know at Contact@KELCEnterprises.com.

My People includes suggested fields for many of the groups people commonly create, including neighbors, coworkers, family, school and parent groups, sports teams, book clubs, travel groups, volunteer organizations, hobbies, and many more. The suggestions are simply ideas—you can add the ones you like, ignore the rest, or create your own custom fields instead.

That’s part of the fun! As you create groups, you’ll discover suggestions tailored to different communities and interests. If you create a group that doesn’t have suggestions yet, you can still build it exactly the way you want, and I’m always interested in hearing ideas for future additions.

My People is coming to iPhone through the App Store and Android through Google Play. Both versions keep your data on your own device.

My People began as a personal project. After being diagnosed with autism, I realized I needed a better way to prepare for conversations, recall important details, and follow through on the relationships that mattered most to me. When I could not find an app that worked the way I needed, I decided to build it myself. Although it was inspired by neurodivergent experiences, my hope has always been simple: to make it easier for anyone to show up thoughtfully for the people they care about.

Because relationships are personal. Keeping relationship data on-device means My People can support you without collecting, profiling, or storing the details people have trusted you with.