Birthdays Countdown vs JustBirthdays!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Birthday countdowns
- Customizable notifications
- Year and age display options
- Widget customization
- Ad removal option
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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/
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Birthdays Countdown | JustBirthdays! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) — better | 4.5 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.5% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | tadashi atoji | Trenton Smith |
Customer experience
Birthdays Countdown
JustBirthdays!
In-app purchases
Birthdays Countdown
- Pro version (monthly)$1.991 Month
- Pro version(Year)$19.991 Year
- Increase widget cells$1.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
JustBirthdays!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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