Comparison

D vs Giftahead

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

Head to head
About

D

Display important dates like anniversaries and birthdays on your home screen, lock screen, and Apple Watch. Customize with emojis and choose display options for a personalized view of your special days.

Highlights
  • Home screen widgets (small, medium, large)
  • Lock screen widgets (inline, circular, rectangular)
  • Apple Watch complications
  • Emoji customization for dates
  • Automatic D-Day calculation
  • Intuitive card-based UI
Features
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Put the days that matter on your Lock Screen. D-Day Widget counts down to the dates you care about — and keeps counting the days since — right on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. ■ Widgets everywhere - Home Screen: small and medium widgets - Lock Screen: inline, circular, and rectangular widgets - Apple Watch: circular and rectangular complications - Choose which anniversary each widget shows ■ Made to look the way you want - 1,000+ emojis, with the ones you use most floated to the top - Toggle the emoji, name, day count, and actual date - A clean card layout that stays readable at a glance ■ Counting that matches how you count - Automatic D-Day math (D-7, D+100) - Pick your counting style: D+1, which counts the start day, or D-0 - Upcoming milestones at a glance: D+100, D+1000, 1 year, 10 years ■ Perfect for - Wedding and dating anniversaries - Birthdays, D-100, D-200 - Exams, first day at a new job, discharge day - Trips, due dates, deadlines, streaks Go Premium to remove every ad and keep things clean. Add a date, add the widget, and never lose track again. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Giftahead

Features
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Remember the birthday. Have time for the gift. Keep upcoming birthdays in view with clear countdowns and reminders ahead of the day. A LIST THAT THINKS AHEAD • Birthdays sorted by how soon they are coming up • Clear countdowns at a glance • Add someone in seconds: name, date, an optional note Giftahead on your Home Screen • Follow one person's birthday, or whoever is coming up soonest. • Track which gifts still need buying, and when the next reminder lands. • See the month ahead with every birthday marked on it. • Keep the next birthday and its countdown on your Lock Screen. REMINDERS BEFORE THE DAY • Choose how early you want the nudge — on the day, or up to three weeks ahead • Reliable local notifications, scheduled on your device FREE TO USE Track up to 5 people with a shared reminder lead time, free forever. LIFETIME ACCESS One optional purchase unlocks unlimited people and per-person lead times. One payment — no subscription, ever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, analytics, or cloud list. Your birthdays stay on this device.

Screenshots

D4 screens
Giftahead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Giftahead at none against D's shown. Giftahead also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). D's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Giftahead sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

D ships an update monthly, Giftahead every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
D versus Giftahead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDGiftahead
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperkyulabsRemi Herbiet

In-app purchases

1 purchases

D

One-time1
  • Remove in-app ads$3.99
1 purchases

Giftahead

One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$12.99

Questions

Is D free?
D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Giftahead free?
Giftahead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do D or Giftahead have ads?
D shows ads; Giftahead does not.
Which is updated more often, D or Giftahead?
D ships an update monthly, and Giftahead every 3 days. Most recently, D was updated on October 27, 2026 and Giftahead on October 7, 2026.

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