Comparison

VIDates (Very Important Dates) vs Anniversaries

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Syncs with phone contacts
  • Dates without years supported
  • Chronological event sorting
  • Contact reminders
  • Zodiac and Chinese horoscope signs
  • Customizable reminders
  • In-app contact creation
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Anniversary notifications
  • Import from contacts
  • iCloud Sync
  • Data export (CSV, Text, PDF)
  • Calendar integration
  • Apple Watch app
  • Widgets
  • Customizable themes
Features
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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+.

Screenshots

VIDates (Very Important Dates)4 screens
Anniversaries4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
VIDates (Very Important Dates) versus Anniversaries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVIDates (Very Important Dates)Anniversaries
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (15 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.614.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxim PakhotinAlexander Feist

Customer experience

VIDates (Very Important Dates)

Written reviews34 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral8.8%
Negative50.0%

Anniversaries

All ratings15 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

VIDates (Very Important Dates)

Subscriptions1
  • Disable advertising$2.496 Months
One-time4
  • More events$0.99
  • Own colors$0.99
  • General reminder$1.99
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  • Contacts inside the app$1.99
1 purchases

Anniversaries

One-time1
  • Anniversaries+$6.95

Questions

Is VIDates (Very Important Dates) free?
VIDates (Very Important Dates) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anniversaries free?
Anniversaries is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VIDates (Very Important Dates) or Anniversaries have ads?
VIDates (Very Important Dates) shows ads; Anniversaries does not.
Which is updated more often, VIDates (Very Important Dates) or Anniversaries?
VIDates (Very Important Dates) ships an update monthly, and Anniversaries every 5 weeks. Most recently, VIDates (Very Important Dates) was updated on August 23, 2026 and Anniversaries on September 20, 2026.

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