How to Add Reminders by Voice on iPhone

The thought arrives while you are carrying shopping, or driving, or half asleep. If capturing it takes more than a few seconds, it is gone.

Quick answer: Siri can add a reminder with a date and time. If you want to say something looser, like "early November" or "someday", Remi Premium has its own voice input: press and hold the + button, say it, check it and save. It understands parts of the month, "next month", and repeats like "every 3 months".

How it works in Remi

Press and hold the + button.
Say the reminder the way you would say it to a person.
Remi fills in the title, the time and any repeat. Check it and save.

On iPhones that support it, speech recognition runs entirely on the device. Voice input is part of Premium.

Things you can say

"Renew passport early November": an Early November reminder.
"Clean out the garage end of October": Late October.
"Book the dentist next month": sometime next month.
"Change the water filter every 3 months": a quarterly repeat.
"Car insurance every year in March": yearly, in March.
"Visit Lisbon": no date at all, so it goes into Someday.

Voice for the vague stuff

Most voice assistants want a precise time, which is fine for "remind me at 6 to call Sam". The things that slip are the vague ones, and those are exactly what you can say to Remi without translating them into a fake date first.

Questions

Can I add a reminder by voice without a specific date?

Yes, in Remi. Press and hold the + button and say it. A reminder with no date becomes a Someday reminder, and phrases like "early November" or "next month" become approximate reminders.

Does Remi's voice input work on the device?

On iPhones that support on-device speech recognition, yes: Remi asks for recognition to run on the device.

Updated 2026-10-01. Written by Emils Ozols, who makes Remi.