Kithmap

Overview

Kithmap is aimed at people who want a structured memory aid for relationships, not a shared contact system. Its appeal is the combination of a map of how people connect and prompts to keep in touch.

Key features

You can build a graph with typed connections such as family, friends, colleagues and classmates, then add people by typing or pasting names. Tags, groups, photos and notes give that graph useful context; the relationship links are the differentiator for anyone who finds a flat contact list hard to use as a personal memory aid.

Per-person follow-up cadence, an overdue view and birthday reminders help turn that context into timely prompts. Conversation logging can preserve useful history between catch-ups. This is personal relationship maintenance rather than sales tracking: Kithmap has no sales pipelines or quotas, account handoffs, contact enrichment or LinkedIn replacement, so sales teams should look elsewhere.

Email and calendar connections can add context to contact histories. Sign-in uses Google, and users can authorize connections to Google Contacts, Gmail and Calendar. Gmail thread headers and Calendar events involving contacts are cached on Kithmap's server, but Gmail message bodies are not stored. With the Mac companion, message bodies stay on the Mac and only derived log entries are sent to Kithmap. The distinction matters to anyone weighing convenience against keeping correspondence local.

Users can export data as JSON or delete an account in Settings; deletion cascade-deletes data and revokes Google OAuth tokens. The privacy policy says user data is not shared with third parties and names Vercel, Neon, Upstash, Sentry, Resend and Google APIs as subprocessors. Kithmap is currently US-only and is not yet GDPR-compliant for EU residents, a decisive limitation for those users.

Pricing

Open beta: free, free for now during open beta. The free plan includes follow-up reminders, email/calendar sync, import/export and interaction history. That makes it possible to use the core personal-CRM workflow without a subscription, but the price is explicitly tied to the open beta rather than promised as a permanent free tier. Kithmap is single-user, so it is not a low-cost route to a multi-seat team CRM.

Platforms

Kithmap is available on macOS and the web. The Mac companion's local handling of message bodies may appeal to Mac users; those needing Android or iOS access should consider another option.

Who it's for

Choose Kithmap if you want a personal, single-user place to connect people, retain conversation context and remember when to reach out. It is a poor fit for sales teams, people who need a collaborative system, and EU residents who require GDPR-compliant service.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Typed relationship links make connections between people explicit, beyond what tags and notes alone convey.
• Pro: Cadence reminders, overdue tracking, birthday prompts and conversation logs support ongoing relationship maintenance.
• Pro: JSON export and account deletion give users a way to take their data out or remove it.
• Con: Google sign-in and optional Google connections make it unsuitable for users who want to avoid that ecosystem.
• Con: US-only availability and lack of GDPR compliance rule it out for many EU residents.
• Con: Single-user scope and absent sales workflows exclude team and sales use cases.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, browse Personal CRM Software.

Contacts+ Personal CRM is worth considering if you need Android or iOS as well as web access; its free plan covers one account and 1,000 contacts with daily sync and no credit card.

Kinu suits someone who prefers encrypted backup and a free plan capped at 10 people, while accepting no cross-device sync.

Dextr is an iOS and Mac alternative whose free plan includes unlimited contacts, AI organization, reminders, places and events.

Revere offers unlimited people, notes and reminders on its free plan for iOS and Mac users.

Coleva is an iOS option made by an independent developer in the United Kingdom.

Contact Book offers web and API access, with paid Standard plans at €10 a month or €100 a year.

Foundationbase Personal CRM is a free, web-based alternative with MIT-licensed source.

Hilo is a free iOS alternative with no subscriptions.

Verdict

Kithmap is a strong fit for an individual who wants a relationship map, reminders and conversation history in one personal system, especially on Mac or web. Its open-beta free plan lowers the barrier to trying that approach, but choose another product if you need mobile apps, team workflows, or GDPR-compliant service in the EU.