Marco Arment releases Unforgetful, ADHD-focused reminders app
The Overcast creator launches a task app designed for procrastination and forgetfulness, built on top of Apple's Reminders.
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What to know
- Unforgetful is a $19.99/year reminders app built by Marco Arment (creator of Overcast) specifically for ADHD and procrastination, addressing gaps he found in Apple's Reminders app.
- The app prevents lost tasks through persistent notifications that repeat even after dismissal, scaled snooze intervals, and a simplified interface with no folders or tags.
- Unforgetful integrates with existing Apple Reminders data and works with Siri, so users don't need to switch how they capture reminders—they just turn off Apple's notifications and use Unforgetful's instead.
“If I say 'Remind me to buy milk,' but I forget to specify a time (or Siri misses it), Reminders will never notify me, and I'll never check the app, so it'll be lost.”
Marco Arment, App developer · Marco Arment's blog · Aug 13
Marco Arment App developer, Unforgetful creator
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TechCrunch detailed Unforgetful's key features including repeated notifications, scaled snooze intervals, and integration with existing Apple Reminders data. The article highlighted that the app's main advantage is its compatibility with Siri and Apple's Reminders database, allowing users to continue capturing reminders through familiar methods.
“The Reminders app, though, doesn't fit me at all. I don't like how it looks, how it works, or how it's organized. Hell, I don't even like its icon. There's nothing about it I like.”
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9to5Mac reported that Arment's new app is built around persistent notifications, flexible snoozing, and a deliberately simple interface for people who struggle to keep reminders from slipping through the cracks.
“Siri, for all of its faults, has always been very good at creating tasks in Apple's Reminders app — and Siri is everywhere. Computer. Phone. Car. Watch.”
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Manton Reece shared praise for Arment's release, highlighting a memorable passage from Arment's blog post about his career path in tech despite academic struggles.
“Congrats to Marco Arment on releasing his new app, Unforgetful!”
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Arment announced the launch of Unforgetful, a reminders app designed for ADHD and procrastination. He detailed his personal struggles with forgetfulness and how Apple's Reminders app failed to meet his needs despite its integration with Siri.
“Imagine if Reminders was optimized for ADHD, procrastination, and forgetfulness. Never lose a task. You'll always be reminded, with zero shame or judgment.”
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Unforgetful, the latest app from longtime indie developer Marco Arment, is designed to make reminders harder to ignore — or accidentally dismiss. https:// techcrunch.com/2026/08/14/unfo rgetful-is-a-new-reminders-app-for-people-who-cant-stop-hitting-snooze/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Congrats to Marco Arment on releasing his new app, Unforgetful! I love this part of the intro blog post : "Despite constantly being told that I’d never get a good job, computers provided a lucrative career path filled with even worse academic performers who couldn’t care less about my grades. What a stroke of luck! I’d be mediocre to terrible at…
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My new app is now released! Unforgetful: https:// marco.org/2026/08/14/unforgetf ul Imagine if Reminders was optimized for ADHD, procrastination, and forgetfulness. Never lose a task. You’ll always be reminded, with zero shame or judgment. That's Unforgetful.