Frequently Asked Questions

Saropa Contacts has over 16,800 emergency numbers from 195+ countries built in. When you travel, you can instantly look up the correct police, fire, and ambulance numbers for whatever country you're in — no internet connection required. The app detects your location and surfaces the right numbers automatically.

Saropa Contacts includes built-in medical first aid guidance for common emergency situations. When you access the emergency features, you'll find step-by-step first aid instructions alongside local emergency numbers, so you have both the help you need and the numbers to call in one place.

Emergency numbers vary by country — it's not always 911. Saropa Contacts covers 195+ countries with verified local emergency service numbers for police, fire, ambulance, and other services. Just open the app and the correct numbers for your current location are right there.

Saropa Contacts uses smart detection to automatically find duplicate and near-duplicate contacts in your address book. It identifies matches based on names, phone numbers, and email addresses, then lets you merge or remove them with a tap. No more scrolling through three entries for the same person.

Every contact in Saropa gets a completeness score showing how filled-in their details are. You can quickly see which contacts are missing phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays, or other key fields, and fill in the gaps to keep your address book tidy and useful.

Saropa Contacts analyses your address book and generates smart cleanup suggestions — duplicates to merge, incomplete entries to fill in, and formatting inconsistencies to fix. Most people can get their contacts tidied up in about 2 minutes using these automated suggestions.

Saropa Contacts can plot your contacts on a map, showing you who lives or works nearby. Whether you're in a new neighbourhood or traveling to a different city, you can instantly see which friends, family, or colleagues are in the area.

Saropa Contacts shows you the current local time for any contact based on their location. Before you call someone in another country, you can see at a glance whether it's the middle of the night for them — no need to search for time zone conversions separately.

Saropa Contacts includes a built-in currency converter so you can check exchange rates while communicating with international contacts or planning travel. It's one less app you need to install when heading overseas.

Saropa Contacts automatically tracks birthdays stored in your contacts and sends you reminders so you never miss an important date. Just make sure the birthday field is filled in for your contacts, and the app handles the rest.

Saropa Contacts includes automatic interaction logging that tracks when you last communicated with each person. You can see at a glance who you haven't spoken to recently, helping you stay on top of your relationships without keeping a mental checklist.

Saropa Contacts sends morning heads-up notifications for upcoming events — things like "Today is Sarah's birthday" appear first thing so you have time to send a message or make a call. No calendar app needed for contact-related dates.

Saropa Contacts provides follow-up nudges based on your communication history. If you haven't called someone in a while, you'll get a gentle reminder like "Haven't called Mom in 2 weeks." It helps you maintain relationships without having to remember everything yourself.

Saropa Contacts lets you sync your address book across all your devices without routing your data through Google, Apple, or Microsoft servers. Your contacts stay consistent everywhere, and you keep control of your personal data.

Saropa Contacts is 100% free with no hidden costs, no premium tiers, and no paywalled features. Every feature — from emergency numbers to duplicate detection to cross-device sync — is available to everyone at no charge.

Saropa Contacts has both dark mode and a dedicated dyslexia-friendly mode built in. The dyslexia mode adjusts fonts, spacing, and contrast to make the app easier to read. Both modes can be toggled on or off at any time from the app settings.

Saropa Contacts lets you group contacts into family units so you can see everyone in a household together. You can create as many family groups as you need — each one gets its own icon and appears in an alphabetical grid for quick browsing. It's a simple way to keep track of who belongs to which family, especially when you have hundreds of contacts.

Create a custom group — like "Trades & Services" — and add your plumber, electrician, cleaner, or any other service provider to it. Each group shows member details and phone numbers at a glance, so the next time something breaks you're not scrolling through your entire contact list trying to remember your plumber's name.

Saropa Contacts generates dynamic groups based on your contact data. Groups like Emergency Contacts, Medical & Wellness, Favorites, and Mental Health are created automatically and update themselves as you add or change contacts. You don't need to maintain them manually — the app handles the sorting for you.

Use Focus Mode to instantly switch between viewing all contacts, personal only, or work only. It's a one-tap filter that sits right on your contact list — no need to juggle separate apps or accounts. The app detects business contacts automatically, so most of the sorting is already done for you.

The Relationships screen shows your contacts as an interactive network graph. You can see who's linked to whom — friends, family, colleagues — displayed as connected nodes. It's a quick way to visualize your social circle and spot connections you might not have realized existed.

Saropa Contacts automatically groups your medical contacts — physicians, dentists, pharmacies, hospitals, veterinarians — into a dedicated Medical group. You can see all your healthcare providers in one place with their phone numbers and details, so you're not hunting through your full contact list when you need to book an appointment.

Every country profile in Saropa includes a Culture section covering communication styles, sensitive topics, taboo behaviors, and common greetings. Before you travel to Japan, Nigeria, or anywhere else, you can read up on local customs so you don't accidentally offend anyone. It's practical cultural briefing built right into your contacts app.

The Capital City Explorer gives you a detailed profile for every capital — time zone, population, climate, landmarks, and an embedded map. Whether you're planning a trip to Luanda or just curious about Reykjavik, you can browse capital cities and learn the essentials without leaving the app.

Each country profile includes a Banks & Financial directory listing major banks with their logos, founding dates, and websites. If you're moving to the UK or opening an account abroad, you can quickly see what banking options are available in that country.

Saropa Contacts includes a News Media directory for each country, listing newspapers and TV stations with their political leaning labeled as Left, Center, or Right. It helps you understand the media landscape of any country and find balanced news sources when following international events.

Far more than birthdays. Saropa tracks anniversaries, reminders, vacations, custom events, astronomical events, Chinese Zodiac dates, public holidays, United Nations observances, world sport events, religious dates, and more. Each event links to relevant web resources so you can learn more about what's being observed and why.

Saropa includes a searchable database of public holidays across 195+ countries. You can filter by month, group by country, and browse hundreds of observances. It's useful for scheduling international calls, planning travel around local holidays, or just knowing why your overseas colleague is off work.

The Character Events screen shows you who was born today — actors, athletes, politicians, scientists — along with their ages and roles. It's updated daily with hundreds of notable figures, so there's always something interesting to discover or share.

Saropa tracks major world sporting events alongside your personal calendar. Events like the Super Bowl, FIFA World Cup, Olympics, and other major fixtures appear with descriptions, dates, and links to related contacts. You can see what's coming up without switching to a separate sports app.

Saropa Contacts includes a daily Islamic Prayer Times card showing all five prayers — Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha — calculated for your location. It also shows the Qibla direction in degrees from North, Ramadan indicators, Laylat al-Qadr notation, and a countdown timer to the next prayer.

The app includes a Jewish Halachic Times card with daily prayer times — Alot HaShachar, Sof Zman Shema, Chatzot, Mincha Gedolah, Plag HaMincha, and Teet HaKochavim — plus Shabbat candle-lighting times, Rosh Chodesh, Torah Cycle readings, and upcoming Jewish Festivals, all based on your location.

Saropa shows a daily sunrise and moon popup with exact sunrise and sunset times, current moon visibility percentage, and your coordinates. It's handy for photographers, outdoor planners, or anyone who wants to know how much daylight is left.

If your contacts have birthdays stored, Saropa automatically calculates their Western zodiac sign and shows detailed information — element, symbol, color, sun sign dates, and personality traits. You can browse all your contacts by zodiac sign and check astrological compatibility between them.

Every day, Saropa surfaces a fresh inspirational quote or affirmation with thematic tags like #purpose, #resilience, or #gratitude. You can browse the full collection, save your favorites, and start each morning with a different perspective — all built into an app you're already using.

Saropa includes a directory of over 700 public figures organized by category — Comedy, Business, Sports, Politics, and more. Each profile includes a photo, bio details, and nationality. You can browse by category, search by name, or add figures to your contacts for quick reference.

The app includes a rotating collection of fun facts — like how the Eiffel Tower grows up to 15 cm taller in summer due to thermal expansion. Each fact card includes source links to Wikipedia and Google so you can dig deeper. It's a small feature, but it keeps things interesting every time you open the app.

Saropa includes guides for over 1,100 medical conditions with severity levels, symptoms, treatment advice, and links to trusted sources like Mayo Clinic, NHS, and Healthline. Whether you're looking up insomnia symptoms at 2 AM or checking first aid steps, the information is available offline and always accessible.

Saropa has a built-in Conversion Tools section covering everyday categories — clothing sizes, shoe sizes, cooking measurements, paper sizes, digital media, energy units, and more. It's one less app on your phone when you need to quickly convert between metric and imperial or check an international clothing size.

Open the Manage Tabs popup to toggle individual navigation tabs on or off — Contacts, Favorites, Emergency, Map, Media, Events, Countries, Clock, Timeline, and History. You choose exactly which tabs appear in your navigation bar, so the app shows only the features you actually use.

The Search Saropa hub lets you search across everything — over 3,000 items including contacts, events, notes, public figures, medical information, and imported data sets. One search bar, one set of results, no need to hunt through separate sections to find what you're looking for.