Not the ones compared here. Reminder Bot and Dyno send what was written at the time it was set for, and neither reads replies or reactions. Mention Reminder starts from the mention itself and clears it when you reply to the message, react to it, or on the Team plan answer it elsewhere in the channel.
Mention ReminderComparison
Discord reminder bots vs Mention Reminder
Reminder Bot and Dyno send content at a time the user specifies. They work well for events, meetings and personal notes. Mention Reminder handles a different situation: someone mentions you and you forget to reply.
⚖️ The short answer
Use Reminder Bot for scheduled announcements and recurring reminders, or Dyno’s ?remindme for a quick personal note. Add Mention Reminder when mentions should be tracked automatically until your reply or reaction.
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What it is
What Reminder Bot and Dyno do
Reminder Bot (reminder-bot.com, by JellyWX) is a dedicated reminder bot. You create a reminder with /remind by filling in a time and the content, or on its web dashboard, which adds templates and embed formatting. It reads dates loosely, accepts cron-like times, and can ping users and roles you put in the content. Each person sets a timezone once with /timezone. Reminders are unlimited and free; repeating ones (daily, weekly, monthly) need a $2 a month Patreon subscription, or you can host the open-source bot yourself.
Dyno is a general-purpose server bot whose Reminders module adds ?remindme [time] [reminder]. When the time is up, Dyno sends you a private message. According to Dyno's docs you currently cannot list or remove the reminders you have set, and the command does nothing while an admin has the module switched off.
Both are triggered by a person writing a command. Neither watches mentions, replies or reactions, which is the part Mention Reminder does.
The options
Reminder Bot
A dedicated bot for one-off and repeating reminders, posted where you tell it, with a web dashboard.
Best for: Scheduled server announcements and recurring reminders for a channel or a role.
Dyno (?remindme)
A personal reminder command inside a popular all-round moderation bot.
Best for: A quick "remind me in two hours" on a server that already runs Dyno.
Side by side
Compare the features
| Feature | Mention Reminder | Reminder Bot | Dyno (?remindme) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | NoEvery reminder is written by somebody with /remind or on the dashboard. | NoYou type ?remindme with a time and a note. |
| 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. | NoIt sends at the set time whatever has happened in the channel since. | NoIt fires when the time is up, whatever you did in the meantime. |
| 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. | NoA one-off reminder is done once it has been sent, answered or not; repeating ones run until they expire or are deleted. | NoNothing to clear, but also no way to see or cancel an active reminder. |
| Reminds the person who was mentioned | YesThe person mentioned in the message. | PartlyIt can ping any user or role you write into it, if you remember to set it up. | PartlyOnly the person who typed the command. |
| Private, nothing extra posted in the channel | YesThe list and reminders are private. The bot adds a 🔔 reaction to the source message. | PartlyIt posts a message in a channel, so it is as private as that channel. | YesDelivered to you as a private message. |
| Personal reminder hours and timezone | YesOne daily reminder time on Starter; several chosen hours on Team. Weekdays only is optional. | PartlyThe author sets the time and timezone. Recurring reminders require Patreon. | PartlyOne time per reminder, written as a delay. |
| 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. | NoDiscord only. |
| Team setup without each person configuring reminders | YesAn admin installs the bot and chooses people. Everyone uses their existing chat account. | PartlyAdded to the server once, but every reminder is typed by somebody. | PartlyAn admin keeps the Reminders module on; each person types their own. |
| Reminders about anything, not only mentions | NoMentions only. For your own notes, keep the built-in reminders. | YesAnything at all, which is the point of it. | YesAny note you write. |
| Price | Starter is free for up to 5 people. Team starts at $2.50 per person per month, billed annually. | Basic reminders are free. Recurring reminders cost $2/month on Patreon. A self-hosted instance needs hosting. | Comes with Dyno. Dyno Premium is a separate paid upgrade. |
When it is enough
When a reminder bot is enough
- What you need is a reminder at a fixed time: an event, a deadline, a weekly check-in.
- Your server wants announcements posted in a channel for everyone, not private nudges.
- People on your server are happy to type a command each time they want reminding.
When to add Mention Reminder
When to add Mention Reminder
- The things that slip are pings, and nobody types /remind for a ping they meant to answer in five minutes.
- You want the reminder to stop as soon as the person replies, not fire on schedule regardless.
- You want reminders to stay private, with only a 🔔 on the original message.
- Your team also works in Slack or Microsoft Teams and wants one inbox for every mention.
🤝 Using both
Using both
Keep Reminder Bot or Dyno for events, deadlines and personal notes. Mention Reminder tracks mentions written by people. It ignores messages from other bots, so a scheduled Reminder Bot announcement does not automatically become an item in its list.
No, and on purpose: it has no slash commands at all. Reminders are created by the mentions people already write, settings live in the web panel, and each person picks their hours from the buttons in their own private thread.
Yes. Mention Reminder maintains private lists and adds a 🔔 reaction to source messages. It can share a server with moderation and scheduling bots. Check any custom reaction automations to ensure the bell does not trigger them unintentionally.
With Reminder Bot you set /timezone once and it applies everywhere. Discord gives bots no timezone, so Mention Reminder uses the account default an admin picks, and each person can choose their own in their thread settings; their reminder hours then follow it.
More comparisons
- Best Discord mention remindersDiscord’s Inbox, Bookmarks and reminder bots, compared.
- Discord BookmarksMessages saved for later compared with mentions you did not get round to saving.
- Discord InboxDiscord’s mention list compared with reminders for messages still waiting for your reply.
- Task managersTasks created from messages compared with mentions that simply need a reply.
Sources
Information last checked on October 14, 2026.
- Reminder Bot: home page and Patreon pricing
- Reminder Bot: Create reminders
- Reminder Bot: Intervals
- Dyno docs: Reminders module
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