Is there a good app for set task due dates and reminders?
Prime Gap: 22 apps already serve this, and 68 data points mined from real user reviews across 3 sources show where they fall short. Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap.
Data refreshed July 20, 2026 · scores recompute weekly as new reviews are mined, so re-check before you build.
What users complain about
The most common complaints behind apps that try to set task due dates and reminders, mined and clustered from real reviews:
| Complaint area | Type | Mentions | What a user said |
|---|---|---|---|
| reminder delivery | reliability | 2 | I either didn't get the reminder, or the reminder is not persistent enough to get noticed |
| task doesn't pull latest reminder edits | bug | 2 | It also fails to pull the most recent edits of the note once created as a task |
| no daily task reset/recurring | missing-feature | 2 | it doesn’t reset after one day of completing it |
| due dates for tasks | missing-feature | 1 | poder poner fechas de entregas |
| no due-date reminders for tasks | missing-feature | 1 | I just wish it could remind you when you need to get stuff done by |
| task due-date editing | bug | 1 | it doesn't let me change the day |
| reminder not auto-set with due date | ux | 1 | reminders aren’t a default setting on the app, you manually have to select when you want to be reminded |
| repeating tasks hidden until due date | ux | 1 | Repeating tasks are hidden/not visible until you get to the due date and then "Surprise." |
| limited reminder timing options per task | missing-feature | 1 | more insight to add with option for how many Variables of time etc; per task in REMINDING |
| multiple reminders per task | missing-feature | 1 | allow us to create more than 1 reminders |
| optional time reminder on date | missing-feature | 1 | не нравится обязательная установка напоминания по времени, если выбирать дату |
| tasks not auto-grouped by due date | missing-feature | 1 | задачи не распределяют сами автоматически по группам сделать сегодня, на следующей неделе |
Apps that already serve this
| App | Rating | Ratings | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Due - Reminders & Timers | 4.7 | 2,780 | $7.99 |
| Reminder & Countdown Pro | 4.8 | 3,191 | $1.99 |
| Reminders | 4.8 | 952,059 | Free |
| Reminders with Voice Reminder | 4.7 | 755 | $1.99 |
| gtsync: Sync Tasks & Reminders | 5.0 | 1 | $6.99 |
| Payment & Expenses Reminder | 5.0 | 2 | $1.99 |
| Calendar · Planner & Reminders | 4.6 | 59,069 | Free |
| Alarrrm - Future Event Alarm | 0.0 | 0 | $0.99 |
Should you build it?
Heavily used and done badly — the most disruptable kind of gap. Opportunity here scores 87 out of 100 — a function of demand, how crowded the field is, and how badly the existing apps perform. Use the live map to compare it against adjacent tasks.
Who has tried building this
6 tiny attempts under 6 stars, 3 dead; an abandoned pile of basic to-do apps with no traction.
| Project | Status | Stars | Stack |
|---|---|---|---|
| ridabensalem/to-do-list | stale | 6 | JavaScript |
| Piercel2022/todo-list | stale | 5 | JavaScript |
| Nellak2017/plan-weave | active | 2 | JavaScript |
| parthnarkar/Chronify | active | 2 | JavaScript |
| Preethi256/Task-Reminder-Application | active | 2 | |
| zaidanriski/todo-and-monitoring-task | stale | 2 | HTML |
Open-source projects that attempted this task — active ones show today's bar; abandoned ones are a signal to validate why earlier attempts died.
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