WakeMinder User Reviews

Name: WakeMinder - Popup Reminders
Rating: 4.5 (22 reviews)

WakeMinder - Popup Reminders

Omar Sherif

🔧 Utilities

📊 Productivity

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Yes!

This little application achieves exactly what its goal is — remind you what to do when you’re back at your desktop.

Love it!

The developer is also quite kind and very fast to answer any questions!

himynameismurphy

2 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for your review and support. I’m glad WakeMinder is doing exactly what you need, and I truly appreciate your kind words.

Nice concept but isn’t reliable

Too bad this app is buggy and not reliable, because it's what I was looking for. I set up multiple recurring reminders, and they worked great the first day. On the second day, the reminders appeared at a time I did not specify, and after that they stopped showing up altogether. I tried to adjust the settings in the app from the menu bar, but the dialog box appeared and would not let me make any changes. I could not force quit the app from the Apple settings, so I had to restart my Mac.

Perpetualoptimist

2 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you for the detailed feedback, and I’m sorry about the experience you had. I’ll work on investigating and fixing this issue as soon as possible. Please feel free to email me the exact steps that led to this behavior, along with any additional details that may help reproduce it. That would greatly help me identify the root cause and resolve it properly.

Extremely useful

It cuts through all the noise when I open the computer. No fluff but clear task(s) that need to be done at the right moment.

SlawSlav

3 months ago

Convenient!

It’s nice and convenient for sending reminders and files from mobile to Mac!

BlueSkyD

3 months ago

Pretty Neat!

Have been using this for sometime now and I will say it is pretty darn helpful. I’ve made some personal workflows while away from my desktop and with this it really helps keep “me” in sync!

OLD REVIEW (1/5):
"Would love to love this.”
Awesome concept. But I haven’t been able to actually use it, as each time I open the app on macOS, I get the spinning wheel of death. If I can’t use the app on macOS, it kind of defeats the purpose, no?

himynameismurphy

4 months ago

Response from developer

Hi! Thanks so much for the feedback and for giving WakeMinder a try. I’m really sorry about the issue on macOS, this isn’t the expected behavior at all. Could you please email me at omar.szn@outlook.com with your macOS version and whether you’re on Intel or Apple Silicon? I’ll look into it right away and make sure it’s fixed for you.

Possible to make it remind on unlock and not just wake?

I use a desktop and as such this machine does not go to sleep often, if it could trigger on unlock it would be significantly more useful.

Exotic Minivan

5 months ago

Response from developer

It actually triggers on both wake and unlock. So on a desktop that rarely sleeps, you’ll still see your reminders the moment you unlock your Mac. Thanks for pointing this out!

Amazing

One of the few apps I use daily. Incredibly fast and lightweight. Thank you!

qwekxtkzovtms

6 months ago

Best app - better than airdrop. Why is this not a native feature.

I absolutely love WakeMinder. I have the lifetime subscription. I use it multiple times a day. It’s extremely helpful for sending notes and links. I use it conjunction with project management apps like Trello or Asana as it opens priority tasks upon waking my MacBook. WakeMinder is an absolutely amazing app that I’ve recommended to my colleagues, friends and family.

Tim Choy

7 months ago

Response from developer

Thank you so much for this amazing feedback. Hearing that WakeMinder fits so naturally into your workflow and works alongside tools like Trello and Asana really means a lot. I built it to feel like something macOS should already do, so your “why isn’t this native” comment genuinely made my day. Thanks as well for recommending it to others and for supporting the app with a lifetime subscription.

I use this daily

Fantastic app… Fast, lightweight, and works every time. I can’t recommend it enough.

qwekxtkzovtms

7 months ago

Brilliant app

The updates only make it better!

qwekxtkzovtms

7 months ago

Exceptional

WakeMinder has become one of my most used and helpful apps.
Something pops into my head and I want to remember it next time I use my Mac… step up WakeMinder. I can use my iPhone or Apple Watch to record my note and off it goes to my Mac ready for when I’m back sitting in front of it.

Super useful, super helpful and super easy.

Genius!
Thank you for all your hard work, time and effort into making a genuinely useful, brilliant app.

FredBob&Jim

7 months ago

A great tool to have available

While I’m still perfecting getting the program as part of my workflow, the value is clear and immediate.

I’d love to see better handling of the iOS reminders app in the future, but I imagine that’s somewhat beyond your control.

Keep up the great work!

ekaiser57

9 months ago

Brilliant

Fantastic solution for sending notes, reminders, and links to yourself. Dev is incredibly responsive, and Pro is worth every penny. 10/10.

oooohfriend

9 months ago

Great app

Fantastic solution for sending notes, reminders, and links to yourself. Dev is incredibly responsive and pro version is completely worth it. 10/10.

oooohfriend

9 months ago

Got it for free when it was…

This app doesn’t work properly and feels poorly made. The developer keeps bragging about having 10,000+ users, but that’s only because it was free for a while. It’s clearly AI-generated and full of bugs. It’s not worth paying for and honestly should be free.

cappuccinoisgood

9 months ago

Response from developer

Hi there, I am sorry to hear you had a rough experience with WakeMinder. It is a completely indie-built app, and I have been improving it continuously based on user feedback. It was not AI-generated. I designed and coded it myself using Swift. The app was free early on so people could try it and help me find bugs before launch. Since then, it has grown a lot and I have been releasing regular updates to make it smoother and more stable. I truly appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts, and I hope you will consider giving one of the newer versions another try.

Would love to love this.

Awesome concept. But I haven’t been able to actually use it, as each time I open the app on macOS, I get the spinning wheel of death. If I can’t use the app on macOS, it kind of defeats the purpose, no?

himynameismurphy

9 months ago

Response from developer

Ne fonctionne pas sur mon MacBook

Crash au lancement. MacBook Pro M4Pro, MacOS 26.0.1

Marc Harony

9 months ago

Wake your Mac, Get a Reminder!

One of the best apps I have used and has become a part of my daily workflow. You can use another apple device like an iPad or an iPhone to directly send a “WakeMinder” to your Mac, in which manner the Mac upon wakeup displays a working checklist of items that need to be done. This is a massive productivity boost, and allows for seamless integration of my devices. Also, you can get a link to open automatically, upon startup, in your default browser. This is equally handy when required to do a quick task in the morning, and having it loaded up ready to go. Highly recommend this app, which is readily developed and updated.

Hassan Alibhai