Comparison

Reminder & Countdown vs ToDo Notification Reminders

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

Head to head
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

About

ToDo Notification Reminders

This app helps you stay organized by setting reminders for tasks, deadlines, and recurring events. Avoid missed appointments and late fees with timely, quiet notifications. Manage your schedule effectively and free up your mind.

Highlights
  • Set recurring reminders
  • Create deadline alerts
  • Schedule event notifications
  • Get quiet notifications
  • Organize tasks with colorful markers
  • Plan events in advance
Features
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Your busy life deserves this! Todo Notification Reminders is an award-winning app used by thousands of people to stay organized and get more done. It’s never been easier to organize your life Ensure recurring tasks always get done by adding reminders to them. Add recurring reminders for your weekly meetings, periodical doctor appointments and license renewals, and free-up your mind for what’s important Avoid disturbing alarms, we'll send a quiet notification you won't be able to miss! ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ • Deadlines are no longer a problem with Reminder; simply create a reminder for each deadline and let the app do the work for you. • Meetings – work schedules can get busy and the last thing you want to do, when such a thing happens, is miss one of your meetings. Create a weekly reminder for each meeting and be sure you will never miss one. • Homework and Assignments – we are all familiar with them, and know that to get all of them done on time a good planning is required. Using Reminder you can solve this problem and make your life easier. • Birthdays – sometimes it can be difficult to remember all the birthdays of your close friends and relatives, and you most definitely don’t want to make any of them upset. But don’t worry, Reminder can help you with this, too; just create a yearly reminder for each birthday and let the app do the rest. • Anniversaries – never forget about the important anniversaries. Create a recurring reminder for each special date. • Errands – create a personalized list of tasks to take care of your errands with ease. Add some extra meaning to the tasks using the colorful markers. • Paying Bills – no more extra charges for the late fees! Use it to remind you about the next payment day. • Important Calls – stay in touch with the people you care about. •Taking Medication – never forget to take the right medication at a right time; create a daily reminder to help you do just that. • Use it as an event planner. Plan your events in advance with Reminder. Create the informative reminders easily, and be assured you will never miss a thing. ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ Important Links: Licensing Agreement: http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Reminder & Countdown4 screens
ToDo Notification Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Reminder & Countdown at 86% against ToDo Notification Reminders's 21%. Reminder & Countdown also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). ToDo Notification Reminders's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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. ToDo Notification Reminders sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. 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 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminder & Countdown has 17K ratings behind it against 495, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Reminder & Countdown's written reviews are positive against 21% of ToDo Notification Reminders's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 3 months, ToDo Notification Reminders fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reminder & Countdown versus ToDo Notification Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminder & CountdownToDo Notification Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings) — better3.4 (495 ratings)
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews — better21.4% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better495
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey AstakhovNota Systems, LLC

Customer experience

Reminder & Countdown

All ratings16,368 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews391 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.5%

ToDo Notification Reminders

All ratings495 ratings
Positive59.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative37.6%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive21.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative70.9%

User reviews

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

ToDo Notification Reminders

From 495 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Clean and minimalist design
  • 🚀 Fast and responsive
  • 💡 Useful for simple reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy and unreliable
  • 💰 Overly expensive for basic features
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🔁 Difficulty managing/deleting reminders
  • 🔒 Subscription-based model with ads

Bugs and requests

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

ToDo Notification Reminders

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Reminders not triggering at the correct time
  • Date/time settings resetting unexpectedly
  • Inability to edit or delete existing reminders
  • Sync issues between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to set recurring reminders on specific days
  • Option to customize notification sounds and settings
  • Improved sync and cross-device support
  • Better reminder management tools

In-app purchases

None

Reminder & Countdown

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

ToDo Notification Reminders

Subscriptions4
  • 7-Day Free Trial7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 1 Month$1.991 Month
  • 7-day Free Trial7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • 12 Months$14.991 Year
One-time6
  • Remove ads$1.99
  • Unlock app discount$2.99
  • Unlock app discount ad free$3.99
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  • Unlock app$14.99
  • Lifetime Promotion$34.99
  • Lifetime$34.99

Questions

Is Reminder & Countdown free?
Reminder & Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ToDo Notification Reminders free?
ToDo Notification Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reminder & Countdown or ToDo Notification Reminders?
Reminder & Countdown is rated higher. Reminder & Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while ToDo Notification Reminders averages 3.4 from 495 ratings.
Do Reminder & Countdown or ToDo Notification Reminders have ads?
Both Reminder & Countdown and ToDo Notification Reminders show ads.
Which is updated more often, Reminder & Countdown or ToDo Notification Reminders?
Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and ToDo Notification Reminders fortnightly. Most recently, Reminder & Countdown was updated on October 22, 2026 and ToDo Notification Reminders on October 16, 2026.

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