Reorder items in Reminders app

Can't find a way to reorder tasks in Reminders. Am I missing something or it really is not possible?

Update: Apple added this feature to iOS 6.


Currently, there is no method to change the order of reminders. Neither priority nor due date of a reminder has an influence on the position in the list.


I just figured out how to re-order reminders. The secret is to click on a list item to the right of the text. In other words, if the item reads, "Pick up dry cleaning", click in the empty area to the right of the word "cleaning". This will cause the entire item to turn slightly darker, as if highlighted. Then, just click it and drag it up or down to the desired location.

The secret is in where you click. If you click on the text, you'll get a cursor, enabling you to edit the entry. Click out to the right, however, and you can highlight the item for dragging.


It can be done! On an iPhone 7, I tap on the item and hold for about one second. The background darkens and then I'm free to move the item up or down the list.


On MacBook I have ordered my Reminders by selecting Title as the order of sorting (under 'View'), and prefixing each item with a 2-digit sequential number, to act as the sort key. If you wish to insert an item between two that you have already numbered, you can simply add another digit to the sort number of that item, as in the Dewey Decimal system used in libraries. E.G. If you already have '01 See to animals', '02 Put out bins' and you want to add 'Put on washing' between those two, give it the number '011'