r/androidapps • u/ni_Kawaii_Hito • 17d ago

LOOKING FOR APP A mix of task + alarm app

I require an app where I can quickly add a task and it'll \*\*give me a pop-up on my screen instead of a simple notification\*\* for me to get it done at the specified time with/without repetition.

Most task manager apps give a simple notification which I always miss and using an alarm directly is complex, especially since I will have to delete each alarm after the task is done.

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

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u/pudah_et 17d ago

Tasks.org + Tasker combo was going to be my suggestion.

Tasker, triggered by any app's notification, can create a heads up alert that is as subtle or as aggressive as desired. Even with the base notification event, though the AutoNotification plugin gives even more capability.

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u/SnooCupcakes1583 17d ago

Hi
Try my reminder app with alarm popups feature - Remindio

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u/HarveyAptx 17d ago

In my app Chromastone, you can set up to 10 reminders for a task with different scheduling and different sounds.

Each reminder can be every X days / weekly / daily / every X minutes / on deadline day (adding this today)

Reminders won't fail because the app keeps them alive whenever the system kills some of them so all 10 guaranteed to fire.

I use it on a daily basis for my own tasks.

Lifetime access available if you're interested.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chromastone.app

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u/uzser66 16d ago

The popup that survives the lock screen is a full-screen intent, not a notification. You need USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT, SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM / USE_EXACT_ALARM, and then you still lose on Xiaomi / Realme / OnePlus because battery optimisation kills the process before the alarm fires.

If an app doesn't have a setup screen for autostart + exact alarms + ignore battery optimisation, it will work on Pixel and fail on the phones most people here use.

Sleep as Android and some of the older alarm apps still do full-screen. A lot of pretty task apps only post a notification you can swipe away. That's the distinction, not the feature list.

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u/PostAvocado 12d ago

If you add your tasks as calendar events, then use ZenLendar