When a calendar app is enough
- If you have a single vehicle or a single home and the dates you track in a year can be counted on one hand.
- If you already have another place where you keep your policies, registration certificate and receipts in order.
- If you want to see the dates in a calendar shared with your family; calendar apps are good at sharing.
In that case a recurring event does the job and no extra app is needed.
Side by side
| Topic | Calendar app | Boha Reminder |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | Already on your phone | You open an account and start on the free plan |
| How records are organized | Every date is a separate event | Dates are gathered in the record of the vehicle or property they belong to |
| Yearly renewals | You set up a recurring event; if the date changes, you correct it by hand | When you renew, the date moves to the next period |
| Documents | Kept somewhere else or attached to events one by one | Policies, receipts and registration certificates are stored inside the record they belong to |
| Reminders | Notification | Email and push notification |
| History | Old events stay in the calendar; no expense or service log is kept | Service, expense and dues history stays in the record |
| Overview | The dates sit among your other events | Upcoming and overdue dates appear on one screen |
| Sharing | Shared calendars and invitations work well | Made for personal use |
| Price | Free | The free plan has limits; beyond them there are paid yearly plans |
When Boha Reminder helps
- If you manage more than one vehicle or property. The inspection, insurance, tax and dues dates of each one stay in its own record; you see on one screen which one is next.
- If you want to keep the document next to the date. When renewal day comes, the old policy or last year's receipt is in the same record.
- If you keep missing the once-a-year dates. A date that comes once a year is the easiest to forget because it never becomes a habit; the reminder arrives both by email and by push notification.
- If you also want to see how much you spend. The vehicle's service and expense history and the property's dues history are kept in the same place and can be downloaded as a PDF.
Using both together
One does not have to replace the other. You can use a calendar app for meetings, appointments and family plans, and Boha Reminder for yearly renewals, documents and expenses.
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