Comparison

Echo vs Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa

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

Head to head
About

Echo

This app helps you remember repetitive daily or weekly tasks with customizable alerts. It blends alarm and habit-tracking features to encourage healthy routines and mindfulness. Track your progress and stay on top of important self-care actions.

Highlights
  • Natural language reminder setup
  • Customizable alert frequency
  • Daily, weekly, or custom day repetition
  • Habit tracking and performance stats
  • Sound pack customization
  • Start reminders on launch
Features
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Simple, frequent alerts scheduled to remind you of repetitive tasks throughout the day (or week). Set beautiful, easy to understand reminders using natural language. Want to be reminded to regularly stand up and move? Be alerted to drink water every day? Take walks on weekends? Or call Mom on Sunday? Echo was born out of necessity. Echo is the perfect blend between an alarm app and a habits app, enabling you to take care of yourself on a daily basis. We are all aware of the things we need to take care of every day, but we frequently forget about the small things that are meant to improve the quality of life. That's where Echo comes in, reminding you to relax from time to time, go for a walk, do some exercises, eat a meal, drink some water, etc. In the end, it's all about developing healthy and mindful habits. Echo can be used for a lot of things, but our main goal was to encourage our users to remember the smaller things in life that can help if done regularly. You can set up reminders as frequently as every 10 minutes, have them start at a particular time or after you launch Echo, and repeat until an end time or until a number of cycles is reached. You can have echoes repeat every day, on weekdays, on weekends, or setup your own custom day frequency. Track how frequently you perform an action from the “Stats” screen and measure your performance. Echo is free to download and supports three simultaneous reminders (echoes) without unlocking. Customize your echoes further with our unique sound pack and add some fun to your reminders.

About

Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa

Discover a comprehensive collection of voice commands and questions for your Echo Dot and other Alexa-enabled devices. Learn to interact with Alexa for music, smart home control, lists, and more. Includes setup guides and troubleshooting tips.

Highlights
  • Extensive voice command library
  • Categorized commands
  • Alexa interaction instructions
  • Echo Dot user guide
  • Setup and troubleshooting tips
  • Smart home control commands
  • Media and list management commands
Features
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Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa puts more than 2,000 voice commands and a complete Echo setup guide in one tidy app. Find the right phrase in seconds, discover what your Echo can really do, and fix problems without digging through forums. NOW IN 7 LANGUAGES Commands and guides in English, Español, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Português (Brasil) and 日本語. Each one is written the way Alexa understands it in that language, not translated word for word. The app follows your iPhone language, or pick one for this app in iOS Settings. 2,000+ VOICE COMMANDS IN 50 CATEGORIES • Music, radio, podcasts and audiobooks • Smart home: lights, plugs, thermostats, locks and cameras • Timers, alarms, reminders, calendar, to-do and shopping lists • Calls, messages, Drop In and announcements • Weather, news, traffic, sports, math and translation • Alexa+ and AI commands, routines and skills • Kids and family, cooking, sleep, health, pets, travel and car • Games, jokes, Easter eggs and fun questions • Every command has a short label that says what it does • Search everything, copy any phrase with one tap, save favorites ECHO SETUP & TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Step-by-step guides for Echo Dot (5th Gen), Echo Dot Max, Echo Studio and Echo Spot, plus guides that apply to every Echo: • Set up a new Echo, from the box to your first command • What every light ring color means • Connect to Wi-Fi, change networks, fix connection problems • Pair your phone or a Bluetooth speaker • Change the wake word, update software, restart or factory reset • Speaker groups, multi-room music and stereo pairs • Privacy, microphones and voice recordings • Buying advice, a map of the Alexa app and a jargon glossary APPLE WATCH The full command list on your wrist, handy when you are standing next to your Echo. ONE-TIME PREMIUM, NO SUBSCRIPTION More than 1,100 commands in 25 categories are free. One purchase unlocks the 25 premium categories and the complete All Commands list, and removes ads. Pay once: no weekly or monthly fees. Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa is an independent guide. It is not made by, endorsed by or affiliated with Amazon. Amazon, Alexa, Echo and all related marks are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa at 4.2 against Echo's 3.8. Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa also leads on ratings volume (377 vs 68) and device support (4 vs 2). Echo's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Echo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa has 377 ratings behind it against 68, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Echo's written reviews are positive against 70% of Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo ships an update every 5 weeks, Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Echo versus Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoCommands for Echo Dot & Alexa
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (68 ratings)4.2 (377 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings68377 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlinky LLCJakir Hossain

Customer experience

Echo

All ratings70 ratings
Positive68.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative25.7%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral10.4%
Negative22.9%

Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa

All ratings377 ratings
Positive79.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Bugs and requests

Echo

Reported bugs

14 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Reminders are randomly dropped
  • Notifications are not reliably delivered
  • Purchased sounds do not work on Apple Watch
  • Editing reminders is difficult and requires multiple steps
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  • Stats graph is unclear and lacks labels
  • App does not work for night shift schedules
  • Dismissing a reminder takes the user into the app
  • App sends a second notification asking to continue reminders if not tapped immediately
  • Reminders need to be re-enabled daily
  • App freezes on the input screen for the first reminder
  • App asks to confirm continued reminders if not responded to within 60 seconds
  • Hourly reminders are skipped
  • Does not keep uppercase/lowercase consistent in notifications

Requested features

16 requests
  • Add more sound options
  • Allow custom sound uploads
  • Improve clarity of stats display
  • Add a 5-minute period timer
  • Enable Apple Watch version
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  • Add snooze option for reminders
  • Allow editing of reminder text
  • Improve efficiency of editing existing reminders
  • Add groups or folders for reminders
  • Longer text box for affirmations
  • Add a clear indicator or number for stat completions
  • Allow input of Chinese characters for reminder names
  • Option to disable the 'keep receiving reminders' prompt
  • Integrate iTunes tones
  • Keep uppercase/lowercase consistent in notifications
  • One-touch access to stats

Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Echo

One-time2
  • Unlock Sounds$0.99
  • Unlimited Echoes$2.99
1 purchases

Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa

One-time1
  • Premium: All Alexa Commands$4.99

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa free?
Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Echo or Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa?
Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa is rated higher. Echo averages 3.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa averages 4.2 from 377 ratings.
Do Echo or Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa have ads?
Neither Echo nor Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo or Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa?
Echo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa every 6 weeks. Most recently, Echo was updated on October 18, 2026 and Commands for Echo Dot & Alexa on October 22, 2026.

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