World Data

Get cultural guides for customs and communication etiquette Highlight Brief cultural guides for each country cover greetings,… culture

Guides summarize country-specific norms around greetings and business etiquette, aimed at avoiding missteps before an introduction or call.

  • culture
  • customs
  • etiquette
  • communication
Event data translated across all languages Public holidays, sports events, and celebrations now… world-data

Event names, descriptions, and category labels for holidays, sports fixtures, and celebrations now route through the same localization pipeline as the rest of the app, replacing entries that previously fell back to English regardless of device language.

  • world-data
  • holidays
  • localization
  • sports
  • f1-racing
  • news
Emergency Numbers Available for Tonga Emergency numbers for Tonga include police, ambulance, and… world-data

Tonga joins the set of countries with a verified emergency-number record, so contacts with a Tongan address surface the correct police, ambulance, and fire numbers instead of a generic or missing fallback.

  • world-data
  • emergency-data
  • countries
  • tonga
Country Masthead Displays Former Names with Smooth Animation Former country names appear as subtitles with smooth…

When a nation has changed its name historically, the masthead reveals the prior name as a subtitle that expands and collapses with an animated transition rather than a static footnote.

    Country Flag Opens Your Country View Tap your country flag to open your country view. country

    Tapping the flag icon representing the device's detected country jumps straight into that country's dedicated information screen, skipping a manual search through the world explorer.

    • country
    • flag
    • world
    • explorer
    Map Explorer shows capitals with real-time search Explore world capitals with real-time search results… countries-map

    Search queries filter the capital markers live as you type, repositioning the map view to the matching result instead of requiring a separate list lookup.

    • countries-map
    • map-explorer
    • search
    • capitals
    • design
    • world-view
    Expanded Holiday Coverage with Observations and Celebrations Holidays show observed dates when falling on weekends,… holidays

    Weekend-observed dates follow each country's actual substitution rule rather than a single fixed shift, so the displayed date matches local practice.

    • holidays
    • observed-holidays
    • weekend
    • flag-display
    • country-info
    • celebrations
    • country-specific
    • world-data
    Country pages show flag-inspired header bands Each country page displays a colored band underneath the… country-info

    Band colors are sampled directly from each country's flag palette, giving every country page a distinct header identity without a manually curated color list.

    • country-info
    • country-view
    • flag-design
    Countries sort by number of your contacts Sort countries by contact count instead of alphabetically. countries-map

    Countries with the most saved contacts rise to the top of the list, making it faster to jump to the places most relevant to an address book rather than scanning alphabetically.

    • countries-map
    • sorting
    • display-option
    Rugby fixtures now appear in your calendar Bledisloe Cup and State of Origin rugby matches now display… sports-events

    Bledisloe Cup and State of Origin matches are pulled from official fixture data and placed on the relevant dates, so rugby-following contacts see upcoming games without adding them manually.

    • sports-events
    • rugby
    • rugby-league
    • calendar
    Country data shows regional groupings and languages Related countries display UN groupings; multilingual… world-data

    Pulling in UN subregion groupings and per-country language lists means a country's card can show its actual neighbors and official languages instead of relying on assumptions baked into name alone.

    • world-data
    • regional-data
    • country-neighbors
    • un-subregions
    • languages
    World Clock Organized by Location Contacts group by location with every relevant time zone… world-clock

    Countries spanning several time zones are split out individually, and contacts with no saved location get their own group instead of being hidden.

    • world-clock
    • timezone
    • country-info
    • location
    • contact-display
    • regional-data
    Currency Converter on Country Profiles Quick currency converter is accessible from any contact's… currency

    Opening a contact's country profile surfaces a converter pre-set to that country's currency, avoiding a trip to a separate app for a quick exchange-rate check.

    • currency
    • converter
    • countries
    • finance
    Browse banks and financial institutions by country Browse banks and financial institutions by country with… banks

    The directory lists institutions per country with contact numbers and branch details, useful when traveling or dealing with an unfamiliar bank abroad.

    • banks
    • financial
    • directory
    • countries
    Explore capital cities with time zones and emergency contacts Explore capital cities with cultural highlights, time… capitals

    Each capital city page pairs practical info like current local time and emergency numbers with short cultural notes for travelers or new contacts in that country.

    • capitals
    • cities
    • time-zones
    • emergency-contacts
    Hebrew calendar dates appear alongside Gregorian dates Hebrew calendar dates appear alongside Gregorian dates for… hebrew-calendar

    Relevant Hebrew dates render next to the Gregorian date on contact and event views, calculated automatically rather than requiring manual lookup.

    • hebrew-calendar
    • jewish-calendar
    • holidays
    • calendar
    Daily halachic times calculate based on your location Daily halachic times (sunrise, sunset, candle lighting)… jewish

    Times for sunrise, sunset, and candle lighting recalculate from the device's current coordinates, so the schedule stays accurate while traveling.

    • jewish
    • halachic-times
    • location-based
    • calendar
    Lunar and Lunisolar Calendar Birthdays Birthdays support lunar and lunisolar calendars including… lunar-calendar

    Dates convert automatically between calendar systems, so a birthday entered once still lands on the correct day even as lunar months shift relative to the Gregorian calendar each year.

    • lunar-calendar
    • birthdays
    • chinese
    • islamic
    • hindu
    Browse major international sporting events by country Browse a calendar of major international sporting events… sporting-events

    Filtering by country surfaces events tied to that region's teams and traditions, useful for tracking a contact's home-country tournaments or planning conversation topics around them.

    • sporting-events
    • calendar
    • international
    • countries

    Your address book, on a map

    Saropa Contacts plots every contact with an address on a full-screen world map. Zoom from continents to street level, let nearby contacts cluster into readable groups, or take the People Tour and fly from person to person.

    A map of the people you know

    Every contact with an address becomes a pin on a full-screen, interactive world map. Where many contacts share a city, they cluster into numbered groups that expand as you zoom — so dense areas stay readable instead of becoming a wall of markers.

    Take the People Tour

    The People Tour moves across your address book one contact at a time, flying the map from person to person. It is a fast way to rediscover your network — who is where, which cities you know best, and the people far from home.

    Explore countries, not just contacts

    A collapsible world map shows country flags over capitals with contact-count pills, so you see at a glance where your people are spread across the globe. The Capital City Explorer walks you through the world's capitals, and country flags appear next to every phone number so you always know where a number is from.

    Addresses that actually plot correctly

    A pin is only useful if it lands in the right place. Saropa validates and auto-corrects addresses as they are saved — fixing formatting issues and flagging entries that cannot be located, so your map reflects reality.

    See your world — and everyone in it.

    Full-screen map, People Tour, and country explorer — free and private.

    Common questions about the map explorer

    Which contacts appear on the map?

    Any contact with an address appears as a pin. When several contacts share a city or neighborhood, they cluster into a numbered group that expands as you zoom in, so dense areas stay readable.

    Does the map share my contacts' locations?

    No. The map is a private view of the addresses already stored in your address book, visible only to you. Nothing about it is shared with your contacts or anyone else — being on your map is not something they can see.

    What is the People Tour?

    A guided flight across your address book: the map moves from one contact to the next, showing where each person is in the world. It is a fast way to rediscover your network — especially the people far from home.