Set a reminder for someone else's phone

Yes. Put the other person in your Buzzley sharing group, create the reminder as usual and set Who is it for? to them. It then rings only on their phones, at the time you chose, and you can ask to be told if they don't mark it done.

This works for a parent who needs a nudge to take tablets, a teenager who forgets the dentist, or a partner who said they'd call the plumber.

Before you start: one sharing group

Both of you need a Buzzley account, and they need to be in your sharing group.

1. Open Sharing group and tap Invite member.
2. Enter their email address and tap Invite.
3. They sign in to Buzzley on their phone and tap Join under Incoming invitations. The invitation is valid for 7 days.

Once they join, your plan covers them: they don't need their own subscription. They do use one of your plan's device slots, so check the numbers on the family reminders page before inviting a whole household.

Set the reminder

1. Tap the add button and type the reminder, for example "Take evening tablets".
2. Set the date, time and Repeat as usual.
3. Tap For and, on the Who is it for? sheet, pick the person. The sheet says what happens: "It rings only on their phones".
4. Set Visibility to All devices so it reaches their phone.
5. For something that must not be missed, set Notification style to Alarm.
6. Save.

The reminder appears on their phone and rings there. It doesn't ring on yours. You stay the owner, so you can change the time or the wording later and they get the change.

Find out if it was missed

Choose who gets a notification if the reminder is not done in time.

1. On the same reminder, open If missed, tell.
2. Pick who should hear about a miss: yourself, another family member, or both.
3. Choose when it Counts as missed after: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour or 2 hours after it was due. The default is 30 minutes.
4. Turn on Also tell them when it is done if you'd like a quiet "Done by Dad" when it went fine.

If they haven't tapped Done by then, you get a notification: "Dad hasn't done: Take evening tablets". A snooze moves the deadline: the waiting time starts again from when the snooze ends. Dismissing the alarm without tapping Done doesn't count as done.

You can also use If missed, tell on your own reminders: leave Who is it for? on Me and add someone who should know when you forget.

What the other person sees

• On Android, an Alarm-style reminder rings on the alarm channel, through silent mode and Do Not Disturb, and fills the screen when the phone is locked. Their phone also needs Buzzley's alarm permissions; the Alarm not ringing? screen in the app checks them and shows steps for their phone's brand.
• On iPhone with iOS 26 or later, Alarm-style reminders ring through silent mode and Focus once they allow alarms for Buzzley. On older iOS versions they arrive as notifications, which silent mode can mute.
• They can snooze, or tap Done. They can't edit your reminder.

If the reminder is about medication, the medication reminders page adds the details that matter there, such as repeating every few hours.

What it can't do

• No reminders for people outside your group. Buzzley doesn't send text messages or reminders to a phone number. The other person needs the app and an account in your group.
• No proof beyond Done. Buzzley knows the reminder was marked done, not that the tablet was taken.
• Missed alerts need a shared reminder. Only reminders with Visibility set to All devices send them, so nobody is told about a reminder they can't see.

Common questions

Does the reminder also ring on my phone?

No. With Who is it for? set to another person, it rings only on their phones. Add yourself under If missed, tell to hear about it only when it goes wrong.

Can I do this from my computer?

You can see and edit your reminders in the web app at buzzley.app. The phone app is where the family options are set up, and phones do the ringing.

What does it cost?

The group shares one plan. Core is $2.99 a month for 2 devices, Plus $5.99 a month for 5. Start with the 7-day trial, no card needed, and compare the plans.

For a longer walk-through with examples, read how to send a reminder to someone else's phone.