Comparison

Shared Reminders vs LapseIn

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

Head to head
About

Shared Reminders

Features
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Remember the right thing at the right place, and remind the people you live with. OnTheGo reminds you the moment you arrive somewhere or leave. Buy milk when you reach the market, grab your umbrella as you leave home, pick up the prescription at the pharmacy. NEW: TOGETHER Send your partner or housemate a reminder that rings on their phone when they reach a place, or at the time you pick. β€’ "Get the medicine" rings when they arrive at the pharmacy β€’ See when it reached their phone, when it rang and when they finished it β€’ Make groups for home, family or friends β€’ Receiving reminders is free; sending them is part of Premium LOCATION REMINDERS β€’ Get reminded when you arrive at a place or when you leave it β€’ Choose how wide the reminder area is, from 100 m to 5 km β€’ Add a delay, like "15 minutes after I get home" β€’ Snooze a reminder for 15 minutes or an hour β€’ Let it ring as an alarm that cuts through silent mode (iOS 26 or later) β€’ Works in the background, even when the app is closed DAYS AND TIMES β€’ Limit a reminder to certain days and hours β€’ Repeat it daily, weekly or monthly, even on the first Monday of the month β€’ Quick reminders: one tap where you are, they ring once and clean themselves up YOUR PLACES β€’ Save Home, Work and your favorite places β€’ Start a reminder from a saved place in one tap β€’ Pick any spot on the map, or search for it HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your active reminders at a glance. FREE iCLOUD SYNC Keep reminders, favorites, Home and Work the same on all your devices with your own iCloud account. Only you can see this data. PRIVACY β€’ No account, no ads, no tracking β€’ Your location stays on your iPhone β€’ Purchases are verified with RevenueCat; your reminders and places are never sent to it PREMIUM β€’ Turn on your location reminders, up to 20 at once (the most iOS allows an app) β€’ Send reminders to your people with Together Choose a yearly plan, with a free trial for new subscribers, or pay once for Lifetime. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

LapseIn

Features
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OCUS. RECORD. LOOK BACK. LapseIn turns your focus sessions into time-lapse videos. Start a timer, point your camera at your workspace, and get to work. When the session ends, edit your time-lapse with customizable overlays for your focus time, goals, streaks, and progress. Save the video in LapseIn, export it, share it, or keep only a session log when you don’t want to store a video. CHALLENGE A FRIEND Send a friend a focus challenge and work toward a time goal together. Challenges share your session time and progress without sharing your video. BUILD GOALS AND STREAKS Create goals, track your daily focus time, and build streaks as you make progress. STAY ACCOUNTABLE Add friends as accountability partners, share 24-hour Stories, and follow people whose progress motivates you. JOIN STUDY ROOMS Focus alongside others in live study rooms, follow the leaderboard, and celebrate milestones together. CREATE AND SHARE RECAPS Turn your sessions into daily, weekly, or goal recap videos. Share sessions to Stories or your Feed, or export your recaps to other apps. YOUR VIDEOS, YOUR CHOICE Videos saved in LapseIn stay on your device unless you choose to share them. Delete individual Stories, Feed posts, saved recaps, or your account from the app at any time. Terms of Use: https://lapsein.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lapsein.com/privacy

Screenshots

Shared Reminders4 screens
LapseIn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: LapseIn at every 2 days against Shared Reminders's every 3 weeks. LapseIn also leads on iOS requirement (18 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Shared Reminders sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and LapseIn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shared Reminders ships an update every 3 weeks, LapseIn every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Shared Reminders versus LapseIn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShared RemindersLapseIn
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size51 MB82 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSalih GoleJOSE DANIEL CANTU CANTU

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Shared Reminders

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Beacon$1.991 Month
  • OnTheGo Weekly$1.997 Days
  • OnTheGo Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • OnTheGo Lifetime$9.99
  • OnTheGo Lifetime$12.99
2 purchases

LapseIn

Subscriptions2
  • LockIn Pro$4.991 Month
  • LockIn Pro Yearly7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Shared Reminders free?
Shared Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LapseIn free?
LapseIn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shared Reminders or LapseIn have ads?
Neither Shared Reminders nor LapseIn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shared Reminders or LapseIn?
Shared Reminders ships an update every 3 weeks, and LapseIn every 2 days. Most recently, Shared Reminders was updated on October 25, 2026 and LapseIn on October 25, 2026.

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