Comparison

Birthdays Countdown vs JustBirthdays!

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

JustBirthdays!

Easily track up to 60 birthdays without account setup, ads, or data collection. Add notes, set reminders, and sort by date or name. Customize with color schemes and dark mode for a simple, fun experience.

Highlights
  • Track up to 60 birthdays
  • Add notes and set reminders
  • Sort birthdays alphabetically, by date, or age
  • Customize with color schemes and dark mode
  • Edit or delete birthdays easily
  • No account setup, ads, or data collection
Features
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No account setup. No ads. No data collection. And no in-app purchases. JustBirthdays! JustBirthdays! is a simple and fun way to track up to 60 unique birthdays! Easily create and add birthdays to your homepage! Don't know the birth year? No problem! JustBirthdays! allows birthdays to be tracked with or without the year specified*! Add notes, set day-of reminders**, and select favorites for easy viewing! Birthdays can be sorted by alphabetical order, date, or age***! Users can also tailor their experience by selecting a variety of color schemes, including a dark mode! Make a mistake or no longer want to track a birthday? No worries! Just swipe the birthday left to access the Edit or Delete tabs! Want to view the important notes you left for a birthday? Just swipe right to access the Notes tab! JustBirthdays! is simple, easy to use, and fun for all ages! Never forget the date again! *Birthdays without the birth year specified lose some functionality tied to age calculations (i.e. sorting by age). **Day-of reminders may vary slightly depending on users' phone settings. To refresh the reminder for the following year, the app needs to be reopened. ***Age requires a birth year for sorting purposes. If none is selected, the birthday defaults to either the top or bottom of the list.

Screenshots

Birthdays Countdown4 screens
JustBirthdays!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: JustBirthdays! at none against Birthdays Countdown's 4. JustBirthdays! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 69%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. JustBirthdays! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birthdays Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 46 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Birthdays Countdown's written reviews are positive against 88% of JustBirthdays!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthdays Countdown ships an update every 3 months, JustBirthdays! every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthdays Countdown versus JustBirthdays!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthdays CountdownJustBirthdays!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (46 ratings) — better4.5 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews88.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developertadashi atojiTrenton Smith

Customer experience

Birthdays Countdown

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

JustBirthdays!

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative4.0%

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
None

JustBirthdays!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birthdays Countdown free?
Birthdays Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is JustBirthdays! free?
JustBirthdays! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birthdays Countdown or JustBirthdays!?
Birthdays Countdown is rated higher. Birthdays Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while JustBirthdays! averages 4.5 from 31 ratings.
Do Birthdays Countdown or JustBirthdays! have ads?
Birthdays Countdown shows ads; JustBirthdays! does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthdays Countdown or JustBirthdays!?
Birthdays Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and JustBirthdays! every 2 months. Most recently, Birthdays Countdown was updated on November 6, 2026 and JustBirthdays! on November 3, 2026.

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