Birthday List vs i
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birthday List
Organize your contacts' birthdays with this app. It highlights upcoming or recent birthdays within a 7-day window, making it easy to remember special dates. Keep track of important celebrations effortlessly.
- Birthday list from contacts
- Highlights birthdays within 7 days
- Upcoming birthday alerts
- Past birthday tracking
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List up the birth day list from Contacts who has birthday data. The day will be drawn in red which birth day will be or was with in 7 days.
i
Never forget a friend's birthday again. This app helps you track ages and ensures you remember to send well wishes on special days. A restricted free version is also available.
- Birthday tracking
- Age calculation
- Reminder notifications
- Free light version available
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You will always know how old are your friends and never forget to say them happy birthday. Also free light-version of the app with some restrictions is available.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Birthday List at Free against i's $0.99. Birthday List also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). i's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, 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
Birthday List is free to download; i costs $0.99 up front. Birthday List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. i asks for nothing beyond the download.
i holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday List has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Birthday List's written reviews are positive against 67% of i's.
Birthday List ships an update every 3 months, i every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birthday List | i |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shuji Fukumoto | Grigory Konovalov |
Customer experience
Birthday List
i
Bugs and requests
Birthday List
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes on launch after iOS updates
- Blank cards displaying no birthday information
- Birthday dates showing one day off from actual date
- App freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Contact photos erased after app updates
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- Groups not displaying or syncing properly
- Age calculation off by one year
- App won't open on iOS 6 and newer versions
- Spelling errors in month names (January, June)
- App not recognizing all contacts from address book
- Slow loading with 'looking for birthday' message
- Incompatibility with iCloud sync
Requested features
13 requests- Ability to manually add birthdays without contacts
- Push notifications and reminders for upcoming birthdays
- Customizable reminder timing (e.g., 2 weeks before)
- Group/category management for organizing contacts
- Anniversary tracking in addition to birthdays
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- App icon badge showing number of upcoming birthdays
- Start app view at current month instead of January
- Integration with social media (Facebook) for birthday sync
- Edit and modify birthdays within the app
- Show age person will be turning, not current age
- Add to calendar integration
- Customizable photo sizes and display options
- Support for children and non-contacts in birthday list
i
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Birthday List
- AD free$0.99
i
No in-app purchases
