Comparison

Birthday Reminder & Countdown vs Reminder Notifications

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Reminder & Countdown

Never forget a special occasion again. This app helps you track and count down to upcoming birthdays, importing them from your contacts or allowing manual entry. Customize notifications and view contact details at a glance.

Highlights
  • Import birthdays from contacts
  • Countdown to upcoming birthdays
  • View contact name, photo, and age
  • Customizable notification times
  • Multiple home screen widgets
  • Sync birthdays across devices
  • Export birthdays to CSV/PDF
Features
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Never miss a birthday again with Birthday Reminder, a simple and elegant app that helps you keep track and view a countdown of upcoming birthdays. 15 REASONS TO USE BIRTHDAY REMINDER • Easily import birthdays from existing contacts • View a countdown of upcoming birthdays • View the name, photo, and age of your contacts at a glance • Customize the day and time for birthday notifications • 6 different widgets to choose from • Keep birthdays in sync across devices • Add birthdays to your calendar • A clean and elegant design • Supports Dark Mode • Easily export birthdays • A custom ringtone to alert you of upcoming birthdays
• Choose between two different app icons • Shop for a birthday gift directly from the app • Highly rated with an average of 4.7 stars • Stop forgetting your friends and family’s birthdays Download it now and give it a try, or read on for more details… REAL REVIEWS FROM REAL USERS "So many birthdays to keep track of. So nice to organize it in this app, it is amazing and easy!" - by geegeemomma "I was able to sync all of my contacts to the app; love the layout, love that my pictures from my contacts go with the birthdays, and love that it can sync across devices!" - by Nkala99 "Just what I've been searching for. I'll never miss a birthday again with the notifications and widget. I like that it tells me how old the person will be so I can plan for milestone birthdays. Just perfect." - by kat3748 EASILY ADD BIRTHDAYS • Automatically import birthdays from your Contacts app • Manually add birthdays (perfect for adding birthdays for kids and babies in your family that aren’t necessarily in your contacts) VIEW AT A GLANCE • Whose birthday is coming up next • Their photo • How old they’re turning • In how many days CUSTOM REMINDERS • Set default reminders that apply to all your contacts, or • Customize reminder settings for specific birthdays, or • Entirely disable reminders for specific contacts 6 HANDY WIDGETS • See upcoming birthdays on your Lock or Home screens EXPORT BIRTHDAYS • Export birthdays to an Excel, CSV, or PDF file • Add specific birthdays to your Calendar app BIRTHDAY REMINDER CAN ALSO BE USED FOR • Anniversaries • Holidays • Vacations • Graduations • And more… A CAREFULLY CRAFTED APP • Very evocative yet elegant app icon • App name showing below the app icon is simply “Birthdays” • Clean and easy-to-use interface • Custom-made ringtone alerts you of birthdays • A beautiful Dark Mode version DESIGNED WITH YOUR PRIVACY IN MIND • Your privacy is very important to us • Unlike other similar apps we never ever access your contacts in any way, shape or form SYNC BIRTHDAYS ACROSS DEVICES (Pro version only) • Enable iCloud Sync to automatically backup birthday information • Easily import birthdays to a new iPhone or iPad • Keep birthdays in sync across all your devices BIRTHDAY REMINDER Pro Upgrade to the Pro version of Birthday Reminder to: • Remove ads • Export birthdays • Enable birthday syncing between your devices • Support the ongoing development of this app Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will auto-renew at the same price every year, unless canceled in your iTunes account settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your account settings after purchase. Terms of use: https://www.sixstarapps.com/terms/ Privacy policy: https://www.sixstarapps.com/privacy/ HAVE QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP? If you have any question about the app, or need help about something, please do not hesitate to contact us at www.SixStarApps.com. We’ll be happy to help!

About

Reminder Notifications

Organize your life and ensure you never miss important tasks or events. Set recurring reminders for deadlines, meetings, birthdays, bills, and more, with quiet notifications to keep you on track.

Highlights
  • Recurring task reminders
  • Deadline tracking
  • Meeting alerts
  • Birthday and anniversary reminders
  • Bill payment notifications
  • Medication reminders
  • Event planning
Features
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Never forget a thing. Life gets busy. Reminder Notifications keeps you on top of it — with simple, quiet notifications delivered exactly when you need them. No alarms. No noise. Just the right nudge at the right time. Set a reminder in seconds, free your mind forever. Whether it's a weekly meeting, a monthly bill, or a yearly anniversary — set it once and never think about it again. Sync across all your devices with iCloud. Your reminders stay up to date automatically, so you can access the same reminders wherever you are. ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ Perfect for: Daily medications & vitamins Birthdays & anniversaries Meetings & appointments Homework & deadlines Bills & payment dates Errands & to-dos Important calls Any recurring task in your life ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ Quiet notifications that show up without interrupting your day. A home screen widget so your reminders are always in sight. And a simple, beautiful interface that gets out of your way. Your life, organized. Starting today.

Screenshots

Birthday Reminder & Countdown4 screens
Reminder Notifications4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Reminder Notifications at ad-supported against Birthday Reminder & Countdown's free with in-app purchases. Reminder Notifications also leads on review sentiment (61% vs 52%). Birthday Reminder & Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (10K vs 1.4K). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Reminder & Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Reminder Notifications sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. 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 Birthday Reminder & Countdown against 4.7 for Reminder Notifications. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Reminder & Countdown has 10K ratings behind it against 1.4K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Birthday Reminder & Countdown's written reviews are positive against 61% of Reminder Notifications's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Birthday Reminder & Countdown versus Reminder Notifications: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Reminder & CountdownReminder Notifications
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (10K ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.5% of reviews60.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10K — better1.4K
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNew Marketing Lab, IncMartin Schurmann

Customer experience

Birthday Reminder & Countdown

All ratings10,128 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral3.1%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews421 reviews
Positive52.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative37.5%

Reminder Notifications

All ratings1,361 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

User reviews

Birthday Reminder & Countdown

From 10K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for remembering birthdays
  • 🚀 Seamless sync with contacts
  • 👍 Customizable reminder settings
  • 💡 Includes age information

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent notification issues
  • 💸 Excessive ads in free version
  • 🐛 Incorrect date/age calculations
  • 🐛 Syncing and data loss problems
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features (e.g., anniversaries)

Reminder Notifications

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to use
  • 💡 Colorful and visually appealing
  • 🚀 Efficient for setting reminders
  • 🆓 Free with no limits or subscriptions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Reminders not always accurate or reliable
  • 🔁 Inability to set reminders for multiple dates/times
  • 🔍 Lack of advanced features like calendar view

Bugs and requests

Birthday Reminder & Countdown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Birthdays disappearing after device change
  • Reminders not working as expected
  • Incorrect age/date information
  • Widgets not displaying data properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add anniversary/custom event tracking
  • Improve widget functionality
  • Allow bulk removal of unwanted entries
  • Provide more customization options
  • Improve notification reliability

Reminder Notifications

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Reminders not triggering or persisting after deletion
  • Editing reminders causing other reminders to be deleted

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to set reminders for weekdays/weekends
  • Implement snooze functionality
  • Ability to sort reminders by date
  • Include a full calendar view

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Birthday Reminder & Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Birthday Reminder Pro (monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Pro Version (annual)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Version (lifetime)$14.99
5 purchases

Reminder Notifications

One-time5
  • Reminder Notification Pro$0.99
  • Small Tip$0.99
  • Reminders Pro$1.99
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  • Medium tip$2.99
  • Big Tip$4.99

Questions

Is Birthday Reminder & Countdown free?
Birthday Reminder & Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Reminder Notifications free?
Reminder Notifications is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Reminder & Countdown or Reminder Notifications?
Reminder Notifications is rated higher. Birthday Reminder & Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 10K ratings, while Reminder Notifications averages 4.7 from 1.4K ratings.
Do Birthday Reminder & Countdown or Reminder Notifications have ads?
Both Birthday Reminder & Countdown and Reminder Notifications show ads.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Reminder & Countdown or Reminder Notifications?
Birthday Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 6 weeks, and Reminder Notifications every 6 weeks. Most recently, Birthday Reminder & Countdown was updated on November 1, 2026 and Reminder Notifications on October 27, 2026.

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