Comparison

Reminders vs ToDo Notification Reminders

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

Head to head
About

Reminders

Easily manage your to-do lists for groceries, work projects, and more. Create reminders with voice commands, set location-based alerts, and collaborate with others. Keep everything organized and accessible across all your devices.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated reminder creation
  • Location-based reminders
  • Smart Lists for automatic organization
  • Subtasks and section headers
  • Collaboration and list sharing
  • Home screen widgets
  • Grocery list auto-categorization
Features
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Reminders makes it easier than ever to remember the things you need to do. You can use it for all of life's to-dos, including grocery lists, projects at work, or anything else you want to track. And with iCloud, it's easy to keep all your devices in sync, so you’ll always have your reminders with you. Features Fast and easy to use • Use Siri to create reminders with your voice, or add Reminders to your Control Center or iPhone Action Button to quickly create a reminder on the go. • Create, edit, and complete scheduled reminders from within the Calendar app. • Add a widget to your Home Screen on iOS and iPadOS, or Notification Center on macOS, to view and complete reminders. • Make shopping easier with grocery lists that automatically group related items into sections like dairy and produce. Powerful organization • Smart Lists - Today, Scheduled, Flagged, All, and Assigned to Me, and Completed - automatically organize and display upcoming reminders. • Organize your reminders with tags to make them easy to find. • Custom Smart Lists automatically include reminders that matter most to you by gathering to-dos based on tags, dates, times, locations, flags, and priority. • Use subtasks to add additional detailed tasks to a reminder. • Organize reminders within a list by creating section headers; tap Auto-Categorize at the top of a list to have Apple Intelligence organize your reminders into sections by related categories. You can also try viewing sections in column view to arrange them across your screen. It’s a powerful way to visualize tasks, or even make simple kanban boards. • Save a list as a template to reuse it for routines, packing lists, and more. Share templates with others via a link, or download templates that others have shared. Be reminded when and how you want • Set reminders to repeatedly remind you daily, weekly or at custom intervals. • Trigger reminders by specific locations, for example when you arrive at home or work, or when you get in your car. • Tag people in a reminder to get a reminder the next time you chat with them in Messages. Collaborate with others • Share and collaborate on a list of reminders - everyone with access to the shared list will be able to add or complete reminders. • Assign reminders to people with whom you share lists. Intelligence • Share a webpage, note, or any text to the Reminders app and Apple Intelligence will suggest relevant tasks and grocery items from what you’re looking at. • Natural language support allows you to type phrases to create reminder settings. Try something like “Jog every other morning” for a specific, recurring reminder. Reminders for Apple Watch • Get notified and mark reminders as complete right from your wrist and automatically sync across your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Vision Pro with iCloud. • View reminders and create new ones directly on your Apple Watch. Certain features are available only in select languages and regions.

About

ToDo Notification Reminders

This app helps you stay organized by setting reminders for tasks, deadlines, and recurring events. Avoid missed appointments and late fees with timely, quiet notifications. Manage your schedule effectively and free up your mind.

Highlights
  • Set recurring reminders
  • Create deadline alerts
  • Schedule event notifications
  • Get quiet notifications
  • Organize tasks with colorful markers
  • Plan events in advance
Features
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Your busy life deserves this! Todo Notification Reminders is an award-winning app used by thousands of people to stay organized and get more done. It’s never been easier to organize your life Ensure recurring tasks always get done by adding reminders to them. Add recurring reminders for your weekly meetings, periodical doctor appointments and license renewals, and free-up your mind for what’s important Avoid disturbing alarms, we'll send a quiet notification you won't be able to miss! ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ • Deadlines are no longer a problem with Reminder; simply create a reminder for each deadline and let the app do the work for you. • Meetings – work schedules can get busy and the last thing you want to do, when such a thing happens, is miss one of your meetings. Create a weekly reminder for each meeting and be sure you will never miss one. • Homework and Assignments – we are all familiar with them, and know that to get all of them done on time a good planning is required. Using Reminder you can solve this problem and make your life easier. • Birthdays – sometimes it can be difficult to remember all the birthdays of your close friends and relatives, and you most definitely don’t want to make any of them upset. But don’t worry, Reminder can help you with this, too; just create a yearly reminder for each birthday and let the app do the rest. • Anniversaries – never forget about the important anniversaries. Create a recurring reminder for each special date. • Errands – create a personalized list of tasks to take care of your errands with ease. Add some extra meaning to the tasks using the colorful markers. • Paying Bills – no more extra charges for the late fees! Use it to remind you about the next payment day. • Important Calls – stay in touch with the people you care about. •Taking Medication – never forget to take the right medication at a right time; create a daily reminder to help you do just that. • Use it as an event planner. Plan your events in advance with Reminder. Create the informative reminders easily, and be assured you will never miss a thing. ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ Important Links: Licensing Agreement: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Reminders4 screens
ToDo Notification Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reminders at 74% against ToDo Notification Reminders's 22%. Reminders also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). ToDo Notification Reminders's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price 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. ToDo Notification Reminders sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Reminders asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reminders holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminders has 1M ratings behind it against 495, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Reminders's written reviews are positive against 22% of ToDo Notification Reminders's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminders ships an update every 5 months, ToDo Notification Reminders fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Reminders versus ToDo Notification Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemindersToDo Notification Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1M ratings) — better3.4 (495 ratings)
Positive reviews73.8% of reviews — better21.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1M — better495
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAppleNota Systems, LLC

Customer experience

Reminders

All ratings1,004,690 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews5,792 reviews
Positive73.8%
Neutral8.4%
Negative17.8%

ToDo Notification Reminders

All ratings495 ratings
Positive59.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative37.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive21.6%
Neutral7.8%
Negative70.6%

User reviews

Reminders

From 1M App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Seamless integration with Apple ecosystem
  • 📋 Helpful for organizing tasks and reminders
  • 🔔 Useful location-based and time-sensitive reminders
  • 💡 Shared lists and collaboration features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy after recent updates
  • 🔍 Difficult to search for completed reminders
  • 🔀 Issues with syncing and data loss
  • 🕰️ Delayed or missing notifications
  • 🔒 Concerns about iCloud dependency

ToDo Notification Reminders

From 495 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Clean and minimalist design
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 💡 Useful for simple reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
  • 💰 Overly expensive for basic features
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔁 Difficulty managing/deleting reminders
  • 🔒 Subscription-based model with ads

Bugs and requests

Reminders

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Reminders disappearing or reverting after updates
  • Inability to move reminders between lists
  • Slow performance and frequent crashes
  • Syncing issues between devices and iCloud
  • Notification issues, such as not showing up or delayed

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to unmark all completed reminders
  • Option to hide completed reminders in Today view
  • Integration with Calendar app for better scheduling
  • More customization options for lists and reminders
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
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  • Repeat reminders based on completion, not just time

ToDo Notification Reminders

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reminders not triggering at the correct time
  • Date/time settings resetting unexpectedly
  • Inability to edit or delete existing reminders
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set recurring reminders on specific days
  • Option to customize notification sounds and settings
  • Improved sync and cross-device support
  • Better reminder management tools

In-app purchases

None

Reminders

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ToDo Notification Reminders

Subscriptions4
  • 7-Day Free Trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • 7-day Free Trial7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • 12 Months$14.991 Year
One-time6
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Unlock app discount$2.99
  • Unlock app discount ad free$3.99
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  • Unlock app$14.99
  • Lifetime Promotion$34.99
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Reminders free?
Reminders is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToDo Notification Reminders free?
ToDo Notification Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reminders or ToDo Notification Reminders?
Reminders is rated higher. Reminders averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1M ratings, while ToDo Notification Reminders averages 3.4 from 495 ratings.
Do Reminders or ToDo Notification Reminders have ads?
ToDo Notification Reminders shows ads; Reminders does not.
Which is updated more often, Reminders or ToDo Notification Reminders?
Reminders ships an update every 5 months, and ToDo Notification Reminders fortnightly. Most recently, Reminders was updated on October 1, 2026 and ToDo Notification Reminders on September 12, 2026.

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