Disclosure: Clinch is ours, and it is listed first. It gets the same four fields as every other app, including its drawbacks.
Short answer
For one salesperson, our pick is Clinch — leads, reminders and commission on your iPhone, free. For a small team that wants a board, Bigin or HubSpot’s free CRM.
monday.com is a work platform used by 70,000+ teams, per its listing, and its CRM is built on the same boards. It shines when many people share the work.
If you sell on your own, boards and automations are a lot of setup between you and your next call.
Switch to Clinch if
- You are the only one selling
- You spend time building boards instead of calling
- You want commission, not project management
Stay with monday CRM if
- Your whole company runs on monday.com
- You share deals across a team
- You use its automations
At a glance
| App | Best for | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Clinch (ours) | One salesperson who wants leads, reminders and what they earn on every sale, on their phone | Free, no paid tier at all |
| monday.com | Teams who run projects and deals on shared boards | Paid per-seat plans after a free trial |
| Bigin by Zoho CRM | Small teams who want a simple pipeline CRM | Free plan; paid plans by subscription |
| HubSpot | Teams who want a free shared CRM | Free CRM tier; paid hubs |
| Pipedrive | Sales teams who want a deal board | Paid, per-seat after a trial |
The apps in detail
Clinch
Ours
- Best for
- One salesperson who wants leads, reminders and what they earn on every sale, on their phone
- Highlights
- Every feature is in the free app — there is no upgrade
- Leads, reminders, notes and what you earn on every sale
- Press and hold any lead to call, WhatsApp or mark it sold
- CSV export, so leaving costs you nothing
- Pricing
- Free, no paid tier at all
- Watch out
- Single-user, iPhone and iPad only: no shared lead lists, no manager view and no web app. It is free because there is no server to pay for — which is also why it cannot offer team features.
monday.com
- Best for
- Teams who run projects and deals on shared boards
- Highlights
- Boards for work and CRM
- Used by 70,000+ teams
- Webby Award winner
- Pricing
- Paid per-seat plans after a free trial
- Watch out
- Built for teams; heavy for one seller.
Bigin by Zoho CRM
- Best for
- Small teams who want a simple pipeline CRM
- Highlights
- Quick setup
- Calls, email and SMS
- Customisable stages
- Pricing
- Free plan; paid plans by subscription
- Watch out
- Paid for multi-channel.
HubSpot
- Best for
- Teams who want a free shared CRM
- Highlights
- Free CRM tier
- Contacts, deals and email
- Marketing hubs
- Pricing
- Free CRM tier; paid hubs
- Watch out
- Grows into a big platform.
Pipedrive
- Best for
- Sales teams who want a deal board
- Highlights
- Deals and to-dos
- Call logging
- Offline sync
- Pricing
- Paid, per-seat after a trial
- Watch out
- No free plan.
Board or list?
Boards are great when several people move cards. One seller needs a list: who to call today, and what you said last time.
Clinch is that list, with reminders, press-and-hold to call or WhatsApp, and what you earned on every sale. No account and no AI.
Common questions
Is monday CRM free?
monday.com offers a free trial; CRM use is on paid per-seat plans.
What is simpler than monday CRM?
Clinch for one salesperson; Bigin or HubSpot’s free CRM for a small team.
Is there a CRM for one person on iPhone?
Clinch is built for one seller, free with no account.
App Store listings checked on 27 September 2026. Prices change — each entry describes how an app is paid for rather than a number that goes stale.
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