Send Reminders to Other People on WhatsApp — Without Forwarding a Message
You Need to Remind Someone Else. What Do You Do?
Reminding yourself is easy. Reminding other people is surprisingly hard. You have a few options:
- Send a WhatsApp message now — but you're asking them to remember, not actually reminding them at the right moment
- Set a reminder for yourself to tell them — indirect, unreliable, easy to miss
- Email or calendar invite — too formal for "submit the GST form by Friday"
- Call them the day of — intrusive, and you're still the one carrying the mental load
None of these actually deliver the reminder at the right moment, to the right person, on WhatsApp — which is where they actually check messages.
NagMeLater's group reminder feature does exactly this. You set the reminder once. It fires on WhatsApp to the other person at exactly the time you specify.
How It Works: Groups, Codes, and @Aliases
NagMeLater uses a simple invite-code system:
- One person creates a group and gets a 6-character code
- Others join using that code — no app needed, just WhatsApp
- Any member can send reminders to any other member using their alias
Here's the full flow:
Share this with family members — they join by texting:
"join AB3C7X as [their name]"
Now share the code. When someone else joins:
Once both members are in, set a reminder for the other person:
Tomorrow at 9am, Priya gets a WhatsApp message directly from NagMeLater: "Reminder: submit your college application". You don't have to do anything else.
Who Actually Uses This
The group reminder feature is surprisingly versatile. Real use cases from users:
Families
Parents keeping tabs on teens who ignore phone calls. "remind @Rohan tonight at 10pm to take his medication." The reminder goes straight to Rohan's phone at 10pm — you don't have to be awake to follow up.
Small teams (CAs, recruiters, real estate agents)
Accountants chasing clients for documents. "remind @Suresh Monday at 10am to send the FORM 16." Suresh gets a WhatsApp message at 10am on Monday, exactly when he's most likely to be at his desk. The CA doesn't have to chase; the bot does.
Event coordinators
"remind @Caterer Friday at 2pm to confirm the final headcount." The caterer is in the group. The reminder fires on time. No WhatsApp thread needed until there's something to actually discuss.
Business partners
"remind @Ankit every Monday at 9am to share the weekly report." A recurring reminder goes to Ankit every Monday without anyone having to manually follow up.
Managing Your Group
A few commands to keep the group clean:
1. Dad (you, creator)
2. Priya
3. Rohan
The group code works for any number of members — share it freely within your circle. There's no member limit enforced by the bot.
Reminders set for someone else run entirely on their credits, not yours — so setting a reminder for @Priya doesn't count against Dad's trial balance.
One Thing to Know Before You Start
Group reminders work between NagMeLater users — both people need to have messaged the bot at least once (joining the group counts). The recipient doesn't need their own NagMeLater plan; joining your group connects their WhatsApp number.
If you want to remind someone who hasn't joined yet, share the code and ask them to join first. The whole setup takes about 30 seconds per person.
Group reminders support recurring schedules the same way personal reminders do:
Cancel, edit, or snooze group reminders the same way as personal ones.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I send a WhatsApp reminder to someone who doesn't use NagMeLater?
They need to join your group first, which takes about 30 seconds: they message the NagMeLater number with 'join [code] as [name]'. No app to download, no account to create — just one WhatsApp message.
Do group reminders count against my trial or subscription?
Reminders set for another person run on the recipient's account, not yours. So 'remind @Priya to submit the form' uses Priya's reminder balance. Your own trial balance is only used for reminders sent to you.
How many groups can I create?
There's no hard limit. You can be a member of multiple groups at once and create as many as you need.
Can the recipient see who set the reminder?
No — group reminders arrive as a plain message from the NagMeLater bot. The recipient doesn't see who originally set the reminder.
Can I set recurring group reminders?
Yes. 'Remind @Ankit every Monday at 9am to share the weekly report' sets a recurring reminder exactly like a personal one. Daily, weekly, monthly, and interval-based recurrences all work.