Never the same twice
Every nudge is reworded — new phrasing, new emoji, new time — so your brain never learns to filter it out. This is the part other reminder apps skip.
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Built for ADHD brainsThe reminders that
Built for ADHD brainsThe reminders that
keep coming back.
You’ve tried every reminder app and still tuned them out. ReSurface keeps the few things you must not forget resurfacing — worded differently each time, across your Lock Screen and notifications — until they’re done.
Same task · never the same words
RIGHT NOWTake out the trash — bins go out tonight
The real problemYou saw the reminder.
You saw the reminder.
Your brain filed it under “later.”
Two enemies beat every reminder app: you swipe the notification away in a second, and identical nudges fade into background noise after a few days. ReSurface is built to defeat both.
The Resurface Engine
Four ways it refuses to be forgotten
Everywhere you look
Not just a notification you swipe. It shows up on your Lock Screen widget, Live Activity, Home widget and StandBy — always the one thing that matters right now.
Rises when ignored
Leave it and it escalates — gentle → time-sensitive → front-and-center — so the important thing keeps resurfacing instead of quietly sinking.
Honest about iOS
Notifications can still be swiped — no app can change that. ReSurface just keeps bringing it back until you mark it done. No fake “unswipeable” promises.
Multi-surface
One thing. Everywhere you’d glance.
The most important item follows you across the surfaces you already look at dozens of times a day — worded a little differently each time.
- Lock Screen widgets (rectangular & inline)
- Live Activity on the Lock Screen & Dynamic Island
- Home Screen widgets · StandBy
- Interactive Done / Later right from the notification
Critical mode
For meds and bills, it gets serious.
Mark something Critical and the tone changes — direct, no jokes — with a refill countdown so you never run out.
- Refill countdown — “3 pills left · refill now”
- Breaks through Focus so it isn’t silently missed
- Can cut through silent mode for things that can’t wait*
*Critical Alerts require Apple approval; until then ReSurface uses time-sensitive alerts that break through Focus.
Gentle by design
Built for ADHD brains — no streaks, no guilt.
Insistent apps just get louder. ReSurface keeps things resurfacing without punishing you. Every item is just Done, Later, or Not now.
- No streaks to break, no shame screens
- Dial the intensity so it never overwhelms
- Narrow by design — only your few must-not-forget things
Local-first
Your reminders never leave your device.
No account. No login. No server. ReSurface works entirely on your iPhone — your reminder text and medication details stay with you.
No accountOpen the app and start. Nothing to sign up for.
Nothing personal collectedOptional anonymous counts only — never your reminder text. Off anytime.
Delete in one tapSettings → Delete all data wipes everything instantly.
Early access
Free while we’re in early access.
ReSurface is free right now — no paywall, no catch. Early supporters keep Pro free, for life.
Available now
Free
$0 no limits, no account
- The full Resurface Engine
- Critical mode + refill countdown
- Basic medication reminders — always free
- Early supporters keep Pro free, for life
Pro · later
Optional
an upgrade, not a wall
- Sync across your devices (iCloud)
- Unlimited must-not-forget items
- Advanced variation, themes & surfaces
FAQ
Honest answers
Do reminders really keep coming back?
Yes — ReSurface schedules a chain of reminders that keeps resurfacing, with varied wording, until you mark the item done. It’s honest about iOS limits: a notification can still be swiped away, but the item keeps resurfacing.
Will it wake me through silent mode?
Critical reminders (e.g. medication) use a critical alert that cuts through silent mode once the capability is approved by Apple; otherwise they use time-sensitive alerts that break through Focus.
Is my data private?
Completely. There’s no account and no server — everything lives on your device. Optional anonymous usage counts never include your reminder text and can be turned off in Settings.
Is this just another louder alarm app?
No. Instead of only getting louder, ReSurface changes how it reminds you each time so your brain doesn’t habituate — and never punishes you with streaks or guilt.