# Birthday Countdown — user reviews > 214 indexed App Store user reviews of Birthday Countdown by Find Appiness LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 7,840 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birthday-countdown/id1452049360/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/birthday-countdown/id1452049360.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 6,868 · 4★ 623 · 3★ 206 · 2★ 53 · 1★ 90 ## What do users think of Birthday Countdown? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📆 Effective birthday reminders - 🔍 Useful birthday countdown - 💻 Simple and easy to use - 🎨 Customizable widget options - 💰 One-time payment, no subscription **Cons** - 🐛 Glitches causing date changes - 🔔 Inconsistent notification issues - 🔒 Limited backup/restore options - 💸 Paid features not worth the cost - 🔍 Lack of search/filtering options **Commonly reported bugs** - Dates randomly changing or being off by a day - App crashing or becoming unusable after updates - Notifications not working as expected - Inability to open or access the app after a reset **Most requested features** - Add ability to use personal photos - Provide more reminder time options - Allow adding notes/details for birthdays - Improve widget functionality and customization - Implement import/export backup functionality ## Newest reviews (19 of 214) ### 3/5 — Nützlich, aber immer mal wieder fehlerhaft *2026-07-20* Leider muss man nach jedem Update das Widget neu konfigurieren, was man gerne mal vergisst. Die Erinn Leider muss man nach jedem Update das Widget neu konfigurieren, was man gerne mal vergisst. Die Erinnerung ist dann, gerade an Geburtstage von nicht so engen Kontakten, schnell vergessen. Außerdem kommt es des Öfteren vor, dass das Widget, die aktuell leider auch, nicht richtig dargestellt wird. erung ist dann, gerade an Geburtstage von nicht so engen Kontakten, schnell vergessen. Außerdem kommt es des Öfteren vor, dass das Widget, die aktuell leider auch, nicht richtig dargestellt wird. Wären diese recht nervigen Bug nicht, wäre die App wirklich hilfreich. **Developer response:** Danke für dein Feedback. Das sollte natürlich nicht passieren. Bitte schreib mir kurz an diego@findappiness.co, damit ich mir den Fall genauer ansehen und dir helfen kann. ### 4/5 — It’s ok *2026-07-10, version 3.1.0* Every time I get on this app it’s shows up as like a 100 dollar thing and it is annoying ### 5/5 — Erfühlt die wunschfunktion und sieht gut aus *2026-03-28* Die Geburtstage sind übersichtlich dargestellt mit den wesentlichen Information. Eine Erinnerung ist auch einstellbar. Weiterer Optimierungswunsch; Nur die Kontakte importieren die auch ein Geburtsdatum hinterlegt haben. ### 4/5 — Sigh *2026-03-25, version 2.7.2* I love this app and when I first bought it I bought the 2.99 payment so I could have widget but now it’s telling me to rebuy it. Very disappointing ### 5/5 — Ride or Die *2026-03-10, version 2.7.0* Birthday is one of my favorite apps on my phone. An essential part of my rotation! ### 5/5 — the best program *2026-02-23, version 2.6.5* lili hayati ### 5/5 — Straight to the point and very easy to use. *2026-02-20, version 2.6.5* My friend group always camps at 11:59 the day before someone’s birthday and we race to say happy birthday the fastest. Idk why my normal calendar hasn’t been alerting me to birthdays so I’ve been losing, but this app is doing its job good pretty well rn and I’m back in the race ### 5/5 — Sanity *2026-02-16, version 2.6.5* I don’t know what I’d do without this app! It helps me remember all the important birthdays in my life. I also love that it keeps track of my grandkid’s ages and syncs with my Outlook calendar. It certainly makes life more sane and stress free! ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-01-18, version 2.6.4* I have been using this for years now. It is great to get a specific type of reminder for birthdays! 🎂 ### 5/5 — Birthday Anniversary App *2026-01-16, version 2.6.4* I enjoy this app because it keeps me up to date on birthdays and anniversaries. I have a large family and lots of friends and this keeps me up to date. ### 5/5 — ❤️ *2026-01-08, version 2.6.4* Super good just wish you didn't have to pay for the widgets🫥 ### 2/5 — Never had ads before and I will not pay for ads. I’ll do it the old-fashioned way and get a calendar *2026-01-05, version 2.6.3* Never had ads before. And I’m not paying to have them removed. I’ll just delete the app. And use old fashion calendar on the wall. ### 2/5 — 6767 *2026-01-03, version 2.6.3* Sixty seven hahaha ### 5/5 — amazinggg *2026-01-02, version 2.6.3* i love that i can put all my friends and family’s bdays all in one app with a countdown ### 5/5 — My review *2025-12-29, version 2.6.3* Personally, I love the app. Some people say it’s not the best app I like it because it isn’t your notification either the day before or the day or the day after just in case you forgot. That’s what I like about it. It can also remind you a week before that’s amazing. I do recommend this app. ### 2/5 — Birthdays don’t show up on locked screen *2025-12-28, version 2.6.3* I got this app so it would show birthdays on my locked screen, the day of the birthday. But can’t get it to work. ### 5/5 — About the app *2025-12-08, version 2.6.2* I love this app cause it can remind you about upcoming events ### 5/5 — 🩵 *2025-12-07, version 2.6.2* Loving this app ### 5/5 — Omg amazing *2025-11-28, version 2.6.2* Omg this is soooo helpful everyone should have this app ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Annoying Long Ads *2025-12-13, version 2.6.3* The free version of this app has annoying long ads that you have to sit through every time you go into the app. Then the app is clustered with ads, making the free version unusable. I thought about purchasing this app, but paying a monthly subscription, and then having to buy the widget was a deal killer. There are plenty other apps out there that are similar, do a good job, and don’t nickel and dime you every month. ### 1/5 — Very bad *2025-06-12* You have to pay to access the widgets and actual countdowns. Getting a different app for sure. ### 1/5 — Amazing *2025-05-09, version 2.5.1* I nearly forgot my birthday and then the notification popped up 😄😄😄😄 ### 1/5 — Changed dates *2025-04-20, version 2.5.0* It seemed like a good day to remember a lot of people's birthdays but it randomly changed a handful of people's birthdays and moved them up a day. Fine for the few people I did know their exact birthday, but not for the people I knew around when their birthday was. Since the app can't keep the birthdays straight, how is it supposed to remind me? It's pretty much useless now. ### 1/5 — Buggy *2025-04-16, version 2.5.0* The app has timezone issues. Notifications fail when you change time zones or something, I can’t tell exactly. But I no longer get notifications on all the birthdays I enter, making the app useless. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2025-02-04, version 2.4.5* This app doesn’t even work. I tried importing from contacts and it just silently did nothing. Then I missed a friends birthday. ### 1/5 — Alarms don’t work *2024-09-17, version 2.4.5* And I can figure out how to turn them on ### 1/5 — Eh *2024-08-01, version 2.4.5* Have to pay to access widget when I can just get another app and do it for free. But I like I can add multiple birthdays but not worth the money ### 1/5 — Some Weird Glitch *2024-06-03* I enjoyed this app for several years before a weird glitch changed about half my contacts birthdays to be a day off. It was totally random as to whether it switched to one day before or after and I can’t even tell which are correct or not. I still use it because it’s hard to take the time to switch them all to something else. I just feel like seriously? You had one job? One job…. **Developer response:** Hi Michelle! Thank you for your feedback. We apologize for the inconvenience with the glitch affecting your contacts' birthdays. If you'd like, you can send me an email at diego@findappiness.co and I'll be happy to assist you further. Thank you for your support and understanding. ### 1/5 — BEWARE - Fine until it wasn’t *2024-05-09, version 2.4.2* I downloaded this app over a year ago with it working perfectly. Yesterday I realized it hadn’t sent me a birthday reminder in a while and when I checked the app, it was inundated with ads and had changed ALL of my contacts birthday dates. I was so furious. Leaving this review and then leaving this app forever. BEWARE ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Almost forgot people birthdays *2026-08-14, version 3.2.2* Tysm for making this app sometimes I forgot people birthdays ### 5/5 — Sehr gut *2026-07-25* Ich mag die App sehr also habe sie schon lange sehr zufrieden manchmal nervt Werbung aber die App ist ja auch kostenlos. Sehr zufrieden ### 5/5 — i’m not a bot *2026-06-27, version 3.0.4* its confident and stuff ### 5/5 — Excelente *2026-06-15* Muito bom aplicativo ### 5/5 — La mejor app!! *2026-06-12, version 3.0.4* Es la mejor app para cumpleaños, y compré la versión Premium y no me arrepiento para nada 🫶 ### 5/5 — Top App *2026-05-06* Ich finde die App super, weil ich genau so eine brauche, die übersichtlich ist und auf alles Wichtige beschränkt ist, was sie minimalistisch macht. Habe die Pro-Version gekauft, weil ich nicht immer die Werbungen sehen wollte und das Widget perfekt für meinen Homescreen ist. Aber ich hätte einen Vorschlag für die App: Bei jedem Eintrag könnte man eine Notiz dazuschreiben in einem Feld zwischen dem Geburtstags-Countdown und den Teilen-Optionen. Man kann sie super für Geburtstagsgeschenks-Ideen nutzen. **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für Ihre tolle Bewertung und die Unterstützung mit dem Kauf der Pro-Version! 😊 Es freut uns sehr, dass Ihnen das minimalistische Design, die Übersichtlichkeit und das Widget gefallen. Vielen Dank auch für Ihren Vorschlag mit den Notizen. Die Möglichkeit, zu jedem Geburtstag persönliche Notizen oder Geschenkideen zu speichern, ist eine großartige Idee. Tatsächlich arbeiten wir bereits an einer Notizfunktion, die in einer zukünftigen Version der App verfügbar sein wird. Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich die Zeit genommen haben, uns Ihr Feedback mitzuteilen. Solche Vorschläge helfen uns sehr dabei, die App weiter zu verbessern! ### 5/5 — ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ *2026-05-02, version 2.7.7* Amazing app…easy to use & just AMAZING..🎂..Absolutely 🤍 it…🎈 ### 5/5 — Handy and fun! *2026-04-20, version 2.7.6* Love this app - it’s a fun little way to keep track of a lot of birthdays. My favorite feature is being able to choose a unique emoji for each person. ### 5/5 — simple, useful solution *2026-04-18, version 2.7.6* Since I am a video relay user, I do not store contacts in iCloud. But I need a way to write down friends’ and family members’ birthdays. This app saves everyone’s birthdays and nothing else, but that’s all I need it to do. Thank you for making such a useful yet simple solution💛 ### 5/5 — Great app *2026-04-08* Very helpful used to be terrible at birthdays --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-04.*