Apple Reminders review

Apple Reminders has grown from a simple checklist into a capable free planner, and for many iPhone owners it is all they need. Apple's App Store listing describes Smart Lists for Today, Scheduled, Flagged and Assigned to Me, plus custom smart lists that gather reminders by tag, date, location, flag or priority. You can add subtasks, sections and a column view that works as a simple Kanban board, and Auto-Categorize uses Apple Intelligence to sort a list into sections. Planning a day is helped by Calendar integration, since scheduled reminders can be created, edited and completed inside the Calendar app. Capture is fast through Siri, Control Center or the iPhone Action Button, and reminders can fire by location or the next time you message a tagged person. Shared lists and templates suit households. The limits are the platform and depth: there is no Android, Windows or web app, and it lacks the projects, filters and review routines of Todoist or OmniFocus.

Who it is for

iPhone owners who want a free list that is already installed

Price

Free, included with Apple devices.

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Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Smart Lists for Today, Scheduled, Flagged, All, Assigned to Me and Completed
• Custom Smart Lists built from tags, dates, locations, flags and priority
• Reminders triggered by location or when you chat with a tagged person in Messages
• Sections, column view and Auto-Categorize with Apple Intelligence
• Grocery lists that group items into sections automatically

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free and preinstalled, with Siri and Action Button capture
• Strength: Scheduled reminders appear in the Calendar app
• Strength: Shared lists and reusable list templates
• Weakness: No Android or Windows app
• Weakness: Sync depends on iCloud
• Weakness: No projects or weekly review tools for heavy planners

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Platforms: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac
• Sync: iCloud
• Location reminders: Yes
• Templates: Save, share and download list templates

Where it ranks

Apple Reminders is No. 5 in our Best To Do List Apps verdict.