Bumbi review
A focused Android reminder app with escalating alerts, recurring tasks, and voice entry.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Bumbi is an Android reminder app for people who need alerts to keep resurfacing rather than disappear into a notification stream. Reminders can use Light, Sticky, or Alarm intensity, and ignored reminders can automatically escalate. Users can create reminders by voice, schedule daily, weekly, or monthly repeats, and split tasks into checkable steps. A home-screen widget supports viewing and completing reminders. This makes Bumbi a fit for individuals and small teams focused on personal follow-through, not people looking for a cross-platform or calendar-centered system.
The free plan includes three active reminders, all three intensity modes, snooze, and recurring reminders. Bumbi Plus costs $14.99 one-time and adds unlimited reminders, custom snooze, control over auto-escalation, custom sounds, and extra themes. Bumbi Assist is offered for $19.99 per year or $3.99 per month; while subscribed, it includes Plus and adds AI task-step suggestions, capped at 30 suggestions a day. The yearly plan has a 7-day trial. The published prices are in USD, while Google Play displays the final purchase price in local currency. The free tier is useful for evaluating the reminder approach, but its three-reminder cap makes Plus the more practical option for ongoing use with multiple tasks.
The app's defining strength is the return-until-acted-on notification behavior, paired with adjustable intensity and escalation. That emphasis suits reminders that are easy to overlook; it is less suited to users who want location triggers or calendar sync, neither of which is part of the listed feature set. The vendor says reminder content stays on the device except when a user submits a reminder to Assist, so the AI option involves a different handling path. Choose Bumbi for focused Android reminders and task steps; choose another tool if cross-platform access or calendar integration is central.
Bumbi pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Persistent notifications return until acted on or snoozed.
- Three intensity modes, recurring reminders, and automatic escalation.
- Voice entry, checkable steps, and a home-screen widget.
- Where it doesn't
- Free plan allows only three active reminders.
- Available on Android only, with no calendar sync or location reminders.
- Unlimited reminders and custom controls require a one-time purchase.
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