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Understanding Reminders: Tasks vs. Recurring
🌀 Recurring Reminders
Designed for ongoing habits or encouragement.
- Define a frequency like “2 times per week” or “3 times per month”
- Choose a schedule: the days and times when it's okay to be notified
- App randomly sends reminders within that schedule
- Respond with Done, Skip, or do nothing (marked as "No Response")
Example:
"Remind me 1x every 2 weeks to check my grades"
📅 Task Reminders
Perfect for things with a clear start and end goal.
- Set a start date
- Receive reminders X times per day until marked Done
Example:
"Remind me 2x per day to take antibiotics starting June 1"
🎯 When to Use Which?
Scenario | Use Recurring | Use Task | |
---|---|---|---|
Build long-term habit | ✅ | ❌ | |
Complete one-off action | ❌ | ✅ | |
Daily motivational nudge | ✅ | ❌ |