Unforgetful is a new reminders app for people who can’t stop hitting snooze
Unforgetful is a new iOS and Mac reminders app from Marco Arment, creator of Overcast and Instapaper, aimed at people who routinely snooze or dismiss tasks. It uses Apple’s existing Reminders database but changes the notification experience so tasks are harder to overlook or accidentally lose, offering an alternative for users who dislike Apple’s Reminders app.
Notifications repeat until a task is completed and deleted, even after being missed or dismissed, while snooze intervals become longer with repeated snoozing. The app deliberately avoids advanced organisation features such as tags and multiple views, includes voice input and Lock Screen and Control Centre widgets, and costs $19.99 a year across iOS and macOS.
In short
- Unforgetful repeatedly alerts users until reminders are completed.
- It works directly with Apple’s existing Reminders database.
- The iOS and Mac app costs $19.99 annually.
Explained simply
Reminders apps help people keep track of tasks by sending alerts at chosen times. Apple’s Reminders is built into its devices, and Unforgetful is a separate app by Marco Arment, who also created the podcast app Overcast and the reading app Instapaper.
The apps share Apple’s Reminders task database, but Unforgetful changes how alerts work: they keep returning until a task is completed and removed. It is aimed at people who often snooze or dismiss reminders, and offers a simpler set of organisation tools alongside voice input and device widgets.