Monthly, yearly or two years: choosing how to pay for ReminderIt

Once you've decided reminder calls help, there's one more decision: how to pay. ReminderIt has a single plan, but three ways to pay for it. They all include exactly the same features. The only differences are how much you pay up front, how much you pay overall, and how long you're committed.

Here's how to think it through without overthinking it.

The three options

Every option gets you the same plan:

• Monthly: $7 a month.
• Yearly: $59 a year.
• Two years: $99 once, with no renewal at the end.

All prices are in US dollars, for everyone, wherever you live.

Whichever you choose, you get 70 reminder calls a month, unlimited WhatsApp reminders, the ability to remind up to 5 people, all voices and languages, and the Google Calendar, Claude and ChatGPT connections. Nothing is held back for a more expensive tier, because there isn't one.

The simple maths

It helps to put the three options on the same timeline.

Over one year:

• Monthly: 12 × $7 = $84.
• Yearly: $59.

Paying yearly saves $25 compared with twelve months of monthly payments.

Over two years:

• Monthly: 24 × $7 = $168.
• Yearly, twice: 2 × $59 = $118.
• Two years once: $99.

The two-year option is the lowest total if you know you'll use it for that long. It works out to a little over $4 a month.

When monthly makes sense

Monthly is the most flexible. It's a good choice if:

• You're still working out your routine. Maybe the trial went well but you want another month or two of real use before committing.
• Your need is temporary. A course of treatment, a busy exam season, a few months of caring for someone after surgery.
• You'd rather keep payments small. $7 at a time is easy to fit into a monthly budget.

The trade-off is that monthly costs the most over time. If you're still paying monthly after six months, it's worth asking whether yearly would suit you better.

When yearly makes sense

Yearly is the middle ground. It's a good fit if:

• Reminders are part of your life now. Daily medication, a morning wake-up call, regular bill reminders.
• You're reminding family. Reminders for a parent tend to be long-term, and a year at a time matches that.
• You like reviewing things once a year. One payment, one decision, then you don't think about it.

A small tip: when you pay yearly, set yourself a reminder a couple of weeks before the renewal date to decide whether you still want it. It's the kind of thing a reminder call is perfect for.

When two years makes sense

The two-year option is a single payment of $99 with no renewal. When the two years are up, it simply ends. It suits you if:

• You're sure this is long-term. You've used reminders for a while and can't imagine stopping.
• You dislike subscriptions. No automatic renewal means no surprise charge in two years' time.
• You're setting it up for someone else. For example, arranging reminders for an older parent and not wanting to manage payments often.

Because it doesn't renew, it's also worth setting a reminder for near the end of the two years, so you can decide calmly what to do next.

Questions to help you decide

• Will I still want reminder calls in six months? If you're unsure, start monthly.
• Am I reminding family members long-term? Yearly or two years usually fits.
• Would I rather make one payment and forget about it? Two years.
• Would a renewal I forgot about bother me? Two years doesn't renew; for monthly or yearly, set a reminder.

There's no wrong answer. The plan is identical in every case, so the choice is purely about money and commitment.

Paying for someone else

Many people set up reminders for a parent or grandparent. Because one plan lets you remind up to 5 people, you usually don't need a separate plan for each family member. You pay once on your own account, add the people you care about, and they accept once before your reminders reach them. It's worth thinking about how long you expect to need those reminders when choosing how to pay.

What about extra calls?

All three options include 70 reminder calls a month. Most people find that's plenty, especially since WhatsApp reminders are unlimited, so lower-stakes reminders don't need to use a call at all.

If you ever need more, you can add extra calls anytime, for example 25 extra calls for $5. That's often cheaper than changing how you pay.

Before you choose: try it

If you haven't yet, start with the 7-day free trial. It needs no card, and includes 10 reminder calls, up to 3 reminders and 1 other person. That's enough to find out whether reminder calls make a real difference to your week before you pay anything.

How ReminderIt works

ReminderIt reminds you with a real phone call at the right time, in a warm, natural voice, plus a WhatsApp message with Done and Snooze buttons. If you miss the call, WhatsApp carries the reminder and ReminderIt tries the call once more about five minutes later.

Everything happens in WhatsApp: just say what you need, like "Remind me to take my tablet at 8pm every day." You can also log in at reminderit.com with WhatsApp or Google to see your reminders, history and settings.

Questions about which option suits you? Message us on WhatsApp and we'll help you choose.