Comparison

Strong Reminder vs Twnkle

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

Head to head
About

Strong Reminder

Features
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Strong Reminder helps you keep important tasks, countdowns, and key dates clearly organised. Create daily tasks, set exact-time or interval reminders, and track anniversaries, deadlines, and target dates. For moments that need an extra safety net, the app also supports SMS and phone reminders where available. Key features: - Today tasks: manage daily to-dos by date. - AI quick entry: create reminders with natural language. - Countdowns: track anniversaries, goals, and deadlines. - Multiple reminder methods: app notifications, SMS reminders, and phone reminders. - Membership and quota packs: use Apple In-App Purchase for membership or phone and SMS quotas, with purchase restoration support. - Quota history: review how phone and SMS quotas are received and used. - Account controls: sign out or delete your account from Profile. Strong Reminder is useful for meetings, client follow-ups, study plans, family matters, birthdays, and due dates.

About

Twnkle

This app provides persistent reminders that won't disappear until acknowledged. It offers an alarm mode that bypasses silent settings and focus modes, ensuring important tasks are not missed. Natural language input and various reminder types make managing your schedule effortless.

Highlights
  • Persistent notifications until completion
  • Alarm mode bypasses silent/focus
  • Natural language input for task creation
  • Lock screen and Apple Watch integration
  • Automatic task tidying and archiving
  • iCloud backup and restore
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Twnkle is the reminder app that won't let you forget. Regular reminders buzz once and vanish. Twnkle keeps nudging until you tap Done, and its Alarm mode rings like a real alarm clock, right through Silent mode and Focus. Pills, meetings, rent, school pickup, the train you can't miss: if it has to happen today, hand it to Twnkle. TYPE IT THE WAY YOU'D SAY IT "tomorrow 3pm dentist", "in 30 min take the laundry out", "every day 8am take pills", "1st of every month pay rent". Twnkle picks out the date, time and repeat rule as you type and shows them as chips you can tap to adjust. No forms, no date wheels. TWO WAYS TO BE REMINDED • Notification: several nudges over the first 10 minutes, then follow-ups until you deal with it. Busy in a meeting? It will still be waiting afterwards. • Alarm (iOS 26+): a full-screen system alarm powered by AlarmKit. It breaks through Silent mode, Focus and Do Not Disturb, and rings again 5 minutes later if you don't respond. • Tap Done or Snooze right from the Lock Screen, the notification or your Apple Watch. Your list stays in sync. • Tapped Done by mistake? Undo within 5 minutes. WHY NOT JUST USE CLOCK OR REMINDERS? • An alarm knows "when" but not "what", and it can't do "Sept 12" or "the 1st of every month". Twnkle shows the task itself on your Lock Screen and files it away once it's handled. • Reminders is great for lists, but one banner is easy to miss with your phone on silent. A Twnkle Alarm is an alarm, not a notification. CAPTURE IN SECONDS • Quick entry from the app icon, Shortcuts or the Action button. • Voice capture (Pro): just say it. Twnkle creates the reminder when you stop talking. SEE WHAT'S NEXT • Overdue, Today, Tomorrow and Later, sorted for you, with the next task highlighted. • Calendar view to spot busy days, with repeating tasks shown ahead. • Repeats: daily, chosen days of the week, every few days, or monthly on a date. • Widgets for your Home Screen and Lock Screen (Pro). • Lists to keep work, home and errands apart (Pro). • Your own photo as the home wallpaper, dimmed automatically in Dark Mode (Pro). • A heads-up when rain or snow shows up in the forecast for a task's time. A LIST THAT TIDIES ITSELF Overdue tasks and undated notes move to Someday after 7 days, so the main list only shows what matters now. Restore them any time. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account, no sign-up. Your tasks live on your device and in your own iCloud: automatic backups, a daily copy kept for 14 days, and one-tap restore on a new phone. Backups are always free. FREE AND TWNKLE PRO Free: natural-language input, unlimited Notification reminders, notes, calendar, iCloud backup, and 3 Alarms to try. Pro: unlimited Alarms (repeating ones too), voice capture, widgets, Lists and your own wallpaper photo. Choose Twnkle Pro Annual, which starts with a 7-day free trial, or Twnkle Pro Lifetime, a one-time purchase. Prices are shown in the app and may vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel any time in Settings > your name > Subscriptions. Cancel during the free trial and you won't be charged. Requires iOS 18 or later. Alarms use AlarmKit, introduced in iOS 26; on iOS 18 to 25, Twnkle uses Notification reminders instead. Privacy Policy: https://peterchen1997.github.io/twnkle-site/privacy.en.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://peterchen1997.github.io/twnkle-site/support.en.html

Screenshots

Strong Reminder3 screens
Twnkle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Strong Reminder at none against Twnkle's 4. Strong Reminder also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Twnkle sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Strong Reminder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strong Reminder ships an update every 5 days, Twnkle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Strong Reminder versus Twnkle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrong ReminderTwnkle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChongqing Jiwei Wendao Technology Co., Ltd.杨 谌

In-app purchases

None

Strong Reminder

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Twnkle

Subscriptions2
  • Twnkle Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Twnkle Pro Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
One-time2
  • Twnkle Pro Lifetime | Launch$9.99
  • Twnkle Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Strong Reminder free?
Strong Reminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twnkle free?
Twnkle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Strong Reminder or Twnkle have ads?
Neither Strong Reminder nor Twnkle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strong Reminder or Twnkle?
Strong Reminder ships an update every 5 days, and Twnkle every 3 days. Most recently, Strong Reminder was updated on November 10, 2026 and Twnkle on November 6, 2026.

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