The deadline you
can't afford to miss, handled.
Reminders is a persistent reminder service for life-admin that matters — passport renewals, work permits, insurance, licenses. It follows up until the task is done, and stores only a title and a date.
Passport renewal
DUE 12 AUG 2026
Car insurance policy
DUE 30 SEP 2026
Work permit renewal
DUE 04 MAR 2027
Annual health check
PAUSED
You knew it was coming.
That's what makes it worse.
These aren't to-dos you forgot. They're deadlines you saw approaching — and a single notification wasn't enough to make you act.
Calendars notify once
A single alert at 9am, dismissed in a meeting, never seen again. The deadline keeps approaching in silence.
The stakes aren't trivial
A lapsed passport, an expired work permit, a gap in coverage. Some deadlines can't be rescheduled after the fact.
Too far to hold in mind
Renewals land once a year or once a decade. No one keeps a date that distant reliably in their head.
Set it once. We carry it from there.
Four steps to hand a deadline to a system that won't let it slip.
Create a reminder
Name the deadline — passport, work permit, policy — and add the due date. That's the entire form.
Choose your reminder schedule
Light, Standard, Frequent, or Maximum. We calculate exactly when to start nudging you.
Get notified
Email arrives at the right intervals. Add SMS and a backup contact with Plus or a Priority Reminder.
Take action
Mark it done, snooze, or reschedule. Reminders follows up until it's genuinely handled.
It doesn't stop until you do.
One reminder becomes a schedule. Each nudge arrives closer to the deadline — 90, 60, 30, 7 and 1 days before — and the system keeps going until you confirm it's handled.
Miss one and we don't give up — the next nudge is already scheduled.
Built for dates that are easy to lose.
Life-admin deadlines and professional follow-ups that matter enough to need a real reminder.
Passport renewal
Track the expiry date and set reminders before travel or identity-document tasks become urgent.
Driver's licence
Keep the renewal date visible for everyday life admin, ID checks, and planning.
Visa expiry
Track visa expiry dates, document follow-ups, and reminders you choose.
Work permit
Remember expiry dates and known follow-up deadlines without storing sensitive documents.
Networking follow-up
Set reminders to reconnect with professional contacts before useful conversations go cold.
Professional contacts
Keep alumni, advisor, professor, and colleague follow-up dates out of forgotten spreadsheets.
Client follow-up
Remember proposal, renewal, review, and check-in dates without turning Reminders into a CRM.
Mentor check-ins
Set dates for thoughtful updates after advice, interviews, applications, or project milestones.
Investor follow-up
Track intro-call, update-email, and fundraising conversation follow-up dates.
Annual appointment
Preventative visits are easy to defer. A yearly nudge keeps you on track.
Prescription refill
Running out is avoidable. Set a repeating reminder that fits your refill cycle.
Policy renewal
Track insurance renewal, payment, and review dates with reminders before they need attention.
Membership renewal
Keep subscriptions and permits from slipping past their renewal dates.
Custom deadline
Any one-off or repeating responsibility that needs proper follow-up.
A system, not another notification.
Persistent reminders
Not a single ping. A schedule — 90, 60, 30, 7, 1 days before — that keeps going until you act.
Purpose-built schedules
Light, Standard, Frequent, Maximum — proven schedules for life-admin, not generic alerts.
Snooze, reschedule, or done
Clear actions on every reminder. Silence one notification, update the date, or close it out.
Backup contact
If you don't respond, a backup contact can be notified — so critical deadlines never slip.
Privacy-first, by design
No document uploads, no sensitive data. Just a title, a due date, and an email address — that's all Reminders ever needs. The minimal data model isn't a setting; it's the architecture.
Clear pricing. No surprises.
Start free. Upgrade only when a deadline deserves more than email.
Simple email reminders for everyday deadlines.
- 3 active reminders
- Email reminders
- Schedule up to 2 years ahead
- Light, Standard, Frequent & Maximum schedules
Long-term coverage for busy lives and complex schedules.
- 50 active reminders
- Schedule up to 10 years ahead
- Repeating reminders
- SMS reminders (US & Canada)
- Notify a backup contact
One important deadline, handled properly. Locked after purchase.
- One specific deadline cycle
- Schedule up to 5 years ahead
- Choose SMS, backup contact, or both
- Stays active even if you cancel Plus
All plans store only a title and a date. Cancel anytime — there's nothing to export and nothing to delete.
Answered plainly.
The honest version of how Reminders works, what it costs, and what it never asks for.
What is Reminders?
Reminders by Very Simple Systems is a persistent reminder service for important life-admin deadlines — passport renewals, work permits, insurance policies, licenses and prescriptions. Unlike a calendar, it follows up repeatedly (90, 60, 30, 7 and 1 days before the deadline) and doesn't stop until you confirm the task is handled. It stores only a title and a date.
How does Reminders work?
You create a reminder with a title and a due date, then choose a reminder schedule — Light, Standard, Frequent or Maximum. Reminders calculates when to start notifying you and sends email reminders at the right intervals. Add SMS and a backup contact with Plus or a Priority Reminder. The system keeps following up until you mark it done, snooze, or reschedule.
How is Reminders different from a calendar app?
A calendar shows you what's coming and notifies you once. Reminders is a dedicated follow-up system: it follows a fixed schedule and keeps reaching out until you confirm the deadline is handled. It's built specifically for rare, high-stakes life-admin deadlines, not day-to-day scheduling.
How much does Reminders cost?
Free gives you 3 email-only reminders up to 2 years ahead. Plus is $8/month for 50 reminders, repeat schedules, SMS, backup contacts and up to 10 years ahead. A Priority Reminder is a $5 one-time charge for a single important deadline up to 5 years ahead, with optional SMS and backup contact.
Do I need to upload my passport or documents?
Never. Reminders only needs a due date and your email address. It doesn't store or request document images, ID numbers or other sensitive identification data. The minimal title-and-date data model is the product's architecture, not a setting.
What happens if I ignore a reminder?
Reminders follows up. Free reminders use standard email follow-up. A Priority Reminder can also send SMS and notify a backup contact if you don't respond, depending on what you selected before checkout. The system keeps following up until you confirm the task is handled.
Is SMS available?
Yes — for Priority Reminders and Plus subscribers. SMS is currently limited to the US and Canada (+1 country code) and you must verify your phone number before SMS reminders are sent.
Who operates Reminders?
Reminders is operated by Very Simple Systems. You can learn more at verysimple.systems.
Hand it to a system
that won't forget.
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