My phone currently has 19 alarms on it with things like "feed cat", "put dishes away", and "give child medicine". The difficult part is that I don't always get to do the thing when I have the alarm set: Kids get up later or eat lunch earlier, we are out running an errand, etc. I'll give this a try, thanks!
I've often done the same thing! My phone is often on do not disturb as well, so alarms are the only way to get on time reminders. My apple watch has helped as I can hit snooze quickly and a lot more easily.
Todo apps tend to get filled with so many things, so I've been using CheckYourList to keep track of things like you mentioned to keep them away from my overflowing todo inbox.