Comparison

Contact Eclipse vs Birthday Reminder

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

Head to head
About

Contact Eclipse

This app offers a modern way to manage your contacts, allowing you to add, delete, and merge entries efficiently. Organize contacts into custom lists, pin favorites for quick access, and communicate with groups or individuals. It supports iCloud sync and home screen widgets for seamless integration.

Highlights
  • Add, delete, and merge contacts
  • Identify and merge duplicate contacts
  • Create custom contact lists
  • Pin favorite contacts
  • Group messaging and individual messaging
  • Share contacts via QR Code
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Contact Eclipse is an elegant contact manager built in SwiftUI. Manage Contacts with Ease Add, delete, or merge contacts — one at a time or in bulk. Identify duplicates by filtering on full name, first name, last name, phone number, organization, email, or address. Stay Organized Pin your Favorites to the top for instant access. Create custom Lists for easy organization and quick communication. Search contacts or jump to any section with the alphabet shortcut. Share & Connect Message an entire list at once via group chat, or send individually to each contact. Share contacts and lists via QR Code. Read and write NFC Contact Cards (iPhone only). Sync & Widgets iCloud Sync keeps your Favorites and Lists up to date across all devices. Add Home Screen widgets for quick access to your favorites, lists, and more.

About

Birthday Reminder

Features
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HatchDay is a personal birthday assistant focused on privacy, functionality, and ease of use, built for those who value their relationships and their personal data. No ads. No tracking. No cloud sync. Just reliable notifications that just work. You get a notification in the morning. One tap and you're already calling. The day moves on, and you know you didn't forget anyone who matters. - FREE, FOREVER - • Always know who's next - sort by days until their birthday • Call from the notification - one action, no need to search for the number • Ready in under a minute - import your Contacts in a single step • Never miss a birthday - native iOS notifications at the time you choose • Next birthday is always visible - small widget on your home screen or even on your lock screen (of course, privacy mode enabled) * Milestone aware - with our milestone search, you can easily see the next person celebrating a major milestone * Missed a birthday - we got you covered. Recent birthdays list is there for you to know • No ads, ever - open the app, see birthdays, nothing else - YOUR DATA STAYS ON YOUR PHONE - No server ever sees your contact list. No company knows when your mother's birthday is. Everything you save in HatchDay stays on your iPhone - no exceptions. No account to create. No email address needed. No internet connection required. - Premium mode (entirely optional) - Premium features are entirely optional, but needed for me to keep improving the application. Core features are free forever. No pushy screens. No countdown timers. The switch to Premium option is in Settings, waiting quietly when you're ready to dedicate a cofee per year to support this application. Premium features: • Wish them in 5 seconds - birthday notification opens WhatsApp with your greeting already written • Prefer SMS/iMessage? - the same action opens Messages instead, greeting and all • Write once, send to anyone - custom message templates with name and age • See more birthdays at a glance - medium and large home screen widgets • Make it yours - 3 additional color themes: Ocean, Forest, and Sunset • See the whole year at a glance - spot your busiest months with the Year calendar view - BUILT FOR iPHONE - HatchDay is a native iOS app built with SwiftUI. It follows Apple's design guidelines and integrates with notifications and widgets exactly as Apple intended. - License - This app uses standard EULA - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Contact Eclipse4 screens
Birthday Reminder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Contact Eclipse at none against Birthday Reminder's 1. Contact Eclipse also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Birthday Reminder's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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. Birthday Reminder sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Contact Eclipse asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Contact Eclipse ships an update every 7 months, Birthday Reminder every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Contact Eclipse versus Birthday Reminder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContact EclipseBirthday Reminder
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew HarringtonManuel Subredu

In-app purchases

None

Contact Eclipse

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday Reminder

Subscriptions1
  • Premium subscription1 Month trial$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Contact Eclipse free?
Contact Eclipse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Birthday Reminder free?
Birthday Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Contact Eclipse or Birthday Reminder have ads?
Neither Contact Eclipse nor Birthday Reminder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Contact Eclipse or Birthday Reminder?
Contact Eclipse ships an update every 7 months, and Birthday Reminder every 3 weeks. Most recently, Contact Eclipse was updated on October 27, 2026 and Birthday Reminder on October 28, 2026.

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