Apple Reminders vs Due

Apple Reminders

• People who use only Apple devices
• Shared grocery and household lists among iCloud users
• Location-based reminders and adding tasks by voice with Siri

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

Apple Reminders

• Apps are listed only for Apple devices; on anything else, reminders are reached in a web browser at iCloud.com.
• On iCloud.com a reminder's title, notes, day or location alert and flag can be edited; Apple directs you to the app for other details.
• Sync and shared lists depend on iCloud, and collaborators need to use iCloud as well.
• Apple notes that certain features are available only in select languages and regions.

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.

Apple Reminders

Smart Lists

Built-in lists such as Today, Scheduled, Flagged and Assigned to Me fill themselves. Custom Smart Lists gather reminders by tag, date, time, location, flag and priority.

Tags, subtasks and sections

Reminders can carry tags and subtasks. A list can be divided into sections and shown in a column view, which Apple suggests for simple kanban boards.

Time, location and Messages alerts

A reminder can repeat daily, weekly or at a custom interval, fire on arriving at a place or getting in the car, or appear the next time you message a tagged person.

Shared lists and assignments

Everyone on a shared list can add and complete reminders, changes show up for all collaborators in real time, and reminders can be assigned to people on the list.

Grocery lists and templates

Grocery lists group items into sections such as dairy and produce on their own. Any list can be saved as a template and shared with others through a link.

Natural language and Apple Intelligence

A typed phrase such as "Jog every other morning" sets the schedule. Apple Intelligence can sort a list into categories and suggest tasks from shared text or web pages.

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.

Apple Reminders

• Free$0

  Every feature of the app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, plus browser access at iCloud.com.

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.