Birthday List vs Haider
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.
Haider
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Haider is a prayer companion for the Shia community — prayer times, the Qibla, duas and the Islamic calendar, all on your phone and all working offline. PRAYER TIMES Accurate times calculated on your device for wherever you are, following Ja'fari practice: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha, with Maghrib taken from the sun's angle rather than a flat delay after sunset. THE ADHAN Choose the voice that calls you to prayer — from the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, from Karbala, or the official adhan of Abathar al-Halwaji. Full recordings, stored in the app, so they play with no internet. QIBLA COMPASS A live compass pointing to the Ka'bah from where you stand, with the distance and a gentle vibration when you are aligned. DUAS AND ZIYARAT Dua Kumayl, Iftitah, Tawassul, Ziyarat Ashura, Sahifa Sajjadiya supplications and more — each with the Arabic, a translation, and a note on who recommended it and when it is recited. BASIC COURSES Free lessons on the foundations: the five roots of religion, the ten branches, and how the prayer is actually performed, step by step, including the night prayer. SHIA HISTORY The lives of the Prophet, Lady Fatima and the Twelve Imams across sixty chapters, with timelines and quizzes. ISLAMIC CALENDAR Hijri dates alongside Gregorian, the births and martyrdoms through the year, and reminders for the days that matter to you. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account required and no server. Your location, bookmarks, reminders and settings never leave your phone. No ads, no tracking, no analytics. Available in English, Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Azerbaijani, Turkish, French and Spanish.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Haider at none against Birthday List's 1. Haider also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Birthday List's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price 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
Both are free to download. Birthday List sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Haider asks for nothing beyond the download.
Birthday List ships an update every 3 months, Haider every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Birthday List | Haider |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shuji Fukumoto | Shahzad Ali Ullah Beghum |
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
Haider
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Birthday List
- AD free$0.99
Haider
No in-app purchases









