Comparison

Reminder & Countdown vs knode

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

knode

Organize temporary group plans with a private, invite-only system. Assign ordered tasks, chat by topic, and track progress on a shared map until the plan concludes. Designed for families, study groups, event teams, and trips.

Highlights
  • Private, invite-only groups
  • Time-boxed plans with automatic deletion
  • Ordered task assignment
  • HQ location pinning
  • Shared map pins for tasks
  • Topic-based chat channels
  • Offline task and message syncing
Features
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Plan together without losing the details in scattered texts. Knode is a shared group planner for real-world events and short plans—parties, trips, study projects, volunteer days, move-in weekends, and friend-group errands. Bring people, tasks, conversations, and places into one private plan so everyone knows what to do and what comes next. CREATE YOUR GROUP • Start a private group around an event, trip, or shared responsibility • Set a group HQ and a clear planning window • Invite members by account or email—no public group feed, no strangers browsing in ASSIGN THE WORK • Create tasks with a location and start time • Assign responsibilities to the right people • Add checklists, photos, and progress so nothing gets dropped • Track what’s next, in progress, and done STAY IN SYNC • Chat in group and task channels—keep updates with the work, not lost in SMS threads • Send photos and voice notes when typing isn’t enough • Get notified about invites, messages, and task updates • See your group HQ and task pins on a shared map BUILT FOR REAL PLANS Knode is for small crews who need clear ownership—not another endless group chat. Leaders can organize the plan; members can see their tasks, talk in context, and show up ready. Whether you’re planning a birthday, a travel day, a study session, or a weekend of household errands, Knode keeps the plan in one place—so the group actually follows through.

Screenshots

Reminder & Countdown4 screens
knode4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: knode at none against Reminder & Countdown's shown. knode also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). Reminder & Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (16K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

knode 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 3 months, knode every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Reminder & Countdown versus knode: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminder & Countdownknode
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (16K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings16K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB73 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSergey AstakhovSulieman Vidal

Customer experience

Reminder & Countdown

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

knode

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

knode

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Reminder & Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

knode

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reminder & Countdown free?
Reminder & Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is knode free?
knode is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Reminder & Countdown or knode?
knode is rated higher. Reminder & Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while knode averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Reminder & Countdown or knode have ads?
Reminder & Countdown shows ads; knode does not.
Which is updated more often, Reminder & Countdown or knode?
Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and knode every 2 weeks. Most recently, Reminder & Countdown was updated on October 16, 2026 and knode on October 11, 2026.

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