NoteCircle vs Elsewhere Reminders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NoteCircle
This app provides a structured system for organizing tasks, routines, and events in one place. It's designed to help users stay focused and consistent, especially those who struggle with organization or feeling overwhelmed. Capture ideas quickly and track progress with visual insights.
- Unified planner for tasks, routines, and events
- Voice input and photo-to-task conversion
- Build lasting weekly routines
- Visual progress tracking
- Calendar syncing
- Calm, paper-like interface
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You organize your tasks. Then everything falls apart. NoteCircle is built for when nothing sticks—and trusted by over 1 million users worldwide, with App Store features across the US, Europe, and Asia. Why most to-do apps don’t stick You start motivated, but after a few days everything falls apart again. Tasks get buried, routines break, and important things slip through the cracks. NoteCircle solves this by giving you structure without clutter. One clear system for your day and week NoteCircle brings tasks, routines, events, and checklists into one clean planner, so nothing is hidden in separate apps or screens. With a calm weekly view, you always know what needs attention today and what can wait. Especially helpful when focus is a challenge Many users say NoteCircle works especially well for people who struggle with focus, consistency, or feeling overwhelmed. Reviews often mention that it helps ADHD-style brains stay on track by keeping everything visible and structured in one place. Plan faster when motivation is low When typing feels like friction, NoteCircle removes it. Add tasks using voice input, or turn photos of notes and handwritten lists into editable tasks automatically. Capture ideas quickly and organize them later. Build routines that actually last Create weekly recurring routines that fit your real life, not a perfect schedule. NoteCircle helps you stay consistent without pressure, making habits easier to maintain over time. See progress, not just tasks Review your completed tasks, routines, and events in a clear monthly overview. Visual insights help you understand your patterns and improve productivity over time. Never miss what matters Manage birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and important events alongside your tasks. Sync Apple Calendar and Google Calendar to keep all your schedules in one place. Clean and intuitive design Designed to reduce distraction with a calm, paper-like interface. Optimized for both iPhone and iPad so planning feels natural anytime, anywhere. Pricing NoteCircle is free to download and use. Upgrade to NoteCircle Premium to unlock advanced features and get the most out of your planning. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime from your App Store account settings. Refunds are not available for any unused portion of a billed period. Homepage: https://www.genaufactory.com/notecircle Terms: https://www.genaufactory.com/genau-terms-conditions Privacy: https://www.genaufactory.com/genau-data-privacy
Elsewhere Reminders
This app helps you set reminders for events happening in different timezones. It ensures you receive alerts at the correct local time for your contacts, no matter where you are. It's ideal for managing international events, family calls, or remote team activities.
- Set reminders in any timezone
- View local and target time before saving
- Daily, weekly, or yearly recurrence (Pro)
- Home Screen widget for next reminder
- Local device storage
- Timezone-anchored alerts
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Elsewhere is a reminder app built for people whose important moments happen in other timezones. Set a reminder for 12:00 AM April 5 in Asia/Kolkata, 9:00 AM in London, or next Friday in Tokyo. Elsewhere keeps the reminder anchored to that original local time and alerts you at the right moment wherever you are. Use it for birthdays, remote-team rituals, family calls, launches, travel plans, and anything else where the city matters as much as the date. What Elsewhere does: - Set reminders in any timezone - See both their time and your local time before saving - Use daily, weekly, or yearly recurrence with Elsewhere Pro - Keep your next reminder visible in the Home Screen widget - Store reminders locally on your device Elsewhere is reminder-first, not world-clock-first. No crowded timezone dashboard. No city grid to manage. Just the moments you care about, scheduled in the timezone where they actually happen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Elsewhere Reminders at 100% against NoteCircle's 70%. Elsewhere Reminders also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). NoteCircle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. NoteCircle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Elsewhere Reminders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Elsewhere Reminders holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NoteCircle has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of NoteCircle's written reviews are positive against 100% of Elsewhere Reminders's.
NoteCircle ships an update every 3 days, Elsewhere Reminders every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NoteCircle | Elsewhere Reminders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.2K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Genau Factory | Mehak Kalra |
Customer experience
NoteCircle
Elsewhere Reminders
Bugs and requests
NoteCircle
Reported bugs
5 issues- Routine tasks not showing up correctly
- Inability to delete or edit tasks
- Syncing issues between devices
- Inconsistent behavior when using the app
- Crashing or freezing on certain actions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more icon options for tasks and routines
- Implement weekly/monthly calendar view
- Allow rearranging and prioritizing of tasks
- Integrate with more calendar and reminder apps
- Add notes/comments section for tasks
Elsewhere Reminders
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NoteCircle
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$59.99
Elsewhere Reminders
- Elsewhere Pro$0.99









