Adding someone to Kinthea takes under a minute. Filling in the context that makes them feel like a real person in your memory — that's a slower, ongoing process. This guide covers both.
Add the person
From anywhere in the app, tap Everyone in the navigation. Then tap the + button in the top right.
Enter their name
First name is required. Last name, nickname, and pronouns are all optional — use whatever feels natural for how you think about them.
Set how you know them
The "how we met" field is a short freeform note to yourself: "university flatmate", "through Maya", "my therapist", "climbing gym". This is just for you.
Add a photo (optional)
Tap the avatar to upload a photo. Kinthea doesn't require one — initials work fine, especially if the person isn't someone you'd want associated with an identifiable image.
Tap Save and you'll land on their profile.
Fill in what you know
A person's profile in Kinthea has several sections. You don't need to fill everything — add what you know and leave the rest blank until it's relevant.
Contact info — phone number, email, social handles. None of this is required.
Dates that count — birthdays, anniversaries, recurring events. Kinthea will remind you before they happen.
Attributes — structured things you want to remember: dietary preferences, love language, communication style, interests. These become searchable across all your people ("who's vegetarian?", "who prefers not to be called?").
Notes — after you talk or spend time together, write a quick note. What came up, how they seemed, what you want to follow up on. These live in their timeline and are searchable.
A few things worth knowing
You can mark a person as archived if the relationship is dormant but you don't want to lose the history. Archived people don't show up in your main list but their full profile and notes are preserved.
Kinthea doesn't delete people automatically. If you want to remove someone completely — and all their associated notes and history — you can do so from their profile settings.