Comparison

Simple Reminder vs TaskScratch

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

Head to head
About

Simple Reminder

This app helps you remember important tasks and events with reliable, distraction-free notifications. It offers smart repeat options and quick actions directly from alerts to ensure you never miss a deadline or appointment.

Highlights
  • Time Sensitive notifications
  • Smart repeat for missed reminders
  • Quick 'Done' from notification
  • Instant open from notifications
  • Set date and time
  • Add repeat options
  • Minimal, distraction-free design
Features
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Never miss a reminder again. Simple Reminder: Tasks is built for one purpose — help you remember what matters. No clutter. No distractions. Just reminders you can rely on. Smart reminders that keep you on track Missed notifications in Silent or Focus mode? Stay in control with: • Time Sensitive notifications (when enabled) • Smart repeat for missed reminders (5 & 15 min) • Quick “Done” right in the notification • Instant open from notifications Important tasks become harder to ignore. Fast and effortless Create a reminder in seconds: • Set date and time • Add repeat (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly) • Done No extra steps. No friction. Everything in one place Keep track of what matters: • Birthdays • Bills & payments • Subscriptions • Events • Daily tasks Stay organized without overthinking. Clean and focused • Minimal, distraction-free design • Smooth navigation • Built for clarity Not a complex task manager — just a tool that works. Personalized for you • Large library of category icons • Organized and easy to browse • Quick and intuitive selection Available worldwide • 12 languages • Adapted for each region Why Simple Reminder? Most apps are either: – too complicated – or too easy to ignore Simple Reminder finds the balance. Reliable. Clear. Consistent. Download Simple Reminder: Tasks and stay on top of what matters. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://stakhivlabs.com/privacy

About

TaskScratch

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TaskScratch is a task manager built on a simple promise: you pay once, you own it forever. No subscription. No "Pro" upgrade that changes the deal. No bait-and-switch. The price you see is the price you pay, and it never expires. YOUR TASKS, YOUR DEVICES, YOUR DATA TaskScratch syncs across iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your personal iCloud account. Your tasks never touch our servers, because we don't have any. No account to create, no third-party cloud service, no data harvesting. Just your Apple ID and end-to-end encryption courtesy of iCloud. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY Create collections for every part of your life: Personal, Work, Family, Travel. Each collection holds multiple lists, and each list holds tasks with priorities, due dates, subtasks, and tags. Sort by priority, due date, name, newest, oldest, or drag to reorder manually. MARKDOWN NOTES ON EVERY TASK Add rich notes to any task with a formatting toolbar: bold, italic, headings, bullet lists, numbered lists, checklists, code blocks, and links. Preview your notes as beautifully rendered text, or expand to a full-screen editor for longer writing. Lists auto-continue as you type. EXPORT AND SHARE IN OPEN FORMATS Share any list or entire collection as plain text or Markdown. Send via iMessage, Mail, AirDrop, or any app on your device. Your data is never locked in. Export a grocery list to a friend or back up your entire project plan in a format any text editor can read. SCRATCHPAD: PRIVATE BY DESIGN A local-only notepad built for sensitive content. Passwords, credentials, private notes, code snippets, anything you need to jot down but never want in the cloud. Your scratchpad is stored only on your device. It does not sync to iCloud. It does not appear in backups. It does not leave your hands. BUILT FOR APPLE TaskScratch is a native SwiftUI app, not a web wrapper, not a cross-platform port. On Mac, it lives in your menu bar with quick access to today's tasks, hides to the background when you close the window, and comes back when you need it. On iPhone, it feels like it belongs. WHAT YOU GET - Collections, lists, tasks, subtasks, and tags - Markdown notes with toolbar and live preview - Seven sort options including priority, due date, and manual reorder - Show or hide completed tasks - Today view with overdue, due today, and this week - Search across everything: titles, notes, subtasks, and tags - iCloud sync across all your Apple devices - Share lists and collections as plain text or Markdown - Scratchpad that is local-only, never synced, never backed up - macOS menu bar app with today's tasks at a glance - Dark mode and Dynamic Type support - No ads, no analytics, no tracking NO SUBSCRIPTION. NO TRICKS. NO ASTERISKS. We believe software should be something you buy, not something you rent. TaskScratch will never move to a subscription model. Future updates are included. The app you buy today is the app you keep forever.

Screenshots

Simple Reminder4 screens
TaskScratch4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TaskScratch at none against Simple Reminder's 3. TaskScratch also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Simple Reminder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. TaskScratch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Reminder ships an update fortnightly, TaskScratch every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Simple Reminder versus TaskScratch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple ReminderTaskScratch
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSerhii StakhivSteve Eubanks

Customer experience

Simple Reminder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TaskScratch

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

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Simple Reminder

Subscriptions3
  • Simple Reminder Pro — Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Simple Reminder Pro — 6 Months$4.996 Months
  • Simple Reminder Pro — Yearly$8.991 Year
None

TaskScratch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Simple Reminder free?
Simple Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaskScratch free?
TaskScratch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Simple Reminder or TaskScratch have ads?
Neither Simple Reminder nor TaskScratch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Reminder or TaskScratch?
Simple Reminder ships an update fortnightly, and TaskScratch every 2 days. Most recently, Simple Reminder was updated on July 23, 2026 and TaskScratch on September 14, 2026.

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