Comparison

Due vs PERSISTENT Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Due

This app helps you remember everything you need to do with persistent, effective reminders. It offers fast setup and postponement options, natural language parsing for dates and times, and countdown timers. Keep your tasks in sync across devices and enjoy offline functionality with complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Persistent and effective reminders
  • Fast reminder setup and postponement
  • Natural date and time parsing
  • Countdown timers
  • Powerful recurring reminders
  • Sync across devices
  • Offline functionality and privacy
Features
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Due remembers all the things that you need so you don't have to. It reminds you again and again until you act, so it’s impossible to forget anything. And it's lightning-fast to set and postpone reminders, all thanks to a clever time picker and natural date parsing. KEY FEATURES 1. Persistent & Effective Auto Snooze* keeps nudging you about a missed reminder until you mark it done or reschedule it. Choose between every 1, 5, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minutes. 2. Impossible to Miss Some reminders can't wait. Use Critical Alerts to get through silent mode and Focus. Or use Prominent Alerts†, which ring like an alarm until you act. 3. Fast to Set, Fast to Postpone Keep the times you use most a tap away. Twelve Quick Access Times—all fully customizable—make setting or postponing reminders a piece of cake. 4. Just Type or Say It Type or say “Dentist 3p Thu” or “Meeting in 1h 20m”. Due spots the date, and one tap sets it. 5. Powerful Recurring Reminders From simple daily reminders to the every-3rd-Wednesday-of-the-month kind, Due keeps up with your routine. 6. Countdown Timers Not every reminder happens at a time of day. Some happen when the laundry cycle is done. That's what timers are for: precise to the second, with Auto Snooze too. Or just say “Hey Siri, start Laundry timer in Due”. 7. On Your Apple Watch Wear an Apple Watch? Due comes with you. Mark reminders done, snooze them, add new ones, start and stop timers—all from your wrist. It's a companion to Due on iPhone, so keep your iPhone nearby. 8. Widgets, Control Center & Shortcuts See what's coming up on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Start timers and add reminders from Control Center, and automate the rest with Shortcuts. 9. Everywhere You Are Your reminders and timers on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac‡, all kept in sync with iCloud or Dropbox. 10. No Account, Completely Private There's no account to sign up for. We don't store, and we can't access, your reminders and timers. And you don't need internet to receive reminders. 11. Accessible to Everyone Due follows the text size you set on your device, on every screen, and offers full VoiceOver support. It's also localized in 17 languages. * By default, auto snooze repeats 5 times, and can be configured to repeat up to 10 times. Due can auto snooze any overdue items indefinitely when you launch Due or act on any of its notifications. † Prominent Alerts require iOS 26 or later. ‡ Sync on Mac requires Due for Mac (sold separately). WHAT'S THAT IN-APP PURCHASE ABOUT? When you purchase Due today, you will have access to every feature in the app today—no further purchase required. You will also get every new feature released within a year of your purchase. The optional Due Upgrade Pass subscription gives you access to new features released after that first year. And here's the deal: Every feature that you have unlocked will remain available to you, forever—even if you stop subscribing. Even without a subscription, you'll always receive bug-fix and compatibility updates for free. These updates add support for the latest iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches, and keep Due working well on the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Due has a pretty good track record with that. To illustrate: If you bought Due back in 2010 for your iPhone 3G running iOS 4, that very same app in 2026 is now optimized for iPhone 18 Pro Max running iOS 27. It even works on devices that didn't exist back then, such as the iPad Pro and the Apple Watch. TERMS & PRIVACY POLICY Our terms of use and privacy policy are available here: https://www.dueapp.com/terms.html COMPATIBILITY Due requires an iPhone or iPad running iOS 18 or later. The Apple Watch app requires watchOS 10 or later, and your paired iPhone nearby.

About

PERSISTENT Reminder

This minimalist tool helps you remember important tasks by displaying them as persistent notifications. See your goals on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Mac desktop, Home Screen widgets, and Apple Watch complications. It's a focused approach to accomplishing your goals without alarms or complex lists.

Highlights
  • Persistent notifications
  • Live Activity display
  • Dynamic Island integration
  • Mac desktop reminders
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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We all have that one thing we need to do. Whether it’s remembering to pick up dry cleaning, making progress on a big project, or a daily reminder to get in your steps – it’s easy to get distracted and forget. PERSISTENT is a minimalist tool designed to solve that. It’s based on one simple idea: if you keep your goal top-of-mind, you will increase your likelihood of DOING THE THING. Type a short reminder in the app to see a persistent notification on your device. It stays on your Lock Screen as a Live Activity, in your Dynamic Island, and on your Mac desktop. Add a widget to your Home Screen or a complication to your Apple Watch to see it everywhere you look. There are no alarms, no complex lists, and no due dates. It is a simple, beautiful, and focused tool to help you accomplish your goals. We hope this helps you along your way.

Screenshots

Due4 screens
PERSISTENT Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PERSISTENT Reminder at Free against Due's $7.99. PERSISTENT Reminder also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Due's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 2) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

PERSISTENT Reminder is free to download; Due costs $7.99 up front. Due sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year and PERSISTENT Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PERSISTENT Reminder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Due has 2.8K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Due ships an update every 4 weeks, PERSISTENT Reminder every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Due versus PERSISTENT Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuePERSISTENT Reminder
Price$7.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings2.8K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#10 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDue Apps LLPKyle Hayes

Customer experience

Due

All ratings2,801 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews784 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.6%

PERSISTENT Reminder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Due

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Reminders not triggering on Apple Watch
  • Completed reminders not clearing from all devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Location-based reminders
  • Integration with calendar apps
  • Ability to set reminders for specific time ranges
  • Custom reminder sounds
  • Backup and restore functionality

PERSISTENT Reminder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Due

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Upgrade Pass (Mobile)$4.991 Year
One-time3
  • Kind Tip$3.00
  • Generous Tip$5.00
  • Wonderful Tip$10.00
1 purchases

PERSISTENT Reminder

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$3.99

Questions

Is Due free?
Due costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PERSISTENT Reminder free?
PERSISTENT Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Due or PERSISTENT Reminder?
PERSISTENT Reminder is rated higher. Due averages 4.7 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while PERSISTENT Reminder averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Due or PERSISTENT Reminder have ads?
Neither Due nor PERSISTENT Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Due or PERSISTENT Reminder?
Due ships an update every 4 weeks, and PERSISTENT Reminder every 5 weeks. Most recently, Due was updated on October 24, 2026 and PERSISTENT Reminder on October 24, 2026.

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