Comparison

Birthday Reminder Countdown vs Countdown

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

Countdown

Never miss an important date again. This app helps you track upcoming events like birthdays, anniversaries, and launches. Become a master of time with this simple yet powerful tool for managing your schedule.

Highlights
  • Event tracking
  • Deadline management
  • Schedule organization
  • Upcoming event reminders
  • Time management tool
Features
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Never again be unprepared for upcoming events. Be it birthdays, marathons, anniversaries, sports events, launches, parties etc. With this simple yet powerful app you will become the master of time. 1. The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. – Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace. Leo Tolstoy, the greatest humanist, put these words in General Kutuzov’s mouth. And, actually, it is a combination of two quotes. In book ten, the General says: But believe me, my dear boy, there is nothing stronger than those two: patience and time, they will do it all. Later, he repeats this idea in his thought: They must understand that we can only lose by taking the offensive. Patience and time are my warriors, my champions. By the way, check out more Leo Tolstoy’s quotes in Twitter @TolstoySays and find humanistic wisdom and daily insights. 2. Time is money. – Benjamin Franklin. Probably, the most famous quote about time by Benjamin Franklin, a person known by his productivity and various talents. In his 84 years, he became not only a prominent politician and diplomat, but also an actor, musician, inventor, and satirist. As for his famous saying, it refers to the concept of opportunity cost. This means, each choice you make has its cost, and delays (as a choice to not take action) usually lead to decrease in output. actiTIME Track hours and analyze productivity trends with actiTIME to increase work efficiency and attain excellent results Try Free Time tracking 3. Time waits for no one. – Folklore. The earliest record of this phrase is dated 1225 – before English was shaped in the modern form. The origin is uncertain, so it’s considered to be a proverbial wisdom. It means that no man has enough power to stop time or to change its course. 4. Better three hours too soon than a minute too late. – William Shakespeare. Better spend time waiting for the opportunity to take an action than miss the chance. In Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor”, the phrase is said by a character who suspects his wife’s infidelity, but in fact, it can be applied to any situation when you need to take a chance to change things. 5. Lost time is never found again. – Benjamin Franklin. You can’t keep today’s hour for tomorrow – we all know that, but still tend to procrastinate. Benjamin Franklin warns that time is a scarce resource, and if it’s wasted, it cannot be recovered later. This is why mindful planning and work on productivity are so important. 6. Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. – Theophrastus. Ancient Greek philosophy is known by its combination of merely theoretical thoughts and practical approach. Theophrastus understood time as an accident of motion that cannot be stopped or reversed, and he said that waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses. 7. Time is the wisest counselor of all. – Pericles. Pericles, the influential ancient Greek statesman and general, was a rationalist and knew the value of time. His famous phrase was said as a warning for Tolmides, the young Athenian general who intended to invade Boeotia. Eventually Tolmides failed to listen to Pericles’ words, his army suffered a heavy defeat and he died in the battle. This quote is a warning against premature decisions and poor judgement caused by the lack of time. 8. The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. – Stephen R. Covey. A quote by Stephen R. Covey, the author of the famous time management matrix. You can spend time on useful and useless things, but if you call it “investing”, you’ll definitely invest it in something that has value and importance for you. So choose your goals wisely so that time you spend on them becomes an investment, not an expense. 9. It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince. 10. Punctuality is the thief of time. – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray.

Screenshots

Birthday Reminder Countdown4 screens
Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown at none against Birthday Reminder Countdown's shown. Countdown also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Birthday Reminder Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (525 vs 2). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Countdown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Reminder Countdown has 525 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Birthday Reminder Countdown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Reminder Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Countdown every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Birthday Reminder Countdown versus Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Reminder CountdownCountdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (525 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews65.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings525 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeebex Tech Ltd.Creative Greenlight LLC

Customer experience

Birthday Reminder Countdown

All ratings525 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive65.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative25.0%

Countdown

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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)
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  • More invitation/sharing options
  • Edit functionality for birthday entries

Countdown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday Reminder Countdown

One-time1
  • Birthday Reminder Pro$14.99
1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Unlocked$1.99

Questions

Is Birthday Reminder Countdown free?
Birthday Reminder Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Reminder Countdown or Countdown?
Countdown is rated higher. Birthday Reminder Countdown averages 4.7 out of 5 from 525 ratings, while Countdown averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Birthday Reminder Countdown or Countdown have ads?
Birthday Reminder Countdown shows ads; Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Reminder Countdown or Countdown?
Birthday Reminder Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Countdown every 6 days. Most recently, Birthday Reminder Countdown was updated on September 21, 2026 and Countdown on June 1, 2026.

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