Two apps built on the same conviction: a meeting reminder you can ignore is useless. Here's an honest look at how they differ.
Both Heads Up and In Your Face put a full-screen, impossible-to-miss reminder over your work when a meeting starts. If that's what you're here for, either app solves it. The real differences are the price model, the privacy model, and how many platforms you need.
Heads Up costs less than a single year of In Your Face's subscription — and if you compare buyouts, their lifetime license is 3.5× the price. There's no trial math to do and no renewal to remember: you buy it once and it reminds you of meetings until you retire.
In Your Face connects directly to your Google or Microsoft account to read your calendar. Heads Up never touches the network: it reads the calendars already in your Mac's Calendar app — iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange — with read-only access, and nothing leaves your machine. No account, no sign-in, no tracking. If your employer frowns on third-party apps holding calendar-account access, that difference matters.
| Heads Up | In Your Face | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 once | $3.99/mo · $24.99/yr · $69 once |
| Platforms | Mac (macOS 13+) | Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Full-screen reminders | Yes — plus gentle cards before | Yes |
| Menu bar countdown | Live radar ring counts down | Menu bar app |
| Calendar access | Local, read-only (no account) | Google/Microsoft account connection, or device calendars |
| Meeting links | Zoom, Google Meet, Teams, Webex + generic links | 30+ services |
| Reminder timing | 15/10/5/2 min before + at start | Customizable |
| Network access | None — nothing leaves your Mac | Requires account/network for direct connections |
| Themes & sounds | System-native look, reminder sound | Custom themes and sounds |
One purchase on the Mac App Store. No subscription, no account, nothing leaves your Mac.
Get Heads UpIn Your Face pricing and features as listed on inyourface.app in August 2026 — check their site for current details. In Your Face is a product of its respective owner, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse Benvenuti Software.