Comparison

Reminderbase vs MessageDesk

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

MessageDesk

Integrate SMS messaging into your business phone lines, including VoIP and landlines. This app offers a shared team inbox and broadcast capabilities for efficient communication. Features like scheduled messages, autoresponders, and templates help streamline SMS workflows.

Highlights
  • Add SMS to business phone numbers
  • Shared team SMS inbox
  • Mass text broadcasts
  • Scheduled text messages
  • Keyword-based autoresponders
  • Automation
  • Pre-saved text message templates
Features
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Add texting to any business phone number including VoIP and landlines. Use MessageDesk's shared team SMS inbox and mass text broadcasts to get the right message to the right people at the right time. Streamline your SMS communication and save time with scheduled text messages, keyword-based autoresponders, automation, and pre-saved text message templates.

Screenshots

Reminderbase4 screens
MessageDesk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reminderbase at 4.5 against MessageDesk's 3.3. Reminderbase also leads on ratings volume (448 vs 20). MessageDesk's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 44%) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). 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. Reminderbase sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. MessageDesk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reminderbase holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminderbase has 448 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of Reminderbase's written reviews are positive against 80% of MessageDesk's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminderbase ships an update every 2 weeks, MessageDesk every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reminderbase versus MessageDesk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminderbaseMessageDesk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (448 ratings) — better3.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews43.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings448 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB76 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTheRoaming, IncAlderwood Labs Inc.

Customer experience

Reminderbase

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

MessageDesk

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative29.4%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

MessageDesk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

MessageDesk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reminderbase free?
Reminderbase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MessageDesk free?
MessageDesk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reminderbase or MessageDesk?
Reminderbase is rated higher. Reminderbase averages 4.5 out of 5 from 448 ratings, while MessageDesk averages 3.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Reminderbase or MessageDesk have ads?
Both Reminderbase and MessageDesk show ads.
Which is updated more often, Reminderbase or MessageDesk?
Reminderbase ships an update every 2 weeks, and MessageDesk every 3 weeks. Most recently, Reminderbase was updated on October 22, 2026 and MessageDesk on October 24, 2026.

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