Comparison

HiFutureSelf vs Oh Shoot! Text Reminders

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Schedule future messages
  • Send messages to yourself
  • Send messages to friends
  • Add photos to messages
  • Home screen widget
  • Set repeating reminders
Features
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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.

About

Oh Shoot! Text Reminders

Never forget important tasks or messages again. This app allows you to quickly schedule text reminders for yourself or others, with options for recurring messages and a simple, user-friendly interface. It aims to make staying organized effortless and a little bit fun.

Highlights
  • Set reminders in seconds
  • Funny and engaging nudges
  • Scheduled and recurring texts
  • Simple and clean interface
  • Future notes and recurring memos
Features
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Oh Shoot! texts you. Not a push notification you swipe away, not a calendar you forgot to open: a plain text message to your own phone, exactly when you asked for it. Write what you want to remember, pick a time, and you're done. Once or on repeat. WHY A TEXT - You read texts. Notifications get buried; a text sits in Messages until you deal with it. - Nothing to install on the other end. Your phone already does texting. - Works for the stuff that actually matters: bills, birthdays, medication, trash night, "call mom". WHAT'S INSIDE - Next text, front and center: the home screen shows what arrives next and when. - Smart times: "In 1 hour", "Tonight", "Tomorrow morning", or any date and time you like. - Repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. Birthdays and bills set themselves up once. - Presets for the usual suspects: trash day, oil change, rent, meds, plants. - A preview of your text before you save it, so the time is never a surprise. - Pause a reminder with one tap. Missed one? Reschedule it in a second. - Clean, readable, no clutter. Light and dark mode. HOW IT WORKS Texts go to the US phone number you verified at sign-up. Your first 5 texts are free. Oh Shoot! Pro, monthly or yearly, keeps them coming with unlimited reminders and texts. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP at any time to opt out. Turn your "Oh shoot, I forgot" into "Got it." One text at a time. Terms of Use: https://www.noworrieslifestyle.com/sms-scheduler#terms Privacy Policy: https://www.noworrieslifestyle.com/sms-scheduler#privacy Support: https://www.noworrieslifestyle.com/sms-scheduler#support

Screenshots

HiFutureSelf4 screens
Oh Shoot! Text Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: HiFutureSelf at 81% against Oh Shoot! Text Reminders's 0%. HiFutureSelf also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Oh Shoot! Text Reminders's advantage is iOS requirement (16 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Oh Shoot! Text Reminders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. HiFutureSelf asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, Oh Shoot! Text Reminders every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HiFutureSelf versus Oh Shoot! Text Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHiFutureSelfOh Shoot! Text Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (554 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings554 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.016 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDBElement, LLCNo Worries! Lifestyle, LLC

Customer experience

HiFutureSelf

All ratings553 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.3%

Oh Shoot! Text Reminders

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Oh Shoot! Text Reminders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

HiFutureSelf

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Oh Shoot! Text Reminders

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Reminders3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is HiFutureSelf free?
HiFutureSelf is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Oh Shoot! Text Reminders free?
Oh Shoot! Text Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HiFutureSelf or Oh Shoot! Text Reminders have ads?
Neither HiFutureSelf nor Oh Shoot! Text Reminders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HiFutureSelf or Oh Shoot! Text Reminders?
HiFutureSelf ships an update every 2 weeks, and Oh Shoot! Text Reminders every 2 months. Most recently, HiFutureSelf was updated on November 1, 2026 and Oh Shoot! Text Reminders on November 4, 2026.

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