Choose Ok Donkey if
You only want the nag: a time, the people on it, and an alert that stays until the job is closed for the group.
Ok Donkey vs FamilyWall
FamilyWall wants to be the place the household lives: schedules, lists, meals, messages, and where people are. A to-do can have a due date and a reminder, and tasks with due dates can show on the calendar. That is a lot of family life in one app, and it is genuinely useful if that is what you are shopping for.
Ok Donkey refuses most of that list, on purpose. No chat, no meals, no map of where the children are. The reminder in FamilyWall is a reminder on a task. Ok Donkey re-alerts until someone marks the event done, and it can escalate if the first person does not finish. Location stays out of Ok Donkey entirely.
Choose FamilyWall if
You want the family hub — diary, lists, meals, messages, and location — and one reminder on a to-do is enough. FamilyWall is available now.
The same questions, side by side
| Feature | Ok Donkey | FamilyWall |
|---|---|---|
| Your data | Only the reminder | Tracks an identifier |
| Keeps alerting until done | Yes | No |
| Shared with family or friends | Yes | Yes |
| One Done closes it for everyone | Yes | Shared list |
| Escalates if the first person does not finish | Yes | No |
| Whose turn it is | Yes | Assigns a task |
| One-off and repeating | Yes | A reminder |
| Only that job | Yes | No |
| iOS and Android | Yes | Yes |
| Available now | Coming soon | Yes |
Medicine every few hours
FamilyWall can hold the dose as a to-do with a due date and a reminder. Ok Donkey treats that dose as an event: it keeps alerting until someone marks it done, then closes it for the other people on it. It is a reminder, not a medical device, and a missed alert is still your responsibility.
Questions
Does FamilyWall keep alerting until a task is done?
Its help centre describes a due date and a reminder on a to-do. That is one reminder, not an alarm that re-alerts every couple of minutes until Done.
Does Ok Donkey show where people are?
No. Ok Donkey stores the email you sign in with, not location. FamilyWall’s public product includes location sharing.
FamilyWall from its help centre, September 2026: a to-do can have a due date and a reminder, and scheduled tasks can show on the calendar. Location and the wider hub are part of the public product. Ok Donkey from the product shown on okdonkey.app. The data cell is the App Store privacy label: identifiers used to track you. Features change.
