Progress vs Just Birthdays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Progress
Easily track your progress and countdown to important dates. Set custom periods and visualize remaining days at a glance. Utilize home screen widgets for quick access to your progress updates.
- Set custom periods
- Display days remaining
- Home screen widgets
- Progress visualization
- Countdown timer
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【Check your progress !! 】 Progress is a simple application with only one function. You can display the current progress and the number of days remaining by setting the period. 【Check at a glance from the home screen】 You can also set Widget, which is a new feature from iOS14. This allows you to easily check your progress from the home screen.
Just Birthdays
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Just Birthdays is a simple, private birthday tracker for your Mac, iPhone, and iPad that does the basics and nothing more. No tracking or data-gathering, everything is saved on your devices and syncs using your private iCloud account. Features: • Add contacts alongside essential notes and details • View today's and upcoming birthdays via Home Screen widgets • Import and export your data as a neutral CSV • Sync automatically between your devices via iCloud • Switch between Light and Dark modes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Just Birthdays at Free against Progress's $3.99. Just Birthdays also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Progress's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On 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
Just Birthdays is free to download; Progress costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Progress ships an update every 2 days, Just Birthdays every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Progress | Just Birthdays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (30 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gaku Sakai | Colin Wright |
In-app purchases
Progress
No in-app purchases
Just Birthdays
No in-app purchases
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