Comparison

Memento vs Sometime

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

Head to head
About

Memento

This app offers a streamlined way to manage your to-do lists and reminders without unnecessary complexity. It leverages natural language input for quick entry and provides timely alerts based on time or location. Seamlessly syncs with existing Apple Reminders.

Highlights
  • Natural language input for reminders
  • Time and location-based alerts
  • Actionable notifications
  • iCloud sync across Apple devices
  • Customizable lists with colors and icons
  • Multiple display layouts (list or cards)
  • Widgets and Siri integration
Features
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Memento is the simple, fast reminders app for people who actually rely on their reminders. There's no clutter and no learning curve, just your reminders, showing up at the right moment. Whether it's errands, groceries, chores or everyday to-dos, Memento makes it quick to jot something down and easy to remember what matters. It works with the reminders you already have in Apple's Reminders, synced through iCloud. Everything you need, nothing you don't: • Type naturally: "Call the plumber tomorrow at 9" sets the alert, list and priority as you write • Time and location alerts that remind you at the right moment or place • Due dates that nudge you on the day, at the time you choose • Priorities you can spot at a glance • Lists with their own colors and icons • Three layouts, Minimal, Peek and Expanded, with reminders as a list or as cards • Scheduled shows what's coming up by day, week and month. Drag a reminder to reschedule it • Links keeps every saved web page in one place, with previews • Search finds any reminder by its title, notes, list or date, even with a typo • Sort by hand, date or priority, with filters throughout • Actionable notifications, so you can get things done without opening the app • Widgets, plus Siri and Shortcuts that show your reminders as cards you can check off • Send reminders to friends in Messages • Keyboard shortcuts, dark mode and full VoiceOver support • iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro Memento is fast, energy-efficient and private. • No tracking • No accounts required • Optional anonymous crash reports, which you can turn off in Settings. Never your reminders. Your reminders stay on your devices and sync securely through iCloud. Since 2016, Memento has been made by one independent developer who believes reminders should be calm, quick and reliable. If that sounds like you, Memento is built for you.

About

Sometime

Easily track and manage recurring tasks with flexible reminders and visual habit tracking. Never forget to take medicine, pay bills, or care for your plants again. Organize tasks by category and view completion history with informative charts.

Highlights
  • Recurring task tracking
  • Flexible reminder scheduling
  • Habit visualization charts
  • Task categorization
  • iCloud sync
  • Home screen widgets
  • Siri and Shortcuts integration
Features
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Sometime lets you easily track and complete recurring tasks in your daily life. People have used it to: - Know when to take medicine and remember the last time they did it - Keep their plants alive by being gently reminded - Be on top of paying their bills every month - Check when and where they got their last haircut - Replace their Brita water filter on time before the inevitable algae domination - And more! ——— YOUR TASKS AT A GLANCE - See all of your tasks with reminders for Today and in the Future. - Organize your tasks into categories and quickly switch between them. - Sort by Last Done to see tasks you haven't done in a while. - Sort by Upcoming to see reminder times more clearly. SET FLEXIBLE REMINDERS - Set a reminder that occurs minutes/hours/days/weeks/months after your task is completed. - Set a daily reminder that occurs at the times you specify. - Set a weekly, monthly or yearly reminder at the days and times you specify. - Set a one-off reminder at a date and time you specify. - Choose a custom notification sound. - (Pro) Get notified after your task is past deadline with overdue reminders. VISUALIZE YOUR HABITS - Get a better sense of how often you complete a task with informative charts. - See your average, shortest and longest time interval between completions. - Easily add, edit and remove completions from history. OTHER FEATURES - (Pro) Add notes when you complete a task to remember additional context. - iCloud sync: Keep your data private and in sync across your devices. - Notification and Spotlight search actions: Quickly complete a task or set a one-off reminder without opening the app first. - Home screen widgets - Task: See the next reminder date or the last completion for a task. - Today: See upcoming reminders for all tasks or tasks in a category. - Support for Siri and Shortcuts with actions like: - Get tasks for today - Complete a task - Get last completion date for a task - Get the next reminder date for a task - Remind me later for a task - Export your task completions as CSV. Have feedback, suggestions or questions? Contact us at support@irisation.com

Screenshots

Memento4 screens
Sometime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sometime at Free against Memento's $7.99. Sometime also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 62%) and rating (4.6 vs 4.4). Memento's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (314 vs 76). On update cadence and ads 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

Sometime is free to download; Memento costs $7.99 up front. Sometime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Memento asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sometime holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 314 and 76 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Memento's written reviews are positive against 87% of Sometime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Memento ships an update every 5 weeks, Sometime every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Memento versus Sometime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMementoSometime
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (314 ratings)4.6 (76 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.5% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings314 — better76
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMark DiFrancoIrisation Lab

Customer experience

Memento

All ratings314 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral5.4%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral17.8%
Negative20.7%

Sometime

All ratings76 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral1.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

User reviews

Memento

From 314 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Intuitive and polished UI
  • 🔒 Seamless integration with Apple Reminders
  • 👍 Visually appealing design and dark mode
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 👍 Helpful location-based reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Reminders not syncing properly across devices
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Incomplete or disappearing reminders
  • 🐛 Unreliable notifications
  • 🐛 Lack of advanced features compared to native Reminders app

Sometime

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Useful for ADHD/memory
  • 💡 Can log things, not just reminders
  • 🚀 Developers listen to feedback
  • 👍 One-time purchase, not subscription
  • 👍 Encouraging timeline view

Room to improve

  • 😞 Unintuitive terminology/design
  • 😞 Frustrating to figure out
  • 😞 Lost all reminders (multiple reports)
  • 😞 No way to set relative/interval reminders
  • 😞 Lacking measurable metrics

Bugs and requests

Memento

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reminders not syncing across devices
  • App crashing on launch or when editing reminders
  • Location-based reminders not triggering
  • Reminders disappearing or not marking as completed

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to rearrange reminders within lists
  • Option to set reminders on a weekly schedule
  • Expanded widget functionality
  • Apple Watch app and complications
  • Improved sorting and filtering options
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  • Ability to add notes, attachments, and more details to reminders

Sometime

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lost all reminders (multiple reports)
  • Widget sometimes doesn't update
  • Reminders are late (iOS widget)
  • Daily tasks with '1 day' after completion setting don't work as expected

Requested features

15 requests
  • Archive tasks feature
  • Relative reminders (e.g., every 6 hours)
  • Ability to cap daily reminders
  • Measurable metrics
  • Widget UI update
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  • Quicker category swapping
  • Color coding for categories
  • Option to hide reminders until due date
  • Disable notifications for specific tasks
  • French localization
  • Add own symbols to custom actions
  • Custom notification sound
  • Dark mode
  • Apple Watch app
  • Keyboard ready on '+' press

In-app purchases

None

Memento

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Sometime

One-time1
  • Sometime Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Memento free?
Memento costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sometime free?
Sometime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Memento or Sometime?
Sometime is rated higher. Memento averages 4.4 out of 5 from 314 ratings, while Sometime averages 4.6 from 76 ratings.
Do Memento or Sometime have ads?
Neither Memento nor Sometime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Memento or Sometime?
Memento ships an update every 5 weeks, and Sometime every 2 months. Most recently, Memento was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sometime on November 3, 2026.

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