HiFutureSelf vs Reminder Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HiFutureSelf
Send messages to your future self or friends, scheduled for delivery at a specific time. This app helps you remember important tasks, offer encouragement, or share memories.
- Schedule future messages
- Send messages to yourself
- Send messages to friends
- Add photos to messages
- Home screen widget
- Set repeating reminders
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Send messages to your future self! Write a note. Pick a moment: a date, a time, or a place. HiFutureSelf delivers it exactly when you need it. Your grocery list as you walk into the store. A pep talk before the gym. A quiet "breathe" as you step out the door. The simplest reminder app you'll ever use. And the most thoughtful. *Celebrating 16 years on the App Store!* WHAT YOU CAN SEND • A note to yourself tomorrow, next month, or ten years from now. • A voice memo recording for your future self. • A photo, a face, a moment, a memory to land at the right time. • A secret message to a friend. Surprise the people you love with a note that arrives exactly when they need it. WHEN IT ARRIVES IS UP TO YOU • Any future date and time, down to the minute. • The moment you arrive at or leave a place. • Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, or on the specific days you choose. • Pause anytime with a swipe. Resume the same way. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • 5 home screen widgets so your upcoming messages are always in view. • Light and dark mode, matched to your iOS theme automatically. • A library of motivational messages for the days the words won't come. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases. No data collection. Your messages live on your device, with optional iCloud sync. Works fully offline. Download HiFutureSelf. Free. Start writing to the version of you who'll need it most.
Reminder Text
Schedule SMS text reminders quickly and easily for personal use. Get started with free reminders and upgrade to a plan for more. Offers options for limited or unlimited scheduling, with advanced features like repeating reminders in higher tiers.
- Schedule SMS reminders
- Quick and easy setup
- Free initial reminders
- Purchase in-app plans
- Unlimited reminder options
- Repeating reminder scheduling (beta)
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A simple way to schedule sms text reminders! Schedule a reminder quickly and easily. You get a few free reminders when you download the app and you can purchase a plan in-app to schedule more. We have to charge for usage because we have to pay phone carriers to send the reminders. *Note: This app is designed for personal use and does not allow sending reminders to other people. Plans: Starter * Perfect if you just want to schedule a few reminders each week (up to 15/month) Plus * Schedule unlimited reminders each month! Pro * Unlimited reminders * (beta) Schedule repeating reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Credits: Our preview images were created using 'Previewed' at https://previewed.app/template/76BE872C
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HiFutureSelf at none against Reminder Text's 11. HiFutureSelf also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Reminder Text's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Reminder Text sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HiFutureSelf asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for HiFutureSelf against 4.8 for Reminder Text. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 554 and 133 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of HiFutureSelf's written reviews are positive against 78% of Reminder Text's.
HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Reminder Text every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HiFutureSelf | Reminder Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (554 ratings) — better | 4.8 (133 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews — better | 77.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 554 — better | 133 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DBElement, LLC | Andrew Sverdrup |
Customer experience
HiFutureSelf
Reminder Text
Bugs and requests
HiFutureSelf
Reported bugs
3 issues- Reminders not sending at the correct time
- Unexpected deletion of existing reminders
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Add more customization options for reminders (e.g., repeat on specific days, delayed notifications)
- Implement a search or sorting function for sent reminders
- Integrate with other productivity apps or calendars
- Add support for voice commands or voice reminders
- Provide more sound and notification options
Reminder Text
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
HiFutureSelf
No in-app purchases
Reminder Text
- Starter$0.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Plus$4.991 Month
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- Starter$9.491 Year
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$47.991 Year
- Plus$47.991 Year
- Pro$95.991 Year
- Reminder Text 20 Reminders$0.99
- Reminder Text 50 Reminders$1.99
- Reminder Text 115 Reminders$3.99
