Comparison

Minimalistic Reminder vs Reminder Notes Widget

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

Head to head
About

Minimalistic Reminder

This app offers a straightforward way to manage tasks and set reminders with alarms and notes. Its intuitive design and gesture-based navigation make creating and organizing to-dos effortless. Easily edit, clear, and access settings with simple swipes.

Highlights
  • Easy reminder creation
  • Customizable alarms
  • Add notes to reminders
  • Gesture-based navigation
  • Clear finished reminders
  • Access settings easily
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Minimalistic Reminder is probably the most easy to use reminder and todo list app you can find. The design as well as functionality is incredibly well thought through to make sure you can create and navigate reminders as easy as you can. Every single detail is considered carefully to help enhance the total experience Of course, a minimalistic reminder app must come with minimalistic gestures: - Tap any reminder to start edit it (currently you can add due date, tons of alarms and note) - Swipe down when in editing a reminder to close that reminder - Swipe left or right to access other lists - Swipe to the left-most to access Settings - Swipe down in a list to clear finished reminders of that list

About

Reminder Notes Widget

Organize your tasks and deadlines with this free reminder app. Create unlimited notes and folders, set custom notifications with various sounds, and utilize home screen widgets for quick access. It offers a simple interface with features like color-coding and dark mode.

Highlights
  • Unlimited folders and notes
  • Deadline setting and tracking
  • Customizable reminder notifications
  • Home screen widget support
  • Color coding and pinning
  • Dark mode
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It's a simple and easy-to-use reminder notes app. widgets, reminders, etc. are available. All features are completely free to use. Features: - Create unlimited folders and notes - Set deadline for notes - Remaining days until deadline/days elapsed display - Reminder notification settings - Repeat notification support - Notification sound settings (more than 70 types) - Supports vibration alarm (silent notification) - Color coding and pinning - Home screen widget support - Icon badge display - Dark mode - Free URL scheme: remindernotes://

Screenshots

Minimalistic Reminder4 screens
Reminder Notes Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reminder Notes Widget at none against Minimalistic Reminder's 1. Reminder Notes Widget also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (37 vs 8). Minimalistic Reminder's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 20%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, 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. Minimalistic Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reminder Notes Widget asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Minimalistic Reminder against 4.3 for Reminder Notes Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 37 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 40% of Minimalistic Reminder's written reviews are positive against 20% of Reminder Notes Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimalistic Reminder ships an update every 6 months, Reminder Notes Widget every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Minimalistic Reminder versus Reminder Notes Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimalistic ReminderReminder Notes Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (8 ratings) — better4.3 (37 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings837 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTung VuFugaPiyo Inc.

Customer experience

Minimalistic Reminder

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

Reminder Notes Widget

All ratings37 ratings
Positive81.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minimalistic Reminder

One-time1
  • No Ads$2.99
None

Reminder Notes Widget

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimalistic Reminder free?
Minimalistic Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reminder Notes Widget free?
Reminder Notes Widget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minimalistic Reminder or Reminder Notes Widget?
Minimalistic Reminder is rated higher. Minimalistic Reminder averages 4.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Reminder Notes Widget averages 4.3 from 37 ratings.
Do Minimalistic Reminder or Reminder Notes Widget have ads?
Both Minimalistic Reminder and Reminder Notes Widget show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minimalistic Reminder or Reminder Notes Widget?
Minimalistic Reminder ships an update every 6 months, and Reminder Notes Widget every 3 weeks. Most recently, Minimalistic Reminder was updated on October 12, 2026 and Reminder Notes Widget on October 20, 2026.

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