Comparison

Reminder with Voice Reminders vs Photon Access

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

Head to head
About

Reminder with Voice Reminders

Easily create and manage recurring reminders with custom sounds, including voice recordings or music. Set up hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly alerts, and a wake-up alarm with adjustable snooze options. Never miss an important event again with this user-friendly reminder app.

Highlights
  • Recurring reminders (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, yearly)
  • Custom voice or music reminder sounds
  • Wake-up alarm with snooze
  • Pre-alarms and auto-snooze
  • Add images to reminders
  • Calendar view of reminders
Features
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Aida Reminder lets you create reminders very easily and quickly. Recurring reminders are fully supported, you can set hourly, daily, weekly, monthly and yearly reminders, or even reminders for specific days of the week or month. It also has a wake-up alarm with a custom snooze time. Don't miss those important events ever again! Use your own voice recordings or pick a song from your music library and set it as the reminder sound. It will play at the scheduled time. You can also create custom images with AI to make your reminders even more personal (Available on iOS 26 and later). RECURRING REMINDERS • Repeat every X hours, days, weeks, months or years (e.g. Every 4 hours, Every 2 days, Every 3 months, Every year) • Repeat on selected days of the week (e.g. Every week only on Mondays and Fridays) • Repeat on selected days of the month (e.g. Every month on the 15th, 3rd Monday of the month, Last weekday of the month) • Repeat every X hours (e.g. From 8 AM to 8 PM every 4 hours, From 9 AM to 4 PM every 2 hours and 20 mins) • Repeat every half hour (e.g. From 10 AM to 2 PM, every 30 minutes) • Repeat at specific times (e.g. 9:15 AM, 1:30 PM, 8:50 PM) MAIN FEATURES • Super fast, set up reminders in seconds • User friendly interface • 9 different categories to choose from: One-Time, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, Wake-Up Alarm, Voice Reminder, Music Reminder • Voice Reminders: Use your own voice to record reminders. They will play at the scheduled time • Music Reminders: Pick a song from your music library and set it as the reminder sound • Snooze reminders directly from the notification banner or from the lock screen • Auto-Snooze: Automatically repeat the alarm up to 5 times at regular intervals (e.g. 1 min, 10 mins, 30 mins) until you take action • Pre-Alarms: Receive up to 5 notifications before the scheduled date • Add images or photos to each reminder for easy identification, or create custom images with AI (Available on iOS 26 and later) • Option to skip the current alarm and reschedule it for the next repeating date • It has a calendar to view all reminders by month • Drop-down panel for easy access to quickly edit or reschedule any reminder • Easy one-tap action to turn individual reminders on or off • Option to pause all reminders when you don't want to be disturbed • Wake-up alarm with custom snooze time • See your past reminders in the History tab • Sort reminders by Priority or Activation Date • Backup and restore reminders on the same device or multiple devices • Auto-delete your completed reminders • More than 120 built-in images • 45 built-in alarm sounds GENERAL • Critical Alerts support • VoiceOver accessibility support • Dark Mode • Automatically adjusts to the font size selected on the device • Notifications are local. No internet connection required • App doesn't need to be open to receive notifications • Universal App, full native support for iPhone and iPad FREE VERSION • In the free version you can only add 1 hourly, daily and weekly reminder • Full version with unlimited reminders is available as an In-App Purchase • One-Time payment. No monthly or annual fees

About

Photon Access

Features
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Photon Access turns your phone into the key for your building. Open the gate and the lift with a tap — or turn on touchless and let the door open as you walk up, without taking your phone out. EVERY DOOR YOU'RE ALLOWED, IN ONE PLACE Your buildings, and the doors you've been granted in each, on a single screen. Tap to open. If you're out of range, the app tells you plainly instead of leaving you guessing. WALK UP AND IT OPENS Turn on touchless and Photon Access notices when you arrive at your own doors and opens them for you. It stays off until you switch it on, it only ever watches for your own doors, and you can turn it off at any time. LET A VISITOR OR A COURIER IN Send one link. It opens your doors for a single visit and then expires, and it works even if they have never installed the app. Afterwards your history shows what actually happened at the door, so you know whether they got in. JOIN YOUR BUILDING IN SECONDS Invited by your building manager? Your access appears on its own. Invited by phone number? Enter the code you were sent. FOR BUILDING MANAGERS Set up access controllers, add and remove residents, issue and revoke cards, and manage units across every building you look after — from the same app. ENGLISH AND ARABIC Fully localised, including right-to-left layout. PRIVACY Photon Access uses Bluetooth to reach the controller at your door, and location only if you turn touchless on. Your location is never sold, shared, or used for advertising, and the app contains no tracking or advertising SDK. You can delete your account from Settings at any time. Photon Access works with Photon Smart access controllers installed in your building. If you are not sure whether yours are supported, ask your building manager.

Screenshots

Reminder with Voice Reminders4 screens
Photon Access4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Photon Access at none against Reminder with Voice Reminders's 1. Reminder with Voice Reminders's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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 with Voice Reminders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Photon Access asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminder with Voice Reminders ships an update every 3 weeks, Photon Access every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reminder with Voice Reminders versus Photon Access: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminder with Voice RemindersPhoton Access
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (18K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings18K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergio LiceaMark Ragaee

Bugs and requests

Reminder with Voice Reminders

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Reminders not triggering correctly
  • Notification issues on iOS 18
  • Reminder history disappearing unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort reminders chronologically
  • Option to import custom sounds/music
  • Sync reminders across iOS devices
  • More language localization options
  • Improved widget/home screen integration

Photon Access

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Reminder with Voice Reminders

One-time1
  • Full Version$2.99
None

Photon Access

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reminder with Voice Reminders free?
Reminder with Voice Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Photon Access free?
Photon Access is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reminder with Voice Reminders or Photon Access have ads?
Neither Reminder with Voice Reminders nor Photon Access shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reminder with Voice Reminders or Photon Access?
Reminder with Voice Reminders ships an update every 3 weeks, and Photon Access every 5 weeks. Most recently, Reminder with Voice Reminders was updated on November 1, 2026 and Photon Access on October 25, 2026.

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