Comparison

Birthday List vs Circuit Cellar

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Birthday list from contacts
  • Highlights birthdays within 7 days
  • Upcoming birthday alerts
  • Past birthday tracking
Features
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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.

About

Circuit Cellar

Access in-depth engineering tutorials, microcontroller projects, and industry news for electrical engineers and electronics enthusiasts. Explore topics like embedded development, signal processing, and IoT. Subscriptions are available within the app.

Highlights
  • Engineering tutorials
  • Microcontroller projects
  • Embedded systems news
  • Signal processing articles
  • IoT project guides
  • Robotics content
Features
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Circuit Cellar magazine features engineering tutorials, detailed microcontroller-based projects, and embedded systems industry news for professional electrical engineers, EE/ECE academics, and highly skilled electronics enthusiasts. Since 1988, Circuit Cellar has featured projects and tutorials from the world's top engineers on subjects such as embedded development (e.g., prototyping and programming), signal processing (e.g., DSP chips and signal conditioning), programmable logic (e.g., FPGA projects), sensor systems (e.g., smart sensors and MEMS), 'Net-connected devices (e.g., IoT projects and protocol stacks), robotics (e.g., robotic systems and proximity sensing), and much more. Circuit Cellar is the ultimate resource for all of your electrical engineering-related needs. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Three months subscription - $24.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $39.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $34.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions

Screenshots

Birthday List3 screens
Circuit Cellar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Birthday List at 49% against Circuit Cellar's 0%. Birthday List also leads on rating (2.5 vs 1.5) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). Circuit Cellar's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. Birthday List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Circuit Cellar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $23.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birthday List holds the better App Store score, 2.5 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Birthday List's written reviews are positive against 0% of Circuit Cellar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday List ships an update every 3 months, Circuit Cellar every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Birthday List versus Circuit Cellar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday ListCircuit Cellar
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.5 (6 ratings) — better1.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShuji FukumotoMagzter Inc.

Customer experience

Birthday List

All ratings6 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews179 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative40.8%

Circuit Cellar

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Circuit Cellar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday List

One-time1
  • AD free$0.99
10 purchases

Circuit Cellar

Subscriptions2
  • Circuit Cellar 30$23.991 Year
  • Circuit Cellar 1 Year$34.991 Year
One-time8
  • Circuit Cellar - December 2016$8.99
  • Circuit Cellar - November 2016$8.99
  • Circuit Cellar - January 2017$8.99
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  • Circuit Cellar - July 2017$8.99
  • December 2017$8.99
  • July 2018$8.99
  • March 2018$8.99
  • Circuit Cellar November 2018$8.99

Questions

Is Birthday List free?
Birthday List is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circuit Cellar free?
Circuit Cellar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday List or Circuit Cellar?
Birthday List is rated higher. Birthday List averages 2.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Circuit Cellar averages 1.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Birthday List or Circuit Cellar have ads?
Birthday List shows ads; Circuit Cellar does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday List or Circuit Cellar?
Birthday List ships an update every 3 months, and Circuit Cellar every 16 months. Most recently, Birthday List was updated on October 31, 2026 and Circuit Cellar on November 7, 2026.

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