Comparison

DueGuard vs Life Reminders

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

Head to head
About

DueGuard

Features
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DueGuard is the one place to track everything that expires subscriptions, passports, insurance, warranties, licenses, memberships, domains, and certifications with smart reminders before anything lapses, renews, or costs you a fee. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK - Subscriptions & recurring payments - Passports, licenses & official documents - Insurance policies & warranties - Memberships, domains & certifications WHY DUEGUARD - Smart reminders before due dates, not after - One organized place instead of scattered notes and emails - Works offline for anything you've recently viewed - Dark mode, fast search, and secure cloud sync across your devices YOUR DATA, HANDLED RESPONSIBLY DueGuard never asks for your bank login and never will. Cloud sync is optional, and you can delete your account and data at any time. PRICING Free to start, with up to 10 tracked items. Pro unlocks unlimited tracking: - Monthly: $2.99 - Yearly: $19.99 (save 44% vs. monthly) Stop paying for things you forgot about. Download DueGuard today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://dueguardapp.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://dueguardapp.com/privacy DueGuard Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Subscription length and price are displayed in-app before purchase and can be managed in your device's Settings > Subscriptions.

About

Life Reminders

This app helps you track important deadlines and recurring events with voice input. It offers smart categories, region-specific alerts, and multiple viewing options. Your data stays private on your device with no accounts or tracking required.

Highlights
  • Voice-activated reminder creation
  • 70+ smart categories
  • Region-specific alerts
  • On-device voice transcription
  • Calendar, Timeline, and Dashboard views
  • Family tagging
  • Recurring reminders and overdue notifications
Features
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Life Reminders is a privacy-first deadline tracker for everything your life quietly depends on — passports, driving licenses, car insurance, bills, tax filings, pet vaccines, birthdays, subscriptions, home maintenance, and 70+ more categories. Tap the microphone and speak naturally: "Mom's passport expires next March" or "Car service every 6 months." Life Reminders extracts the category, date, and person automatically — no forms, no fiddling. ZERO TRACKING, ZERO ACCOUNTS Your reminders never leave your device. No sign-up, no cloud account, no analytics. Just a clean notification when something matters. 70+ SMART CATEGORIES ACROSS 8 REGIONS Pre-tuned for the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India, France, Germany, Italy, and Singapore. Region-specific categories appear automatically based on where you live. CATEGORY-AWARE ALERT SCHEDULES Every category knows when to remind you. Passports alert a full year before expiry. Bills alert 3 days out. Tax deadlines alert 30 days out. Set it once, trust it forever. VOICE-FIRST, ON-DEVICE Voice transcription runs entirely on your device using Apple's speech recognizer. Your voice never leaves your phone. CALENDAR, TIMELINE, DASHBOARD Three ways to see what's coming: a Dashboard grouped by urgency, a Timeline of the next 12 months, and a full Calendar with week, month, and year views. FAMILY TAGGING Attach reminders to specific people — Mom, Dad, Riya, the dog. RECURRING REMINDERS & OVERDUE NAGGING Annual renewals, monthly bills, weekly chores, custom intervals — all handled. Something slipped? Life Reminders re-notifies you daily until you act. PRICING • Free — 5 reminders, no ads • Ad-Supported — 20 reminders with one discreet ad • Pro ($4.99 one-time) — unlimited, no ads, iCloud sync, Family Sharing Works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

DueGuard4 screens
Life Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DueGuard at none against Life Reminders's shown. DueGuard also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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. DueGuard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Life Reminders sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
DueGuard versus Life Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDueGuardLife Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (9 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—9 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMasoud MalekiSUSHANT PRALHAD JOSHI

In-app purchases

2 purchases

DueGuard

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
1 purchases

Life Reminders

One-time1
  • Life Reminders$4.99

Questions

Is DueGuard free?
DueGuard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Life Reminders free?
Life Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DueGuard or Life Reminders have ads?
Life Reminders shows ads; DueGuard does not.

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