Reminder Library ยท Developers & IT ยท Updated July 2026

The repo's last commit says "initial commit, so excited".

Every developer owns a graveyard of brilliant weekends. Projects survive on scheduled hours, not spare ones, because spare hours do not exist.

First 5 reminders free ยท No app, no signup, no forms

How to set a side project reminder on WhatsApp

To set a side project reminder on WhatsApp, text NagMeLater "Remind me every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm to work on the side project", or tap a button below to send it in one tap. The bot confirms the schedule and nags you at the right moment. No app, no signup, first 5 reminders free.

Weekly build sessions

Two protected evenings, the project's heartbeat.

Message that gets sentRemind me every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm to work on the side project

Weekend deep block

The two-hour Saturday session for hard problems.

Message that gets sentRemind me every Saturday at 8am to do a two hour side project session

Ship-date countdown

A real deadline, self-imposed but nagged.

Message that gets sentRemind me on 1 September that the side project launch is in 30 days

Why side projects stall at 80 percent

Spare time is a myth with a calendar

The project waits for a free evening; the evening never files the paperwork. Unscheduled intentions lose to literally everything, including doing nothing.

Momentum decays measurably

Two weeks away from a codebase and re-entry costs an hour of remembering where you were. Three months away and the honest move is starting over, which is how graveyards fill.

The last 20 percent is pure discipline

The fun architecture is done; what remains is auth edge cases, deploy scripts and a landing page. No burst of inspiration ships that part, only scheduled, slightly bored persistence.

How shipped projects got shipped

Small sessions beat epic ones

Two reliable 45-minute evenings outproduce the mythical free Sunday, because they happen. Momentum is a frequency phenomenon, not an intensity one.

End sessions with a note to future-you

"note side project: next step is the webhook retry logic, branch fix-retries" deletes the re-entry cost. The next session starts in minute one, not minute forty.

The streak is the co-founder

Reply done after each session and let the chain do the accountability a solo project lacks. Breaking a 15-session streak stings exactly enough to prevent it.

How NagMeLater handles it

1

You send the text

The button pre-fills it. Plain words, no format to learn, no reminder app to install.

2

It understands the schedule

Date, time and recurrence are parsed from your message and confirmed instantly.

3

The nag arrives on time

Right inside WhatsApp, where you will actually see it. Reply done, snooze it, or edit it any time.

Questions people ask

Which is better, daily or twice weekly?

The one you will still be doing in March. Twice weekly survives busy seasons; daily burns bright and often out. You can always add sessions to a streak that exists.

How do I stop starting new projects instead?

A note and a rule: "note project queue: idea 2 and 3 wait until v1 ships". The ship-date nag gives the current project a finish line the new idea must respect.

Can I use the accountability coach for this?

Perfectly matched: name the side project session in your morning priorities and the evening check-in asks whether it happened. The bot becomes the co-founder who asks.

What counts as a session when I am exhausted?

Fifteen minutes of README edits keeps the streak and the context alive. The rule that ships projects: touch it, however lightly, on schedule.

Do I need to download a side project reminder app?

No download needed. NagMeLater turns WhatsApp into your side project reminder app: one message sets the schedule, and the nag arrives in the same chat. Nothing new on your home screen, nothing to keep updated, nothing extra to open.

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Set it in the next ten seconds.

The button opens WhatsApp with "Remind me every Tuesday and Thursday at 9pm to work on the side project" already typed. Send it, and it is handled.