Birthday Calendar and Reminder vs Next Birthdays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birthday Calendar and Reminder
Easily manage all your important dates with this app. It offers a clear year overview, customizable reminders, and convenient home screen widgets. Import from contacts or files, and share your events with others.
- Yearly overview
- Customizable reminders
- Home screen widget
- Contact and file import
- Calendar synchronization
- Watch companion app
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Organizes all of your birthdays. See all at a glace and get reminded when you want! ● Year view: Simple year overview to quickly spot everything. ● Reminder: Set several reminders on the days leading up to the birthday when you want to be notified. You can also specify the time. ● Widget: Access your upcoming birthdays right from your device's home screen with our convenient widget! ● Import: Import from your contacts or via Excel (.xlsx/.csv) file. ● Fast creation: Create multiple birthdays using simple date selection by scrolling. ● Share: Share your birthdays with your family and friends as calendar (.ical) or Excel (.csv) file. This file can be imported into the app or the device calendar. ● Export: Write all birthdays in one of your calendars or save them as Excel (.csv) file. ● Synchronize: Synchronizes your birthdays with a calendars. If another person has access to the calendar you can manage them together! ● Watch Companion App: Upcoming birthdays right from your wrist
Next Birthdays
This app displays the birthdays of your contacts. It requires access to your address book to show the dates. Ensure birthdays are already saved in your contacts.
- Displays contact birthdays
- Accesses address book
- Simple, no-frills interface
- Requires pre-saved birthday data
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Shows your contacts’ birthdays. No frills. Just the birthdays. This requires that you have added your contacts’ birthdays to your address book. The app needs access to your address book to display the birthdays. With widgets, you can keep upcoming birthdays visible right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Birthday Calendar and Reminder at 79% against Next Birthdays's 25%. Birthday Calendar and Reminder also leads on device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Next Birthdays's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Birthday Calendar and Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Next Birthdays asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birthday Calendar and Reminder | Next Birthdays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Wolf | Juergen Buchner |
Customer experience
Birthday Calendar and Reminder
Next Birthdays
Bugs and requests
Birthday Calendar and Reminder
Reported bugs
2 issues- App won't open after update
- Importing birthdays not working
Requested features
3 requests- Sync with other calendars
- More printing options
- Monthly calendar view
Next Birthdays
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Birthday Calendar and Reminder
- Unlock: share, export and sync$3.99
Next Birthdays
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Birthday Calendar and Reminder free?
Is Next Birthdays free?
Do Birthday Calendar and Reminder or Next Birthdays have ads?
Which is updated more often, Birthday Calendar and Reminder or Next Birthdays?
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