Repeating Reminder vs BreakMode
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Repeating Reminder
This app provides a simple and robust way to set repeating reminders with customizable intervals. It's ideal for tasks like interval training, kitchen timers, or regular breaks. Save up to 8 favorite settings for quick access.
- Customizable intervals
- Repeat reminders indefinitely
- Favorite settings storage (up to 8)
- Unique color for each favorite
- Versatile use cases (HIIT, kitchen timer, etc.)
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Do you have to repeat something every so often? Then, this app may be for you. Simply set your interval, press "Start". You will get a beep every interval ... forever (well, until you "Stop" the app). There are a number of options to make the app work just right for you. Favorites * Stores "favorites" -- up to 8 * Swipe through your favorites * Each favorite has its unique color Use it for any of the following : * HIIT [other intervals -- work/rest, study/internet] * Round-the-dinner-table "debates" * Kitchen timer (my favorite! Pancakes, fried bread, rice...) * Pill reminder * Take a break from staring at your computer screen (or co-worker) * Get off your butt periodically (in the office)
BreakMode
This app intelligently schedules personalized breaks into your calendar based on your unique criteria. It helps prevent burnout by ensuring you step away from work, even when busy. Customize break lengths and timing to fit your schedule.
- Customizable open-ended breaks
- Real-time calendar sync
- Override lockout feature
- Simple progress dashboard
- Personalized onboarding
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Your Day. Your Rules. Your Rest. Most productivity apps tell you when to work. BreakMode empowers you to decide when to rest. Designed for busy remote workers, students, and parents, BreakMode is the smart auto-calendar app that inserts fully customized, user-driven breaks directly into your Google and iOS Calendars based on your unique criteria. No rigid cycles. Just automated sanity shaped by you. WHY BREAKMODE? We get stuck at our desks, lose track of time, and look up at 4 PM realizing we haven't stood up or seen sunlight in six hours. That isn't a deep focus state, it is just plain burnout. BreakMode acts as a direct shield for your time. It steps in so you can step away, because small breaks make big days better. Taking a break shouldn't feel like extra work. HOW IT WORKS Set it and forget it. Complete our personalized onboarding profiling, securely connect your calendars, and define your "Open-Ended" break rules. Our custom algorithm scans your live schedule and intelligently carves out recovery slots exactly where they fit. CORE FEATURES: • CUSTOM OPEN-ENDED BREAKS: You control the parameters. Decide your minimum and maximum break lengths, what days you want to use the app, and your preferred time windows. The app takes care of the scheduling for you. • REAL-TIME CALENDAR SYNC: Works natively with iOS Apple Calendar and Google Calendar. • OVERRIDE LOCKOUT: Protect yourself from chronic burnout. Turn on the Lockout feature to temporarily disable accidental or impulsive break deletions when you are stressed. • SIMPLE PROGRESS DASHBOARD: Quickly see how many breaks you took, what got shifted, and look at your daily habit consistency without any guilt or judgment. Stop letting your calendar run your life. Download BreakMode today and make your schedule work for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: BreakMode at 100% against Repeating Reminder's 0%. BreakMode also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
BreakMode holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Repeating Reminder's written reviews are positive against 100% of BreakMode's.
Repeating Reminder ships an update every 2 months, BreakMode every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Repeating Reminder | BreakMode |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rudolf Fernandes | GILLIAN MARA SANDMAN |
Customer experience
Repeating Reminder
BreakMode
In-app purchases
Repeating Reminder
No in-app purchases
BreakMode
No in-app purchases
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