Comparison

Birthday Countdown vs BrandScan

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Birthday countdowns
  • Customizable notifications
  • Import from contacts/calendar
  • Apple Watch support
  • Lock screen widgets (Premium)
  • Share countdowns
Features
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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

About

BrandScan

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown4 screens
BrandScan4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Countdown ships an update weekly, BrandScan every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthday Countdown versus BrandScan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday CountdownBrandScan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings7.9K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFind Appiness LLCRightside 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

5 purchases

Birthday Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time3
  • Birthday Special Offer$1.99
  • Birthday Widget Offer$4.99
  • Birthday Widget$9.99
None

BrandScan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown free?
Birthday Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrandScan free?
BrandScan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Birthday Countdown or BrandScan have ads?
Birthday Countdown shows ads; BrandScan does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown or BrandScan?
Birthday Countdown ships an update weekly, and BrandScan every 3 weeks. Most recently, Birthday Countdown was updated on October 17, 2026 and BrandScan on October 6, 2026.

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