Custom Alerts vs Reminder Text
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Custom Alerts
This app allows users to set highly customizable alerts for calendar events, ranging from minutes to weeks in advance. It supports multiple calendars and enables event creation and editing directly within the application, syncing seamlessly with the native iOS calendar.
- Set alerts from 0 minutes to 99 weeks ahead
- Supports multiple calendars
- Create and edit calendar events
- Syncs with iOS calendar
- Customizable alert timing
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Set alerts on calendar events as close as 0 minutes ahead of the event or as long as 99 weeks ahead of the event •Supports multiple calendars •Create and edit calendar events from within Custom Alerts •Everything automatically syncs with the built-in iOS calendar app.
Reminder Text
Schedule SMS text reminders quickly and easily for personal use. Get started with free reminders and upgrade to a plan for more. Offers options for limited or unlimited scheduling, with advanced features like repeating reminders in higher tiers.
- Schedule SMS reminders
- Quick and easy setup
- Free initial reminders
- Purchase in-app plans
- Unlimited reminder options
- Repeating reminder scheduling (beta)
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A simple way to schedule sms text reminders! Schedule a reminder quickly and easily. You get a few free reminders when you download the app and you can purchase a plan in-app to schedule more. We have to charge for usage because we have to pay phone carriers to send the reminders. *Note: This app is designed for personal use and does not allow sending reminders to other people. Plans: Starter * Perfect if you just want to schedule a few reminders each week (up to 15/month) Plus * Schedule unlimited reminders each month! Pro * Unlimited reminders * (beta) Schedule repeating reminders (daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly) Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Credits: Our preview images were created using 'Previewed' at https://previewed.app/template/76BE872C
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Reminder Text at Free against Custom Alerts's $0.99. Reminder Text also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 13 months). Custom Alerts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Reminder Text is free to download; Custom Alerts costs $0.99 up front. Reminder Text sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Custom Alerts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Reminder Text holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminder Text has 132 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Custom Alerts's written reviews are positive against 78% of Reminder Text's.
Custom Alerts ships an update every 13 months, Reminder Text every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Custom Alerts | Reminder Text |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (132 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 132 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Calm Seas Software, LLC | Andrew Sverdrup |
Customer experience
Custom Alerts
Reminder Text
In-app purchases
Custom Alerts
No in-app purchases
Reminder Text
- Starter$0.991 Month
- Monthly Subscription$4.991 Month
- Plus$4.991 Month
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- Starter$9.491 Year
- Pro$9.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$47.991 Year
- Plus$47.991 Year
- Pro$95.991 Year
- Reminder Text 20 Reminders$0.99
- Reminder Text 50 Reminders$1.99
- Reminder Text 115 Reminders$3.99
