Comparison

Remindera vs Cue

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

Head to head
About

Remindera

This app provides persistent reminders that follow up until a task is completed, offering customizable tones and flexible scheduling for recurring life admin. It includes home and lock screen widgets for at-a-glance visibility.

Highlights
  • Persistent follow-up reminders
  • Customizable reminder tones
  • Deadline-based urgency
  • Recurring schedule options
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • User-defined active hours
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Most reminder apps ping you once and quit. Remindera follows up until it’s handled - on your terms - so you don’t have to worry about forgetting. You know the feeling: you see a reminder, mean to deal with it, and it quietly slips away. Remindera is built for the things that can't slip. It follows up more than once, on your schedule and in a voice you choose, until the task is actually handled. PERSISTENT, ON YOUR TERMS Set a plain reminder and Remindera keeps nudging, calmly, until it's done. Give it a deadline and it does more: the reminders come more often and grow more urgent as the day approaches, so the things that matter can't quietly pass you by. Either way, only during the active hours you set. No 3am pings, no guilt. A VOICE THAT SUITS YOU Choose the tone you'd actually want to hear from: • Gentle - Supportive, ADHD-friendly, zero guilt • Cheeky - Playful, bold, drama included • Dry - Wry observations, no exclamation marks • Wild - Surprising, ever-changing, occasionally unhinged • Efficient - Minimal, professional, action-oriented BUILT FOR RECURRING LIFE ADMIN Bills, rent, chores, renewals, appointments, birthdays, promises. Remindera handles the cadences real life runs on: daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly, the last weekday of the month, alternating-week schedules, and more. KEEP IT VISIBLE, NOT JUST PUSHED Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets keep what matters in view, so you catch it with a glance instead of waiting for another notification. SIMPLE TO SET UP, CLEAR TO FOLLOW Powerful scheduling, without the fuss. Your list shows each reminder's next time and recurrence at a glance. Tap any to see its full schedule, cadence, and active hours. And as you set one up, a timeline shows exactly when the follow-ups begin and end, so you know what will happen before you count on it. Remindera is free to use and stays free, with an optional Plus upgrade for unlimited recurring schedules. Remindera is a general reminder app for everyday tasks and routines, but isn't intended for emergency, medical, or safety-critical use. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Cue

This app ensures you never miss important tasks by providing persistent reminders until completion. It intelligently handles recurring events and tracks your progress, offering a private and user-friendly experience across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Persistent re-alerting until task completion
  • Natural language input for reminders
  • Flexible repeat scheduling
  • Task history and logging
  • Apple Watch integration
  • Private, no account required
  • Undo functionality for completed tasks
Features
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Most reminder apps remind you once. If you miss the buzz, your task dies silently in a list you'll check tomorrow. Cue is built on a different idea: a reminder's job isn't to fire — it's to make sure the thing gets done. FREE, ACTUALLY Everything above — the iPhone app, the iPad app, the Apple Watch app — is free. No in-app purchases, no subscription, no locked features. If you also want Cue on your Mac (capture reminders from any app with a global shortcut), Cue for Mac is a separate one-time purchase on the Mac App Store. JUST TYPE IT Type "take meds at 8am daily" or "pay rent tomorrow 5pm". Cue reads dates, times, and repeats from plain English — and shows you exactly how it understood you before saving. No forms, no date pickers, no recurrence menus. IT WON'T LET YOU FORGET Cue alerts you before something is due, then keeps re-alerting every few minutes until you mark it done, missed, or snoozed. No more one-and-done notifications swiped away and lost. Quiet hours make sure persistence never means 2 a.m. buzzing. REPEATS THAT MATCH REAL LIFE If you take a pill at 2pm, the next dose belongs six hours after that — not at whatever time the original schedule said. Cue's flexible repeats count from when you actually completed the task, while appointments and deadlines stay on a fixed schedule. Mention a medication and Cue picks the right behavior automatically. KNOW WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED Cue logs every completion and every miss — including overdue reminders it marks missed for you. The History tab is an honest record of what got done and when: invaluable for medications, routines, and anything a doctor (or your own memory) might ask about later. ON YOUR WRIST The included Apple Watch app shows today's reminders and lets you mark them done or missed without touching your phone. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Reminders sync through your own iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch — they belong to you, and nobody else can read them. CHANGE YOUR MIND, ANY TIME Marked something done by accident? Undo it. Every reminder is editable in place. Nothing in Cue is a one-way door. Also available: Cue for Mac — capture reminders from any app with a global shortcut, synced through the same iCloud. Sold separately on the Mac App Store. Cue is for the things that genuinely can't slip: medication, the form due Friday, the call you promised to make. Type it once, and let Cue carry the weight of remembering. Support & Privacy: Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Remindera4 screens
Cue3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cue at none against Remindera's 3. Cue also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Remindera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Cue asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Remindera against 5.0 for Cue. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remindera ships an update every 6 days, Cue every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Remindera versus Cue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminderaCue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.226 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter SiposNa Zhao

Customer experience

Remindera

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cue

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Remindera

Subscriptions2
  • Remindera Plus - Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Remindera Plus - Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remindera Plus - Lifetime$64.99
None

Cue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remindera free?
Remindera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cue free?
Cue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Remindera or Cue?
Remindera and Cue are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Remindera or Cue have ads?
Neither Remindera nor Cue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Remindera or Cue?
Remindera ships an update every 6 days, and Cue every 5 days. Most recently, Remindera was updated on November 9, 2026 and Cue on October 31, 2026.

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