Due vs Memento
We give Due a 2.6 GPA and Memento a 2.4, out of 4.0. Due grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Due
Reminder app for Apple devices that nags until a task is done
From $7.99 one-time
Memento
Alternative interface for Apple Reminders lists and alerts
From $5.99 one-time
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADueGood | 2.4GPAMementoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$7.99 once covers iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and the Mac app is another $14.99. Both together cost about what six months of a typical to-do subscription does. Features released after your first year need an optional Upgrade Pass, $4.99 a year on iOS, and anything unlocked stays if you stop. | A$5.99 once covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision, with no in-app purchases listed. A typical to-do app charges $3.99 every month, so this pays for itself in two. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing is free. Due is a paid download with no free version and no trial, so the $7.99 comes before you've set a single reminder. | FNothing is free here. It's a paid download at $5.99 with no free version and no trial, so you buy it before you find out if you like it. |
| Features | BIt does one job, reminders, and does it fully. Auto Snooze re-notifies you every 1 to 60 minutes, 5 times by default and up to 10. Preset buttons postpone in a tap, repeats get as fussy as the third Wednesday of each month, and timers are reusable. But it's reminders and timers, not lists or projects. | BTime and location alerts, notifications you can snooze or reschedule without opening the app, and reminders grouped into overdue, today, upcoming and someday. One quirk from its support page: two lists with the same name can get reordered. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from about 2,800 App Store ratings. Type or dictate "at 9am tomorrow" and it offers that as the due date. There's no Due account to set up, and reminders fire without an internet connection. | B4.4 from about 310 App Store ratings. There's nothing to move over, because it reads the Reminders you already have. It does lean on Background App Refresh to notice new ones. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, synced through your own iCloud or Dropbox, plus Siri. All Apple. The Watch app is a companion that needs the paired iPhone, and the Mac app is a separate purchase. | CiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision, synced through iCloud, with Siri and an iMessage app. All Apple. There's no Android, Windows or web version. |
| Best for | reminders that nag until you act | a different face on Apple Reminders |
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: Due and Memento. How we grade
Where they differ
- Due starts at $7.99 one-time for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch; Mac is $14.99, sold separately. Memento starts at $5.99 one-time purchase.
- Due also covers natural-language input and menu bar app.
In commoniOSmacOSOne-time purchaseTasks
At a glance
| Due | Memento | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $7.99 one-time for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch; Mac is $14.99, sold separately | $5.99 one-time purchase |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Due Pte. Ltd. | Mark DiFranco |
| Price read from | apps.apple.com | apps.apple.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Who each one suits
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
Memento
- Apple Reminders users who want a different interface
- Reminders that need both a time and a place
- Buyers who want one purchase across their Apple devices
Worth knowing
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.
Memento
- Apple platforms only: the listing covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision and Apple Watch.
- It is a paid download at $5.99 with no free version or trial.
- Lists are identified by their titles, so the support page warns that two lists with the same name can cause reminders to be reordered.
- The support page says iOS limits background updates, so the app relies on Background App Refresh to notice new reminders.
Key features
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.
Memento
- Built on Apple Reminders
- Memento reads and writes the same database as Apple's Reminders, so there is nothing to migrate and reminders sync through iCloud and appear in both apps.
- Time and location alerts
- A reminder can alert at a set time, on arriving at or leaving a place, or both together.
- Notifications with actions
- Notifications offer quick actions to complete, snooze or reschedule a reminder without opening the app, including on Apple Watch.
- Grid and list layouts
- Reminders can be shown in a visual grid or a compact list, with a dark mode that uses true black for OLED displays.
- Grouping by time period
- Reminders are grouped into overdue, today, upcoming and someday, so the ones that matter now are separated from the rest.
- Share sheet, iMessage and widgets
- Reminders can be created from other apps through the share sheet and sent to friends from an iMessage app, and widgets show selected reminders at a glance.
Plans
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.
Memento
Memento$5.99
one-time purchase
A single App Store listing for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision and Apple Watch, with no in-app purchases listed.
