Comparison

QuickReminders vs So Annoying! Ad Blocker

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

Head to head
About

QuickReminders

Effortlessly create reminders using natural language typing or voice commands. Syncs with Apple Reminders, Google Calendar, and Tasks. Offers advanced features like custom notifications and AI-powered language processing.

Highlights
  • Natural language input for reminders
  • Advanced voice commands with trigger words
  • Syncs with Apple Reminders, Google Calendar & Tasks
  • Customizable keyboard extension
  • Live countdown and dynamic island integration
  • AI mode for 14 languages
  • Intelligent duplicate detection
Features
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QuickReminders: The Fastest Way to Create Reminders Transform how you capture tasks and reminders with QuickReminders - the fastest, most intuitive reminder app for macOS and iOS. Simply type or speak naturally, and watch your thoughts become perfectly organized reminders in Apple's Reminders (plus Google Calendar & Tasks on iOS). Advanced Voice Commands with Smart Auto-Send Revolutionary voice input with intelligent trigger word system. Say "pick up groceries tomorrow 3PM send" and QuickReminders automatically processes your command without touching a button. Customize your own trigger words like "done," "go," "submit," or "sent" in settings. The app recognizes variations and handles speech recognition restart seamlessly. Lightning-Fast Natural Language Processing No more fumbling with date pickers, time selectors, or complex forms. Just type or speak naturally: • "Coffee with Shanel next Monday 2PM" • "Doctor appointment tomorrow at 9:30AM" • "Project deadline next Friday" • "Meeting tomorrow afternoon" Key Features: What's New! • Today Tab & Daily Brief • Evening Close the Day • Integrated Calendar Events • Smart Filter & Insights Hub • Long-Press Quick Actions — reschedule, set priority, or move between lists in seconds. • Smarter Natural Language — keeps prices, percentages, and words like money or HTML completely safe Universal Access Across All Apps • macOS: Access QuickReminders from anywhere with a customizable keyboard shortcut. The floating window appears instantly, lets you create your reminder, then disappears. • iOS: Custom keyboard extension provides QuickReminders functionality system-wide from any app, plus a beautiful native iOS app. Recurring Reminders Set up repeating tasks with natural language: • "Pay rent 10/10 every month" • "Dentist appointment on Friday every 6 months" • "Team sync Monday every 2 weeks" • "Workout tomorrow 7am every day" Voice Recognition & Microphone Management Full speech-to-text functionality with proper system permission handling. Works seamlessly with privacy settings on both macOS and iOS. Intelligent Duplicate Detection Smart algorithms detect duplicate reminders and offer resolution options, preventing clutter. Move and Remove Commands Manage existing reminders with natural language: • "Move coffee meeting to next Tuesday" • "Remove dentist appointment" Perfect For: • Busy professionals needing rapid task capture • Students managing assignment schedules • Parents juggling family activities • Users preferring voice input over typing • People wanting seamless Apple ecosystem integration Customization & Settings: • macOS: Customizable global hotkey combinations and floating window behavior • iOS: Custom keyboard extension with QuickReminders functionality • Universal: Personalized voice trigger words, theme options, and time preferences • Accessibility features including high contrast support Privacy & Security: QuickReminders works directly with Apple's Reminders & Calendar apps (plus Google Calendar & Tasks on iOS) - your data remains in their secure ecosystems. Voice processing respects system privacy preferences. The app requests only essential permissions: Reminders access for core functionality, and optional microphone access for voice features. Smart Technology: Advanced natural language processing understands context, relative dates ("tomorrow," "next week"), and time formats. Handles various input styles gracefully with helpful feedback. Native Platform Integration • macOS: Full system integration with floating window design, automatic dark mode support, and native materials • iOS: Beautiful native interface with smooth animations and system keyboard integration Experience Natural Reminder Creation Whether you're capturing a quick grocery item, scheduling an important meeting, or setting up monthly recurring tasks, QuickReminders adapts to how you naturally think and speak. No learning curve - just type or speak as you would to another person.

About

So Annoying! Ad Blocker

This utility blocks ads across Safari, apps, and games, including YouTube videos that play ad-free and in the background. It also handles cookie banners and search result popups. Users can customize blocking preferences and report ads for improvement.

Highlights
  • Blocks ads in Safari, apps, and games
  • Ad-free YouTube with background playback
  • Rejects cookie banners and hides popups
  • Customizable blocking preferences
  • Learning mode for rule improvement
  • Traffic processed locally on device
Features
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So Annoying! blocks ads in Safari and inside many of your other apps and games. In the YouTube app, videos play without ads, keep playing when you lock the screen, and work in picture in picture. In Safari on iPhone, iPad and Mac, it rejects cookie banners for you where the site allows it and hides the rest. It also clears popups and the AI answers on top of search results. It works in many apps and games, not every one. If an ad still gets through, report it with one tap and your report helps fix it for everyone. If you want a game to keep its ads, maybe for a reward, add it to Allowed apps. In Safari you decide what goes. Ads, trackers, cookie banners, newsletter popups, prompts to open the app, chat bubbles, floating videos, notification requests, sponsored results and AI answers in search. Turn off any of these you want to keep. When you close something it missed, Learning notices how you closed it and saves a rule to try next time. Learning is on by default and also sends limited reports to help improve the rules for everyone. You can turn it off in settings. New rules reach the app without waiting for an app update. IN OTHER APPS runs on your iPhone or iPad, and your traffic does not go through my servers. Setup takes a few steps in Settings, and the app shows each one with a short film. There is no account to make. Blocking ads and trackers in Safari is free on every device, with no trial and no time limit. Cookie banners, popups and ads in your other apps come with a plan. There are two packages, In Safari and In Safari + IN OTHER APPS. In Safari works on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. IN OTHER APPS is for iPhone and iPad. Each package comes monthly, yearly or as one lifetime purchase. Monthly and yearly start with a free trial. If you already own In Safari for life, you can add IN OTHER APPS for life with one more purchase. Family Sharing works on every plan. A subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it in your Apple Account settings at least 24 hours before the period ends. I make So Annoying! on my own. If something still shows up or setup gets stuck, send me a message from the app or write to support@soannoying.app. I'm happy to help. Privacy policy https://soannoying.app/privacy Terms of use https://soannoying.app/terms

Screenshots

QuickReminders4 screens
So Annoying! Ad Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: So Annoying! Ad Blocker at 92% against QuickReminders's 0%. So Annoying! Ad Blocker also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). QuickReminders's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On 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

So Annoying! Ad Blocker is free to download; QuickReminders costs $1.99 up front. So Annoying! Ad Blocker sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. QuickReminders asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QuickReminders ships an update monthly, So Annoying! Ad Blocker weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
QuickReminders versus So Annoying! Ad Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuickRemindersSo Annoying! Ad Blocker
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating—4.8 (29 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews91.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—29 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMartin KostelkaMIKAIL YENIGUN

Customer experience

QuickReminders

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

So Annoying! Ad Blocker

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral3.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative2.8%

In-app purchases

None

QuickReminders

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

So Annoying! Ad Blocker

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited, monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Safari + apps, monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Unlimited, yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
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  • Safari + apps, yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Unlimited, forever$17.99
  • Unlimited, forever$19.99
  • In apps, forever$24.99
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  • Safari + apps, forever$44.99

Questions

Is QuickReminders free?
QuickReminders costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is So Annoying! Ad Blocker free?
So Annoying! Ad Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QuickReminders or So Annoying! Ad Blocker have ads?
Neither QuickReminders nor So Annoying! Ad Blocker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, QuickReminders or So Annoying! Ad Blocker?
QuickReminders ships an update monthly, and So Annoying! Ad Blocker weekly. Most recently, QuickReminders was updated on October 30, 2026 and So Annoying! Ad Blocker on November 2, 2026.

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