Comparison

BwMessenger vs Byrthday

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BwMessenger

Secure and user-friendly messaging for official communication. Supports text, audio, video, and documents with end-to-end encryption. Features include group chats, polls, and a searchable user directory.

Highlights
  • End-to-end encryption
  • 1:1 and group chats
  • Text, audio, video, and document sharing
  • Persistent message storage
  • Message quoting and reactions
  • Polls and voting
  • Searchable user directory
Features
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Diese App ist der Vorgänger von BundesMessengerX, sie bleibt nutzbar und erhält wichtige Sicherheitsupdates, jedoch keine neuen Funktionen mehr. Für eine aktuelle, stetig weiterentwickelte App mit moderner Oberfläche und zusätzlichen Funktionen für den Behördenalltag, empfehlen wir ausdrücklich die Nutzung des BundesMessengerX.

About

Byrthday

Features
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Keep track of birthdays and anniversaries, and find the right words for family, friends and colleagues – no account needed. IMPORTANT DATES, YOUR WAY • Choose a time and how far ahead to be reminded: 30, 14, 7, 3, 2 or 1 day before, and on the day. Add birthdays, wedding anniversaries or your own occasions, such as a name day. • By default: a week before, the day before and on the day. Want a follow-up? Choose every three hours on the day until 9 pm, until you tap “Done”. • Each reminder opens the greeting for that occasion. Milestone birthdays and anniversaries are recognized and highlighted. WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE YOU • Choose from curated greetings by relationship and tone: warm, funny or formal. Templates are free to use, offline and unlimited. • Edit any message, share it on WhatsApp or another app, or copy it. You always tap “Send” yourself. KEEP GIFT IDEAS TOGETHER • Keep gift ideas for each person, mark gifts as given with the year, and add an extra reminder for the gift if you like. • Link people to Christmas Eve/Christmas, St. Nicholas Day, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day or Father’s Day. Get one notification for gifts 30 days before Christmas, or 7 days before other holidays. • Byrthday calculates movable dates for you. AI, ONLY IF YOU WANT IT • Optional: create a personalized AI greeting from a first name, occasion, tone, relationship, age or number of years where relevant, and your own keywords. 5 AI requests are free, for greetings and gift ideas combined; an internet connection is needed. • The app asks for your consent first. For AI texts, these details go to our server and then to OpenAI. • Optional AI gift ideas use the occasion, interests and budget, without a name. YOUR DATA, YOUR CHOICE • No account or sign-up. Occasions and settings are stored on your device. Reminders are local notifications, with no push server. • Contacts import is optional: choose what to bring in. The import happens on your device; no contact data is sent. • Calendar access is optional: import birthdays from your calendars or add occasions to a separate “Byrthday” calendar. Other calendars stay unchanged. • Back up and sync with a file in your own storage, such as iCloud Drive or Google Drive – no Byrthday account needed. • Ask for birthdays or share anniversaries and other occasions via a link. • Usage statistics and crash reports are optional and off by default. PLUS, IF YOU WANT MORE • Byrthday Plus includes up to 30 AI requests a day and at most 300 in 30 days (greetings and gift ideas combined), home and lock screen widgets with a countdown, the Apple Watch app, and no ads. • Plus without AI, one-time purchase: everything in Plus except unlimited AI requests; the 5 free AI texts stay. • Alarm mode with Plus: on the day a real alarm sounds, even in silent or Focus mode, then hourly until 9 pm. Real alarms need iOS 26 on iPhone; otherwise you get a time-sensitive notification. • Choose a monthly subscription, a yearly subscription (with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time purchase. • The free version shows small banners, never between a reminder and a greeting. GOOD TO KNOW • The app is available in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Japanese; switch in the app. Large text is supported. • Whether and when reminders appear depends on your device’s notification and battery settings. Privacy: byrthday.app/en/privacy · Terms: byrthday.app/en/terms · Imprint: byrthday.app/en/imprint

Screenshots

BwMessenger4 screens
Byrthday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BwMessenger at none against Byrthday's 4. BwMessenger also leads on ads (none vs shown). Byrthday's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). On price, device support 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. Byrthday sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. BwMessenger asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BwMessenger ships an update monthly, Byrthday every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BwMessenger versus Byrthday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBwMessengerByrthday
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBWI GmbHSilvio Lindstedt

In-app purchases

None

BwMessenger

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Byrthday

Subscriptions2
  • Plus monthly$0.991 Month
  • Plus yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • Byrthday Plus (no AI)$6.99
  • Plus lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is BwMessenger free?
BwMessenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Byrthday free?
Byrthday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BwMessenger or Byrthday have ads?
Byrthday shows ads; BwMessenger does not.
Which is updated more often, BwMessenger or Byrthday?
BwMessenger ships an update monthly, and Byrthday every 10 days. Most recently, BwMessenger was updated on November 7, 2026 and Byrthday on November 1, 2026.

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