Hounder vs Remba
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hounder
This app sends timely notifications to help you remember tasks and build habits. It operates entirely on your device, ensuring your privacy and not requiring an internet connection.
- Timely notifications
- Task reminders
- Habit building
- On-device operation
- No internet required
- Privacy focused
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Hounder will send you notifications to remind you to do things at specific times. It's perfect for remembering daily tasks or building new habits. Hounder is incredibly simple to use and runs entirely on your device, it collects no information about you and doesn't even use an internet connection.
Remba
This app offers a straightforward way to set and receive reminders without any complex setup or clutter. It's designed for ease of use, with large text and friendly notifications to help you remember important tasks, medication, or appointments.
- One-tap reminder creation
- Large, clear text and buttons
- Customizable reminder frequencies
- Gentle notifications with snooze
- Completely private, no data collection
- Instant 'Try It Now' feature
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Remba is a reminder app that anyone can use — designed to be so simple it gets out of your way. Open it, tap one big button, type what you want to remember, pick a time, and you're done. No accounts to create. No menus to dig through. No clutter. Just reminders that show up when you need them. WHY PEOPLE LOVE REMBA • Genuinely simple — one screen of large, easy-to-read reminders and one button to add another. If you can send a text message, you can use Remba. • Built for real life — remind yourself to take medicine, call a family member, water the plants, or anything else, every day, every week, every month, or just once. • Big and clear — large text, high contrast, and roomy buttons. Text grows automatically if you use larger text on your iPhone. • Gentle and reassuring — friendly notifications with a "Remind me in 10 minutes" snooze and an "I did it" button, right on the alert. • Try it instantly — a "Try It Now" button sends a sample reminder in a few seconds, so you can see exactly how it works and trust it. • Completely private — every reminder stays on your iPhone. No account, no sign-in, no tracking, no data collected, ever. PERFECT FOR • Remembering medication and daily routines • Parents and grandparents who want something that just works • Caregivers setting up reminders for a loved one • Anyone tired of complicated to-do apps Remba does one thing and does it kindly: it helps you remember. That's it. No subscriptions. No ads. No catch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Remba at every 5 days against Hounder's every 33 months. Hounder's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.2 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hounder against 5.0 for Remba. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hounder ships an update every 33 months, Remba every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hounder | Remba |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jummp.com App Development | James Gottschalk III |
Customer experience
Hounder
Remba
In-app purchases
Hounder
No in-app purchases
Remba
No in-app purchases









