Comparison

Birthday Reminder Countdown vs Happy

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 with this app that counts down to birthdays and other important dates. Receive timely notifications, customize reminders, and access upcoming events directly from your home screen via a widget. Organize contacts into groups and share celebrations with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Birthday countdowns
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widget
  • Contact grouping
  • Greeting templates
  • Dark mode support
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Features • Count how many days are left until your birthday • Get notifications at the time of your choosing on each birthday • Customize reminder settings for specific birthdays • Access upcoming birthdays right from home screen with powerful widget • Group contacts such as friends, classmates, colleagues, etc • Share your birthdays with family and friends • Greeting template for easy blessings • Add notes to each special day • Also be used for anniversaries, holidays, vacations, etc • Support dark mode Review from users "Great and very simple to use" "I really like how I can keep track of all my family and friends birthdays." "The free version is great and easy to use! I like using it! A good app to track birthday and countdown!" "This app keeps me accountable. I never miss a birthday now." "Couldn’t do without this Birthday app. It has never let me down." Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app. Get Birthday Reminder Pro • No ads forever • Unlimited reminders • Add a widget • Backup data to iCloud • Gesture passwords to protect private information And much more ...

About

Happy

This app helps you track important dates like birthdays and anniversaries with customizable countdowns and count-ups. It offers widgets, event journaling, and automatic calculations for special occasions.

Highlights
  • Countdown and count-up support
  • Anniversary and birthday tracking
  • Customizable widgets
  • Event journaling
  • Automatic date calculations
  • Birthday constellations and dynamic age icons
Features
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Happy:Days is a lovely and modern day counter for 2023 and beyond. It doesn't just count things down or up, but helps people to remind and celebrate the little things in a special way. • Support countdown & count-up, anniversary, birthday, and age. • A wide-time collection of widgets with customizable designs. • Linked relevant events in a two-way that to see how things connected. • Annotate the event node and time of journaling. • Automatically calculate the number of birthdays or anniversaries. • Display birthday constellations and dynamic age icons. • Support different time and age units. --- Happy:Days Pro Subscription Pricing and Terms Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription will automatically renews unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. You can managed to turn off auto-renewal in your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the free trial period will be forfeited after purchases a subscription. Term of Service: https://floatingislandapps.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://floatingislandapps.com/privacy-policy --- If you have any questions or suggestions, welcome to drop us a line: allen@floatingislandapps.com Happy:Days @Instagram

Screenshots

Birthday Reminder Countdown4 screens
Happy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Birthday Reminder Countdown at 4.7 against Happy's 3.7. Birthday Reminder Countdown also leads on ratings volume (530 vs 12). Happy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (75% vs 62%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and Happy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birthday Reminder Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Reminder Countdown has 530 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Birthday Reminder Countdown's written reviews are positive against 75% of Happy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthday Reminder Countdown versus Happy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Reminder CountdownHappy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (530 ratings) — better3.7 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings530 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeebex Tech Ltd.Floating Island Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Birthday Reminder Countdown

All ratings525 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative25.4%

Happy

All ratings12 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.7%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Birthday Reminder Countdown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when attempting to purchase Pro version
  • Plus button triggers paywall instead of adding entries
  • User data not persisting after entry
  • iOS 14 compatibility issues with Pro purchase

Requested features

7 requests
  • Contact book synchronization
  • Name search functionality
  • Gender selection option
  • Theme color customization
  • Earlier notification times (6 AM instead of 9 AM)
Show 2 more
  • More invitation/sharing options
  • Edit functionality for birthday entries

Happy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday Reminder Countdown

One-time1
  • Birthday Reminder Pro$14.99
3 purchases

Happy

Subscriptions2
  • Happy:Days Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Happy:Days Pro Yearly3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Happy:Days Pro Lifetime2 variants$12.99

Questions

Is Birthday Reminder Countdown free?
Birthday Reminder Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Happy free?
Happy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Reminder Countdown or Happy?
Birthday Reminder Countdown is rated higher. Birthday Reminder Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 530 ratings, while Happy averages 3.7 from 12 ratings.
Do Birthday Reminder Countdown or Happy have ads?
Birthday Reminder Countdown shows ads; Happy does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Reminder Countdown or Happy?
Birthday Reminder Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Happy every 3 weeks. Most recently, Birthday Reminder Countdown was updated on November 3, 2026 and Happy on November 11, 2026.

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