Chime - Remember Everything

Hello!

I'm Derrick, and I built Chime because I kept missing important meetings despite having them in my calendar, Apple Reminders, AND sometimes in Todoist.

The Problem

I'd set meetings in my calendar, create reminders, add tasks in Todoist... then proceed to miss ALL of them because I was hyper-focused on some work.

Those tiny notification banners? They'd appear for 5 seconds while I was deep in design/code and vanish into the void. When I'm in DND mode or even full screen mode of some apps, this gets worse. The problem wasn't that I was disorganized...polite notifications just don't work for my brain.

If you've ever thought "wait, that was TODAY?!", you're not alone!

What Makes Chime Different

Chime is a unified time-based productivity assistant that takes over your entire screen with impossible-to-miss alerts for:

✅ Calendar meetings (iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange)
✅ Apple Reminders (time-based reminders with due times)
✅ Todoist tasks (tasks with deadlines. This is an optional integration)

The Alert You Can't Ignore

🖥️ Full-screen takeover - Not a banner. Not a popup. Your ENTIRE screen becomes the alert (see demo video)

⏰ Smart timing - Default 5 minutes before video calls, 3 minutes before regular events (This is fully customizable up to 1 minute before the calls, by the way.)

🎵 Non-startling and ADHD-friendly sounds - 5 soothing alert sounds that rotate automatically to prevent habituation (when your brain starts ignoring the same notification)

🔒 Privacy-first - Everything runs locally on your Mac. No calendar data, reminders, or tasks ever leave your device.

Who This Is For

While I built this for my own forgetful brain, it turns out a lot of people struggle with time-blindness sometimes:

• Developers in deep focus mode

• Designers in creative flow

• Remote workers juggling back-to-back Zoom calls

• Students with assignments and virtual classes

• Anyone who's ever joined a meeting late and blamed "technical difficulties" 😅

Key Features of Chime

• Auto-extracts meeting links from 30+ platforms (Zoom, Teams, Meet, Webex, etc.). This helps you join meetings directly from Chime.

• Multi-monitor support for the full-screen alerts (all displays, primary only, external only, or follow your mouse)

• Hourly recurring reminders (perfect for "drink water" or "take a break" or even manifestations!)

• Statistics tracking (meetings joined vs. missed, reminder completion rate)

• 100% local. No cloud sync, no personal data collection

• Native macOS app (13.0+)

Pricing & Trial

💚 14-day free trial with all features unlocked. No credit card required.

After 14-day trial:
• Monthly subscription
• Annual subscription
• Lifetime purchase option

🎁 Launch Special: Get up to 50% off all plans if you subscribe before November 30th, 2025!

How I make money: Subscriptions after the 14-day trial. No ads, no data selling, no affiliate links. Just a focused productivity tool that respects your privacy.

What I'd Love Feedback On

1. Event types - Should I add support for Asana, Linear, or Notion?

2. Alert timing - Is 5 minutes too early/late? (It's customizable, but curious about defaults)

3. Recurring patterns - What other patterns beyond hourly/daily/weekly/monthly would help?

4. Todoist integration - How's the setup experience? Should I add more task apps?

Early Feedback from TestFlight Users

I shared an early version with friends and communities (total 87 Test Flight testers) and got messages and tweets like:

• "This is the first reminder system that actually works for my brain"

• "I finally made it to my appointment on time"

• "Literally my favorite app atm!"

• "i love this. looks like meeter but i think it’s way better for because of the alert"

• "This app has one of the best UX i've come across."

• "Chime's background sound during setup...🔥"

• "Beautiful like that use Chime"

• "Cool thing about this app is that, when the alert shows, it’s not just reminding me about my meeting. It reminds me to play Ghost of Tsushima after the meeting🤣"

• "This is great, it’s a problem I have one too many times. Thanks for building this!"

You can verify these tweets on our website: https://usechime.app/

If you've ever felt like a failure because you can't remember things that are "right there in your calendar", this is for you.

Download for macOS 13.0+:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chime-remember-everything/id6753882399

Thanks for checking out Chime! I'm here all day to answer questions, take feedback, and probably nervously refresh this page way too many times. 😅

- Derrick

P.S. - If you've ever joined a meeting 10 minutes late, heard "oh there you are!", and mumbled something about "technical difficulties"... you need this. 😉

Amazing that it integrates with Google Calendar. Curious to know, does it also integrate with the Reminders app?

I use it
I love it
Really gets your attention

Clear pitch. I’m curious how flexible the alert timing is, can Chime adjust reminders based on how close you are to the next task or meeting?

Interesting idea @uxderrick . I’m wondering how well Mixup handles wildly different inputs, does a recipe stay coherent when people remix it with very unusual photos or sketches?

Congrats on the launch! Love the idea of full-screen alerts, those tiny banners never work when you’re deep in focus. How customizable the timing and sounds are?