Compare · Papertray vs Apple Reminders

Shared lists
for people without an iPhone, too.

Reminders is free, built in and great with Siri. But sharing only works with people who have an Apple Account. Papertray shares with anyone who has an email address, on any phone or computer.

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At a glance.

Feature	Papertray	Apple Reminders
Price	Free, or Pro at $4 (€4 in the EU) per person per month	Free, built into Apple devices
Share with people on Android or Windows	Yes	Partly: Only with an Apple Account; iCloud.com in a browser
Assign to-dos to people	Yes: Pro and Team	Yes: In shared lists
Areas, projects and headings	Yes	Partly: Lists, groups and sections
Share a whole area of projects at once	Yes	No
Upcoming, Someday and Logbook	Yes	Partly: Today, Scheduled and Completed
Month calendar you can drag to-dos around	Yes: In Papertray	Partly: Reminders show in the Calendar app
Progress rings that count real to-dos	Yes	No
Reminders at a time	Yes	Yes
Siri and location alerts	No	Yes
Apps for Android and Windows	Yes: Any browser; installs on Android	No

Checked on 4 November 2026 from Apple's own pages (sources below). Apps change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.

Why people choose Papertray

What you get with Papertray.

Everyone's invited.

Share with your partner on Android or your colleague on Windows. They open it in a browser or install it, and see the same list within seconds.

A home for bigger plans.

Areas, projects and headings give a renovation, a launch or a move its own place, with a ring that fills as it gets done.

Know what's next.

Upcoming shows everything with a date, Someday holds the maybes, and the Logbook remembers what you finished.

In fairness

Where Apple Reminders is the better choice.

Reminders is free and already on every iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Siri can add reminders, and they can alert you at a time or when you arrive somewhere.
It works offline and has smart lists, tags and early reminders.
If everyone you share with uses Apple devices, Reminders may be all you need.

Moving over

Bring your lists with you.

Select reminders in a list on your Mac, copy them, and paste them into Papertray's Settings → Import. Each line becomes a to-do.

Questions.

Can I share Apple Reminders with someone on Android?

Apple Reminders shares lists with people who have an Apple Account; on the web they use iCloud.com and can't manage sharing there. Papertray shares a project or a whole area with anyone who has an email address, and works in any browser and on Android.

Is Papertray an Apple Reminders alternative for couples?

Yes. Share a project or a whole area with your partner by email or invite link, add and tick off to-dos together, and see changes on each other's devices within about five seconds. Sharing with one person is free.

Does Papertray work on iPhone?

Yes. In Safari, add Papertray to your Home Screen and it opens full screen like an app, with swipe actions on to-dos.

Sources: Share a reminder list on iCloud.com (Apple Support) · Reminders (Apple)

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