As humans, we all forget about things at one point or the other. Because we live in a world filled with all sorts of fun distractions, we sometimes lose track of what is important, and this can lead us off course of whatever it is we’re trying to do. In these kinds of situations, a simple reminder is all it takes to save our bacon. In the past, there weren’t many ways to remind ourselves of what is important (yet again, there weren’t as many distractions to side-line us back then).
Today, however, we can easily remind ourselves of our goals using mobile phones that follow us everywhere. There are various ways to use reminders on mobile phones; you can set them up in your calendar app, a dedicated to-do list app, depending on what you need. There are even apps that do nothing except serving up reminders when you need them. This article has created a list of some of the best mobile reminder apps for android devices. They aren’t sorted in any particular order, so go through them the list and pick the most appealing for your needs.
Reminder with Alarm
For people who want a simple reminder hub that gives a few additional features, Reminder with Alarm is a great choice. The app sports an easy to use interface and has multiple themes available for you to choose from. With this app, you can set all your reminders at any time interval. It also lets you view all your set reminders in the form of a calendar; from this view, you can organize and categorize your reminders and manage everything from the included set of widgets. Unfortunately, Reminder with alarm doesn’t have an option for cloud syncing, so if you want to switch devices, you’ll need to use some form of external storage.
Galarm
Galarm is the perfect reminder app for groups. Planning an event with a group of people is a daunting task, and Galarm serves to ease the workload. With Galarm, every group member can work according to the specified schedule, and they will all be on the same track. Galarm sets group reminders with all the basic features, such as time intervals and choosing between notifications and alarms. Still, they have the bonus of being easy to share with other users. This makes setting group reminders easier than ever; tap on “Create a Reminder for Group” and you’re already filling in the reminder details.
Ike
As far as task manager reminder apps go, Ike stands at the top alongside Google tasks. Many people use task manager apps to track their goals and objectives for any given day, week, or month. With these apps, you can keep track of what’s going on in your life without stressing you out. Ike is a great example of this kind of app, and it comes with some great reminder support. Ike is a simple tool that makes use of simple time-based reminders. Still, they are enhanced by the task-management features making it especially easy to organize tasks and reminders based on their importance and urgency. The app even has handy charts to show you how many tasks you completed each importance level.
TickTick
Even without mobile phones, people still keep to-do lists. Mostly because they are an easy way to keep track of what you need to do and to plan out your day. TickTick is a great app that gives you comprehensive to-do options along with some solid reminder support. The whole idea of the TickTick app is to your focus, with extremely in-depth statistics regarding how many items you complete on your lists and the rate at which you do so. You can use TickTick to give every item date and time attached to it, and you can choose to set a reminder for it as well.
BZ Reminder
BZ Reminder is another to-do list app with a straightforward interface; with BZ reminder, you can set reminders, and then the app reminds you when it’s time, as simple as that. You can use the app to assign colors to tasks and reminders for easier organization. It also has reminder options for repeated tasks like taking out the garbage every week, and it even lets you set hourly reminders for things like drinking water. BZ Reminder isn’t as complicated as other reminder apps; it lets you perform basic functions, and that’s about it.
Calendar Notify
Calendar Notify is an average calendar app that doubles as a reminder app as well. It works with Google Calendar, so you can use both if the need ever arises. Calendar Notify also gives you a few widgets along with a high degree of customization.
Life Reminders
Life Reminders is another reminder app with a simple setup. It allows you to monitor your activities by creating tasks with a deadline and alerting you when completing said tasks. You can use it to set up phone calls or send SMS/text messages on a schedule, which can come in really handy. You can also create special reminders for repeatable tasks on a daily, weekly, or monthly schedule.
The G Suite (Google Keep, Google Tasks, and Google Calendar)
For users who still want to remain in Google’s ecosystem, these are Google’s best reminder apps available for you. They’re all connected and your Google account, so they are definitely your best bet for having better reminders.
Google Tasks
Tasks are Google’s fully functional alternative to task manager apps like Ike. Like most of Google’s other apps, Tasks is designed to look straightforward and simple to understand. Tasks lets you create reminders for each task to keep track of deadlines and due dates.
Google Keep
Keep is a primarily note-taking app. However, every note and list can have a reminder attached to it. It’s the perfect app to make sure you have the information you need when you need it.
Google Calendar
Finally, Google Calendar, the default calendar app on newer android devices. The calendar has a great interface, and it also lets you see all default reminders like Christmas and national festivals and holidays.