Why do people who meet a lot of people choose LifeLong over Dex?
LifeLong Network is relationship intelligence that helps turn conversations into closed deals. It makes you the person who remembers everything about everyone you meet. Say a few seconds about someone you just met, and LifeLong turns it into a living profile: what they care about, where you met, what you promised. Then it tells you who to follow up with, predicts who you are likely to see at your next event, and briefs you before you meet again. Dex is a polished personal CRM that syncs the contacts you already have from LinkedIn and email and reminds you to reconnect.
Pick LifeLong if
- You meet new people in person and want to remember every detail
- You want to capture each conversation by voice, in seconds, right after you meet
- You want to walk into the next conversation already briefed
Pick Dex if
- Your network already lives in LinkedIn and email and needs tidying
- You want reconnect reminders on a cadence you set
- You want desktop apps for Mac and Windows
How do LifeLong and Dex compare at a glance?
| LifeLong | Dex | |
|---|---|---|
| Core job | Capture and recall the people you meet | Keep in touch with your network |
| Capture method | Voice note in seconds, solo, in the moment | Sync from LinkedIn/email plus manual notes |
| Data model | Encounter-based (every meeting is logged) | Contact card plus notes |
| Pre-meeting recall | Yes, built from your encounters | Yes, AI brief from synced data |
| Predictive “who you’ll see next” | Yes (by design) | No |
| Silent auto-merge of duplicates | No, never silently merges | Sync-based merge (industry norm) |
| Privacy approach | You choose what to capture; no inbox or social scraping; compliant import | LinkedIn and email sync |
| Platforms | iOS, Android and web | iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, web, Chrome extension |
| Outreach / messaging | Feeds your CRM in one click | Reminders; light outreach |
| Pricing (as of November 2026) | Free plan for 25 people; Basic $59.99 a year at the early-bird price on the web (pricing) | No free plan (6-day trial, card required); Premium $12/month billed annually ($144 a year) or $20 monthly; Professional $20/month billed annually ($240 a year) or $34 monthly |
What do you get with LifeLong?
LifeLong is built for the moment you meet someone, and for every conversation after it. It keeps the first-person context people share with you, the kind that was never published anywhere, and it feeds your best relationships to your CRM.
Capture the conversation in seconds, by voice
Right after a conversation, say what mattered in your own words. LifeLong structures it into a living profile on its own, so the details are there long after the event has blurred.
Every meeting is logged, so your people never silently merge
Because each encounter is its own record, LifeLong never silently merges or splits your people, and it shows how fresh and trustworthy each profile is.
Know who you will likely see at your next event
LifeLong surfaces who from your network is likely to be at your next event, so you can prepare before you walk in. When a relationship matters, it goes to Salesforce, HubSpot or Pipedrive in one click.
Free to download on iOS, Android and the web. See what each plan includes.
See pricingWhen does Dex make sense?
Dex is loved for simplicity and reach. It syncs your network from LinkedIn and email, keeps job titles and companies current, reminds you to reconnect on a cadence you set, and lists pre-meeting briefs on its homepage. It runs on iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, the web and a Chrome extension. If your main job is tidying a large network you already have, it does that well.
Who should choose LifeLong, and who should choose Dex?
Choose Dex if
your main job is keeping a large existing network tidy, with reminders on every device, desktop included.
Choose LifeLong if
you meet new people for work and want to turn more conversations into closed deals: capture in seconds, recall before every conversation, and a network that keeps paying off.
Already using Dex? Many people use both: LifeLong to capture each conversation in the moment, a CRM to run the pipeline.
What do people ask before choosing?
Is LifeLong Network a Dex alternative?
Yes. If you meet new people in person, LifeLong Network is built for that moment: capture each conversation by voice in seconds and get briefed before you meet again. It also imports the network you already have from a LinkedIn export.
Does LifeLong sync from LinkedIn like Dex?
LifeLong Network imports your existing network through a compliant LinkedIn export, then deepens each contact through encounters. It does not scrape live LinkedIn data.
Is LifeLong Network free?
Yes, for up to 25 people. It runs on the App Store, Google Play and the web, and a 30-day Pro trial needs no credit card. Current plans are on the pricing page.
How much does Dex cost?
As of November 2026, Dex Premium is $12 a month billed annually ($144 a year), $16 quarterly or $20 monthly. Professional is $20 a month billed annually ($240 a year), $27 quarterly or $34 monthly. There is no free plan; a 6-day trial asks for a credit card up front.
Is LifeLong cheaper than Dex?
At the early-bird prices on the web, yes. LifeLong Basic is $59.99 a year and LifeLong Pro is $79.99 a year, against $144 for Dex Premium and $240 for Dex Professional, as of November 2026. Early-bird pricing is open until December 31, 2026 or 10,000 subscribers. The iOS and Android apps charge their own store prices.
Does LifeLong replace my CRM?
No. LifeLong Network feeds your CRM, with one-click export to Salesforce, HubSpot, and Pipedrive.