Onomastici vs When
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Onomastici
This app helps you remember name days for saints and your contacts. It offers a searchable database of saints and allows you to find name days for people in your address book. Receive push notifications for upcoming name days.
- Complete saint database
- Search by Italian name
- Find name days for contacts
- Push notifications
- Set preferred dates and reminders
- Customizable contact search days
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Never miss a "Name day" again! Onomastici (the Italian word for "Name Day") features a complete database of the Saint of the Day. You can browse the calendar by swiping up or down), and can search for an Italian name or even find the "Name day" for the contacts in your Address Book (works with all Italian and most English/American names, even abbreviated). In the system settings you can set the number of days for which your contacts' onomastici will be searched. Version 1.2 now includes push notifications!!! In version 1.1 you can set your preferred date for each name and set a reminder for each name-day!
When
Quickly set reminders with a single tap by interacting with a clock face. Customize your reminders with notes, colors, icons, and sounds. View all your upcoming tasks in a comprehensive list.
- One-tap reminder setting
- Clock face time adjustment
- Add notes to reminders
- Customizable colors and icons
- Select reminder sounds
- View all reminders list
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Set reminders in one tap! Tap the clock face at the time you want — and your reminder is ready. • Move the reminder around the clock face to change the time. • Add notes. • Customize the color and icon. • Choose a sound. • View the full list of reminders. Give it a try!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: When at 5.0 against Onomastici's 4.0. When also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 37 months) and review sentiment (75% vs 60%). Onomastici's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $9.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Onomastici costs $0.99 and When $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
When holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Onomastici's written reviews are positive against 75% of When's.
Onomastici ships an update every 37 months, When every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Onomastici | When |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Araneum Group srl | Mikhail Solomonov |
Customer experience
Onomastici
When
In-app purchases
Onomastici
No in-app purchases
When
No in-app purchases
