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Notificant is a helpful reminder no matter where you are

Carmel Cloud has released the iOS version of Notificant, which ties schedule notifications made on your Mac with your iOS device. The Mac version of this program debuted shortly after the Mac App Store rolled out in January, but the lack of iOS integration caused many not to use it to its full potential.

Notificant also syncs with a web app, which allows you to access your notifications via any browser; that's handy for when you have to integrate a Windows computer into your daily workflow like I do.

Notificant is a fairly simple app. You get a 160-character limit to write a detailed schedule reminder, including URLs that can be shortened using a built-in shortner, and you can set a time for the reminder to trigger. What sets it apart from notifications through iCal and Google Calendar is that you can specifically target where the notification goes.

For example, I can write a notification using the web app at work and have it go to my iPhone at a specific time. Or, my husband can use my iMac at home to send a schedule reminder to my MacBook Air when I'm out without it going to my iPhone or email.

The one thing that I wished Notificant had was the ability to add extra email addresses. It would be handy for sending reminders to my husband or to my work email. Notificant also does not do repeating events, which can be a turn-off for some potential users.

Notificant for iPhone is US$2.99, and a universal version for the iPad will be available in the future. Notificant for Mac is $4.99 and is available on the Mac App Store.



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Gminor

What does it do better than Google calendar with iphone calendar sync?

May 04 2011 at 11:30 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
south

Hmm, I couldn't find EasyMinder either. Name pops up in the store, but there's nothing there. Will give Notificant a try though. I use the free Backpackit reminders for this sort of thing but I'd love a better way to make reminders on the iPhone.

btw, the company that makes Notificant is called 'Caramel Cloud', not Carmel Cloud.

May 04 2011 at 6:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark Miller

Tom Nys: There's no EasyMinder app for the iPhone/iPod Touch on the US App Store -- perhaps it's an iPad-only app???

May 04 2011 at 4:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
John Cox

I'd love a notifier app that reminded you of something when you were at a specific place. Kinda like the title of this article suggests.

Wouldn't it be better to get a reminder to get the milk as you are about to go past the store than when you are back in the office?

Not all notifications are time centric.

May 04 2011 at 12:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
2 replies to John Cox's comment
Tom Nys

Have you checked EasyMinder? Does exactly what you want.

May 04 2011 at 1:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jeannef.guillou

There is Goldfish but it didn't work well for me.

May 04 2011 at 11:28 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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