Comparison

Reminder vs Reminder & Countdown

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

Reminder & Countdown

Never miss an important event with this app. Set up custom reminders for everything from birthdays to holidays, with real-time countdowns and configurable alerts. Personalize your events with unique icons, backgrounds, and fonts, and easily share your countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Real-time countdowns
  • Customizable alerts
  • Event personalization (icons, backgrounds, fonts)
  • Import birthdays and calendar events
  • Event sharing via multiple platforms
  • Multiple reminder options
Features
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The app is designed to remind you about all your important events, meetings, friends’ birthdays, a long-awaited TV Shows premieres, dentist appointments, coming-soon holidays, a wedding date and any upcoming events you don’t want to miss. Event information comes in a nicely-wrapped pack. All details (such as date and time, font, icon, alert sound, background and other options) can be configured according to your taste. The app is complemented with excellent sharing options giving you an opportunity to send your reminders to anyone throughout the world via SMS, MMS, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, WhatsApp, Viber and other social networks and services. KEY FEATURES: - Multiple reminders - Counting down in real-time - Selection of timing units you wish to count down - Sorting entries by date, name or applying a customizable sorting - Individual names, time&date options, categories - Various icons - Custom intervals to repeat events - Configurable alerts before or after a due date - Individual backgrounds - A wide variety of fonts to choose from - Formatting Dates and Times: Full, Short, and Abbreviated time units can be applied - Importing birthdays from your Address book - Importing events from the iOS Calendar app and Reminders app - Changing the default event icon to a personal photo - Set photos as background - Sharing countdowns through all available ways sending the whole countdown screenshot or only a part of it And you can also: - Enjoy awesome, easy to use UI - Make colourful notes - Brighten up reminders - Use the app as an alarm Thank you for your thoughts, they are very valuable! We are continued to make Reminder & Countdown even better, so never lose the drive to share your impressions and feedback with us at support@persapps.com

Screenshots

Reminder4 screens
Reminder & Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reminder & Countdown at none against Reminder's 9. Reminder & Countdown also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 342). Reminder's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Both are free to download. Reminder sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.95 per year. Reminder & Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reminder & Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminder & Countdown has 17K ratings behind it against 342, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Reminder's written reviews are positive against 86% of Reminder & Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminder ships an update every 6 days, Reminder & Countdown every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reminder versus Reminder & Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminderReminder & Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (342 ratings)4.8 (17K ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.8% of reviews86.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34217K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYaniv KalskySergey Astakhov

Customer experience

Reminder

All ratings341 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral4.1%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews405 reviews
Positive78.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative16.5%

Reminder & Countdown

All ratings16,368 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.2%

User reviews

Reminder

From 342 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Effective reminders
  • 💡 Helpful for organizing appointments and tasks
  • 🚀 Reliable and consistent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Automatic deletion of old reminders
  • 💡 Lack of hourly repeat option
  • 💰 Paid upgrades required for more features
  • 🐛 Randomly deleted reminders

Reminder & Countdown

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and convenient
  • 👍 Versatile and customizable
  • 👍 Reliable and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for organizing important dates
  • 👍 Useful for medical and appointment reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with reminders not working as expected
  • 🐛 Reminders sometimes persist even after being deleted
  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🔋 Concerns about high battery consumption

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

Reminder & Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Reminders not clearing after being deleted
  • Countdown timers not always accurate
  • Notification issues after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow snooze and nag functions for reminders
  • Integrate with calendar apps for better sync
  • Add ability to filter reminders by work/school days
  • Provide more customization options for backgrounds and icons
  • Enable sharing of countdowns with friends and family

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
None

Reminder & Countdown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reminder free?
Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reminder & Countdown free?
Reminder & Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reminder or Reminder & Countdown?
Reminder & Countdown is rated higher. Reminder averages 4.6 out of 5 from 342 ratings, while Reminder & Countdown averages 4.8 from 17K ratings.
Do Reminder or Reminder & Countdown have ads?
Reminder & Countdown shows ads; Reminder does not.
Which is updated more often, Reminder or Reminder & Countdown?
Reminder ships an update every 6 days, and Reminder & Countdown every 3 months. Most recently, Reminder was updated on November 1, 2026 and Reminder & Countdown on November 1, 2026.

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