The 7-day free trial: what's included and how to use it well

A free trial is only useful if you actually find out whether the thing works for you. Most people start a trial, poke at it once, forget about it, and then decide at the end based on a vague feeling.

A week is plenty of time to know whether reminder calls help you, but only if you test them on real life. Here's exactly what the ReminderIt trial includes and a day-by-day way to get a clear answer by the end of it.

What the trial includes

The ReminderIt trial lasts 7 days and needs no card. You start it by messaging us on WhatsApp. There's no app to install and no sign-up form.

During the trial you get:

• 10 reminder calls in total.
• Up to 3 reminders set up at once.
• 1 other person you can remind, such as a parent or partner.

After the trial, there's one plan with three ways to pay: $7 a month, $59 a year, or $99 once for two years with no renewal. There's no free-forever option, so the trial is your chance to decide properly.

Ten calls and three reminders is a small allowance, so it pays to be deliberate about what you test.

Pick three reminders that matter

Don't waste your three slots on things you'd remember anyway. Choose reminders where forgetting has a real cost, and where you've struggled before. Good test candidates:

• A daily habit you keep missing, such as an evening tablet, a glass of water with breakfast, or a stretch before bed.
• One upcoming appointment, such as a dentist visit or a call with the bank.
• A reminder for someone else, such as a parent's evening medicine or a check-in call.

Between them, these test the three things reminder calls are best at: building a routine, protecting a one-off event, and helping someone you care about.

Budget your 10 calls

A daily reminder over seven days uses seven calls on its own. That leaves three for everything else. A sensible split:

• One daily reminder for five or six days.
• One appointment reminder.
• A couple of calls for the person you're reminding.

You can also set a reminder to WhatsApp only, so it doesn't use a call. That's handy for lower-stakes reminders you still want to test.

A day-by-day plan

Day 1: set up. Message us on WhatsApp and set your first reminder in plain words, for example: "Remind me to take my tablet at 8pm every day." Pick a time within the next few hours so you hear your first call the same day.

Day 2: set the harder one. Add the reminder that has let you down before. Think about the moment you need to act, not the moment of the event. "Leave for the dentist" at 3:40pm is more useful than "dentist" at 4pm.

Day 3: add a person. If you're reminding someone else, add them now. They accept once, and then your reminders can reach their phone. Ask them honestly afterwards how the call felt.

Day 4: try missing a call. Deliberately let one ring out. You'll see the WhatsApp message arrive with Done and Snooze, and ReminderIt will try the call once more about five minutes later. It's useful to know what happens on a busy day.

Day 5: adjust. Change the time or wording of anything that didn't land. On WhatsApp you can just say "list" to see your reminders, then ask to change one. If you prefer a different voice or language, try it now.

Day 6: look at the website. Log in at reminderit.com with WhatsApp or Google to see your reminders and history in one place.

Day 7: decide. Ask yourself the questions below.

Questions to answer by day 7

• Did I do the thing more often than I usually would?
• Did any call arrive at a bad time, and could I fix that by changing the time?
• Did the person I reminded find it helpful or annoying?
• Would I have missed anything this week without it?
• What would I set up if I had 70 calls a month?

If most answers point to "it helped", the plan is probably worth it. If not, you've lost nothing: there was no card, so nothing gets charged.

Common trial mistakes

• Testing on things you never forget. You'll learn nothing.
• Setting the time of the event instead of the time to act. The call arrives too late to help.
• Vague wording. "Thing" at 6pm helps nobody. Say what and why.
• Using all ten calls in two days. Spread them out so you see a full week.

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. It works in most countries, in 14 call languages including English, Spanish, Hindi, Tamil and more.

You can choose calls plus WhatsApp, calls only, or WhatsApp only, and change it for each reminder. If you like it, one plan covers everything: 70 reminder calls a month, unlimited WhatsApp reminders, up to 5 people, all voices and languages, and Google Calendar plus Claude and ChatGPT connections.

Ready to try it on your real week? Message us on WhatsApp and your trial starts with your first reminder.