10 Best Custom Alerts Alternatives: Apps Like Custom Alerts for iPhone (2026)

Top Alternatives to Custom Alerts

Priorities-Sorted by Alexandre Francois

Simple prioritized lists

Editor's Choice

📊 Productivity

3.0(3 ratings)

$4.99

Create and manage prioritized lists with a clean, minimalistic interface. Easily update item priorities with a swipe and organize nested lists within any item. Quickly search and add existing items or create new ones.

Best Shopping List Pro: To-do by 倩赵

Simple Gift & Grocery Planner

Strong Contender

📊 Productivity

4.4😊(100 ratings)

$0.99In-App Purchases

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Organize your shopping with this smart list app. Easily add items, track purchases, and manage multiple lists. Features include reminders, sharing options, and password protection to ensure you never forget an item.

What We Love

👍 Simple and intuitive user interface
📋 Multiple shopping lists for different stores
🏷️ Customizable categories for organization
💰 Price tracking and budget management features
⌚ Apple Watch integration
🔄 Remembers previous items and prices
📤 Easy sharing of lists with others
✅ Versatile for all types of lists (grocery, to-do, errands)
💾 Dropbox backup support
🎯 Effective for people with memory issues
⭐ Highly recommended by long-time users
💵 Reasonable pricing for paid version

Room to Improve

🐛 App crashes when changing categories on uncategorized items
🐛 Recent version crashes frequently
⚠️ Missing notification badge feature in paid version
⏱️ Time-consuming to add items to categories
🔧 Difficult to edit items with typos
🔄 No automatic sync between iPhone and iPad
📍 No GPS-based store reminders
🎯 List titles display without logical order
❌ Cannot cut and paste items between lists
⚙️ Cumbersome interface after recent updates
🔍 Limited search/autocomplete functionality
📊 Only shows total for purchased items, not planned purchases

Calendar Alarm by Oleksii Siryi

Never miss a meeting again

Worth Considering

📊 Productivity

5.0(1 ratings)

FreeIn-App Purchases

This app sets native iOS alarms before your calendar events, ensuring you never miss important meetings. It rings loudly even on silent mode, offering customizable offsets and a clean interface for easy event management.