Comparison

Reading Tool vs ReminDown

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

Head to head
About

Reading Tool

Features
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Reading Tool is a simple and focused app that helps you to create and share reading notes or quotes. - Crafted with system native design with Liquid Glass style. - Focused, easy to use. - You can sync your books and notes across multiple Apple devices (login with same Apple ID).

About

ReminDown

This app helps you track important dates and events with customizable countdowns. It offers home and lock screen widgets for quick access and smart notifications to ensure you never miss a moment. Personalize your countdowns with photos, notes, and colors for a delightful experience.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets
  • Lock screen widgets
  • Smart notifications
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Display time in seconds
  • Archive past events
  • Light and Dark Mode
Features
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Remindown is a free, easy-to-use countdown timer and reminder app for the important events and dates in your life. From birthdays and vacations to exams and big milestones, Remindown helps you stay organized and never miss what matters. Features • Home Screen widgets to see your countdowns at a glance • Lock Screen widgets for quick access to upcoming events • Smart notifications and reminders • Powerful editor to fully customize your countdowns • Display remaining time in days, hours, minutes, and seconds • Add photos, notes, colors, and icons to your countdowns • Sort countdowns by time, name, or distance • Archive past countdowns and revisit them anytime • Light and Dark Mode support • Create unlimited countdowns • Clean, distraction-free experience • No ads Use Remindown For Vacation • Birthday • Anniversary • Exam • Holiday • Wedding • Trip • Deadline • Event • Launch • Graduation • Goals • Concert • Party • Memories and more Simple. Free. Thoughtfully Designed. Remindown is built to feel fast, clear, and delightful — so you can focus on your moments, not managing apps. Download Remindown and start counting what matters today. Support: ishanapps@protonmail.com Privacy: https://ishanapps.onrender.com/ReminDown/privacy.html EULA: https://ishanapps.onrender.com/ReminDown/eula.html Terms: https://ishanapps.onrender.com/ReminDown/terms.html

Screenshots

Reading Tool4 screens
ReminDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reading Tool at none against ReminDown's 3. Reading Tool also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). ReminDown's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ReminDown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Reading Tool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reading Tool ships an update every 5 days, ReminDown every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Reading Tool versus ReminDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReading ToolReminDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCreationAct (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd.Ishan Nandwal

In-app purchases

None

Reading Tool

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

ReminDown

Subscriptions2
  • Montly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

Is Reading Tool free?
Reading Tool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ReminDown free?
ReminDown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Reading Tool or ReminDown have ads?
Neither Reading Tool nor ReminDown shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Reading Tool or ReminDown?
Reading Tool ships an update every 5 days, and ReminDown every 3 months. Most recently, Reading Tool was updated on October 28, 2026 and ReminDown on October 28, 2026.

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