UpHabit shut down: where to take your contacts next
UpHabit removed its personal CRM apps on Thursday, April 9th 2026, saying the product "wasn't a commercial success." Its mobile apps still work, but UpHabit strongly advises exporting your contacts. Capstone Outreach is a personal CRM on web, iPhone and Android that keeps one timeline per person and drafts each check-in when it is due, at $25/month after a 14-day free trial. Export from UpHabit first, then import a CSV file or your phone contacts.
Side by side
| Feature | Capstone Outreach | UpHabit |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Available on the web, iPhone and Android, one account. | Personal CRM apps removed on Thursday, April 9th 2026; web and mobile apps closed because the product was not a commercial success.12 |
| What to do with your data | Bring contacts in as a CSV file or import your phone address book, which skips duplicates. | Existing mobile apps keep working, but UpHabit advises users to export their contacts.3 |
| Positioning | A personal CRM for people whose network is their job: the personal CRM that writes your check-ins. | A personal CRM UpHabit had been building for more than 8 years.4 |
| Platforms | Web, iPhone and Android, one account. | Had web and mobile apps.5 |
| Pricing | One plan: $25/month on the web; $24.99/month or $250/year on iPhone; $9/month Global plan in six countries. | Not listed on their site (checked Oct 8, 2026) |
| Free plan or trial | 14-day free trial; a payment method is required to start. No free plan. | Not listed on their site (checked Oct 8, 2026) |
| Keep-in-touch reminders | Rhythms from weekly to every three months by email draft, text, WhatsApp or call reminder; waits a full cycle if you have talked since. | Not listed on their site (checked Oct 8, 2026) |
| AI writing and sending | AI drafts in your voice; emails send from your own Gmail or Outlook after you approve; texts and WhatsApp messages open on your phone already typed. | Not listed on their site (checked Oct 8, 2026) |
| Business card scanning | Scans paper business cards, QR digital cards and NFC tags. | Not listed on their site (checked Oct 8, 2026) |
| Meeting notes | AI notetaker for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Webex that drafts a follow-up per attendee. | Not listed on their site (checked Oct 8, 2026) |
Choose UpHabit if
- You still have the UpHabit mobile app installed: UpHabit says the mobile apps will continue to work, so you can keep using it while you decide.
- You want to export everything before you change anything: UpHabit's notice points to Settings > Export All Contacts to get a copy of your data.
- You only need a phone app for now and are comfortable relying on one whose maker has closed down its web and mobile apps.
Choose Capstone Outreach if
- You want a personal CRM on the web, iPhone and Android with one account.
- You want each check-in drafted from your history when it is due, by email, text or WhatsApp, on rhythms from weekly to every three months.
- You want emails sent from your own Gmail or Outlook, and texts and WhatsApp messages from your own number, only after you approve.
- You want one timeline per person with every email, text, call and meeting, and to ask what you discussed or promised.
- You want published pricing: one plan at $25/month on the web after a 14-day free trial.
The differences that matter
What happened to UpHabit
UpHabit's site says its personal CRM apps were removed as of Thursday, April 9th 2026. The team writes that it worked on the product for more than 8 years, and while it succeeded on a product level, "it wasn't a commercial success," so it closed down the web and mobile apps to reduce costs. The mobile apps will continue to work, but the notice says: "we strongly advise you going to Settings > Export All Contacts to get a copy of your data." Do that first, whatever you move to next.
Why Capstone Outreach fits former UpHabit users
UpHabit was a personal CRM with web and mobile apps. Capstone Outreach is a personal CRM on the web, iPhone and Android with one account. It keeps one timeline per person with every email, text, call and meeting, with lead tiers, tags and search, and you can ask what you discussed or promised. Keep-in-touch rhythms run from weekly to every three months by email draft, text, WhatsApp or call reminder, and each check-in is drafted from your history when it comes due. If you have talked since, through a reply, call or meeting, it waits a full cycle.
What Capstone Outreach does not offer
Know the tradeoffs before you move. Capstone Outreach has no free plan: the web plan is $25/month after a 14-day free trial, and a payment method is required to start the trial. It does not offer LinkedIn or social network sync, or contact enrichment from databases. It also never sends on its own: emails go from your own Gmail or Outlook after you approve them, and texts and WhatsApp messages open on your phone already typed so you send them from your own number.
How to move your contacts
Step one happens in UpHabit: its notice points to Settings > Export All Contacts, and the mobile apps still work, so do it while you can. Step two happens in Capstone Outreach: upload your contacts as a CSV file, or import your phone address book, which skips duplicates. Meetings from Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly become contacts, and you can import WhatsApp chats. Then put the people you tracked in UpHabit on keep-in-touch rhythms and review the first drafted check-ins during the 14-day free trial.
Pricing
UpHabit's pricing was not listed on its site when we checked on Oct 8, 2026; the site now carries a notice that its personal CRM apps were removed on Thursday, April 9th 2026. Capstone Outreach has one plan: $25/month on the web after a 14-day free trial that requires a payment method, or $24.99/month or $250/year on iPhone through the App Store, with Android billed through Google Play. A $9/month Global plan is offered in India, the Philippines, Malaysia, the UAE, South Africa and Nigeria. There is no free plan, and you can cancel anytime.
Switching to Capstone Outreach
Start with UpHabit's own advice: its notice recommends exporting your contacts (Settings > Export All Contacts) while the mobile apps still work. Then, in Capstone Outreach, upload your contacts as a CSV file or import your phone address book, which skips duplicates. You can also import WhatsApp chats, and meetings from Google Calendar, Outlook and Calendly become contacts. Set keep-in-touch rhythms for the people who matter and review the first drafted check-ins during the 14-day free trial.
Keep them warm without the busywork. Capstone Outreach is the personal CRM that writes your check-ins. Put each person on a rhythm (weekly to every three months), and when they're due, the next message is already written from your history with them. If you've talked since, it waits a full cycle. You approve every message, and it goes out from your own email or phone.
Start 14 days free, then $25/mo iPhone: 14 days free, then $24.99/mo
A study of 20 million LinkedIn members found that acquaintances, more than close friends, led to new jobs (Science, 2022). Capstone keeps those people warm. You approve every message, and it goes from your own email or phone.
Also on Android. Cancel anytime in the first 14 days and you pay nothing.
Frequently asked questions
Did UpHabit shut down?
Yes. UpHabit's site says its personal CRM apps were removed as of Thursday, April 9th 2026, and that it closed down the web and mobile apps because the product "wasn't a commercial success." The mobile apps continue to work, but UpHabit strongly advises exporting your contacts to keep a copy of your data.
How do I export my contacts from UpHabit?
UpHabit's notice says: "we strongly advise you going to Settings > Export All Contacts to get a copy of your data." Do this in the mobile app, which UpHabit says will continue to work. Then bring your contacts into Capstone Outreach as a CSV file, or import your phone address book, which skips duplicates.
Will the UpHabit app keep working?
UpHabit says the mobile apps will continue to work, even though its personal CRM apps were removed on April 9th 2026 and the web app is closed. It still advises exporting your contacts. Export now while the app works, then move them into a replacement such as Capstone Outreach on the web, iPhone or Android.
Is Capstone Outreach free?
No. Capstone Outreach has no free plan. It is $25/month on the web after a 14-day free trial, and a payment method is required to start the trial. On iPhone it is $24.99/month or $250/year, and a $9/month Global plan is offered in six countries. You can cancel anytime.
How does Capstone Outreach help me keep in touch?
It puts each person on a rhythm, from weekly to every three months, by email draft, text, WhatsApp or call reminder. When a check-in is due, AI drafts it from your history with that person. If you have talked since, through a reply, call or meeting, it waits a full cycle. Nothing sends without your approval.
Sources
Everything about UpHabit on this page comes from its own website, checked 2026-10-08. If something has changed, tell us and we'll update it.
- UpHabit removed its personal CRM apps on Thursday, April 9th 2026. Source: https://uphabit.com ("UpHabit's Personal CRM Apps have been removed as of Thursday, April 9th 2026")
- UpHabit closed its web and mobile apps because the product was not a commercial success. Source: https://uphabit.com ("it wasn't a commercial success so we've made the difficult decision to close down the web and mobile apps")
- Existing mobile apps keep working, but UpHabit advises users to export their contacts. Source: https://uphabit.com ("The mobile apps will continue to work, but we strongly advise you going to Settings > Export All Contacts")
- UpHabit had been building a personal CRM for more than 8 years. Source: https://uphabit.com ("we've worked hard over the last 8+ years to build the world's best Personal CRM")
- UpHabit had web and mobile apps. Source: https://uphabit.com ("close down the web and mobile apps to reduce our costs")