ChatReminder vs PlanDay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChatReminder
Schedule text messages to yourself for important tasks and events. The app sends reminders at your chosen time, ensuring you don't miss deadlines or commitments.
- Schedule text message reminders
- Set custom reminder times
- Never forget important events
- Simple and intuitive interface
- Cross-device support
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Stay on top of your tasks and events effortlessly. Simply specify what and when you would like to be reminded and the app will send you a text reminder at the scheduled time, ensuring you never forget an important meeting, deadline, or personal commitment.
PlanDay
A straightforward daily planner designed for focused task management. Easily organize your day, week, and month with intuitive swiping and task management. Enjoy a clean interface with customizable themes, all without ads or subscriptions.
- Day, week, and month views
- Add and check off tasks
- Drag and drop tasks to reschedule
- iCloud data syncing
- Four customizable themes
- Instant opening, no login
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PlanDay is a planner for your day, week, and month. Swipe between views to see what's ahead. Add tasks, check them off, move them to another day if plans change. No accounts. No syncing headaches. No overwhelming feature lists. Just a clean, focused space to plan your day, your week, and your month — all in one place. Swipe between Day, Week, and Month views to see your life at every level. Add tasks in seconds. Check them off as you go. Move them forward when plans change. FOUR HANDCRAFTED THEMES • Classic — Clean and minimal, like a fresh notebook • Journal — Warm leather and ruled paper, for the old soul • Trapper Keeper — Bold, loud, and unapologetically '90s • Nature — A calm sunset backdrop for a calmer mind WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • Opens instantly — no loading, no login • Swipe between day, week, and month views • Drag tasks to tomorrow when life gets in the way • Your data stays on your device and syncs via iCloud • No ads. No subscriptions. No tricks. PlanDay was built for people who want to do more and manage less. If you've ever abandoned a productivity app because it felt like a second job, this one's for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PlanDay at 71% against ChatReminder's 0%. PlanDay also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.8 vs 4.0). ChatReminder's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.2). On ads, 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
PlanDay is free to download; ChatReminder costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PlanDay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PlanDay has 26 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ChatReminder's written reviews are positive against 71% of PlanDay's.
ChatReminder ships an update every 3 days, PlanDay every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChatReminder | PlanDay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Haoyang Li | Sunset Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
ChatReminder
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In-app purchases
ChatReminder
No in-app purchases
PlanDay
No in-app purchases
