I built a power-layer on top of Apple Reminders: repeat-after-completion, defer, nagging alerts (a few ideas came from this sub)
Full disclosure: this is my own app (Complete), so this is self-promotion. But I'm posting it here specifically because several features came straight out of threads in this subreddit, and I'd rather share it with the people who actually asked for them.
It's not a replacement for Apple Reminders, it reads and writes your actual Apple reminders (EventKit). The reminders themselves stay in iCloud and in Apple's own app; the smart features (repeat-after-completion, defer, etc.) are a layer Complete adds on top. It just adds the things people here keep wishing for
- Repeat after completion: "1 week after I finish it", not on a fixed date
- Defer: give a task a start date so it stays hidden until it's actually relevant (today only shows what's due now)
- Nagging reminders: keep pinging after the due time until it's actually done
- Repeat extras Apple doesn't have: skip weekends, and end a repeat after X times (Apple only ends on a date)
- Attach any file: not just photos: PDFs, documents, whatever (Apple only lets you attach images/scans)
- Time duration per task
- Insights: a completion heatmap + streaks, so you can turn your Apple reminders into a simple habit tracker
Local-first, no account, no server, no tracking. Free 7-day trial, then a one-time unlock, no subscription.
Genuinely curious what's still missing for you. This sub has been my best source of ideas so far.
Link to App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/complete-reminders/id6776008027