Comparison

Reminder & Countdown vs Kawai 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

Kawai Reminders

Features
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Kawai Reminders is a beautiful and intuitive reminder app designed with a cute kawaii aesthetic. Stay organized and never miss important tasks with our charming notification system, colorful categories, and delightful animations. Perfect for daily planning, shopping lists, study schedules, and life goals. Features include customizable reminders, recurring tasks, priority levels, and a playful design that makes productivity fun.

Screenshots

Reminder & Countdown4 screens
Kawai Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Reminder & Countdown at Free against Kawai Reminders's $2.99. Reminder & Countdown also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Kawai Reminders's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Reminder & Countdown is free to download; Kawai Reminders costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Reminder & Countdown versus Kawai Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminder & CountdownKawai Reminders
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (17K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings17K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey AstakhovAlejandro Hernandez Mitre

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

Kawai Reminders

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Reminder & Countdown

No in-app purchases

None

Kawai Reminders

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Reminder & Countdown free?
Reminder & Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kawai Reminders free?
Kawai Reminders costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Reminder & Countdown or Kawai Reminders have ads?
Reminder & Countdown shows ads; Kawai Reminders does not.

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