Comparison

Later vs Reminders Max

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

Head to head
About

Later

Quickly set reminders using natural language phrases like "this evening" or "next week." This app prioritizes speed and simplicity, allowing users to create reminders in just a few taps without complex interfaces or sign-up processes.

Highlights
  • Natural language scheduling
  • Predefined time presets
  • Share extension
  • Today's widget
  • Recurring reminders
  • Cross-device sync (with Mac app)
Features
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Later lets you schedule reminders in natural way by choosing times like this evening, tomorrow morning or next week. Download Later for Mac to sync your reminders and even add reminders that appear when you're back on your Mac. “On-the-go users don’t want to fill out sign-up forms, watch tutorials or face a steep learning curve just to use what should be a basic utility. Later gets that, by taking you right to the experience. It takes only a few seconds to get going. In fact, the download of the app itself takes longer than creating your first reminder.” -Tech Crunch “Later sets out to do one thing really well. There are almost no buttons or settings to get lost in. It's just a few taps and you're done. The UI is clean and simple.” -Arctic Startup 5-stars by chrisgscott: "This is exactly what I needed. No feature bloat, no bells and whistles, just one tap to set a "don't forget to do this" then one more tap to choose when to be reminded. No more late night emails to myself! Thank you, it's already earned a spot in the tray on my iPhone." Key benefits: - Predefined presets saves time (you can change these in settings) - 3x faster to schedule a reminder than iCal - Share extension - Today's widget - Recurring reminders If you send an email to yourself whenever you want to schedule a reminder or find that other reminder apps just have too many options to add a simple reminder, Later app will be ideal for you. It is dramatically simpler reminder's app that has the perfect amount of features. We love your feedback! Send it to us at support@laterapp.co. You can also do this from app's Settings. Learn more and see FAQ on www.laterapp.co. * Later for iOS works great with our Mac app. Sync all of your reminders seamlessly on all your devices.

About

Reminders Max

Create multimedia reminders, tasks, and notes with audio, video, photos, or text. Set time or location-based alerts to receive notifications. Organize with folders, tags, and custom signals.

Highlights
  • Multimedia reminders (audio, video, photo, text)
  • Time and location-based alerts
  • Customizable reminder signals
  • Organize by folders and tags
  • Repeating reminders
  • Share reminders with friends
  • Undo function for accidental deletions
Features
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Multimedia Reminders, Tasks and Notes - You can quickly (on the run) create an audio, video, photo, text reminder, task or note. Then set the required time or location and the application will send you a notification and show your reminder. Application features: - Record video, audio, photo, text and location reminders - Reminder with your own voice, when instead of a reminder signal, the recorded voice reminder sounds - Ability to customize any reminder - Organizing reminders by folders - You can add tag for reminder - In the side menu you can sort reminders by date or type - Repeating reminders at a specific time - every day, week, month - listening to voice memos in private or via speakerphone - Recording and setting your own reminder signal, the ability to set a musical fragment from your library - You can share a recorded reminder with your friends - You can give your own name to any reminder - Repeat the reminder one more time (if you did not respond to the reminder) - Ability to add events to the calendar - If you accidentally deleted the reminder – don’t worry, just shake the phone and use the UNDO function in the message that appears.

Screenshots

Later4 screens
Reminders Max4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Reminders Max at 5.0 against Later's 4.2. Reminders Max also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Later's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Reminders Max holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Later has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Later versus Reminders Max: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaterReminders Max
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (18 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings18 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRegular SIANIKOLAY EROKHIN

Customer experience

Later

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews110 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral5.5%
Negative12.7%

Reminders Max

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

Bugs and requests

Later

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Syncing between devices is hit and miss
  • App crashes frequently
  • Reminders set never rang or alerted
  • Lost all notes after a recent update
  • Notifications sometimes work, sometimes don't
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  • App crashes upon saving information

Requested features

20 requests
  • Search function
  • Recurring reminders
  • Dark mode
  • Location-based reminders
  • Safari extension/share sheet support
Show 15 more
  • Add notes to reminders
  • "Done" button for easier dismissal
  • Ability to add select groups of others
  • Share sheet support (URL, String, App Store page)
  • Attachment support
  • Web addresses hyperlinked
  • Widget support
  • Priority option for tasks
  • Keyboard shortcut on Mac
  • Voice recognition
  • Apple Watch companion with complications
  • Launchable by launcher app (Today screen integration)
  • Choose multiple times at once
  • Specific sounds for reminders
  • Better intro and in-app instructions

Reminders Max

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Later

No in-app purchases

None

Reminders Max

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Later free?
Later is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reminders Max free?
Reminders Max is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Later or Reminders Max?
Reminders Max is rated higher. Later averages 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Reminders Max averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Later or Reminders Max have ads?
Neither Later nor Reminders Max shows ads.

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