Staying on top of your tasks throughout the day can be challenging, but setting up hourly reminders on your iPhone or Mac can make it easier to stay organized and productive. For Apple users, the built-in Reminders app offers a powerful yet user-friendly solution to set up these frequent notifications.
Quickly Create Hourly Reminders on iPhone and MacBook
Using Siri
- Hey Siri, remind me every hour to drink water
- Hey Siri, set an hourly reminder to take a break
- Hey Siri, remind me to wash my hands every hour
Manually Adding an Hourly Reminder
- Create a new reminder
- Tap the information icon (i)
- Turn on Date and Time
- Tap Repeat > Hourly > Done
Recurring reminders can be incredibly useful for maintaining healthy habits like drinking water, washing hands, stretching, posture check or staying on track with routine activities.
In this article, we’ll guide you through the steps to set up hourly reminders using the built-in Reminders app on your iPhone and MacBook.
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Setting Up Hourly Reminders on iPhone (iOS 18)
- Launch the Reminders app on your iPhone and select a list of your choice, or create a new one by tapping ‘Add List’
- Now, create a new reminder by tapping the plus (+) icon and entering a title like ‘Drink Water’
- Tap on the information icon (i)
- Toggle on both ‘Date‘ and Time‘
- Tap Repeat and select Hourly from the list of options
- Tap Done
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Setting Up Hourly Reminders on Mac (macOS Sequoia 15)
- Launch the Reminders app
- Create a new reminder using the plus (+) icon
- Input the reminder details and click information icon (i)
- Check ‘On a Day‘ and ‘At a Time‘ to set date and time for your reminder
- Now click Repeat > Custom > Frequency > Hourly
- Enter 1 to repeat it every hour
- Click OK to save your reminder settings
This process will create a reminder on your iPhone and MacBook that notifies you every hour based on the start time you selected.
