Comparison

Ivy vs ReminderOS

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

Head to head
About

Ivy

This app helps you focus on what matters by planning your day, tracking progress, and reviewing accomplishments. It offers features like repeating reminders, time-based goals, and voice input for planning. Celebrate your completed tasks with animations and build a journal of your day.

Highlights
  • Daily planning and commitment
  • Repeating reminders and time-based goals
  • Voice input for quick planning
  • Focus Mode for time tracking
  • Completion animations and haptics
  • Journaling of completed tasks
  • Review list for unfinished items
Features
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Achieve more by taking on less. Start your day by choosing what truly matters and commit to it. Focus and feel the momentum build as you check things off. Finish with a beautiful record of a day well spent, while anything unfinished rolls into your Review list—ready for tomorrow. Add rich detail • Create repeating reminders. • Add notes, and set time- or count-based goals. • Promote to a Superaction and get an extra impactful animation on completion. • Schedule for a specific time of day, and get reminded with a notification or an alarm. Choose what matters • Quickly draft your plan just by talking with the voice input*. • Loosely slot anything in between auto-sorted scheduled items. • Commit when your plan feels right—you can still adjust as things come up. Focus and build momentum • Get rewarded with satisfying animations and haptics as you check things off. • Stay focused and track time as you go with Focus Mode. • Interact with your plan at a glance by enabling the Live Activity on your Lock Screen, or by adding the widget to your Home Screen. • Long press to quickly adjust—add something new, or bump to tomorrow or Review. Celebrate what you accomplished • Mark your day as done and enjoy a beautiful 3D animation. • Watch your completed plan transform into a journal—so you can see where your time went. • Easily adjust the record with the ability to edit when you did things—and for how long. • Anything unfinished rolls into your Review list—ready for tomorrow’s plan, or to be let go. A powerful review tool • See what you’ve delayed—rescheduled items are automatically bumped to the top. • Scrub through days to retroactively complete—or assign to a day in the future. • Make decisions one by one with Focus Mode—moving or deleting a task will automatically focus the next one. • Turn a fleeting thought into action—use the Lock Screen control to add to your review list with a single tap. Personalize your experience • Get reminded to get started—or to wrap up your day—with morning and evening notifications. • Give yourself extra time to work on your plan if you’re a night owl. • Pick from a selection of themes and handcrafted patterns. Work with other apps • Connect Ivy with the Calendar and Reminders apps. • Import content from other apps with the share extension, including markdown lists. Expect great things down the road • Dedicated iPad, Mac, and watchOS apps. • More ways to organize—interests, habits, projects, etc. • Expanded journaling tools. *Voice Input requires a device with Apple Intelligence. Try Ivy today with a two week free trial. Feedback is always welcome—reach us at hello@semantical.com. Download Ivy for free and try it without registration. After the trial period, an active subscription is required to continue using the app. A subscription unlocks full access to Ivy on all supported devices. • 14-day free trial. • Full access on all supported devices. • Monthly and annual subscription options available. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless automatic renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Apple Account subscription settings. Privacy and Terms of Use: https://semantical.com/privacy https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

ReminderOS

Create highly customizable reminders with flexible repeat schedules and instant notification actions. Sync across devices without accounts, prioritizing user privacy. Designed for busy individuals and those with ADHD to manage tasks and routines effectively.

Highlights
  • Customizable recurring reminders
  • Snooze and reschedule from notifications
  • Seamless iCloud sync across devices
  • Privacy-first design, no tracking
  • Built for busy and ADHD minds
  • Flexible scheduling options
Features
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ReminderOS - Reminders that keep up with you. Create simple reminders or ultra-specific repeat schedules with ReminderOS. Sync seamlessly across your devices, snooze or reschedule from notifications, and stay on top of deadlines, habits and routines - all while keeping your data private. No clutter. No tracking. Just reminders that work. Recurring reminders, your way ReminderOS gives you full control over how reminders repeat. Set flexible schedules like: • Every 3 days • Every 2 weeks • Specific weekdays • Custom recurring intervals If you can describe it, ReminderOS can schedule it. Snooze without opening the app Handle reminders instantly from your notifications. • Snooze reminders • Reschedule tasks • Mark reminders as complete Stay focused without switching apps. Sync across your devices Your reminders stay updated across all your devices using iCloud. • No accounts required • No tracking • Your data stays yours Privacy-first by design. Built for busy and ADHD minds ReminderOS helps reduce overwhelm with clean design, flexible scheduling and persistent reminders that actually stick. Use ReminderOS for: • Work deadlines • Medication reminders • Study schedules • Habits and routines • Daily life admin Simple when you need it. Powerful when it matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Ivy4 screens
ReminderOS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: ReminderOS at freemium against Ivy's subscription. ReminderOS also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). Ivy's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Ivy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and ReminderOS sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 — 5.0 for Ivy against 5.0 for ReminderOS. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ivy has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ivy ships an update every 10 days, ReminderOS every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Ivy versus ReminderOS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIvyReminderOS
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings16 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size169 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSemanticalPaul Waweru

Customer experience

Ivy

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ReminderOS

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Ivy

Subscriptions2
  • 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • 1 Year14 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

ReminderOS

Subscriptions2
  • ReminderOS Pro1 Month trial$2.997 Days
  • ReminderOS Pro1 Month trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • ReminderOS Lifetime$49.99

Questions

Is Ivy free?
Ivy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ReminderOS free?
ReminderOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ivy or ReminderOS?
Ivy and ReminderOS are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ivy or ReminderOS have ads?
Neither Ivy nor ReminderOS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ivy or ReminderOS?
Ivy ships an update every 10 days, and ReminderOS every 4 days. Most recently, Ivy was updated on October 23, 2026 and ReminderOS on October 31, 2026.

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