Comparison

Reminder vs Notes reminders diary JRM

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

Head to head
About

Reminder

This app provides a fast and simple way to set reminders and persistent alarms. It's ideal for habit tracking, medication, and staying organized without the complexity of a calendar. Features include customizable nagging alarms, quick setup options, and repeat reminders.

Highlights
  • Nagging Mode for persistent alerts
  • Quick setup for timers and clock alarms
  • Customizable repeat reminders
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Customizable sounds and widgets
Features
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The fastest way to set reminders and persistent, nagging alarms. Perfect for habits, medication, and staying on track without the clutter of a calendar. Tired of forgetting important tasks or appointments? Beep Me is the reminder app designed to help you manage your schedule effortlessly. Whether it’s setting a quick reminder or one that keeps nagging you until you act, Beep Me has you covered with just a couple of taps. Imagine this: You’re in a meeting and remember you promised to call Jack later. Quickly note “Call Jack” and set a reminder for 2:30 PM. Or, you’ve got a pizza in the oven and need a timer for 20 minutes? Beep Me makes it easy to set reminders in seconds without the hassle of complicated apps or calendar clutter. Key Features: ◆ Nagging Mode: Never miss a reminder again! Set how often and how many times Beep Me should nag you until you act. ◆ Quick Setup: Create reminders in seconds using either timer-style (e.g., “Remind me in 20 minutes”) or clock-style (e.g., “Remind me at 2:30 PM”). ◆ Repeat Reminders: Customize daily, weekly, monthly, or custom intervals to fit your schedule. ◆ Apple Watch Integration: View, snooze, or mark reminders as done straight from your wrist when a reminder pops up. ◆ Customizable Sounds & Widgets: Choose your preferred notification sounds and add widgets to your home screen for quick access to reminders. ◆ Beep Priority: Set High priority to break through Focus modes, or Urgent to sound alarms even in Silent mode. What Users Are Saying: ◆ "This app is a game-changer. The nagging reminders mean I never forget anything!" ◆ "Quick, intuitive, and exactly what I needed to stay on top of my tasks." Ready to stay on top of your schedule? Download Beep Me today and experience a life with fewer forgotten tasks and more peace of mind! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Notes reminders diary JRM

Organize your life with a powerful reminder and task management tool. Set endless, flexible reminders with custom sounds, colors, and photos. Easily manage your to-do lists, schedule tasks, and even share them with friends.

Highlights
  • Endless reminders with flexible repetition
  • Color-coded tasks with photo attachments
  • One-tap task completion and rescheduling
  • Customizable sounds and app themes
  • Today widget and iOS 14 widgets
  • Filter tasks by color and date
  • Voice reminders and QR code scanner
Features
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"JRM - Just Remind Me" will help you plan your business quickly and easily: • Endless reminders. • Very flexible adjustment of the repetition. You can select both the frequency of repetitions(every hour, day, week, month, year) and specific periods(days of the week, weeks of the month, months). You can even specify multiple values for a specific time of day(great for tablets). • Color your tasks. • Add photos to Your tasks. Photos can also be opened when reminders are triggered in the app. • Postpone, transfer, and complete your tasks with one tap. You can specify the transfer time and options in the settings. • Customize the app for yourself(choose sounds, number of repetitions, interval). • The today widget will always inform You about current Affairs. • Widgets iOS 14 • Filter issues by color groups(the button at the top right). • Filter to-do lists(all, today, tomorrow, no date, completed). • Completed tasks can always be returned to the main list and scheduled again. If the trigger date has not yet occurred in a completed task, it is automatically scheduled for this date when you return to the main list(this is useful when tasks are completed incorrectly). • Dark theme (activated when you select a dark phone theme). • Unlimited number of color groups with a choice of color and name. Huge color palette with hundreds of colors. You will definitely find your favorite color! • Change the order of color groups. The most frequently used groups can be moved to the first positions. • Change the color of existing groups. • Text search for cases on current lists. Search for any occurrences. • Ability to make a backup and then restore all cases. Backup the reminders themselves and save all the groups and settings of the program. • Set different ringtones for different reminders. You can always tell by the sound that the reminder was triggered. • Send reminders to your friends(Share button). You can send it via messengers, email, etc. If the reminder contains a photo and the selected sound, it will be sent to your friend. • Add voice reminders!!! (long press on the plus button). The phrase defines both the reminder text itself and the planning time. • The ability to copy the message (swipe to the right). Convenient for creating routine tasks based on a sample. • Ability to add a phone number or email address from contacts to the reminder. When reminders are triggered, they will be highlighted-tap to make a call or go to the mail client. • A QR code scanner. Scan the code directly in the reminder and decide what to do with it later. If the code contains an encrypted URL link, tap it in the reminder to go to the browser. • Convenient calendar mode. View issues by calendar day. • Fast completion and rescheduling of future cases. If the reminder hasn't worked yet, long - press the task to open the menu. Click "Done" if you have already done this task, or "Later" if you decide to move the task. • Lists(subtasks). You can view and edit lists both on the screen of the reminder itself and on the screen of triggered reminders in the app. • Assessment of productivity. Study your productivity over the last day, week, month, and year! During the week, you can use the full functionality and make a purchase decision.

Screenshots

Reminder4 screens
Notes reminders diary JRM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Notes reminders diary JRM at 5.0 against Reminder's 4.6. Notes reminders diary JRM also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 17.6). Reminder's advantage is ratings volume (340 vs 8). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Reminder sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per year and Notes reminders diary JRM 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

Notes reminders diary JRM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminder has 340 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Reminder's written reviews are positive against 75% of Notes reminders diary JRM's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminder ships an update every 5 days, Notes reminders diary JRM weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reminder versus Notes reminders diary JRM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminderNotes reminders diary JRM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (340 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.9% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings340 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.614.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaniv KalskyAleksei Kondratev

Customer experience

Reminder

All ratings340 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews272 reviews
Positive77.9%
Neutral5.1%
Negative16.9%

Notes reminders diary JRM

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

Bugs and requests

Reminder

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Reminders not working as expected
  • Upgrade issues causing loss of functionality
  • Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add weekly, monthly, and yearly repeat options
  • Improve snooze functionality
  • Integrate with calendar apps
  • Add more customization options for sounds and alerts

Notes reminders diary JRM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Reminder

Subscriptions2
  • Annual Upgrade$2.951 Year
  • Annual Upgrade (1 Year)$3.991 Year
One-time7
  • sound pack$0.99
  • nagging pack$0.99
  • upgrade to 10 Beeps limit$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Ad-less option$0.99
  • upgrade to unlimited Beeps$1.99
  • Full Upgrade$1.99
  • Full Upgrade$3.99
1 purchases

Notes reminders diary JRM

One-time1
  • PRO Version$5.99

Questions

Is Reminder free?
Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Notes reminders diary JRM free?
Notes reminders diary JRM is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reminder or Notes reminders diary JRM?
Notes reminders diary JRM is rated higher. Reminder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 340 ratings, while Notes reminders diary JRM averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Reminder or Notes reminders diary JRM have ads?
Neither Reminder nor Notes reminders diary JRM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reminder or Notes reminders diary JRM?
Reminder ships an update every 5 days, and Notes reminders diary JRM weekly. Most recently, Reminder was updated on October 1, 2026 and Notes reminders diary JRM on September 30, 2026.

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