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Soon vs Apple Reminders

Reminders is free, already on your iPhone and Mac, and does a lot. Soon is for people who add things and then forget to look: it turns sentences into tasks and shows only what fits now.

The short version

Reminders is the safe pick: free, built in, on every Apple device and shared with any iCloud user. Pick Soon if your lists usually die after two weeks and you want them sorted by time, place and person for you.

SoonApple Reminders
PlatformsiPhone and Mac, on iOS 26 and macOS 26 or later. No iPad, Android, Windows or web app.iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, and iCloud.com in a browser. No Android or Windows app.
PriceFree to start, with 50 AI actions. A paid Soon Pro plan is planned. No price yet.Free with every iPhone, iPad and Mac. Syncs through iCloud, which includes 5 GB free.
CaptureType or talk in plain sentences. One sentence can become several tasks. Also reads pasted text, photos, links and text files.Type, dictate or ask Siri. Quick Reminders from Control Center or the Action button. Apple Intelligence suggests reminders from shared text.
Natural language datesYesRead on your device as you type, in English and Polish. Dates, times, repeats, people and places turn into pills.PartlyOn the Mac, a date typed in the title becomes the alert: "Rent movie on Friday at 4 p.m."
VoiceYesTalk, and Soon splits what you said into separate tasks. Corrections like "actually" are understood.YesSiri adds reminders: "Add artichokes to my groceries list."
Location remindersYesArrive and leave reminders for places you save, on iPhone. The Mac doesn't watch location.YesWhen you arrive or leave a place, or get in or out of your car.
People and contextYesTie a task to a person. On iPhone it comes up 15 minutes before a calendar event with them.Yes"When Messaging" a person brings the reminder up next time you chat in Messages. Tags, flags and smart lists.
SharingPartlyShare a context like Home with an invite link and assign tasks to members. No comments or team admin.YesShared lists with any iCloud user. Assign with @, and an Assigned to Me list.
CalendarPartlyReads the calendars on your device to show events next to tasks and find free time. Doesn't add tasks to a calendar.YesScheduled reminders show in the Calendar app, where you can edit and complete them.
IntegrationsPartlyShortcuts, Siri, widgets, Control Center and the iPhone share sheet. API keys for AI assistants. No Zapier, Slack or email-in.PartlySiri, Shortcuts, widgets, Control Center, Apple Watch. Also syncs with Exchange and CalDAV accounts.
Offline and syncYesWorks offline and syncs iPhone and Mac through Soon's server. Needs an account. AI sorting needs a connection.YesSyncs through iCloud across your Apple devices. Shared lists update in real time.
AvailabilityEarly access. iPhone by invite, not on the App Store yet. The Mac app isn't out yet.Built into iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS.

Prices as of October 2026. Reminders has no price. iCloud storage beyond 5 GB is paid, and Reminders uses very little of it. Soon is in early access and its plans may change before launch.

How they compare

The same jobs, done two ways.

Getting things in

Soon

Soon expects whole sentences. "Pick up oat milk, call mom tomorrow at six, and the rent's due Friday" becomes three tasks, each with its own time, and the pills show what Soon read before you save. Paste text, pick a photo, share a link or drop in a text file, and Soon suggests the tasks in it.

Apple Reminders

Reminders takes one reminder at a time. You type a title and add details: date, time, location, tags, flag, priority, subtasks, a photo or a scanned document. On the Mac it reads a date typed in the title. With Apple Intelligence on a supported iPhone, sharing text to Reminders suggests reminders from it and sorts lists into sections.

Voice

Soon

Talk for as long as you like and Soon splits it into tasks. It uses Apple's speech recognition, then sorts the text on Soon's server. "Actually" and "scratch that" work the way you'd expect. English and Polish, even mixed.

Apple Reminders

Siri adds reminders by voice, and you can dictate into any field. iOS 26 added Quick Reminders, which adds one from Control Center or the Action button. Nothing to set up and no account beyond your Apple Account.

Places and people

Soon

Save a place once and tie tasks to it. On iPhone, Soon reminds you when you arrive or leave. Tie a task to a person and it comes up 15 minutes before a calendar event with them. Both get their own section in Now.

Apple Reminders

Reminders has location alerts on arrival or departure, and a neat extra: when you get in or out of the car. "When Messaging" brings a reminder up the next time you chat with that person in Messages. Both are well integrated with the rest of iOS.

Keeping the list alive

Soon

This is the reason Soon exists. It sorts tasks into Now, Soon and Someday, so today's screen holds only what fits. Tidy up goes through tasks that keep slipping, one at a time: keep it, move it or let it go. When a task is unclear, Soon asks a short question and remembers the answer.

Apple Reminders

Reminders gives you smart lists like Today, Scheduled and Flagged, custom smart lists by tag, date or place, sections and columns, and auto-sorted grocery lists. It's tidy if you keep it tidy. Old reminders stay until you deal with them.

Sharing and calendar

Soon

Share one context, like Home, with an invite link, and assign tasks to each other. Soon reads your calendars on the device to show events next to tasks and find free time, but it doesn't put tasks into Calendar.

Apple Reminders

Share any list with someone who has an Apple Account, assign reminders with @, and see scheduled reminders right in the Calendar app. Everyone already has the app, which makes sharing easier than with Soon.

Where Apple Reminders is stronger

Which one to pick

Soon fits if

  • Your lists fill up and you stop looking at them.
  • You'd rather say three things at once than make three reminders.
  • You want old tasks cleared out with a nudge, not left to pile up.
  • You want tasks that come up before a meeting with someone.

Apple Reminders fits if

  • You want something free that's already there and will stay there.
  • You need iPad, Apple Watch or iCloud.com.
  • You share lists with family who won't install another app.
  • You'd rather your reminders not pass through an AI service.

Where Soon is today

Soon is in early access. The iPhone app goes out by invite and isn't on the App Store yet. The Mac app isn't released yet. Both need iOS 26 or macOS 26 or later.

It's free to start, with unlimited tasks and 50 AI actions. A paid Soon Pro plan is planned, with no price set. Which features end up in Pro may change before launch.

New in the early access build: an Inbox, where everything you add lands first so you can check what Soon read before it goes on your list.

Join the early access queue or read how Soon works.

Sources

Everything about Apple Reminders on this page comes from these pages, read on October 22, 2026. Everything about Soon comes from the app as it is today. If something here is out of date, write to contact@soon.town.

Apple, iPhone, Mac and iCloud are trademarks of Apple Inc. Soon isn't affiliated with or endorsed by Apple.

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