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24 alternatives to Occasional.ly - Text Message Reminders

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Occasional.ly - Text Message Reminders launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Occasional.ly▲92

   Occasion reminders with AI powered gift recommendations

   2021 · occasional.ly · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TextMarley▲136

   iMessage-based reminders integrated with Google Calendar

   2025 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Please Remind Me▲95

   A simple way to create reminders for when you need it.

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Friendly Reminder▲167

   Never lose touch with your friends, a simple personal CRM

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   TxtReminders▲75

   Get text message reminders with static and dynamic content.

   2021 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   KOYA▲223

   Send thoughtful, timely messages and micro-gifts

   2021 · getkoya.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Elephant▲100

   Effortless reminders using natural language and SMS

   2019 · elephant.rocks · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ThoughtfulSMS▲90

   Thoughtful messages delivered to your loved ones every week

   2018 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Soonly▲116

   Simple conversational scheduling.

   2021 · callyourfriends.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Remindr▲109

    Schedule reminders with SMS

    2019 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Giftopedia Birthday Reminders▲101

    Never forget another birthday, get text reminders

    2023 · giftopedia.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Soony Countdown▲197

    Count down to life’s important moments

    Nov 2025 · ilios.super.site · its alternatives →

13. 13
    WhatsApp + Any.do▲154

    Reminders in WhatsApp

    2019 · whatsapp.any.do · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Later Reminders▲150

    Super simple way to schedule reminders on your phone

    2015 · laterapp.co · its alternatives →

15. 15
    RemindMe▲140

    The most convenient reminders, on Facebook Messenger

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    poke▲75

    We remember so you don't have to

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Scheduled for iOS▲139

    A reminder for your messenger

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    SameTime.co▲87

    Group text reminders

    2017 · sametime.co · its alternatives →

19. 19GI
    Gratefulness.io – Learning to be grateful, one text reminder at a time▲56

    Daily text reminders that help you remember to be grateful.

    2016 · gratefulness.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Handre▲86

    Draw anything to create a reminder

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Whalfred▲95

    The tool to create and receive reminders via Whatsapp

    2022 · whalfred.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Planniversary▲97

    Never forget a gift or a birthday / anniversary again 🎁📆

    2018 · planniversary.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    I built a text-based birthday reminder app▲46

    I bought the birthdays.app domain a few years ago and decided to build a simple birthday app, just text message reminders. I had hacked together a duct-tape version for myself a couple years prior (using zapier + google sheets), and found it useful. It was a pain sifting through Facebook birthdays (90% irrelevant), and I found the text reminders simpler than a calendar. The app has been slowly growing since 2023, and is now up to 739 paying users (mostly on the $9/yr plan, with a few paying $3/yr). Earlier this year, I built a Google Calendar integration to automatically sync…

    2025 · birthdays.app · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Soon▲107

    A simplistic app to quickly add post-it like reminders.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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