Comparison

Actimate vs Remainder

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

Head to head
About

Actimate

This productivity app is designed for individuals with ADHD, offering tools to manage tasks, habits, and goals. It features an AI accountability partner, customizable modes, and focus tools to combat procrastination and improve consistency.

Highlights
  • AI accountability partner (Pia)
  • Three customizable app modes
  • Smart task management with GTD workflow
  • Visual habit tracking with streaks
  • Goal achievement with milestone tracking
  • Focus tools including Pomodoro timer
  • Calendar integration (Apple/Google)
Features
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Meet Actimate. Your ADHD system, with a partner built in. Every Monday feels like a fresh start. By Wednesday, the system falls apart. Actimate is different: Pia, your AI accountability partner, learns what you are fighting, builds a system that fits your brain, and runs it with you every day, until the days you win outnumber the days you don't. IT STARTS WITH A CONVERSATION Tell Pia what you're working toward. No setup screens, no configuring. A conversation, not a configuration, that ends with a first step you can take today. ONE PLAN EACH MORNING. ONE QUESTION EACH NIGHT. - Each morning, pick up to 3 wins. Finish them and the day counts. - Normal day, rough day, or rest day: choose the version of today you can actually do. - Each evening, one question: did today count? BAD DAY? NOTHING BREAKS. - Days won never reset. Miss one and your total stays. - When you drift, Pia offers a lighter version of your day and keeps the door open. HABITS THAT BEND, NOT BREAK - Track the reps, not perfection. A missed day never erases your progress. - Tiny habit versions and cues tied to your routine. ONE THING AT A TIME - Exactly one next step, with a timer. Starting stops being the hard part. - Check a task off and feel it: the box fills the moment you tap. BIG GOALS, BROKEN INTO DAYS - Set the destination with Pia: milestones, weekly steps, daily tasks. - Invite an accountability partner who sees your progress and cheers you on. YOUR SYSTEM, EVERYWHERE - Widgets for today's tasks, habits, your streak, productivity, focus, your calendar, and your win plan. - Use Actimate on the web at actimate.io. Everything syncs with your phone. - Connect more than one Google account, work and personal, and see every calendar in one Today. Apple Calendar and Apple Reminders sync too. READ IT YOUR WAY - Light, dark, or a warm Sepia theme. - The OpenDyslexic font, if it's easier for you to read. - Motion stays calm when your device's Reduce Motion setting is on. Stop starting over. Start stacking good days. SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS Get started at no cost with our Free plan. Core productivity features are available to everyone, with Pro for power users who want the full experience. Actimate is a premium, ad-free app that offers pro tier auto-renewing subscription options: $9.99 / month $59.99 / year These prices are for US customers. Pricing in other countries may vary. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription to Actimate will automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can cancel or manage your subscription from your Apple account settings. Terms of Service: https://actimate.io/tos Privacy Policy: https://actimate.io/privacy

About

Remainder

This app helps you plan your day by timeboxing tasks and meetings. It automatically adjusts your schedule based on actual task completion times and can block distracting apps during work periods. Premium features include AI-powered scheduling and advanced analytics.

Highlights
  • Time blocking for tasks and meetings
  • Automatic schedule replanning
  • Distracting app blocking
  • Calendar synchronization
  • Task completion tracking
  • Detailed statistics
Features
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Spend your time on purpose. Keep the Remainder. Remainder is a time blocking or timeboxing to-do list. It plans what and when you will do something, nearly doubling your likelihood of follow-through. Unlike other apps, it follows how long each task actually takes and silently replans your day accordingly. How it works. - Plan your day as blocks: tasks, meetings, breaks - Sync to your calendars, to flow tasks around meetings - Block distracting apps while working on a task, but greenlight the apps when you need them Describe it to plan it. - Braindump everything you need to do - Remainder lays out a full schedule of your day See where your time went. - Remainder manages your estimates and actual time - Track how much time you save - Monitor detailed stats and streaks Sync across devices - Be sure to get the Mac and iPad versions, so you don't always have to run it from your phone - Remainder privately updates in real time REMAINDER PLUS The free app plans your day, runs the timer, syncs your calendars, and blocks distracting apps. Remainder Plus adds AI day planning (describe your day and get a full schedule), per-task app greenlights, and the complete stats suite: time by project, estimate accuracy, and personal records. Plus is $4.99/week, $7.99/month, or $49.99/year. The yearly plan starts with a 1-week free trial. Prices may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; the yearly free trial converts to a paid subscription the same way. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Any unused trial time is forfeited when you purchase a plan. Terms of Use: https://remainder.co/term Privacy Policy: https://remainder.co/privacy It's not that productivity has inherent value. You don't owe the world your output. It's that it feels good to look back and know the day went where you meant it to.

Screenshots

Actimate4 screens
Remainder4 screens

Verdict

The call

Actimate and Remainder both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Remainder's written reviews are positive against 77% of Actimate's. Remainder also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Actimate's advantage is iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Actimate sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Remainder sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Actimate against 5.0 for Remainder. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Actimate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Remainder's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Actimate ships an update weekly, Remainder every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Actimate versus Remainder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterActimateRemainder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (9 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better7
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS16.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperActimateAI LLCFilter Company, LLC

Customer experience

Actimate

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative23.1%

Remainder

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Actimate

Subscriptions4
  • Actimate Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Welcome Offer$44.991 Year
  • Actimate Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
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  • 7-Day Streak Offer$79.991 Year
4 purchases

Remainder

Subscriptions4
  • Remainder Plus Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Remainder Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Remainder Plus Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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  • Remainder Plus Yearly - First Year1 Year trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Actimate free?
Actimate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Remainder free?
Remainder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Actimate or Remainder?
Remainder is rated higher. Actimate averages 4.9 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Remainder averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Actimate or Remainder have ads?
Both Actimate and Remainder show ads.
Which is updated more often, Actimate or Remainder?
Actimate ships an update weekly, and Remainder every 5 days. Most recently, Actimate was updated on November 4, 2026 and Remainder on October 31, 2026.

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