Comparison

Annoyify vs Pester

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

Head to head
About

Annoyify

This app provides persistent and humorous notifications to help users overcome procrastination. It offers customizable annoyance levels and flexible due dates, ensuring tasks are completed.

Highlights
  • Persistent reminders
  • Humorous motivation
  • Customizable annoyance levels
  • Flexible due dates
  • Escalating notifications
  • Pause and customize notifications
Features
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Annoyify: Get Stuff Done… Eventually! Procrastinators, rejoice (or not)! Annoyify is the ultimate app for those who need a little push—or an annoying nudge—to get tasks done. We’ve all been there: setting a reminder, only to ignore it until it’s too late. Well, say goodbye to that with Annoyify, the app that won’t let you forget… ever! Features: • Persistent Reminders: Set a task, and Annoyify will make sure you never forget, sending progressively annoying notifications until you finally check it off your list. • Humorous Motivation: Expect sarcastic, witty notifications designed to make you smile (or roll your eyes) while you tackle your to-dos. • Custom Annoyance Levels: Choose your level of annoyance for each task. Need a gentle reminder? Set it to low. Want something that will really get on your nerves? Crank it up to high! • Flexible Due Dates: Set due dates and times, or let Annoyify keep bugging you forever. Your choice. • Escalating Reminders: The longer you procrastinate, the more relentless the reminders become. Fun, right? • Pause and Customise Notifications: Don’t feel like being nagged right now? Pause all notifications or customize when you want to be “annoyed” within specific time windows. Why Annoyify? Annoyify isn’t just a task manager—it’s your new best (or worst) friend in the battle against procrastination. Whether it’s a big project, a small chore, or something you just can’t get around to, Annoyify will help make sure you stay on track… by any means necessary. Download Annoyify today and start turning those “I’ll do it later” moments into “Fine, I’ll do it now!”

About

Pester

This app provides persistent reminders that repeatedly alert you until they are marked as done or snoozed. It features natural language input, lock screen actions, and customizable repeat options. Designed for users who struggle with forgetting tasks, it offers a simple, private, and local experience.

Highlights
  • Persistent nagging notifications
  • Natural language reminder creation
  • Lock screen actions (snooze/done)
  • Customizable repeating reminders
  • Home Screen widget
  • Logbook of completed tasks
  • Survives phone reboots
Features
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Pester is a persistent reminder app that refuses to let you forget. Unlike quiet notification apps that ping you once and give up, Pester keeps nagging — firing the same reminder every few minutes until you mark it done or snooze it. No more "I'll do it later" followed by "I completely forgot." NEW IN 2.0 — REBUILT FROM THE GROUND UP Pester is now a 100% native iOS app: faster, smoother, and more reliable than ever. Plus: • Home Screen widget with one-tap Mark Done • Create reminders with Siri and Shortcuts • Yearly repeats for birthdays, renewals, and anniversaries • A searchable Logbook of everything you've finished • Redesigned notifications, snooze actions, and reminder list WHAT MAKES PESTER DIFFERENT • Auto-snooze: Set a reminder and walk away. If you ignore it, Pester fires again minutes later — your choice per reminder. It doesn't stop until you act. • Lightning-fast input: Type "Call mom in 30 minutes" and Pester understands. Natural language parsing means you spend less than 3 seconds creating a reminder. Or tap a quick-time button — Morning, Noon, Evening, +1 hour — and you're done. • Action from your Lock Screen: Snooze for 10 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, or tomorrow — all from the Lock Screen. No need to open the app. Or tap Done and move on. • Repeating reminders: Daily, weekdays, weekends, specific days of the week, monthly, or yearly. Your "take vitamins" reminder fires every morning without you lifting a finger. • Survives reboots: Restart your phone and your reminders are still there, still firing on schedule. Most reminder apps silently break after a reboot — Pester doesn't. DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO FORGET Built for anyone who dismisses notifications and immediately forgets, sets reminders that never fire loud enough, or struggles with ADHD and needs aggressive, repeated prompts to stay on track. No categories. No tags. No projects. No planning features. Just a title, a time, and relentless persistence. SIMPLE, PRIVATE, LOCAL • No account required — Pester works the instant you install it • No cloud, no servers, no data collection — your reminders live on your phone • Manual backup and restore through the iOS share sheet (save to iCloud Drive, Files, email — your choice) • One-time purchase, no subscriptions, no ads CUSTOMIZABLE SOUNDS AND THEMES • 4 bundled alert sounds ranging from a soft chime to an urgent alarm • System default sound option uses whatever you've set on your phone • Light and dark themes that follow your system setting or can be set manually • Configurable snooze presets and quick-time buttons — Pester. Forget-proof reminders for people who actually forget.

Screenshots

Annoyify4 screens
Pester4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Annoyify at 4.0 against Pester's 3.0. Annoyify also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Annoyify costs $0.99 and Pester $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Annoyify holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Annoyify ships an update every 3 days, Pester every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Annoyify versus Pester: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnnoyifyPester
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAutoZealand LimitedLucas Moeller

In-app purchases

None

Annoyify

No in-app purchases

None

Pester

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Annoyify free?
Annoyify costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pester free?
Pester costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Annoyify or Pester?
Annoyify is rated higher. Annoyify averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pester averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Annoyify or Pester have ads?
Neither Annoyify nor Pester shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Annoyify or Pester?
Annoyify ships an update every 3 days, and Pester every 3 weeks. Most recently, Annoyify was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pester on October 28, 2026.

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