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Location based reminders

Posted Thu, 07/01/2010 - 21:19 by Dan Murfitt

Reminders, whether from calendars or todo lists, are typically time based, so they will remind you to perform an action at a desired time. However, I've just discovered location based reminders or 'geo-reminders' and this could possibly be my favourite life hack! When I say discovered, I actually had the idea when I got home from the supermarket having forgotten several necessities, but naturally this has already been thought of and many location based reminder apps already exist.

Location based reminders are reminders which, instead of alerting you at a set time, alert you when you enter a set location. So, you may set a reminder to 'buy more bread' for when you are next at the supermarket, or 'call John' for when you get in the office. This means you will be alerted when you are at the place where you can action the reminder. This isn't designed to replace time based reminders, but instead work along side. You could also (in theory) combine the two by setting a reminder to 'buy birthday card for Sam' when you are in town around the 5th of June.

So, without further ado, here are some apps which I have found that support location based reminders:

If you know of anymore notable location based reminder apps please feel free to drop them in the comments below.

Comments

Hi Dan, Thank you for

by Anonymous (not verified) - 08/01/2010 - 13:20

Hi Dan,
Thank you for sharing, I did not know about this. I think it is a good tool, I could easily use it, I will have a look if there is a LG version of it.

I agree with your vision

by Anonymous (not verified) - 20/06/2010 - 23:46

I agree with your vision about the location based reminder. It will be the next wave of the task management system.
The above tools are very useful but drain the battery pretty quickly to make them really useful.
The one I am using is LocationNotes (locationnotes.com), I have tested to leave it on for a whole day without issue.

New Location Based Reminder App

by GregR (not verified) - 04/09/2010 - 07:32

Great list above of location based reminder apps. After being frustrated with the battery life impact of many of the current location reminder apps, I developed LocationMinder. It is optimized for iPhone 4 and uses a new technology that has extremely low battery usage. (It does not need to run in the background or use GPS). It was just released a couple days ago. Here is a link to check it out:

http://bit.ly/90HZ4U

The best location based

by Yeoman Rho (not verified) - 12/09/2010 - 16:04

The best location based reminder is Geostrings on Palm Pre and Palm pixi.

Hi Dan, You could try Spoty

by Anonymous (not verified) - 18/10/2010 - 19:21

Hi Dan,

You could try Spoty for Android.
http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/travel/spoty_mbsg.html

It's location based reminder and also changes the ringer profile and blocks calls - all in one app.
It's basically Call Blocker Pro, Locale and Location Reminder all in one and also has SMS sending option integrated.

Location-centric Reminder app

by Next Time (not verified) - 13/11/2010 - 17:55

You should check out Next Time for iPhone. It's a fully location-centric reminder application.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/next-time/id397777406?mt=8

Available in many languages, and capable of world-wide point of interest search, address search, and city search - No more dropping pins around the map yourself (although you can do that too!)

I fond another one LBR

by Anonymous (not verified) - 12/12/2010 - 18:58

I fond another one LBR (android)

There's also Locationizer

by tinny (not verified) - 28/12/2010 - 11:18

There's also Locationizer

Try Location Reminder Alarm

by Anonymous (not verified) - 22/01/2011 - 14:47

This just recently came out for Android. It is supposed to work underground in metros and in dense areas with lots of skyscrapers. http://rttraffic.com/location-reminder-alarm/

Locationizer for iPhone is the best Location based reminder app

by Anonymous (not verified) - 05/02/2011 - 06:05

Locationizer for iPhone is a great Location Based Reminder app. I think it's the best one out there because it's really easy to set a reminder. All you have to do is drop a circle around the area you want to be reminded in, and the next time you're in that circle, it'll send a message to your phone even if it's locked. It's a great app... I highly reccomend it.

lominder

by Anonymous (not verified) - 15/04/2011 - 21:08

i discovered a new iphone one. it's called Lominder and it works...

iArrive for iPhone and iPad

by Jakob (not verified) - 27/07/2011 - 21:01

Great list of location based reminders!

I just got my app iArrive in the app store - you should give a try.

I needed a reliable and accurate app to wake me up when I took a late night train home and was afraid I'd miss my stop if I fell asleep. So I developed iArrive, and it is perfect for that use.

It is an elegant location based reminder app designed for reliability and accuracy. You set your reminder in very few actions: add new, search your destination, drag a slider to set your preferred alarm distance and switch on the alarm. That's it. It has no excess controls or features - simple and easy to use.

You can find the app here:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iarrive/id446651590?mt=8#