Comparison

Echo vs Repeating Reminder

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

Repeating Reminder

This app provides a simple and robust way to set repeating reminders with customizable intervals. It's ideal for tasks like interval training, kitchen timers, or regular breaks. Save up to 8 favorite settings for quick access.

Highlights
  • Customizable intervals
  • Repeat reminders indefinitely
  • Favorite settings storage (up to 8)
  • Unique color for each favorite
  • Versatile use cases (HIIT, kitchen timer, etc.)
Features
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Do you have to repeat something every so often? Then, this app may be for you. Simply set your interval, press "Start". You will get a beep every interval ... forever (well, until you "Stop" the app). There are a number of options to make the app work just right for you. Favorites * Stores "favorites" -- up to 8 * Swipe through your favorites * Each favorite has its unique color Use it for any of the following : * HIIT [other intervals -- work/rest, study/internet] * Round-the-dinner-table "debates" * Kitchen timer (my favorite! Pancakes, fried bread, rice...) * Pill reminder * Take a break from staring at your computer screen (or co-worker) * Get off your butt periodically (in the office)

Screenshots

Echo4 screens
Repeating Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Echo at 67% against Repeating Reminder's 0%. Echo also leads on ratings volume (68 vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.0). Repeating Reminder's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Repeating Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Repeating Reminder holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Echo has 68 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Echo's written reviews are positive against 0% of Repeating Reminder's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo ships an update every 5 weeks, Repeating Reminder every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Echo versus Repeating Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEchoRepeating Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (68 ratings)4.3 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings68 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlinky LLCRudolf Fernandes

Customer experience

Echo

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

Repeating Reminder

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Repeating Reminder

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
None

Repeating Reminder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Repeating Reminder free?
Repeating Reminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Echo or Repeating Reminder?
Repeating Reminder is rated higher. Echo averages 3.8 out of 5 from 68 ratings, while Repeating Reminder averages 4.3 from 4 ratings.
Do Echo or Repeating Reminder have ads?
Neither Echo nor Repeating Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo or Repeating Reminder?
Echo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Repeating Reminder every 2 months. Most recently, Echo was updated on October 14, 2026 and Repeating Reminder on October 11, 2026.

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