Due vs Reminder Notifications

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

Reminder Notifications

• Recurring reminders for medication, bills and birthdays
• People who want a notification, not a loud alarm
• iPhone and iPad users looking for a reminder app with no subscription

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.

Reminder Notifications

• iPhone and iPad only. The App Store allows it on Apple silicon Macs as an iPad app marked not verified for macOS, and the vendor links no Android version.
• The App Store listing says the app contains advertising.
• Two Pro in-app purchases, $0.99 and $1.99, are listed without a billing basis or a description of what they unlock.
• English is the only language on the App Store listing.

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.

Reminder Notifications

Recurring reminders

A reminder can repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly, and the version history adds an hourly option. It is set once and keeps recurring on that pattern.

Notifications instead of alarms

Reminders arrive as standard notifications at the chosen time. The vendor's page describes them as quiet, with no alarms and no noise.

Home Screen widget

A widget on the Home Screen lists upcoming reminders so they can be checked without opening the app.

iCloud sync

Version 1.2.7 added iCloud sync, which keeps the same reminders up to date across a person's devices.

Three-step setup

Creating a reminder takes three steps on the vendor's page: name it, pick how often it repeats, and choose the time.

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.

Reminder Notifications

• Free$0

  Recurring reminders, the Home Screen widget and iCloud sync. The App Store listing marks the app as containing advertising.

• Reminder Notification Pro$0.99

  basis not shown on the listing; the vendor says no subscriptions

  An in-app purchase on the US App Store. Neither the listing nor the vendor's page says what it unlocks.

• Reminders Pro$1.99

  basis not shown on the listing; the vendor says no subscriptions

  A second in-app purchase on the US App Store, also without a description. Optional tips of $0.99, $2.99 and $4.99 are listed too.