Aida Reminder vs Due

Aida Reminder

• Reminders that repeat on unusual schedules
• People who want to hear their own voice as the alert
• Buyers who want a one-time price with no subscription

Due

• People who dismiss a notification and then forget the task
• Time-bound reminders such as medication, bills and chores
• Buyers who prefer a one-time purchase on Apple devices

Aida Reminder

• It is for iPhone and iPad only; the vendor lists no Android, Mac or web version of this app.
• The free version is limited to 1 hourly, daily and weekly reminder until the Full Version is bought.
• Notifications are local to the device; the vendor describes backup and restore, not live sync, for moving reminders between devices.
• The same developer sells a similar but separate app named Reminders, which has its own download and in-app purchase.

Due

• Apple devices only: Due is sold for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.
• Due for macOS ($14.99) and Due for iOS ($7.99) are separate purchases.
• Features released more than a year after purchase need the optional Upgrade Pass: $4.99 a year on iOS, $9.99 on Mac.
• The Apple Watch app is a companion that requires the paired iPhone to work.

Aida Reminder

Recurring reminders

Reminders repeat every set number of hours, days, weeks, months or years, on chosen weekdays, on dates such as the 15th or the third Monday, or at specific times of day.

Voice and music reminders

A reminder can play a recording of the user's own voice or a song picked from the music library at the scheduled time. There are also 45 built-in alarm sounds.

Auto-Snooze and Pre-Alarms

Auto-Snooze repeats an alarm up to 5 times at a regular interval until it is dealt with, and Pre-Alarms send up to 5 notifications ahead of the scheduled date.

Wake-up alarm

One of the nine reminder categories is a wake-up alarm with a custom snooze time; reminders can also be snoozed from the notification banner or the lock screen.

Calendar and history

A calendar shows all reminders by month, a History tab lists past ones, and the list can be sorted by priority or by activation date.

Images for reminders

Each reminder can carry a photo or one of more than 120 built-in images. On iOS 26 and later, custom images can be generated with AI.

Due

Auto Snooze

An overdue reminder keeps notifying you until it is marked done or rescheduled, at intervals from 1 to 60 minutes. It repeats 5 times by default and up to 10 if configured.

Quick access times

A time picker with 12 customizable preset buttons sets or postpones a due date in one tap, and can add or subtract time from the current date.

Natural date parsing

Dates and times that you type or dictate are recognized and offered as the due date, for example "at 9am tomorrow".

Recurring reminders

Repeats range from daily and weekly to patterns such as the third Wednesday of each month or every 3 months after completion.

Reusable countdown timers

Timers are precise to the second, several can run at once, and a timer set up once is kept for reuse.

iCloud or Dropbox sync

Reminders and timers sync between iPhone, iPad and Mac through your own iCloud or Dropbox account. There is no Due account, and reminders fire without an internet connection.

Aida Reminder

• Free$0

  The app with its reminder types and alarm options, limited to 1 hourly, daily and weekly reminder.

• Full Version$2.99

  one-time purchase

  Unlimited reminders through a single in-app purchase, with no monthly or annual fees.

Due

• Due for iOS$7.99

  one-time purchase

  One app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with every current feature plus new features released in the year after purchase.

• Due for macOS$14.99

  one-time purchase

  The Mac app, sold separately on the Mac App Store, with new features released in the year after purchase.

• Annual Upgrade Pass (Mobile)$4.99

  per year, optional

  Optional subscription for iOS features released more than a year after purchase. Unlocked features stay after you stop.

• Annual Upgrade Pass (Computer)$9.99

  per year, optional

  Optional subscription for Mac features released more than a year after purchase. Unlocked features stay after you stop.