Birthday Reminders vs Next Candles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birthday Reminders
Never miss an important date again. This app helps you organize and track birthdays and anniversaries from your contacts. Receive timely notifications and easily add missing birthday information.
- Organize contact birthdays
- Search and fix missing birthdays
- Receive customizable notifications
- See upcoming and missed birthdays
- Add birthdays to contacts
- Syncs with address book
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Never forget a birthday or anniversary again. Birthday Reminders turns the birthdays in your Contacts into a clear, timely reminder list. See what is coming up, what you missed, and which contacts still need a birthday. Add or correct birthdays quickly, then receive a local notification at the hour you choose. Features: • View upcoming birthdays and recently missed birthdays • Find contacts with missing birthdays • Search and filter your contacts • Add or edit birthdays directly in your Contacts • See countdowns and ages at a glance • Receive configurable birthday notifications • Keep birthdays in your standard Contacts database Your birthdays stay connected to the Contacts features already built into iPhone and iPad.
Next Candles
Never forget a birthday again. This app offers effortless setup by importing contacts, personalized reminders with custom timing, and one-tap access to contact information for easy birthday wishes. Its beautiful design makes managing special dates a pleasure.
- Import from Contacts
- Personalized reminders
- One-tap contact info
- Clean interface
- Custom notification timing
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Never forget a birthday again with Next Candles! - Effortless setup: Seamless import from your Contacts app ensures you never miss a friend or family member. - Personalized reminders: Set custom-timed notifications for each birthday, so you can be reminded with enough time to plan. - One-tap contact info: Quickly access phone numbers and emails directly from the app, making it easier than ever to send birthday wishes. - Beautiful design: Enjoy a clean and intuitive interface that makes managing birthdays a pleasure. **Download Next Candles today and create lasting memories with your loved ones!**
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Next Candles at Free against Birthday Reminders's $1.99. Next Candles also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Birthday Reminders's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). On 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
Next Candles is free to download; Birthday Reminders costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Next Candles holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively.
Birthday Reminders ships an update every 3 months, Next Candles monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birthday Reminders | Next Candles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bitrzr, LDA | Frank Anderson |
Customer experience
Birthday Reminders
Next Candles
In-app purchases
Birthday Reminders
No in-app purchases
Next Candles
No in-app purchases
