Birthday Calendar and Reminder vs BlackNote
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
BlackNote
This app helps you quickly create notes, manage to-do lists, and organize information into folders. It also features document scanning, multimedia attachments, password protection, and reminders to keep you productive and organized.
- Quick note creation
- To-do list management
- Folder organization
- Document scanning
- Multimedia attachments
- Password protection
- Customizable reminders
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BlackNote is a simple, elegant, and powerful dark notepad for writing notes, lists, and daily thoughts. Designed with a sleek black interface and minimal distractions, BlackNote offers a focused writing experience for anyone who loves dark mode. Simple and Fast Note-Taking Quickly capture your ideas, memos, or thoughts in a clean and intuitive interface. Whether you're writing daily journals or to-do items, BlackNote makes note-taking effortless. Beautiful Dark Theme by Default BlackNote uses a true dark mode by default — perfect for low-light environments, AMOLED screens, or users who simply prefer a dark aesthetic. It's easier on the eyes and saves battery. Checklists and Task Management Easily create to-do lists or checklists to stay organized. Mark items as complete and manage your day efficiently. Works Completely Offline No internet? No problem. BlackNote stores your notes locally so you can write, edit, and access them anytime — even offline. Lightweight and Smooth BlackNote is built to be lightweight and responsive. It runs fast, uses minimal storage, and doesn't slow down your device. Whether you're jotting down quick ideas, writing your personal journal, or keeping track of tasks, BlackNote is your perfect minimal dark notepad. BlackNote Premium Free: up to 10 notes and checklists. Premium unlocks unlimited notes, automatic backup to Google Drive and iCloud, Backup / Restore and TXT import. Premium is an auto-renewable subscription (weekly, monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://smartcleaner85.github.io/blacknote/policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Birthday Calendar and Reminder at 5.0 against BlackNote's 2.6. Birthday Calendar and Reminder also leads on ratings volume (1.4K vs 20) and review sentiment (80% vs 68%). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Birthday Calendar and Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BlackNote sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Birthday Calendar and Reminder holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Calendar and Reminder has 1.4K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Birthday Calendar and Reminder's written reviews are positive against 68% of BlackNote's.
Birthday Calendar and Reminder ships an update every 2 months, BlackNote every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birthday Calendar and Reminder | BlackNote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1.4K ratings) — better | 2.6 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews — better | 68.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christopher Wolf | ZTECH ASIA |
Customer experience
Birthday Calendar and Reminder
BlackNote
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
BlackNote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Birthday Calendar and Reminder
- Unlock: share, export and sync$3.99
BlackNote
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year
Questions
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