Comparison

Recurrence vs FetchBag

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

Head to head
About

Recurrence

This app helps you manage and track all your repeating tasks, from bills to pet care. It goes beyond simple reminders by logging past completions, notes, and important details, creating a comprehensive history of your activities. Stay organized and never miss an important recurring event again.

Highlights
  • Task tracking with customizable repeats
  • Task sharing via iCloud
  • Task organization and search
  • Task customization with notes and history
  • Siri Shortcut support
  • Full task history and notes
  • Widget support for Home and Lock Screens
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Recurrence helps you manage and track everything relating to the repeating tasks in your life so you never miss a thing again. Recurrence is more than just another app that reminds you what needs to be done — it tracks what you did, too. An example: you have a pet that needs medication. Maybe it needs checkups at the vet, too. Recurrence can remind you when you need to do give it the medication it needs as well as to arrange a visit to the vet, all while tracking things from past ones — what it weighed during the last visit, which medication was prescribed, and anything else you think might be handy! By changing the way you think about reminders and repeating tasks, Recurrence becomes more than an app that reminds you to do things — it becomes the place that tracks your entire life as well. Recurrence features include: ◆ Task tracking and customizable repeats Create tasks that repeat when you need them to with customizable options including a lock that prevents a task from being checked off before it's ready. ◆ Task sharing iCloud sharing support so you can complete items with a spouse, friend, or family members. ◆ Task organization Categorize your tasks so you'll always be able to find what you're looking for. Or just search, it's up to you! ◆ Task customization Tasks can be configured to show all kinds of information including the number of occurrences, the last completion, notes, and more. ◆ Siri Shortcut support Mark tasks as completed using nothing but your voice. ◆ Full task history and notes You'll see when tasks were completed as well as notes from each completion, great for tasks that you want to keep a track of over time. ◆ Full widget support Now you can see your recurring tasks right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen. ◆ Cross-device support Your tasks follow you from iPhone to iPad to Mac and back again with seamless syncing. Recurrence is a free download with a five-task limit. Unlock unlimited tasks with Recurrence Premium — available as a monthly or annual subscription, or lifetime purchase. Premium subscriptions can be canceled at any time, but will renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the next payment is due. For more information, see our privacy policy & terms of use: https://www.shayesapps.com/policies

About

FetchBag

Features
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FetchBag keeps the things you reuse close at hand. Save text, documents, images, and links in one focused place, then find them again using the details you remember. Instead of relying on filenames or remembering where you put something, connect what you save to the context that makes it meaningful—people, places, dates, and tags. Search for what you know, or combine those connections to narrow down what you're looking for. Use FetchBag for things like: • Frequently used text snippets and replies • Documents you regularly need to show or share • Images you want to find again quickly • Links you return to regularly • Information you repeatedly use when filling out forms Find it your way. Use Search when you remember a word, name, place, or other detail. Use QuickBag to combine multiple criteria—such as type, people, places, tags, and dates—into a more focused search. If it's a search you'll use again, save it as a FetchBag. Saved FetchBags stay current as what you've saved changes. Built for Apple workflows. FetchBag works with Apple Shortcuts, letting you add and search without opening the app. Search results can become part of larger automations—fetch reusable text and copy it to the clipboard, find a document and pass it to another action, or use your connections to narrow down exactly what you need. FetchBag is designed around retrieval. The goal is simple: spend less time remembering where something lives and more time using it. Save it. Connect it. Fetch it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Recurrence4 screens
FetchBag3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FetchBag at every 8 days against Recurrence's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, 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. Recurrence sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and FetchBag sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Recurrence ships an update every 3 weeks, FetchBag every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Recurrence versus FetchBag: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecurrenceFetchBag
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (325 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings325 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShayes Apps LLCCarlyle Hoch

Bugs and requests

Recurrence

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Notifications not working despite permissions granted
  • Multiple notifications disappear when one is completed
  • Slow device syncing
  • Widget integration issues
  • Overdue task counter requires multiple completions to clear

Requested features

16 requests
  • One-time task or reminder option
  • Task reordering from main screen
  • Multi-category task assignment
  • Spanish and German language translations
  • Apple Watch app
Show 11 more
  • Sub-tasks or sub-categories
  • Tomorrow view option
  • Specific time scheduling for tasks
  • Calendar view within app
  • Print functionality for weekly schedules
  • Multiple reminders per day (more than daily frequency)
  • Custom color selection for categories
  • Days since last occurrence display in widget
  • Ability to share tasks with family members easily
  • Sound and vibration feedback options
  • Automatic task reset after single completion when overdue

FetchBag

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Recurrence

Subscriptions2
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Recurrence Premium7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$19.99
2 purchases

FetchBag

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Standard Discount$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Recurrence free?
Recurrence is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FetchBag free?
FetchBag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Recurrence or FetchBag have ads?
Neither Recurrence nor FetchBag shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Recurrence or FetchBag?
Recurrence ships an update every 3 weeks, and FetchBag every 8 days. Most recently, Recurrence was updated on October 11, 2026 and FetchBag on September 30, 2026.

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