hbd vs Countdown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hbd
Never miss a birthday again with timely reminders and personalized digital cards. Easily import contacts and share celebrations, with optional Pro features for unlimited use and advanced customization.
- Birthday reminders
- Home screen widgets
- Personalized digital cards
- Import birthdays from contacts
- Sync across devices
- Card collection
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hbd is the app for celebrations! It's the best way to remember and celebrate birthdays. Stay Notified: hbd sends you birthday reminder notifications so you'll never have to use the word "belated" again. Add our widgets to keep track of upcoming birthdays right from your home screen. Send Cards: When the day comes, send your friend a thoughtful card with hbd — choose from dozens of original designs and personalize your card with photos, text, and drawings. Send it instantly; your recipient doesn't need to have hbd installed. Add Birthdays: hbd makes it super easy to add new birthdays or import them from other services. Add via: • Contacts • Facebook birthdays • Calendar events • Collect birthdays via a link • Enter info manually • File import If one of your contacts uses hbd too, their birthday is automatically shared with you, so no need to memorize the birthdays of every person you add. Other Fun Stuff: • Widgets for your home screen • Save your cards forever. Any card you receive will be saved to your collection, which you can look back at at any time. • Sync across devices — one account, access from any Apple device hbd Pro If you're looking for more features and customization, you can upgrade to hbd pro: • Add unlimited birthdays, up from the free limit of 50 • Send unlimited cards, and access exclusive card designs • Sync birthdays to your calendar • Customize reminders for one day or one week in advance, get text reminders • All widget styles — track birthdays on your home screen • 7 secret hbd app icons Subscriptions renew automatically and can be canceled anytime up to 24 hours before renewal. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Countdown
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Remembering birthdays is no easy task. You can use birthday countdown to help remember important birthdays and anniversaries of your friends and family. Set up reminders for birthdays & anniversaries, and any other special occasions so you never miss an important birthday event again. Widget for quick reminder You can add the widget to your home screen. Using this widget you can directly wish your friends via WhatsApp, Messenger, SMS or call. Countdown & Tracker Calendar shows you how many days are left until his/her bday. Birthday alarm will notify you before his/her birthday. Birthday tracker to keep track of family or relative birthdays and view a countdown of upcoming birthdays. Wish happy bday with greeting cards & photo frame Our free birthday tracker app lets you add unlimited reminders and contacts and send as many greetings as you like from our selection of free cards. Personalize your online greetings with your message or photos and celebrate your friend or family member with the perfect birthday card! Video Templates & Story Choose from hundreds of custom templates & customize them to create your own memorable birthday video message. Pick a music track that best suits your video from the collection. Post it on social media and tag your buddy to send the best birthday video gift. UNLIMITED PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Subscriptions can be weekly, monthly or annual** Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours prior to the end of the current billing period ** Subscription amounts are equal to the value that the "Apple's App Store Matrix" determines to be the equivalent of the subscription price of your local currency in $USD. Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/ekterms/home Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/ek-privacy-policy/home
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: hbd at none against Countdown's shown. hbd also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Countdown's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. hbd sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Countdown sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
hbd ships an update fortnightly, Countdown every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | hbd | Countdown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (152 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 152 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BZE, LLC | Ekta Hirpara |
In-app purchases
hbd
- hbd pro$2.491 Month
- hbd pro$3.993 Months
- hbd Pro - 1 year7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- hbd pro$19.991 Year
- hbd pro lifetime$44.99
Countdown
- Weekly Unlimited$0.997 Days
- Quarterly Unlimited$1.993 Months
- Yearly Unlimited1 Year trial$4.991 Year
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