Comparison

Birthdays Countdown vs Birthday Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Birthdays Countdown

This app helps you keep track of upcoming birthdays with timely notifications. Customize reminder settings and choose whether to display years and ages. An optional add-on can remove ads and increase widget capacity.

Highlights
  • Birthday countdowns
  • Customizable notifications
  • Year and age display options
  • Widget customization
  • Ad removal option
Features
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This app counts down until birthdays ! Once set, it will be notify on that day every year. There are notify settings such as the day, the previous day, two days before etc, so it should help remembering. ※ Notification will be notified when iPhone/iPad 's power is on., please do not overconfidence. There are settings that do not display year and age. [Additional feature by add-on] - Increase widget cells You can customize the number of display in the widget. - Remove Ads Do not show ads. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Birthday Countdown

Never forget a birthday again with this intuitive app. Track upcoming celebrations, import contacts, and receive customizable notifications. Widgets display important dates directly on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Birthday tracking and countdown
  • Home screen widgets
  • Contact import
  • CSV import
  • Customizable notifications
  • iCloud sync and backup
  • Contact grouping
Features
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Keep track of all upcoming birthdays. - Directly from your Home Screen. Import birthdays directly from your contacts, create them manually or have them generated automatically from a CSV file. As easy as pie! Once installed you never have to worry about forgetting a birthday again. So, what do we have here? - Smooth import of your contacts - iCloud synchronization & backup - Powerful widgets for Dark & Light Mode - Import from different sources via csv file - Grouping of your contacts (family, friends, ...) - Highly customizable birthday notifications - Templates for your birthday wishes - Support for Siri Shortcuts - Perfectly matched color gradients - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type And much more! Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://martingo.studio/privacy We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@martingo.studio. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!

Screenshots

Birthdays Countdown4 screens
Birthday Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Birthday Countdown at none against Birthdays Countdown's shown. Birthday Countdown also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (428 vs 46). Birthdays Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Birthdays Countdown sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Birthday Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Birthdays Countdown against 4.8 for Birthday Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Countdown has 428 ratings behind it against 46, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Birthdays Countdown's written reviews are positive against 64% of Birthday Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthdays Countdown ships an update every 3 months, Birthday Countdown monthly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthdays Countdown versus Birthday Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthdays CountdownBirthday Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46 ratings)4.8 (428 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews — better64.2% of reviews
Number of ratings46428 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiHAPPYPIXEL

Customer experience

Birthdays Countdown

All ratings46 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral18.5%
Negative13.0%

Birthday Countdown

All ratings428 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Birthdays Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Birthday Countdown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Birthdays show one day off
  • Widget not working on iOS 26
  • Unable to send templates after update
  • Imported dates are a day ahead

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add anniversary tracking
  • Improve date import accuracy
  • Expand free version limits
  • Add Apple Watch support

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birthdays Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Pro version (monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Pro version(Year)$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Increase widget cells$1.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
5 purchases

Birthday Countdown

Subscriptions3
  • Widget Studio PRO7 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • Widget Studio Pro$5.991 Year
  • Widget Studio Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Studio Pro$7.99
  • Widget Studio Pro$13.99

Questions

Is Birthdays Countdown free?
Birthdays Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Birthday Countdown free?
Birthday Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthdays Countdown or Birthday Countdown?
Birthday Countdown is rated higher. Birthdays Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Birthday Countdown averages 4.8 from 428 ratings.
Do Birthdays Countdown or Birthday Countdown have ads?
Birthdays Countdown shows ads; Birthday Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthdays Countdown or Birthday Countdown?
Birthdays Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and Birthday Countdown monthly. Most recently, Birthdays Countdown was updated on October 29, 2026 and Birthday Countdown on October 29, 2026.

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