Reminder & Countdown vs Hyper Pal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Real-time countdowns
- Customizable alerts
- Event personalization (icons, backgrounds, fonts)
- Import birthdays and calendar events
- Event sharing via multiple platforms
- Multiple reminder options
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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
Hyper Pal
Build better habits and stay productive with a charming dino companion. Track daily and weekly goals, monitor streaks, and receive encouraging reactions from your virtual pal. Make productivity fun and visible with lock screen widgets.
- Habit tracking
- Dino companion
- Streak monitoring
- Lock screen widget
- Progress celebration
- Daily/weekly goals
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Meet Hyper, your personal habit cheerleader, here to keep you motivated and on track! Build better habits, stay productive, and celebrate your progress with your adorable dino companion. With Hyper by your side, staying on top of your goals has never been more fun. Add it as a lock screen widget to keep your progress visible throughout the day. Set daily and weekly habits, track your streaks, and enjoy the little moments of encouragement as your dino reacts to your achievements. Hyper isn’t just about checking off tasks—it’s about making productivity playful. Whether you're crushing a new habit or just need a little motivation, your dino is here to celebrate every step forward. Download now and start your productivity adventure with Hyper!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Hyper Pal at none against Reminder & Countdown's shown. Hyper Pal also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Reminder & Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hyper Pal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminder & Countdown has 16K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 3 months, Hyper Pal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Reminder & Countdown | Hyper Pal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 86.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Astakhov | Christopher Su |
Customer experience
Reminder & Countdown
Hyper Pal
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
Hyper Pal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Reminder & Countdown
No in-app purchases
Hyper Pal
No in-app purchases
Questions
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