Reminder Notes Widget vs Live Shortcut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Reminder Notes Widget
Organize your tasks and deadlines with this free reminder app. Create unlimited notes and folders, set custom notifications with various sounds, and utilize home screen widgets for quick access. It offers a simple interface with features like color-coding and dark mode.
- Unlimited folders and notes
- Deadline setting and tracking
- Customizable reminder notifications
- Home screen widget support
- Color coding and pinning
- Dark mode
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It's a simple and easy-to-use reminder notes app. widgets, reminders, etc. are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Create unlimited folders and notes - Set deadline for notes - Remaining days until deadline/days elapsed display - Reminder notification settings - Repeat notification support - Notification sound settings (more than 70 types) - Supports vibration alarm (silent notification) - Color coding and pinning - Home screen widget support - Icon badge display - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: remindernotes://
Live Shortcut
Easily integrate your existing automations with Live Activities. Display reminders and important information on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island to ensure you never miss a thing.
- Integrate automations with Live Activities
- Display reminders on Lock Screen
- Utilize Dynamic Island for notifications
- Easy setup for existing shortcuts
- Customizable display options
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Hook your Shortcut automations into Live Activities easily via LiveShortcut! Leave reminders for yourself on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, a place where you're sure to not miss.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Live Shortcut at 70% against Reminder Notes Widget's 20%. Live Shortcut also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). Reminder Notes Widget's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Live Shortcut sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reminder Notes Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reminder Notes Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 9 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Reminder Notes Widget's written reviews are positive against 70% of Live Shortcut's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Reminder Notes Widget ships an update every 3 weeks, Live Shortcut every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reminder Notes Widget | Live Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (37 ratings) — better | 3.8 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FugaPiyo Inc. | Andrew Fang |
Customer experience
Reminder Notes Widget
Live Shortcut
In-app purchases
Reminder Notes Widget
No in-app purchases
Live Shortcut
- Premium$0.99
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