Reminder guides for iPhone
Most reminder advice assumes everything has a due date. Real life is fuzzier: things for someday, things for "early next month", things that come round every quarter. These guides cover how to handle all of it on an iPhone, with the built-in apps where they work and with Remi where they don't.
Reminders without a hard date
Most reminder apps assume you know exactly when everything will happen. These guides are about the things you don't: ideas for one day, tasks for sometime next month, and how to keep them from either vanishing or going permanently overdue.
How to Set a Reminder Without a Date on iPhone
Not everything has a deadline. How to save a reminder with no date on iPhone, and keep undated reminders where you will actually see them.
How to Keep a Someday/Maybe List on iPhone
A someday/maybe list keeps ideas out of your head and out of today's to-do list. How to run one on iPhone, review it, and move items out when they become real.
How to Set a Reminder for Sometime Next Month
Some tasks belong to a part of the month, not a day. How to set a reminder for early, mid or late next month on iPhone without inventing a fake deadline.
Repeating reminders
Rent every month, a filter every quarter, insurance every year. How to set repeats on iPhone, on a fixed date or for part of a month, and when a repeating reminder should really be an alarm.
How to Set a Monthly Reminder on iPhone
How to set a reminder that repeats every month on iPhone, on the same date or just sometime early in the month, for rent, bills and subscriptions.
How to Set a Yearly Reminder on iPhone
Birthdays, car insurance, the annual check-up: how to set a reminder that repeats every year on iPhone, and how to plan more than twelve months ahead.
How to Set a Reminder Every 3 Months on iPhone
Water filters, quarterly taxes, contact lenses, seasonal chores: how to set a reminder that repeats every 3 months (or every 6) on iPhone.
Reminder or Alarm? When an iPhone Reminder Isn't Enough
Most reminders are quiet on Silent and easy to swipe away; alarms ring. Since iOS 26.2 a reminder can ring too. Which to use for medication and wake-ups.
Seeing what's coming
A reminder only works if you see it. Widgets for the Home Screen, a whole year at a glance, quick capture by voice, and a calmer setup for brains that hate fake deadlines.
How to Put Reminders on Your iPhone Home Screen
How to add a reminders widget to your iPhone Home Screen, which widget to pick, and how to see upcoming and overdue reminders at a glance.
Reminders That Work With an ADHD Brain
Most reminder apps force a date on everything. For many people with ADHD, fake due dates become an overdue list they stop opening. A calmer approach.
How to See Your Whole Year of Reminders at a Glance
Renewals, birthdays, trips and seasonal chores on one screen. How to see a year of reminders at a glance on iPhone and spot busy months early.
How to Add Reminders by Voice on iPhone
Say 'renew passport early November' and get exactly that. How to add reminders by voice on iPhone, including loose times and repeats.
About Remi
What is Remi?
Remi is a reminder app for iPhone built around flexible dates: an exact date, a part of a month (early, mid or late), or no date at all. It is free, with a one-time Premium unlock.
Is Remi free?
Yes. Remi is free to download and use, including exact, approximate and Someday reminders, the Today, Month and Yearly views, search, iCloud backup and two widgets. Premium is a single one-time purchase that adds repeating reminders, voice input, all eight widgets, planning beyond 12 months and more colours.
Is Premium a subscription?
No. Premium is a one-time purchase. There is nothing to cancel.
Do I need an account?
No. There is no sign-up. Your reminders are stored on your iPhone, with optional iCloud backup.
Does Remi work with the Calendar app?
Remi can copy your reminders into the iPhone's calendar so they show up there. The sync is one-way, from Remi to the calendar.
Does Remi have Lock Screen widgets?
No. Remi has eight Home Screen widgets.
Which iPhones does Remi run on?
Any iPhone with iOS 17.6 or later.