Mesh, the AI contact manager owned by Automattic, is now on Android

Key points

• Mesh, a personal contact-management app owned by Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com), launched on Android in 2025.
• The Android version supports split-screen, home screen widgets, keyboard shortcuts, and real-time sync across devices.
• Mesh's Nexus AI feature, currently in early access, lets users search their contacts by company, city, or area of expertise using plain language.
• Around 70% of Mesh's current users are professionals, though the app is designed to work equally well for personal relationships.
• Mesh is free for up to 1,000 contacts, with paid tiers for larger networks and extra features.

If your phone's contacts list has become a graveyard of names you barely remember, Mesh wants to fix that. The app, which TechCrunch first reported is now available on Android, works like a personal assistant for your relationships: you store contacts, write notes about people, and set reminders to follow up before you lose touch entirely.

Automattic, best known for running WordPress.com, bought Mesh (previously called Clay) last year and has now brought it to Google Play for Android phones, tablets, and foldables as a free download with optional paid upgrades.

What does the Android app actually do?

It keeps your contacts organised and reminds you to reach out, with a set of Android-specific touches that make it easier to use alongside other apps.

The team built the app around the way Android users actually work. Split-screen and pop-up views mean you can have Mesh open beside your email or messages at the same time. Foldable phone owners and tablet users get keyboard shortcuts. Home screen widgets display in Material You colours, the Android system that picks accent colours from your wallpaper.

Everything syncs in real time across your devices.

What is the AI part doing here?

A feature called Nexus AI, a built-in search tool that understands plain questions, is in early access now. You can ask it things like "who do I know at Google?" or "who in my network lives in Manchester?" or "who has experience in supply-chain finance?" and it searches your contacts to answer.

Mesh co-founder Zachary Hamed put the problem this way, speaking to TechCrunch earlier this spring: "We have users who have ten-, twenty-, or fifty-thousand connections across multiple social media apps, across their work products. It's an impossible task to think and be conscientious with each of those people, by yourself."

The company is also testing a voice-based, hands-free mode and an AI-assisted business card scanner.

Should users worry about their data?

Mesh says no personal contact information is shared with advertisers or used for ad targeting. The business runs on subscriptions, not advertising.

The free tier covers up to 1,000 contacts. Paid tiers unlock unlimited contacts and extra features, though Mesh has not published exact prices on its public pages at this time.

Automattic also owns Beeper, a messaging app that pulls together WhatsApp, Instagram, Signal, Slack, Discord, and a handful of other platforms into one inbox. Mesh and Beeper already connect in basic ways: you can draft a message to a contact in Beeper directly from Mesh, or tap a link to jump to someone's Mesh profile. A bundled subscription covering both apps is something the company is considering, but nothing is confirmed.

Common questions

Who is Mesh actually built for?

About 70% of current users are professionals, especially executives managing large teams. But every feature is designed to work just as well for personal contacts, so it suits anyone who wants to stay more intentional about keeping up with people.

Is Mesh safe to store sensitive contact details in?

Mesh says it does not sell or share your data for advertising. Because the service is subscription-funded rather than ad-funded, there is no business reason for it to monetise your contacts, though users should always read a service's privacy policy before storing sensitive information.