Comparison

Don't Forget vs Resurface

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

Head to head
About

Don't Forget

Features
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You start something. Something else pulls you away. An hour later you can't remember what you were doing before. Don't Forget is a task timer built for brains that switch. Instead of asking you to stop getting interrupted, it expects interruptions and keeps your place for you, so getting back takes one tap. HOW IT WORKS Start: name what you're working on and go. The timer runs and your task stays front and center. Switch: something urgent comes up? Tap Switch. Your current task is parked with its time saved, and a new one starts. Come back: a minute later, a gentle notification asks if you want to go back. Your parked task is waiting with its timer, steps and notes exactly as you left them. Resume in one tap. BREAK IT INTO STEPS Big tasks are easier to return to when you know the next step. Add steps to any task, focus on one at a time, and see how long each one really took. FOCUS THAT FOLLOWS REAL LIFE · Pomodoro sessions with focus and break lengths you choose · Pause any time, and the timer doesn't keep counting while you're gone · On Mac, tasks pause when your Mac sleeps, locks or starts the screen saver, and resume if you're back soon · A check-in when a timer has been running for hours, so forgotten timers don't skew your day · Fix the time afterwards with "stopped at" if you walked away and forgot to pause PLAN WITHOUT LOSING FOCUS Capture what's up next without breaking your current flow. Plan tasks with due dates and reminders, sort them into folders, and start the next one when you're ready. Finished something you do often? Run it again. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME WENT Honest statistics built from the time you actually focused: focus time, tasks finished, how often you were interrupted, and your sessions by day, week or month. EVERYWHERE YOU WORK · iPhone: Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your running task visible in any app, plus Home and Lock Screen widgets to start a task · Apple Watch: see your current task and timer, tick off steps, pause, complete, or start what's next, with complications for your watch face · Mac: lives in the menu bar, with a small floating window that keeps your task in view · iPad: a two-column layout with your tasks and details side by side · Your tasks sync across your devices through your iCloud account DON'T FORGET PRO A one-time purchase, no subscription: · Focus patterns: your best hours and days, and what keeps pulling you away · Time by folder: see where your focus goes across projects · Siri & Shortcuts: start, switch and complete tasks hands-free or from automations BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO SWITCH Many productivity apps assume you'll sit down with a list and work through it in order. Don't Forget is for people whose days don't go that way: people with ADHD, people who hyperfocus and lose track of time, and anyone whose work is full of interruptions. No streaks to break and no guilt. It remembers what you were doing so you don't have to. No account or sign-up needed.

About

Resurface

This app acts as a personal memory assistant, helping you revisit saved content like articles, recipes, and videos at optimal times. It uses spaced repetition to resurface your saves, ensuring you don't forget important information.

Highlights
  • Save anything from any app
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Daily content batch
  • Mastery archiving
  • Customizable surfacing frequency
Features
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You save dozens of Reels, Shorts, recipes, workout tips, life hacks, and articles every week, then forget they exist. Sound familiar? Resurface fixes this. It's a personal memory assistant that brings your saved content back at the perfect time using spaced repetition, the same science behind the world's best learning tools. HOW IT WORKS - Save anything; share a link from Instagram, YouTube, or any app. The title fills in automatically. - Each day, get a small batch of 3-7 picks to revisit. - Tap "Got it" to space it out further, or "Nailed it" to archive when you've mastered it. - Important saves surface more often. Reviewed content gradually spaced out from 1 day to 60 days.

Screenshots

Don't Forget4 screens
Resurface4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Don't Forget at fortnightly against Resurface's every 6 weeks. Resurface's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Forget ships an update fortnightly, Resurface every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Don't Forget versus Resurface: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't ForgetResurface
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrancesco LeoniBibin Mathew

In-app purchases

None

Don't Forget

No in-app purchases

None

Resurface

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't Forget free?
Don't Forget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Resurface free?
Resurface is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Don't Forget or Resurface have ads?
Neither Don't Forget nor Resurface shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Forget or Resurface?
Don't Forget ships an update fortnightly, and Resurface every 6 weeks. Most recently, Don't Forget was updated on October 17, 2026 and Resurface on October 3, 2026.

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