COL Reminder vs To Do List by Splend Apps
We give COL Reminder and To Do List by Splend Apps the same GPA: 2.8 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
COL Reminder
Reminder app for Android with call, parking and location alerts
Free plan · from $0.99
To Do List by Splend Apps
Android task list with widgets, reminders and Google Tasks sync
Free plan · from $2.99
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACOL ReminderGood | 2.8GPATo Do List by Splend AppsGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BA donation unlocks four extras, and adding reminders from a browser needs a subscription. The site publishes no prices for either. Google Play only shows a range of $0.99 to $19.99 per item. Hard to judge what you can't see, so a B. | BThe only price on the US Google Play listing is a $2.99 in-app purchase, and the listing doesn't say what it unlocks or how it's billed. Small money either way. But we can't call a price good without knowing what it buys, so a B. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe app is free to use, with text, phone call, parking and birthday reminders and Google Drive backup. Most people could stay there. Location reminders, the widget, the full repeat options and priorities wait behind a donation. | AFree to download and use, and the free app does the lot: task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, widgets, voice entry and Google Tasks sync. Most people could stay. The trade is ads, which the Google Play listing flags. |
| Features | BIt only does reminders, and it does them properly: one-tap call reminders, a parking countdown, birthdays warned days ahead, and place-based alerts with a range you pick. There are no lists, projects or subtasks, which is on purpose. | BLists, repeating tasks, all-day or by-the-hour dates, reminders that can speak aloud, a counter widget and a resizable list widget. You can add tasks by voice or in a batch. Solid basics. But sync relies on Google Tasks, and the listing describes no other backup. |
| Ease of use | BThere's no App Store rating to go on, since it isn't on iPhone. It's an app you install and use: pick a reminder type, set the time, done. Backups to Google Drive can run by themselves. | BA Quick Task Bar, voice entry and predefined lists to start from make it quick to get going. It's an app you install and use. There's no rating on record to go by, so it stops at a B. |
| Platforms and integrations | DAndroid only, with a Wear OS companion for your watch. The browser page isn't a separate app. It just sends reminders to the phone, and it needs both the app and a subscription. | DAndroid only. The vendor's site lists no iOS, web or desktop version. The one bridge out is two-way sync with Google Tasks, so your tasks can show up wherever Google Tasks does. |
| Best for | timed alerts on an Android phone | a plain Android task list with widgets |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: COL Reminder and To Do List by Splend Apps. How we grade
Where they differ
- COL Reminder starts at $0.99 to $19.99 per item, in-app purchases on Google Play (basis not shown). To Do List by Splend Apps starts at $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown).
- COL Reminder can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- To Do List by Splend Apps also covers dictation.
In commonFree planAndroidTasks
At a glance
| COL Reminder | To Do List by Splend Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $0.99 to $19.99 per item, in-app purchases on Google Play (basis not shown) | $2.99 in-app purchase on Google Play (purpose and billing basis not shown) |
| Free plan | The Android app is free to use. A donation unlocks location-based reminders, the active-reminders widget, more repeat options and reminder priorities, and the web interface needs a subscription. | Free to download and use, with ads: task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, home screen widgets, voice entry and two-way sync with Google Tasks. |
| Free trial | 7-day test phase on the yearly web subscription, per the vendor's 2020 announcement | None listed |
| Android | ||
| Made by | Christian Grasser Softwareentwicklung und IT | Splend Apps |
| Price read from | play.google.com | play.google.com |
| Checked | Oct 9, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
COL Reminder
- Android users who want timed alerts, not a task manager
- Reminders to make a phone call or move a parked car
- People who want reminders backed up to Google Drive
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Android users who want a plain task list with reminders
- People who already keep their tasks in Google Tasks
- Anyone who relies on home screen widgets to see what is due
Worth knowing
COL Reminder
- It is an Android app only; the web page just sends reminders to the phone app and needs both the app and a subscription.
- The developer states that it is a reminder app and should not be confused with a to-do list.
- Location-based reminders, the active-reminders widget, the full repeat options and priorities are unlocked only by a donation.
- The site publishes no prices for donations or the web subscription; Google Play shows only a range of $0.99 to $19.99 per item.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Android only: the vendor's site lists it as an Android app on Google Play, with no iOS, web or desktop version.
- The app contains ads, and Google Play lists one in-app purchase at $2.99 without saying what it unlocks.
- Syncing relies on Google Tasks; the listing describes no other sync or backup service.
Key features
COL Reminder
- Text and phone call reminders
- A text reminder notifies at an exact time, and a call reminder notifies when a call is due and dials the number with one tap.
- Parking and birthday reminders
- A parking reminder runs a countdown for a short-term parking spot, and birthday reminders notify a few days ahead and again on the day.
- Location-based reminders
- A donation feature that triggers a reminder on entering or leaving a place, with a selectable distance range such as 50 m, 100 m or 1000 m.
- Repeat options and priorities
- Donors get six repeat types from minutely to yearly, with an end date or a set number of events, and up to four priorities with their own ringtones and vibration.
- Backup and Wear OS
- Reminders can be backed up to Google Drive automatically or to local storage, and a Wear OS app delivers notifications to a watch.
- COL Reminder Web
- A browser page for Chrome or Firefox that sends new reminders to the phone and shows the phone's notifications on the computer. It needs a subscription bought in the app.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Task lists
- Tasks are grouped into lists, with predefined lists to start from, and an action can be applied to several selected tasks at once.
- Recurring tasks and flexible dates
- The app supports repeating tasks, tasks with no due date, all-day tasks and tasks set for a specific hour of the day.
- Notifications
- Reminders can use sound, vibration and the phone's built-in speech synthesizer, and a status bar component keeps upcoming tasks in the notification area.
- Home screen widgets
- An icon widget can show a counter of today's and overdue tasks, and a resizable list widget displays upcoming tasks.
- Google Tasks sync
- Two-way synchronization with Google Tasks keeps the lists in step with a Google account.
- Quick entry
- Tasks can be added by voice, from a Quick Task Bar, in a batch mode for entering many at once, or from the clipboard and Android's share menu.
Plans
COL Reminder
Free$0
The Android app with text, phone call, parking-time and birthday reminders and Google Drive backup.
In-app purchases (Google Play)$0.99 - $19.99
per item; Google Play shows only a range
The app's in-app items include donations, which unlock four extra features, and the COL Reminder Web subscription; individual prices are not published.
To Do List by Splend Apps
Free$0
Task lists, recurring tasks, notifications, widgets, voice entry and Google Tasks sync. The Google Play listing marks the app as containing ads.
In-app purchase$2.99
per item; billing basis not shown on Google Play
The only in-app purchase price on the US Google Play listing. The listing does not say what it unlocks.
Ways to pay less
COL Reminder
- Annual discount
20% off the web subscription when paid yearly
The announcement of the web interface says the subscription can be paid monthly or yearly, with a 20% discount on the yearly option.
To Do List by Splend Apps
- Other savings
Included with Google Play Pass
The Google Play listing says Play Pass subscribers get the app free of ads and in-app purchases.
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