Comparison

Unforgetful vs Linger

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

Head to head
About

Unforgetful

This app provides persistent task reminders designed for individuals who struggle with procrastination or forgetfulness. It offers a judgment-free approach, allowing users to snooze or defer tasks without penalty, ensuring they are always prompted until completion. Data is kept private and local, with no account sign-ups required.

Highlights
  • Periodic task notifications until completion
  • Snooze and defer without penalty
  • No overdue tasks
  • Works with existing Reminders data
  • No logins or accounts required
  • Local and iCloud data storage
Features
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A to-do app for procrastinators, ADHD, and forgetful people, to keep us on track — without judgment. - Periodic notifications for all tasks until you complete them, even if you miss or dismiss notifications. You'll always be reminded again. - Shame-free. Snooze and defer as much as you like. Nothing is ever overdue — every day is a fresh start. - Works with your Reminders data, so no import or export needed. Come and go as you please. - No logins, no accounts, nothing to sign up for. - Data is stored only on your devices and iCloud for privacy and simplicity. A subscription is required to use Unforgetful. That's the entire business model — no ads, no analytics, no upsells later, no VC funding, no enterprise pivots, no AI training, no selling of your data. (Your data is never even in my possession. I don't want it!) Proudly made in New York, by a fellow procrastinator who was constantly scorned for not living up to my potential. Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Privacy policy: https://unforgetful.app/privacy.html Terms of use: https://unforgetful.app/terms.html

About

Linger

This app places reminders directly on your lock screen, ensuring they remain visible until completed. It uses natural language processing to understand scheduling and allows for quick completion with a simple swipe. Track your progress with visual streaks and archive past reminders.

Highlights
  • Persistent lock screen reminder cards
  • Natural language reminder scheduling
  • One-gesture completion
  • Habit streak tracking
  • Reminder archiving
  • Home screen widget
  • Customizable colors and dark mode
Features
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Reminders that don't go away. Every reminder gets its own card on your Lock Screen, and it stays there until you deal with it. No badge to miss, no list you have to remember to open. Swipe the card away and it's done. If you have ever closed a reminders app and forgotten the reminder existed, Linger is built for exactly that. WRITE IT THE WAY YOU'D SAY IT Type "water the plants every Tuesday at 8am" and Linger reads the schedule out of the sentence. It shows you what it understood, so nothing gets silently misread. Every repeat you'd actually want is there — daily, weekdays, every Tuesday and Thursday, the 1st of the month — without a form to fill in. FINISHING IS ONE GESTURE Swipe the card off your Lock Screen and the reminder is complete. A repeat rolls forward to its next date on its own. You never have to open the app at all. SEE WHAT IT ADDS UP TO Every reminder keeps a grid of each day you ticked it off — months of it, readable at a glance. Streaks count themselves. It's the difference between thinking you've kept something up and knowing you have. PUT SOMETHING DOWN WITHOUT LOSING IT Archive takes a reminder off your Lock Screen and out of the list, and keeps its whole history. Bring it back whenever you like and the grid comes back with it. Something archived in March and restored in August returns on its next real date, not five months overdue. YOUR REMINDERS NEVER LEAVE YOUR PHONE No account. No sign-up. No ads, no analytics, no tracking of any kind. What you write is a file on your device and nowhere else — there is no copy of it on any server, ours included. ALSO • A Home Screen widget, so it's there before you unlock • Fourteen colours, so a glance tells you which is which • Dark mode, lit properly rather than dimmed • A backstop notification, so a reminder can never quietly vanish FREE, AND WHAT PLUS ADDS Linger is free to use, with one reminder on your Lock Screen at a time. Linger Plus lifts that limit — keep as many as you like, each on its own card — and is a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-off lifetime purchase. The yearly plan starts with seven days free: the whole app, nothing held back. We'll remind you the day before the trial ends, so it can't turn into a charge you didn't expect. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Linger Plus is available as a monthly subscription and a yearly subscription, both auto-renewing, and as a one-time lifetime purchase that never renews. The price in your local currency is shown on the purchase screen before anything is charged. A subscription renews at the end of each period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before that period ends. You can turn it off at any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://spicelabs.app/linger/privacy/

Screenshots

Unforgetful4 screens
Linger4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Linger at freemium against Unforgetful's subscription. Linger also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Unforgetful's advantage is ratings volume (257 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Unforgetful sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per year and Linger sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Linger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Unforgetful has 257 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Unforgetful's written reviews are positive against 100% of Linger's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unforgetful ships an update weekly, Linger every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Unforgetful versus Linger: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnforgetfulLinger
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (257 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings257 — better2
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.626.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOvercast Radio, LLCNeel Chary

Customer experience

Unforgetful

All ratings252 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.7%

Linger

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Unforgetful

Subscriptions1
  • Unforgetful Annual1 Month trial$19.991 Year
3 purchases

Linger

Subscriptions2
  • Linger Plus Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Linger Plus Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Linger Plus Lifetime$44.99

Questions

Is Unforgetful free?
Unforgetful is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Linger free?
Linger is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Unforgetful or Linger?
Linger is rated higher. Unforgetful averages 4.7 out of 5 from 257 ratings, while Linger averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Unforgetful or Linger have ads?
Neither Unforgetful nor Linger shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unforgetful or Linger?
Unforgetful ships an update weekly, and Linger every 2 days. Most recently, Unforgetful was updated on November 11, 2026 and Linger on October 31, 2026.

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