Built for ADHD brains

The 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.

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Same task · never the same words
RIGHT NOW Take out the trash — bins go out tonight
ReSurface Now screen: one thing at a time — 'Take out the trash' with Done and Later buttons, and a pinned critical medication reminder at the top.
The real problem

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.

"I set a reminder… then I ignore it." — r/ADHD
"A notification pops up and I swipe it away on reflex." — r/ADHD
"After 3 days the same alert becomes invisible." — r/ADHD
The Resurface Engine

Four ways it refuses to be forgotten

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.

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
ReSurface across surfaces: Lock Screen rectangular and inline widgets, Home Screen small and medium widgets, and a Live Activity — all showing 'Take your medication · keeps resurfacing'.
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 to avoid a gap"
  • Breaks through Focus so it isn't silently missed
  • Can cut through silent mode for the things that truly can't wait*

*Critical Alerts require Apple approval; until then ReSurface uses time-sensitive alerts that break through Focus.

ReSurface Critical medication screen in red: 'Take your medication — Concerta', a missed-dose warning, '3 pills left · refill now to avoid a gap', with Taken and Remind again buttons.
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 — and Dot, your little companion, keeps it calm.

  • No streaks to break, no shame screens
  • Dial the intensity so it never overwhelms
  • Narrow by design — only your few must-not-forget things
ReSurface celebration screen after marking a task done, with the friendly Dot mascot looking proud.
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.

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Early access

Free while we're in early access.

ReSurface is free right now — no paywall, no catch. We're building in the open with the ADHD community, and 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, never behind a paywall
  • 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

No account, ever. When Pro arrives it stays optional — the core always stays free.

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.