Short answers about devices, privacy, pricing, languages, and the kind of reminder app NotNow is trying to be.
NotNow is being built for iPhone with iOS 18 or later. The smart features do not require Apple Intelligence. Older devices such as iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and earlier may be slower; that is one of the things the beta needs to test properly. Android is planned later this year. Apple Watch, iPad, macOS, iCloud sync, and more are also on the list.
Yes and no. NotNow is designed to be quick and private, so it starts with fast on-device systems such as traditional machine learning classifiers and smaller custom models. Those can run on more devices and in more languages than Apple Intelligence. If those systems cannot make sense of a reminder, Apple Intelligence may be used as a fallback when it is available.
NotNow supports English, Dutch, German, Polish, French, Spanish, Romanian, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, and Ukrainian. I speak English and Dutch myself, so those languages may feel more polished at first. Feedback in the other languages is especially useful during beta.
NotNow is local-first. Reminder content is processed on your device by default, and NotNow does not sell your data or build advertising profiles from your reminders. Optional research sharing can send redacted diagnostic data, but only if you turn it on. The privacy policy explains the details. Privacy
Pricing is not final yet, but the goal is simple and fair: a trial without automatic renewal, an affordable price for people who need the app, a student-friendly option, and the option to buy lifetime access once. Early beta testers will get free lifetime access as a thank-you for helping test the app.
NotNow is meant to be simpler at the moment you capture something, and smarter when it comes back. You can dump a rough thought without manually filling in every detail, and the app tries to turn it into something useful later. Notifications can be calm, playful, or chaotic, depending on your style. The app is built in the Netherlands by an indie developer, not a giant corporation.
Apple Reminders is a strong general-purpose reminder app. NotNow is focused on low-effort capture: the half-second where you remember something and want it out of your head before it disappears. It tries to infer timing, category, and context from rough input.
Notes are good for storing information. NotNow is for small future actions that need to come back at the right moment. Instead of creating another note you may never reopen, you can capture the thought once and let it resurface as a reminder.
Yes. NotNow is designed for quick capture by typing, speaking, or pasting rough text. The point is to get the thought out quickly, not to make you organize it perfectly first.
You can create categories that match your life. NotNow learns how you use them and can categorise new reminders automatically on your iPhone, without sending your reminder content to a server.
You will be among the first to know when NotNow is ready on the App Store. I may also send beta invites, a few launch notes, product updates, occasional promotions, and questions about what would make the app better. You can unsubscribe at any time.
There is no exact public launch date yet. The beta is there to test performance, language quality, device support, notification wording, and the little details that only show up when real people use the app in real life.
