Discord clears items from the Mentions tab automatically after 7 days, and closing one with its X removes it straight away. Neither depends on whether you answered. A Mention Reminder item stays open until you reply to the message, react to it, or the message is deleted, however long that takes.
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Discord Inbox vs Mention Reminder
Discord’s Inbox shows mentions and unread messages. It helps you see who tagged you, but does not distinguish answered questions from messages you meant to return to. Mention Reminder keeps a separate list and reminds you on your schedule.
⚖️ The short answer
The Inbox is enough if you review mentions regularly and answer them straight away. Add Mention Reminder if you read messages in a hurry, postpone the reply and forget.
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What it is
What the Discord Inbox does
The Inbox is built into Discord on desktop and in the browser. Its Mentions tab collects messages that mention you by @username, @role or @everyone, with filters to include or leave out the role and everyone mentions, and to show all servers or only the current one. @here mentions go to the Unreads tab instead.
An item leaves the Mentions tab when you close it with its X, or on its own after 7 days. The Unreads tab lists unread messages from channels you have not muted, and you clear it one message at a time or with "Mark Inbox As Read". A Jump button takes you to the message so you can reply.
Around it sit Discord's notification settings: per server and per channel you choose all messages, mentions only or nothing, and you can suppress @everyone, @here and role mentions. All of this is free and needs no setup.
Side by side
Compare the features
| Feature | Mention Reminder | Discord Inbox |
|---|---|---|
| Reminders created automatically from @mentions | YesNo need to save messages. Applies to people an admin enables; obvious thanks and similar non-actionable mentions are skipped. | YesEvery mention lands in the Mentions tab with nobody clicking anything. |
| Recognises a reply to the mention | YesYour thread reply or reaction clears it. On Team, AI can also match your reply posted separately in the channel. | NoA mention you replied to stays in the list exactly like one you never saw. |
| Clears the reminder after a reply or reaction | YesThe item leaves your list after your reply or reaction. Deleting the source message also clears the reminder. | PartlyIt disappears after 7 days whether you answered or not, or when you close it. |
| Reminds the person who was mentioned | YesThe person mentioned in the message. | PartlyYou get a notification at the moment of the mention, and never again. |
| Private, nothing extra posted in the channel | YesThe list and reminders are private. The bot adds a 🔔 reaction to the source message. | YesOnly you see your Inbox. |
| Personal reminder hours and timezone | YesOne daily reminder time on Starter; several chosen hours on Team. Weekdays only is optional. | NoNothing is scheduled. You open the Inbox when you think of it. |
| AI checks whether a group mention needs a reply | YesOn Team, when an admin enables AI and group mentions. Off by default. | PartlyManual filters can hide @everyone and @role mentions, but cannot tell which ones need you. |
| Supports Slack, Teams and Discord | YesTeam can link several servers, workspaces and teams. An admin links the same person’s accounts across platforms. | NoDiscord only, though it does cover every server you are in. |
| Team setup without each person configuring reminders | YesAn admin installs the bot and chooses people. Everyone uses their existing chat account. | YesBuilt in, nothing to install. |
| Price | Starter is free for up to 5 people. Team starts at $2.50 per person per month, billed annually. | Included in Discord. |
When it is enough
When the Discord Inbox is enough
- You check the Mentions tab every day and reply before you close anything.
- You are in a few quiet servers and a ping rarely waits more than a few hours.
- You mainly need to catch up on what you missed, not to keep track of what you owe.
When to add Mention Reminder
When to add Mention Reminder
- You read pings on your phone, mean to answer later, and the moment has passed by evening.
- You want the list to hold only what is unanswered, so a reply or a 👍 takes the item off.
- You want the reminder to come to you at set hours, rather than relying on opening the Inbox.
- A mention older than a week still matters to you, and it should not just expire.
🤝 Using both
Using both
Keep the Inbox for catching up on everything that happened. Mention Reminder does not replace it, it sits on top: of all the mentions in there, it tracks the direct ones still waiting on you and reminds you about those in your private thread. Answer one, and it leaves our list, whatever state your Inbox is in.
Mention Reminder does not treat reading as a reply. Your reply to the message or emoji reaction clears the item. On Team, AI can also match your reply posted separately in the channel.
Discord's help center says the Inbox is only on the desktop and browser clients; the mobile app shows mentions in its own notifications screen. Mention Reminder's private thread is an ordinary Discord thread, so it works the same in the mobile app.
No. It reads the channels an admin points it at, not your notification settings, so a muted channel or a "mentions only" setting changes nothing about what gets tracked. Keep your notifications however you like them.
More comparisons
- Discord BookmarksMessages saved for later compared with mentions you did not get round to saving.
- Best Discord mention remindersDiscord’s Inbox, Bookmarks and reminder bots, compared.
- Discord reminder botsReminder Bot and Dyno: manually scheduled reminders compared with automatic mention reminders.
Sources
Information last checked on October 14, 2026.
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Stop letting things vanish in the scroll
Add Mention Reminder to Slack, Teams or Discord - two minutes, once. After that it runs in the background and nobody on the team has to do anything else. Starter is free, no card.
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