A guide for Apple Reminders users

Repeat reminders after you actually finish them

Some tasks should not come back on a fixed calendar date. Their next due date should begin when the work is really done.

Fixed weekly repeat Due Monday → next Monday

Finish it on Thursday and the next reminder is still only four days away.

Repeat after completion Finished Thursday → next Thursday

The full interval starts when you complete the task, not when it was originally due.

A small difference that matters

Calendar-based repeats are right for appointments and deadlines. They are less natural for flexible routines: if a task is completed late, its next occurrence can arrive too soon. Repeat after completion keeps the intended space between two completions.

Where it helps

The feature is especially useful when the interval matters more than a particular weekday or date.

Home maintenance

Replace a filter three months after it was actually replaced, even if the previous task was overdue.

Flexible routines

Water a plant or clean a room a set number of days after the last completion.

Reviews and check-ins

Schedule the next review from the day you finished the current one, without compressing the interval.

How Complete adds it to Apple Reminders

Complete is an iPhone app built directly on your existing Apple Reminders. It adds completion-based repeats without moving your tasks into a separate account or service.

Choose a reminder

Create a new task or open one of your existing Apple Reminders in Complete.

Set the interval

Select “After completion” and choose the number of days, weeks, months, or years.

Complete it

Mark it done in Complete or from a Complete notification. The next reminder is dated from that moment.

Your reminders stay your reminders

Apple Reminders remains the source of truth. Complete works with the reminders stored in your iCloud, so they remain available to Apple’s apps and system features.

  • No Complete account and no Complete backend
  • Reminders continue to sync through your iCloud
  • Local notifications are scheduled on your iPhone
  • Seven-day trial, followed by a one-time purchase instead of a subscription

Try repeat after completion

Complete is available worldwide for iPhone. Try it free for seven days and keep using your existing Apple Reminders.

View Complete on the App Store