VIDates (Very Important Dates) vs Anniversaries
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIDates (Very Important Dates)
Never forget important dates again. This app helps you track birthdays, anniversaries, and other significant events for your contacts. Get timely reminders and stay connected with loved ones.
- Syncs with phone contacts
- Dates without years supported
- Chronological event sorting
- Contact reminders
- Zodiac and Chinese horoscope signs
- Customizable reminders
- In-app contact creation
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Each person has a Very Important Dates (VIDates), which are of great importance in his life. The main such date - birthday. Schools, institutes graduation, children's or parents’ birthdays, for pet lovers - the birthday of the beloved pet and so on... Do you remember what emotions you felt when the person, whom you hadn’t seen for a long time, congratulated you with your Birthday? You are pleased, you are imbued with a greater warmth to this person. Congratulating people with their very important dates, you get their extra liking, trust and appreciation. VIDates will help you! App features: - Uses data from the contact list on your phone and sync your account - Dates for the events can be installed without the year (for example, "March 3") - Arranges events in a chronological order with the information about the contact, event name, date, anniversary, the number of days before the event - Allows you to contact the person in case of the contact information availability - Allows you to contact the person in the presence of contact information. - Allows you to turn on a reminder for each event. The reminder can be set for any time and any frequency (up to an hour). - Shown zodiac sign, symbols of the Chinese horoscope - When you install the notification takes notes in the "Reminder" For payed version: - Allows you to change the color of the interface - Keeps your recorded information about people directly in the application (for example, a newborn nephew birthday). - You can assign to contact an unlimited number of events - You can set the General reminder for all events. If "on" - automatically set to "One day before, at 12 o'clock." - It creates a separate calendar for events other than births of contacts from your address book. You can extend the app with in-app purchases: - "Contacts inside the app" - the Ability to create contacts directly in the app and save it inside the application (not in the "Contacts" of the device). - "General reminder" - the Ability to set a reminder on all events. Possibility of setting individual reminders remains. - "More events" - the Ability to assign a contact an unlimited number of different events. - "Custom colors" - the Ability to set custom colors for the interface. - "Disable advertising" - 6-month auto-renewable subscription to block advertising. Auto-renewable subscription means that: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account upon purchase confirmation. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. - iTunes Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. - You can turn off auto-renewal by going to iTunes Account settings after purchase. Please write what features you want to see in the app. Terms of use: http://vidates.ru/?page=terms
Anniversaries
Easily track important dates and receive timely reminders for upcoming anniversaries. Import from contacts or add manually, with options for customization and data export. Syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Anniversary notifications
- Import from contacts
- iCloud Sync
- Data export (CSV, Text, PDF)
- Calendar integration
- Apple Watch app
- Widgets
- Customizable themes
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Get a better overview of anniversaries and receive notifications about upcoming anniversaries. You can add a anniversary in a few seconds or import it from your contacts. • iCloud Sync • Decide which anniversaries you want to receive notifications for and set the exact time • Search through anniversaries by name or keyword • Pin anniversaries to a section on the Home page • Export anniversaries as a CSV or Text file • Import anniversaries from CSV files • Save, share and import anniversaries with Anniversaries files • Create a PDF document • Calendar integration • Apple Watch app • Widgets • Customize the app color theme • Alternative app icons • Dark Mode Your data is only stored on your devices and in iCloud. The app is ad-free. You can add up to 5 anniversaries for free. You can remove this restriction with the one-time purchase of Anniversaries+.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Anniversaries at none against VIDates (Very Important Dates)'s shown. Anniversaries also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 41%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. VIDates (Very Important Dates) sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per 6 months and Anniversaries sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
VIDates (Very Important Dates) ships an update monthly, Anniversaries every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIDates (Very Important Dates) | Anniversaries |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.2% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maxim Pakhotin | Alexander Feist |
Customer experience
VIDates (Very Important Dates)
Anniversaries
In-app purchases
VIDates (Very Important Dates)
- Disable advertising$2.496 Months
- More events$0.99
- Own colors$0.99
- General reminder$1.99
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- Contacts inside the app$1.99
Anniversaries
- Anniversaries+$6.95
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