Choose Ok Donkey if
You want one person nagged first, then the others if they do not finish, and a clear sense of whose turn it is for the school run, the medicine, or the bins, with escalation built in.
Ok Donkey vs GetNotify
GetNotify is the closest thing already on a phone. Its App Store listing describes an alarm-style reminder that keeps notifying until someone responds, for you or for a group. One Done or Skip stops it for everyone. That is the same happy stubbornness Ok Donkey is built around.
The difference is who gets the tap first. GetNotify notifies the group together. Ok Donkey can nag one person, wait a short grace window, then alert everyone else. It can also take turns, follow whoever usually finishes first, or give weekdays and weekends to different people. Creating a GetNotify group is a paid feature. GetNotify is on the App Store and on Google Play.
Choose GetNotify if
You want that alert that keeps going, today, including a Skip, and you are happy for the whole group to hear it together. GetNotify is on the App Store and Google Play now.
The same questions, side by side
| Feature | Ok Donkey | GetNotify |
|---|---|---|
| Your data | Only the reminder | Tracks you; ads unless you pay |
| Keeps alerting until done | Yes | Yes |
| Shared with family or friends | Yes | Yes |
| One Done closes it for everyone | Yes | Yes |
| Escalates if the first person does not finish | Yes | No |
| Time zone options | Each person sees their own time; asked only at night | ? |
| Holiday mode | Yes: others take your turns | ? |
| Whose turn it is | Yes | No |
| One-off and repeating | Yes | Yes |
| Only that job | Yes | Yes |
| iOS and Android | Yes | Yes |
| Available now | Yes, on Android | Yes |
The school run at 15:00
With Ok Donkey, Mara is nagged first. If she has not tapped Done when the grace window ends, everyone else on the event is alerted, and one Done closes it for the group. With GetNotify, the people in the group are notified and it keeps going until someone taps Done or Skip. There is no separate “Mara first, then the rest”.
Questions
Does GetNotify keep alerting until the task is done?
Yes. Its App Store listing says it keeps notifying like an alarm until someone responds. For a group, one person tapping Done or Skip stops the reminder for everyone.
Does GetNotify escalate to someone else?
Not in the way Ok Donkey does. The listing says everyone in the group is notified, and one response is enough. It does not describe a lead person and a grace window before the others are alerted.
A “?” in the time zone and holiday rows means we could not confirm it from public sources; it is not a “no”. GetNotify from its App Store and Google Play listings, September 2026. Group creation and invite codes are described as Pro features. Joining a group is described as free. Ok Donkey from the product shown on okdonkey.app. The data cell is the App Store privacy label, plus the Google Play line that the app contains ads. Features change.
