Comparison

When vs Remind

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

When

Easily set reminders with a single tap by interacting with a clock face. Customize your reminders with notes, colors, icons, and sounds. View all your scheduled alerts in a clear list.

Highlights
  • One-tap reminder setting
  • Adjust time by moving on clock face
  • Add notes to reminders
  • Customize color and icon
  • Choose reminder sound
  • View full reminder list
Features
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Set reminders in one tap! Tap the clock face at the time you want — and your reminder is ready. • Move the reminder around the clock face to change the time. • Add notes. • Customize the color and icon. • Choose a sound. • View the full list of reminders. Give it a try! Privacy Policy and Terms of Use https://when2remind.tilda.ws/privacy-and-terms

About

Remind

This app helps you manage tasks with recurring reminders, future event alerts, and precise countdown timers. It can automatically detect dates and times from your clipboard for easy reminder creation. Enjoy offline functionality and complete privacy with no account registration required.

Highlights
  • Recurring reminders (daily, monthly, yearly)
  • Continuous future reminders with power alerts
  • Second-accurate countdown timers
  • Automatic date/time recognition from clipboard
  • Offline work and local data storage
  • System calendar sync
Features
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Continuous notification if not completed !! Key features > All reminders can be set to automatically sync to the system calendar 1. Repeat the reminder You can set up daily, monthly, yearly, and timed reminders like Mondays and Tuesdays of the week. 2. Future Reminders - Continuous Reminders Set up certain things to do in the future, clearly arranged by timeline. You can turn on Power Alerts so that you'll be alerted continuously when you manually complete the task without clicking the notification into the app. 3. Countdown reminder Countdown reminders that are accurate to the second, set once, and reused permanently. Ideal for precise control of stews, coffee brewing times, etc. 4. Automatically recognize the date and time in the clipboard If you receive a text message notifying you to attend an event on August 8, you can directly copy the content of the text message to the app to create a future reminder, and the app will automatically recognize and fill in the time. We will not store or upload clipboard content at any time, and you can also choose to turn off the clipboard function in the settings so that we do not read the clipboard. 5. Work offline and be completely private No account registration is required, all data is stored locally. * Email: admin@iofree.xyz Terms of Use:https://friends.iofree.xyz/terms/ Privacy Policy:https://friends.iofree.xyz/privacy/

Screenshots

When4 screens
Remind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Remind at none against When's shown. Remind also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. When sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Remind sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for When against 4.8 for Remind. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 84% and 84% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

When ships an update fortnightly, Remind monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
When versus Remind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhenRemind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9 ratings)4.8 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews — better83.9% of reviews
Number of ratings99
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikhail Solomonov旭 徐

Customer experience

When

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.3%
Negative12.2%

Remind

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive83.9%
Neutral6.5%
Negative9.7%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

When

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription1 Month trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$12.991 Year
4 purchases

Remind

Subscriptions3
  • 1 Month -- Free for 3 days3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • 6 Months -- Free for 3 days3 Days trial$2.496 Months
  • 12 Months -- Free for 1 week7 Days trial$4.491 Year
One-time1
  • Lifelong members$9.99

Questions

Is When free?
When is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remind free?
Remind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, When or Remind?
When and Remind are both rated 4.8 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 9 ratings respectively.
Do When or Remind have ads?
When shows ads; Remind does not.
Which is updated more often, When or Remind?
When ships an update fortnightly, and Remind monthly. Most recently, When was updated on October 17, 2026 and Remind on October 18, 2026.

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