Birthday Countdown vs BrandScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birthday Countdown
Never miss an important birthday again with this easy-to-use countdown and reminder app. Set custom notifications, import contacts, and even view upcoming events on your Apple Watch. Premium features include lock screen widgets and data export.
- Birthday countdowns
- Customizable notifications
- Import from contacts/calendar
- Apple Watch support
- Lock screen widgets (Premium)
- Share countdowns
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Birthday Countdown is a free, super easy to use countdown and reminder app for the all the important birthdays in your life. Never forget a birthday again! Features: • Check your birthdays on the Lock Screen or Home Screen with our widget (Premium feature) • Check upcoming birthdays on your Apple Watch • Create as many events as you'd like • Share your countdowns with friends and family • Get notifications at the time of your choosing on each birthday day. You can also get notified 1 day or 1 week before each birthday • Import birthdays from your calendar • Import birthdays from your contacts • Import birthdays from your facebook • Dark Mode • Widget to view your most important events (Premium feature) • Export your birthdays through an ICS file (Premium feature) • Pick an emoji to identify each birthday ——— TERMS & PRIVACY ——— Terms of use (https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/93268760) Privacy & Policy (https://www.iubenda.com/terms-and-conditions/93268760) EULA (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) ——— QUESTIONS OR FEEDBACK? ——— We love hearing from you and we read every single email you send us! Have suggestions? Feel free to contact us at birthdaycountdownapp@gmail.com
BrandScan
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Enjoy an exciting augmented reality experience with BrandScan. The scanned image marker reveals an amazing video on your phone that enhances your experience with the target image. It also offers you the added capability within the video for you to choose to visit an affiliated website once the short video ends. Separate and unique videos are available based on the image marker that is scanned. Features: • Download the BrandScan App. • You have been “Directed to BrandScan” in order to bring a specific image marker to life. • Scan the designated and pre-determined image marker. It can be a logo, book, cover, photo, picture, drawing, etc. • BrandScan has the capability to scan multiple image markers, however, only ONE image marker can be scanned at a time and only the video message attached to that specific image marker will be played. • Once the video is uploaded, your phone can be moved away from the image marker and the video will continue to play, allowing you to continue to experience an amazing augmented reality experience. • When the video is done, you can scan the image marker again, or while the BrandScan app is still open, you can move your phone to scan a different image marker and receive a totally different video experience. • Videos are powered by BrandScan. Video content is copy written and the property of participating sponsors.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrandScan at none against Birthday Countdown's 5. BrandScan also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). Birthday Countdown's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price and device support 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. Birthday Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. BrandScan asks for nothing beyond the download.
Birthday Countdown ships an update weekly, BrandScan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birthday Countdown | BrandScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 178 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Find Appiness LLC | Rightside Up, LLC |
Bugs and requests
Birthday Countdown
Reported bugs
4 issues- Dates randomly changing or being off by a day
- App crashing or becoming unusable after updates
- Notifications not working as expected
- Inability to open or access the app after a reset
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to use personal photos
- Provide more reminder time options
- Allow adding notes/details for birthdays
- Improve widget functionality and customization
- Implement import/export backup functionality
BrandScan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Birthday Countdown
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
- Birthday Special Offer$1.99
- Birthday Widget Offer$4.99
- Birthday Widget$9.99
BrandScan
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Birthday Countdown free?
Is BrandScan free?
Do Birthday Countdown or BrandScan have ads?
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown or BrandScan?
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