Comparison

小聪提醒 vs MarkThen

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

Head to head
About

小聪提醒

Features
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Record the important events, then we will remind you on time. Make your life and work in perfect order. 1, Support a variety of common reminders, such as: birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, wake-up alarms, meetings, mortgage, repay credit cards, etc. 2, You can custom reminders as you want, such as: by day reminder, weekly reminder, monthly reminder, annual reminders. 3, Support iCloud backup,never worry about data loss. 4, Encryption capabilities to protect your privacy. 5, Support importing birthdays from 'contacts'. Privacy policy: http://www.renmai001.com/others/policy.htm Terms of use: http://www.renmai001.com/others/terms.htm

About

MarkThen

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MarkThen is a local-first step-by-step flow reminder that turns routines into clear, actionable sequences. Use it for morning and bedtime routines, study plans, workouts, household tasks, work checklists, and anything you want to complete one step at a time. Key features • Create custom flows with your own steps and intervals • Focus on one active flow at a time; the next interval starts after you complete or skip the current step • Receive on-device notifications when a step is due • Choose System Default, Silent, or one of 12 app sounds for each flow • View the current step and progress through Lock Screen Live Activities and the Dynamic Island on supported devices while iOS permits • Enable a more noticeable persistent alert when supported by the system and device and after granting the required permission • Keep local history and delete individual records or select, select all visible, and delete records in batches • No account required and no cloud sync; flows and history stay on your device • Available in Simplified Chinese and English The free version supports up to 3 flows with up to 8 steps per flow. MarkThen Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase with no subscription. It removes product-level limits on the number of flows and steps; practical capacity remains subject to device storage and system resources. Previous purchases can be verified with Restore Purchases. Live Activity duration and placement are managed by iOS and are not guaranteed to remain visible indefinitely. Due-time alerts continue to rely on local notifications and system-permitted alert capabilities.

Screenshots

小聪提醒4 screens
MarkThen4 screens

Verdict

The call

小聪提醒 and MarkThen are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. 小聪提醒 sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per year and MarkThen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
小聪提醒 versus MarkThen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter小聪提醒MarkThen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer波 李建勇 叶

Bugs and requests

小聪提醒

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Automatic renewal not successful
  • App is in Chinese
  • Lost photos after update
  • App crashes on older iOS versions
  • App freezes
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  • Incorrect birthday calculation
  • Alerts won't stop
  • Unexpected charges for 'free' app
  • App shows a '1' on screen for no reason
  • App crashes when importing contacts
  • App crashes on startup after update

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add anniversary category
  • Add SMS template
  • Provide privacy protection
  • Store data via iCloud
  • Show birthdays of the day
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  • Add English language option

MarkThen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

小聪提醒

Subscriptions3
  • Billed Yearly(Auto-Renewal)$2.491 Year
  • Pro$2.491 Year
  • Pro$2.991 Year
One-time5
  • Pro for Month$0.99
  • Pro version(monthly)$0.99
  • Donate us$2.99
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  • Pro$2.99
  • Pro2 variants$4.99
1 purchases

MarkThen

One-time1
  • MarkThen Pro Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is 小聪提醒 free?
小聪提醒 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MarkThen free?
MarkThen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 小聪提醒 or MarkThen have ads?
Neither 小聪提醒 nor MarkThen shows ads.

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