Comparison

I'm In vs Birthday Planner Pro

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

I'm In

Easily plan gatherings with friends and family directly within your messages. Select dates, times, and photos, then let invitees RSVP. The app automatically suggests the best time based on responses.

Highlights
  • Plan events within Messages
  • Select cover photos
  • Set event location
  • Propose multiple dates/times
  • Automatic best time suggestion
  • Calendar integration (premium)
  • Export events to Calendar (premium)
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With the I'm In app you easily plan your next get together with friends and family - on iMessage! Planning Easily create an event. Select a cover photo and your availability. Send it to the people in your conversation. Responding Invitees can tap the message to RSVP to the event. Indicate your availability by selecting "Yes", "Maybe" or "No" for all the dates and times that you are invited for. Confirming Once invitees have RSVP'd, the initiator confirms the best suitable date and time, looking at everyone's availability. Features: - Plan your event completely without leaving Messages - Select an event cover photo from up to 10 handpicked photos - Enter an (optional) event location - Select multiple dates and times for your event - Automatic suggestion for the best date and time for your event based on all the RSVP's Premium features: - Calendar integration: See existing events and appointments from the Calendar app when you create a new event or RSVP - Export a confirmed event to your device's Calendar - Choose from a wider range of cover photos to make events more personal. Select the one you like most out of 30 hand picked photos. ---- Note that because I'm In is only available on iMessage, there is no app icon on the home screen. You can find the app in Messages.

About

Birthday Planner Pro

Easily track upcoming birthdays for family and friends with countdowns and reminders. Plan and manage gift ideas, track their preparation, and even record gifts received. Stay organized and never miss sending well wishes.

Highlights
  • Birthday countdowns
  • Gift planning and tracking
  • Customizable reminders
  • Calendar view
  • Group birthdays by week/month
  • Gift export and archiving
  • Direct greetings via text/email
Features
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Never forget a birthday of your family and friends again. View whose birthday will come soon clearly and use this app to send your best wishes to your buddies on time. You can list birthdays of your people here, this app will do the countdown and remind you on time according to date you set. And you can plan the birthday gift in advance and track the process you prepare. Key Features: ⁃ Group people whose birthday will come within one week and one month. ⁃ Big numbers birthday countdown of five people in home page. ⁃ Count down days left of each people’s birthday. ⁃ List birthdays of people by month or by name. ⁃ Calendar view of people’s birthday. ⁃ Set reminder for each one’s birthday. ⁃ Plan birthday gifts and keep the budget. ⁃ Track birthday gifts’ preparing process. ⁃ Track the gifts sent from friends to yourself. ⁃ Set your own birthday and count down. ⁃ Export birthday gift list by email. ⁃ Custom countdown style. ⁃ Archive gifts list. ⁃ Send birthday greetings by text or email directly from this app. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Supports Apple Watch version. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question or suggestion, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

Screenshots

I'm In4 screens
Birthday Planner Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Birthday Planner Pro at 93% against I'm In's 5%. Birthday Planner Pro also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (55 vs 7). I'm In's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. I'm In sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Birthday Planner Pro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birthday Planner Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Planner Pro has 55 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 5% of I'm In's written reviews are positive against 93% of Birthday Planner Pro's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

I'm In ships an update fortnightly, Birthday Planner Pro every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
I'm In versus Birthday Planner Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterI'm InBirthday Planner Pro
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (7 ratings)4.5 (55 ratings) — better
Positive reviews5.0% of reviews92.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings755 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer2GeeksLINKLINKS LTD

Customer experience

I'm In

All ratings8 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive5.0%
Neutral15.0%
Negative80.0%

Birthday Planner Pro

All ratings54 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive92.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

I'm In

One-time1
  • I'm In Premium$3.99
2 purchases

Birthday Planner Pro

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months7 Days trial$2.996 Months
One-time1
  • Pro Version$49.99

Questions

Is I'm In free?
I'm In is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Birthday Planner Pro free?
Birthday Planner Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, I'm In or Birthday Planner Pro?
Birthday Planner Pro is rated higher. I'm In averages 1.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Birthday Planner Pro averages 4.5 from 55 ratings.
Do I'm In or Birthday Planner Pro have ads?
Birthday Planner Pro shows ads; I'm In does not.
Which is updated more often, I'm In or Birthday Planner Pro?
I'm In ships an update fortnightly, and Birthday Planner Pro every 11 months. Most recently, I'm In was updated on November 6, 2026 and Birthday Planner Pro on November 11, 2026.

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