The Reminders: Todo List & Notes Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Reminders: Todo List & Notes in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Reminders: Todo List & Notes
The Insider’s Guide
Private to-do list and reminders app with a calendar view
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among to-do list apps, read from Reminders: Todo List & Notes’s own pages.
Made by Pocket Brilliance Limited · checked Oct 9, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Reminders: Todo List & Notes’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Reminders: Todo List & Notes’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 9, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 48 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade
Reminders is a to-do list and reminders app for Android, iPhone and iPad from Pocket Brilliance Limited. Tasks sit in color-coded lists with alerts or alarms, priorities, tags and notes, and built-in filters, custom filters and a calendar view pick out what is due. The free app has no adverts and puts no cap on lists, tasks or tags. Premium adds cloud backup, sync between devices and a web app.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Reminders: Todo List & Notes, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Free users have only a manual backup file.
- 1
Best for a plain, ad-free reminders app on your phone
Reminders is a plain to-do and reminders app for Android and iPhone, and the free version has no ads and no cap on lists, tasks or tags.
- 2
Paid plans start at $1.99 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $1.99 per month.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free: no adverts, unlimited lists, tasks and tags, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets, custom filters, themes and a manual local backup.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Android, iOS and Web.
- 5
Lists, tags and priorities
Tasks are grouped into color-coded lists and can carry a priority, a star, tags and notes. Items are reordered by drag and drop, and a quick-add bar skips the detail screen.
- 6
Notifications and alarms
A reminder fires once or on a recurring schedule such as daily or weekly, and can arrive as a notification or as an alarm.
- 7
Built-in and custom filters
Today, All, Starred and Calendar lists come built in. Custom filters combine criteria, for example high-priority reminders due in the next 7 days, or every task with a given tag.
- 8
A 2.6 GPA, above 48 of 123
That is against the other to-do list apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Your call
A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.
Reminders: Todo List & Notes at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $1.99 per month
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Pocket Brilliance Limited
- Category
- To-Do List Apps
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
The report card
Best for a plain, ad-free reminders app on your phone
Reminders is a plain to-do and reminders app for Android and iPhone, and the free version has no ads and no cap on lists, tasks or tags. But sync, cloud backup and the web app are Premium at $1.99 a month, there's no desktop app and no integrations, and the App Store lists two Lifetime prices, $49.99 and $69.99, with no explanation. Free users have only a manual backup file.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | $1.99 a month, or $19.99 a year at about $1.67, which keeps it inside this category's cheaper quarter of $2.42. Lifetime is less tidy: the App Store lists it at both $49.99 and $69.99 without saying how they differ. |
| Free plan and trial | B | No adverts and no cap on lists, tasks or tags, with reminders, alarms, widgets, custom filters and themes all included. One person on one phone could stay here for years. The wall is sync and automatic backup, which are Premium. |
| Features | C | The basics: color-coded lists, tags, priorities, notes, reminders that can ring as alarms, repeats, a calendar view and custom filters like high priority due in 7 days. The gaps are plain, with no integrations, no desktop app and no subtasks on record. |
| Ease of use | B | No store rating on record, but nothing needs setting up: a quick-add bar skips the detail screen, and you drag items into the order you want. Install, type, done. |
| Platforms and integrations | C | Phones, with a browser view only if you pay: Android, iPhone and iPad, the web app behind Premium, no desktop app, and not one integration on record. The resizable widgets are Android only. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Reminders: Todo List & Notes is for
- Fits if you want a free reminders app with no ads and no cap on lists or tasks
- Works for Android users who want alarms and home screen widgets for their lists
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want your list on a computer for free, as the web app is Premium and there's no desktop app
- Tight if you switch phones on the free plan, because sync is Premium and backup is a manual local file
- Not for you if tasks should flow in from your email or calendar, as it lists no integrations
- Watch out: the site shows no prices, and the App Store lists two Lifetime upgrades, $49.99 and $69.99, without saying how they differ
Good to know
Good for
- People who want a plain reminders app with no adverts
- Android users who rely on home screen widgets and alarms
- Buyers who would pay once for sync instead of subscribing
Worth knowing
- The web app, automatic cloud backup and sync between devices all need Premium.
- The vendor's site gives no prices and points to the in-app upgrade screen; the prices here are from the US App Store listing.
- The App Store lists two Lifetime upgrade purchases, at $49.99 and $69.99, without saying how they differ.
- There is no desktop app: on a computer the only option is the Premium web app.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$1.99
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Reminders: Todo List & Notes has a free plan. Paid plans start at $1.99 per month.
No adverts and no cap on lists, tasks or tags, with reminders, alarms, widgets, custom filters and themes all included.
Free
$0
Unlimited lists, tasks and tags, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets, custom filters and themes, with no adverts.
Monthly subscription
$1.99
per month
Premium: the web app, automatic encrypted cloud backup and sync between devices on Android, iOS and the web.
Yearly subscription
$19.99
per year
The same Premium features billed once a year.
Lifetime upgrade
$49.99
one-time purchase
Premium paid once. The App Store lists two Lifetime upgrade purchases, at $49.99 and $69.99, without explaining the difference.
The free plan
Free: no adverts, unlimited lists, tasks and tags, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets, custom filters, themes and a manual local backup.
Read from apps.apple.com on Oct 9, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Yearly subscription costs about 16% less
The App Store lists the monthly subscription at $1.99 and the yearly one at $19.99, against $23.88 for twelve monthly payments.
Stated on apps.apple.comLifetime license
Lifetime upgrade from $49.99
Premium can be bought once in place of a subscription. The App Store lists Lifetime upgrade purchases at $49.99 and $69.99.
Stated on apps.apple.com
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Lifetime upgrade”, against $49.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $79.99 | $56.23 | 12% more |
| India | ₹ 5,900 | $60.99 | 22% more |
| Turkey | ₺2.999,99 | $61.01 | 22% more |
| Philippines | ₱ 3,990.00 | $63.51 | 27% more |
| South Africa | R1,199.99 | $72.58 | 45% more |
| Germany | 69,99 € | $78.43 | 57% more |
| United Kingdom | £59.99 | $79.31 | 59% more |
| Brazil | R$ 399,90 | $79.90 | 60% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Private to-do list and reminders app with a calendar view. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: one-time purchase, notes, tasks, calendar.
The gaps are plain, with no integrations, no desktop app and no subtasks on record.
- Lists, tags and priorities
- Tasks are grouped into color-coded lists and can carry a priority, a star, tags and notes. Items are reordered by drag and drop, and a quick-add bar skips the detail screen.
- Notifications and alarms
- A reminder fires once or on a recurring schedule such as daily or weekly, and can arrive as a notification or as an alarm.
- Built-in and custom filters
- Today, All, Starred and Calendar lists come built in. Custom filters combine criteria, for example high-priority reminders due in the next 7 days, or every task with a given tag.
- Calendar view and widgets
- A calendar view shows tasks by day. On Android, resizable home screen widgets display any list or one day of the calendar.
- Premium backup, sync and web app
- Premium backs data up to the cloud automatically, syncs phones and tablets across Android and iOS, and opens the same lists in a browser.
- Privacy and manual backup
- The vendor says data is encrypted on the device, in transit and in the cloud and is never shared or sold. A Backup/Restore option in Settings saves a local file.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
Reminders: Todo List & Notes is made by Pocket Brilliance Limited.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
48/123
Other to-do list apps it is graded above
Reminders: Todo List & Notes's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 48 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 43.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 68 of 123) and worst on features (C, above 8).
Its paid plans start at $1.99 a month, against a middle price of $3 for the category: 20 of the 68 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 14 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 124 to-do list apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Reminders: Todo List & Notes’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 50 of 123
- BFree plan and trialAbove 68 of 123
- CFeaturesAbove 8 of 123
- BEase of useAbove 56 of 123
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 19 of 123
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 99 to-do list apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Reminders: Todo List & Notes is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Your call
A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.
You could make the core of Reminders: Todo List & Notes for yourself: tasks, calendar and notes. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $23.88 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it.
What you could make
- Tasks, calendar and notes: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Hooks into the device itself: widgets.
What this rests on. Reminders: Todo List & Notes’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders, To Do List by Splend Apps, Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do and Tasks.org
The 5 tools Reminders: Todo List & Notes is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.6GPA
Tasks: To Do List & Reminders
Free plan · from $1.99/mo
Ad-free to-do list and reminder app with color-coded lists.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes also covers notes.
- 2.2GPA
To Do List by Splend Apps
Free plan · from $2.99
Android task list with widgets, reminders and Google Tasks sync.
- Only Reminders: Todo List & Notes lists a web app.
- Only Reminders: Todo List & Notes lists an iOS app.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.4GPA
Google Tasks
Free plan · from $7/mo
Google's to-do list, built into Gmail, Calendar, Chat and Docs.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes also covers notes.
- Google Tasks also covers time blocking.
- 3.6GPA
Microsoft To Do
Free
Free to-do list from Microsoft that syncs with Outlook tasks.
- Only Microsoft To Do lists Windows and macOS apps.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Reminders: Todo List & Notes also covers notes and calendar.
- 3.4GPA
Tasks.org
Free plan · from $0.99/yr
Open-source Android to-do list with CalDAV and Google Tasks sync.
- Only Reminders: Todo List & Notes lists a web app.
- Only Reminders: Todo List & Notes lists an iOS app.
- Only Tasks.org lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Reminders: Todo List & Notes free?
Reminders: Todo List & Notes has a free plan. Free: no adverts, unlimited lists, tasks and tags, reminders and alarms, home screen widgets, custom filters, themes and a manual local backup.
How much does Reminders: Todo List & Notes cost?
Reminders: Todo List & Notes lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Reminders: Todo List & Notes work on?
Reminders: Todo List & Notes is available on Android, iOS and Web.
Does Reminders: Todo List & Notes offer any discounts?
Reminders: Todo List & Notes publicly lists the following: Yearly subscription costs about 16% less; Lifetime upgrade from $49.99.
Does Reminders: Todo List & Notes have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Reminders: Todo List & Notes is listed for Android, iOS and Web.
Does Reminders: Todo List & Notes have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 9, 2026. Reminders: Todo List & Notes is listed for Android, iOS and Web.
Is Reminders: Todo List & Notes open source?
Reminders: Todo List & Notes is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 9, 2026.
Who makes Reminders: Todo List & Notes?
Reminders: Todo List & Notes is made by Pocket Brilliance Limited.
What are the alternatives to Reminders: Todo List & Notes?
The closest alternatives to Reminders: Todo List & Notes in our directory are Tasks: To Do List & Reminders, To Do List by Splend Apps, Google Tasks, Microsoft To Do and Tasks.org.
How does Reminders: Todo List & Notes compare with other to-do list apps?
Reminders: Todo List & Notes's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 48 of the 123 other to-do list apps we grade, and level with 43.
Is Reminders: Todo List & Notes good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Reminders: Todo List & Notes B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $1.99 a month, against a middle price of $3 for the category: 20 of the 68 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Reminders: Todo List & Notes?
A to-do list at its plainest is tasks with dates, repeats and a box to tick.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Reminders: Todo List & Notes’s own pages on Oct 9, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pocket Brilliance's own pages on 9 October 2026. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-09-18.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Pocket Brilliance Limited. Prices change, so check remindersweb.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
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- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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- To-Do List Apps Insider's GuideEvery one of the 124 to-do list apps we grade, compared
- Apple Reminders Insider's GuideApple's free to-do app for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch3.6 GPA
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- Google Tasks Insider's GuideGoogle's to-do list, built into Gmail, Calendar, Chat and Docs3.4 GPA
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Reminders: Todo List & Notes’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Reminders: Todo List & Notes is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Pocket Brilliance Limited. Prices and plans change: check remindersweb.com before you buy.