Comparison

Birthday Reminder Countdown vs Speak it

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

Speak it

Features
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Press one button, speak your mind — and it keeps the rest. Speak it turns your voice into text you can find again. Recording and transcription run on your iPhone — no account, no API keys, no server of ours — so those work fully offline. Apple Intelligence writes reports and summaries on device; on iOS 27 it can also use Private Cloud Compute for longer work, with a daily limit, without making your data accessible to Apple or anyone else. FROM VOICE TO DOCUMENT Press the Action Button on the side of your iPhone — or start from Control Center or the Lock Screen — and talk. Your memo becomes a transcript on your iPhone, then a clean, readable rewrite, then a report shaped by a prompt you choose or write. Point Form summary and Client Meeting are built in. RECORD FROM YOUR WRIST When your iPhone isn't with you, record on your Apple Watch. Takes queue on the watch and transfer back automatically. The Watch is for recording — transcripts and editing happen on the phone. IT ASKS SOMETHING BACK Every Daily Insight closes with a reflection question, so you get more out of your own words. Want a different angle? Write your own prompt and set the tone yourself. ORGANISED WITHOUT FILING Link any memo to a Contact or a Topic. Group a day, a meeting or a project into one summary. Push it into your Obsidian Daily Note — the app writes inside its own invisible markers, so nothing you wrote is ever overwritten. FREE — AND WHAT THE ONE-TIME UPGRADE ADDS Recording, on-device transcription, search, playback, iCloud sync, the app lock, Obsidian and ZIP backup are free, and always will be. A single one-time purchase unlocks the AI surfaces: reports, Daily Insights and multi-memo summaries. No subscription, ever. Your first transcription starts 7 days of everything. WHO IT'S FOR People who think out loud. Obsidian and second-brain practitioners. Anyone whose work happens in conversation — in Cantonese, English, or both at once.

Screenshots

Birthday Reminder Countdown4 screens
Speak it4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Speak it at none against Birthday Reminder Countdown's shown. Speak it also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). Birthday Reminder Countdown's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price and in-app purchases 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 Speak it sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Reminder Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, Speak it every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthday Reminder Countdown versus Speak it: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Reminder CountdownSpeak it
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (530 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings530 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeebex Tech Ltd.Kwan Shun Wong

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

Speak it

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

Speak it

One-time1
  • Speak it Premium$8.99

Questions

Is Birthday Reminder Countdown free?
Birthday Reminder Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speak it free?
Speak it is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Birthday Reminder Countdown or Speak it have ads?
Birthday Reminder Countdown shows ads; Speak it does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Reminder Countdown or Speak it?
Birthday Reminder Countdown ships an update every 3 weeks, and Speak it every 2 days. Most recently, Birthday Reminder Countdown was updated on November 3, 2026 and Speak it on October 24, 2026.

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