Remind Me Faster vs Simple Scan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Remind Me Faster
This app streamlines adding tasks to your existing Apple Reminders. Quickly input reminders using natural language or one-tap presets for times, locations, and lists. It integrates with your Lock Screen, Control Center, and Share Sheet for instant access.
- Natural language input for reminders
- One-tap presets for common alerts
- Lock Screen and Control Center access
- Quick-switch lists with gestures
- Set reminder priority
- Auto-complete for routine tasks
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Quick-entry for Apple Reminders: Remind Me Faster gets tasks into Apple Reminders the moment they cross your mind. Your most-used times, locations, and lists are available with a couple of taps. It’s also available on your Lock Screen, control center, and share sheet. There's no need to switch task managers; Remind Me Faster is a companion to the Reminders app that's already on your device. Reminders you add can be viewed in the built-in Reminders app. 9to5mac — "ultimate companion app for Apple Reminders" MacStories — Best app update 2024 runner-up Lifehacker — Favourite apps of 2022 • Use natural language to set times, locations, priority, or lists — e.g. “Reply to Mike tomorrow 10am”, “Check out the new album leaving work” • Set common time or location alerts with one-tap presets • Auto-complete for routine reminders • Quick-switch lists with gestures • Set priority — ! !! !!! • Lock Screen, Control Center, and Action Button launchers • Share sheet, Shortcuts, and URL scheme • Nudges to finish saving reminders Remind Me Faster is indie-made, without tracking or ads. Most functionality is free, with some extras available as one-time purchases.
Simple Scan
Easily convert paper documents into searchable PDFs or images in seconds. This app offers a streamlined scanning experience without cluttering your existing notes, with options to share directly via email, messages, or other applications. Enjoy private, on-device processing with no ads.
- Scan documents to PDF or JPEG
- Searchable PDFs with OCR
- Share scans via email, messages, or system share sheet
- Custom file destinations
- File naming suggestions (Apple Intelligence required)
- On-device processing
- No ads
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Simple Scan is the quick, easy way to scan paper documents to optimized, searchable PDF documents (or images) and send them almost anywhere. ## FEATURES ## * Same great scanning functionality as Notes, but no need to clutter your notes data with one-off scans * Create high-resolution multi-page PDFs from your paper documents * PDFs are searchable thanks to automatic Optical Character Recognition (OCR) * Built for simplicity. Just scan and send – no document library * Send scans via email or messages. Save to a file, or "Share" use to send to other apps via the system share sheet * Set up message destinations with pre-filled recipients for easy "Email to Myself" and other common uses * Custom file destinations save scans directly to a pre-selected folder without extra taps * File naming suggestions, such as names, dates, pulled from the scanned document (requires Apple Intelligence) * Save scans directly to Photos * Option to output as images (JPEG) instead of PDF * Quality option to control file size * Never any ads. Ever. * Private and on-device. All scan processing is done locally on your device. ## SIMPLE SCAN PRO ## Simple Scan is free to download and try! To continue using Simple Scan, unlock Simple Scan Pro--available as a low-cost, annual subscription or a one-time lifetime unlock purchase. ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## * Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period * Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were initially charged for the subscription * Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Email support@agiletortoise.com. Terms: https://agiletortoise.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://agiletortoise.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Remind Me Faster at every 10 days against Simple Scan's monthly. Simple Scan's advantage is iOS requirement (17.4 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Remind Me Faster sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Simple Scan sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Remind Me Faster against 4.9 for Simple Scan. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 459 and 672 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Remind Me Faster's written reviews are positive against 88% of Simple Scan's.
Remind Me Faster ships an update every 10 days, Simple Scan monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remind Me Faster | Simple Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (459 ratings) | 4.9 (672 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 459 | 672 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nick Leith | Agile Tortoise |
Customer experience
Remind Me Faster
Simple Scan
User reviews
Remind Me Faster
From 459 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Thoughtful design
- 🚀 Reminders come so fast
- 🚀 Quick entry
- 👍 Makes Reminders useful
- 👍 Intuitive gestures
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes on launch
- 🐛 Lags on open
- 🐛 No keyboard shortcuts
Simple Scan
From 672 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great interface
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 🔒 No ads or privacy concerns
- 💡 Customizable workflows
- 👍 Simple and straightforward
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🔧 Cropping could be improved
- 🔧 Inability to name scans before saving
Bugs and requests
Remind Me Faster
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on setting location
- Natural language input not working properly
Requested features
8 requests- Add repeat reminders
- Allow custom time intervals
- Add tags/categories support
- Sync settings across devices
- Add URL handling
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- Integrate with Calendar
- Add Apple Watch app
- Customizable quick buttons
Simple Scan
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on multi-page scans for some users
- Issues with importing files from other apps
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to tag scans
- Favorite file/app destination options
- More image adjustment tools
In-app purchases
Remind Me Faster
- Auto-Complete$5.99
- Customise Time Controls$7.99
- Natural Language Input$9.99
Simple Scan
- Pro - Annual$9.991 Year
- Pro - Lifetime$39.99








