To understand the power of Cardhop for iOS, I recommend watching the series of tutorial videos they got David Sparks to narrate. It’s all seamless and works exactly the way you want it to. You don’t even have to physically type anything out - just activate the mic button on the bar to have it transcribe what you say.
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Or, when someone gives you their new number, you can type it into the bar followed by their name, and Cardhop will let you update their contact info. So for example, you can type “dial Chelsea” and tap the appropriate result from the search results to start a phone call. The search bar at the bottom of the app doubles as a universal input method. Like the Mac app and all versions of Fantastical, Cardhop for iOS is powered by a natural-language input system.
To that end, they’ve designed an experience where you don’t just “manage contacts” or “input data” - you interact with important people in your life. ?Ĭardhop for iOS follows in the footsteps of Fantastical in that it’s got its sights set on replacing a default Apple app, except for contact management instead of calendaring. Today they ~finally~ launched the iOS companion, which I have to note off the bat kept with the “sandwich” icon theme (once again designed by artist David Lanham). A free 21-day trial is available through the Flexibits website.In October 2017, developer Flexibits released Cardhop for Mac, with the intention of being a contacts app you’d actually want to use.
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Pricing and availabilityĬardhop for iOS, a universal app for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is available via App Store with a limited-time twenty percent launch discount for four bucks (regularly $5).Ĭardhop for Mac is a $20 download from Mac App Store. Last but not least, Flexibits is in it for the long run: since Cardhop for Mac’s debut a year and a half ago, it saw multiple free updates that have significantly improved the app versus the 1.0 version, brining features like smart contact groups, printing, Instagram integration and more. You can add a new entry from Favorites (left), Recents (center) or the input field (right) Typing “large” or “big” followed by the contact name displays their info in a big bannerĪnd coupled with custom actions for things like messaging, tweeting, emailing, placing phone calls, getting directions and so forth, Cardhop becomes a productivity powerhouse-and I bet you never thought this possible from a contacts app.
The basic stuff such has adding or updating contacts is intuitive and efortless. Summing up: a productivity boosterĪs I wrote in my review of Cardhop for Mac, I keep my Contacts database up to date and this app has saved me a bunch of clicks so far.
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Aside from providing full directory lookup support like in the inaugural iOS version, the update brought a bunch of tweaks, bug fixes and other improvements to the Mac app. Cardhop for Mac 1.2Īside from extending Cardhop to iOS, Flexibits today also brought the Mac app to version 1.2. Moreover, Cardhop supports directory lookups on Google Contacts, G Suite and Exchange Global Address List, making it super simple to find and interact with contacts on both personal and work accounts.įor further details, visit /cardhop-ios. Just toggle a button in the settings interface to omit the Notes field when exporting contacts as a vCard file. Cardhop offers plenty of customizations to make the app your own