Comparison

Reminderbase vs Fext

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

Head to head
About

Reminderbase

Schedule text messages and emails for reminders, appointments, and audience engagement. Automate communication, grow contact lists with sign-up links, and integrate with your calendar. Stay connected and informed with audience trends and two-way conversations.

Highlights
  • Schedule text and email reminders
  • Automated recurring messages
  • Contact list management
  • Sign-up links for audience growth
  • Calendar integration for appointments
  • Audience trend monitoring
  • Two-way messaging
Features
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Reminderbase transforms how you communicate – from planning trips to automating appointment reminders, reducing no-shows, and growing your audience with hassle-free opt-ins. Our app ensures you never miss a beat in keeping your customers, colleagues, family, and friends top of mind. Trusted by over 16,000 users worldwide, turn every notification into a moment of connection. Remember everything better with Reminderbase! We help you remember the important stuff, so you don’t have to. **Schedule text and email reminders.** Schedule automated email and text messages from your personal or custom phone number on a one-off or recurring basis, with links and multimedia. Personalize your messages and save time with templates, all while ensuring your messages are delivered reliably. **Grow your audience with contact lists and sign-up links.** Import contacts from your phone book and create contact lists for seamless bulk messaging. Generate subscribe links and share them anywhere, for your favorite people to join. **Remember more with calendar integration.* Sync your Apple calendar with Reminderbase for automated reminders to yourself for personal or work-related appointments such as meetings, doctor appointments, deadlines, birthdays, and crucial tasks. **Stay connected and boost your impact with audience trends.** Monitor the growth trends and patterns of your contact list through our weekly updates. Gain valuable insights into your audience's engagement and identify peak sending times for creating well-timed interactions. **Engage your audience with two-way conversations.** Enhance engagement with two-way messaging and provide instant support through Conversations, fostering stronger relationships and ensuring a seamless support experience with an upgraded plan. **Important Note on Messaging Limits and Usage:** - International text messages sent outside the U.S. are subject to higher costs. Depending on the country's cost, they will reduce your SMS/MMS limit by more than 1. - With our upgraded plan, you can now enjoy the flexibility to send text messages using your custom number and choose one of our available local U.S. phone numbers. Thank you for your understanding and happy remembering with Reminderbase! Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase. Terms of Service URL: https://www.reminderbase.com/terms-of-service

About

Fext

Send a single message to multiple recipients, with each person receiving it as a private, one-on-one SMS. This app offers a simple, fast, and organized way to conduct group texting without the clutter of traditional group chats. It's designed for personal outreach and clear communication.

Highlights
  • Private one-on-one SMS delivery
  • No noisy group threads
  • Create flexible groups
  • Reuse message templates
  • Attach photos, video, or audio
Features
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Fext is a texting app for iPhone and iPad. Send one message to many people; each person receives it as a private one-on-one SMS. Simple, fast, organized, and personal — like Messages, but built to scale. Simple texting at its finest. Built for real-world outreach • Send text messages that read like individual conversations • Run clean, direct group texts without noisy threads • Create flexible groups and reuse templates • Attach photos, video, or audio when needed Why people choose it They want a group messaging app that behaves like Messages, not a group chat. They want easy texting with a personal feel. They want the speed of SMS, without reply-all clutter. They want to reach people fast and keep communication clear and direct. If you’re looking for a group text app that can send clean group texts and stay simple, Fext was built for that. Group text. Personal delivery.  You will need a subscription in order to get access to app's features. Each subscription will be automatically renewed unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app’s features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Questions: contact@pericarp.io Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Reminderbase4 screens
Fext4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Reminderbase at free with in-app purchases against Fext's subscription. Reminderbase also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (44% vs 24%). Fext's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Reminderbase sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Fext sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reminderbase holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 448 and 550 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Reminderbase's written reviews are positive against 24% of Fext's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminderbase ships an update every 2 weeks, Fext every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Reminderbase versus Fext: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminderbaseFext
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (448 ratings) — better4.0 (550 ratings)
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews — better24.4% of reviews
Number of ratings448550 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB82 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheRoaming, IncPericarp Inc.

Customer experience

Reminderbase

All ratings449 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews41 reviews
Positive43.9%
Neutral9.8%
Negative46.3%

Fext

All ratings551 ratings
Positive73.7%
Neutral6.7%
Negative19.6%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive24.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative70.0%

User reviews

Reminderbase

From 448 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
  • ⏰ Effective for scheduling reminders and follow-ups
  • 💼 Great for business use cases
  • 🚀 Fast support response when available
  • ✉️ Sends reminders via text and email

Room to improve

  • 📵 Unreliable message delivery
  • 🚫 Poor customer support responsiveness
  • 💰 Requires paid subscription for basic features
  • 🐛 Frequent app glitches and errors
  • ⚠️ Persistent reminders continue after cancellation

Fext

From 550 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ⭐️ Great messaging app
  • 🚀 Amazing text app
  • 🔒 Privacy settings provide peace of mind
  • 📢 Frequent updates add new features

Room to improve

  • 🤯 Not user friendly at all
  • 🤔 Can't use own phone number
  • 💰 Expensive and obtrusive
  • 🤖 Everything locked behind paywall
  • 🤨 Misleading and only cares about money

Bugs and requests

Reminderbase

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Messages not being delivered to recipients
  • In-app purchases not registering on free plan
  • Military time format not supported
  • App glitches when setting future times with templates
  • Dark mode text visibility issues
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  • Touch sensitivity issues on mobile
  • Extra '+1' added to phone numbers after saving
  • Reminders continue sending after account deletion
  • Inconsistent message delivery logic

Requested features

7 requests
  • Unlimited text messages and emails
  • Ability to send to multiple recipients at once
  • Sort reminders by date in the app
  • Freemium model with basic free features
  • Contact syncing capability
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  • Customizable message templates
  • Ability to use personal phone number for reminders

Fext

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Verification process fails
  • Can't log in or sign up
  • Scheduled texts not sent
  • Glitches and crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow scheduling texts from own number
  • Integrate with iPhone Messages app
  • Add auto-search function for Pro numbers
  • Provide better customer support and communication

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Reminderbase

Subscriptions13
  • Standard Plan - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Standard$4.991 Month
  • Standard$6.991 Month
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  • Deluxe Plan - Monthly$7.991 Month
  • Deluxe Plan$9.991 Month
  • Deluxe Plan$12.991 Month
  • Plus Plan - Monthly$13.991 Month
  • Plus Plan$19.991 Month
  • Standard Plan - Annual$29.991 Year
  • Standard Plan Annual$49.991 Year
  • Deluxe Plan - Annual$79.991 Year
  • Deluxe Plan Annual$109.991 Year
  • Plus Plan - Annual$139.991 Year
One-time1
  • 100 Messages$6.99
16 purchases

Fext

Subscriptions12
  • Fext Plus$1.997 Days
  • Fext Plus$3.991 Month
  • Fext Gold$3.997 Days
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  • Fext Plus$7.993 Months
  • Unlimited$8.997 Days
  • Personal Phone Number$9.997 Days
  • Fext Platinum$19.993 Months
  • Personal Phone Number$19.991 Month
  • Unlimited$29.991 Month
  • Personal Phone Number$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited Promotion$49.991 Year
  • Unlimited7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time4
  • 100 SMS Credits$9.99
  • 250 SMS Credits$19.99
  • 2000 SMS Credits$119.99
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  • 25000 SMS Credits$999.99

Questions

Is Reminderbase free?
Reminderbase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fext free?
Fext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reminderbase or Fext?
Reminderbase is rated higher. Reminderbase averages 4.5 out of 5 from 448 ratings, while Fext averages 4.0 from 550 ratings.
Do Reminderbase or Fext have ads?
Reminderbase shows ads; Fext does not.
Which is updated more often, Reminderbase or Fext?
Reminderbase ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fext every 5 days. Most recently, Reminderbase was updated on October 29, 2026 and Fext on October 29, 2026.

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