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 iOS requirement: Simple Scan at 17.4 against Remind Me Faster's 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 9 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 — 454 and 660 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Remind Me Faster's written reviews are positive against 87% of Simple Scan's.
Remind Me Faster ships an update every 2 weeks, Simple Scan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Remind Me Faster | Simple Scan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (454 ratings) | 4.9 (660 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better | 87.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 454 | 660 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nick Leith | Agile Tortoise |
Customer experience
Remind Me Faster
Simple Scan
User reviews
Remind Me Faster
From 454 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 660 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
- App Icon SetFree
- [Removed]Free
- [Legacy] More Location Presets$0.99
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- [Removed] Tip jar$0.99
- [Removed] Tip jar$1.99
- [Removed] Tip jar$3.99
- 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









