5 Unique Ways I Use Apple Reminders & What Needs To Improve

Apple Reminders despite being a simple go-to reminders app for many lacks in many ways. Does simplicity really take a toll on utility? Let’s find out…

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Apple Reminders is one of the many stock apps that sits on your home screen when you set up your new iPhone or iPad. You may explore the App Store for more options such as Things3 or ToDo but there is always a time or scenario where you just fall back on the stock app for the sake of its simplicity and convenience.

I call this the stock-app syndrome. We all experience it with some or the other first-party app. For me, it started with Apple Notes, a few weeks ago:

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But recently, the Reminders app has caught me in the trap of stock-app syndrome. While I love using Reminders, I still can’t digest how primitive the app is at first sight.

 👉INDEX👈

1. Apple's focus on Simplicity
2. How I Use It
3. When to use Calendars and when to use Reminders?
4. What I want…