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If Fabriq stopped working for you

Fabriq: Stay in Touch, by Sowlutions Inc.

Whatever happened on your phone, here is what you would be moving to, and what you would be giving up.

164 ratings in the US App Store, September 2026. Last updated 2 June 2026.

	Ciao!	Fabriq
Last update	This month	June 2026
Its website	getciao.app	ourfabriq.com
What it costs	One payment $9.99	Subscription $4.99 a month or $39.99 a year
Free tier	3 friends	[CHECK]
Account needed	None	[CHECK]
Notes on each person	Yes	Yes
A creature for each friend	15 animals, 6 moods	No

The rows about Fabriq come from its own App Store listing, read in September 2026, and from its update date. I have not used its current version, so whether it works on your phone today is yours to judge. Where a cell says [CHECK] I could not confirm it without paying, so it stays blank. Nothing here is taken from another app’s reviews. The full comparison is on Ciao! vs Fabriq.

Where Fabriq wins

•It is built for a large network. Hundreds of people, sorted into circles and tiers.
•Prompts and conversation starters, if that is the part you find hard.
•If it still opens and the reminders still arrive, nothing is broken today.

Where Ciao! wins

•Nothing to sign up for. No email, no phone number, and no code to wait for.
•One payment of $9.99 instead of a subscription. Nothing renews.
•No cap on people, and no inner circle. Add everyone you want once you have paid.

What to do now

Copy out the notes you want to keep first, while the app still opens. Then add your first three people to Ciao! from Contacts. That part is free, so you can see one Sunday deck before you decide anything.

Three friends free. Decide after that.

Get Ciao! on the App Store