Comparison

Birthdays vs iRemember

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

Head to head
About

Birthdays

Never forget a friend's birthday again. This app scans your contacts to show upcoming birthdays and days remaining. Send wishes via email, iMessage, or call directly from the app.

Highlights
  • Scans contacts for birthdays
  • Shows upcoming birthdays
  • Countdown to birthdays
  • Send wishes via email/iMessage
  • Direct calling to contacts
  • Location-based notifications
Features
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Remember the birthdays that matter. Birthdays keeps the people you care about in one simple, beautiful list. See whose birthday is coming up next, know exactly how many days are left, and get a reminder with enough time to make their day special. ADD PEOPLE IN SECONDS Pick the people you want to remember straight from your Contacts. Birthdays only sees the people you choose, not your whole address book. Missing a date? Add or change it right in the app. SEE WHAT'S COMING UP Birthdays are grouped by month, starting with this one, so the next celebration is always at the top. Each person shows a countdown, and when you know their birth year, the age they're turning. REMINDERS ON YOUR SCHEDULE Get a notification on the day, one week before, or two weeks before. That's time to send a message, choose a gift, or plan a party. Reminders repeat every year automatically. UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS ON YOUR HOME SCREEN Small, medium, and large widgets show who's next and how many days remain, without opening the app. MAKE IT PERSONAL Give everyone a photo, and crop it just the way you like. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Names, birthdays, and photos stay on your device. No account, no sign-up. ONE PURCHASE. NO SUBSCRIPTION. Every feature is free for up to seven birthdays. Unlock unlimited birthdays, plus all future features, with a single one-time purchase. No subscriptions, no renewals. Questions or feedback? Write to support@chromedomesoftware.com. We'd love to hear from you.

About

iRemember

Never forget a friend's birthday again. This app helps you track ages and sends timely reminders. A limited free version is available, with a full version offering more features.

Highlights
  • Track friend's ages
  • Birthday reminders
  • Import contacts
  • Limited free version
  • Full version available
Features
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You will always know how old are your friends and never forget to say them happy birthday. There are some restrictions in the light-version: - you may only import contacts from the device phone book; - you may not create new contacts and edit existing ones; - you may not schedule more then 10 notifications. Also full-version of the app with no restriction is available.

Screenshots

Birthdays4 screens
iRemember2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Birthdays at 82% against iRemember's 0%. Birthdays also leads on ads (none vs shown). iRemember's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.6). On price, update cadence 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. Birthdays sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. iRemember asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthdays ships an update every 3 months, iRemember every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Birthdays versus iRemember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthdaysiRemember
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (141 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings141 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.616.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucien DupontGrigory Konovalov

Customer experience

Birthdays

All ratings141 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral4.3%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%

iRemember

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birthdays

One-time4
  • Generous Tip$0.99
  • Massive Tip$1.99
  • Amazing Tip$4.99
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  • Birthdays Pro$5.00
None

iRemember

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birthdays free?
Birthdays is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iRemember free?
iRemember is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Birthdays or iRemember have ads?
iRemember shows ads; Birthdays does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthdays or iRemember?
Birthdays ships an update every 3 months, and iRemember every 4 months. Most recently, Birthdays was updated on November 10, 2026 and iRemember on November 2, 2026.

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