Comparison

Birthday Countdown ‎ vs Events

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Countdown ‎

Easily track upcoming birthdays with customizable countdowns. Add photos, set reminders, and even attach personal songs to celebrate special occasions. Share your countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Flexible countdown units (years, months, days, hours, etc.)
  • Add personal or free photos
  • Customizable names and display
  • Birthday reminders
  • Attach personal songs
  • Multiple countdowns
  • Share countdowns
Features
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Birthday Countdown lets you count down to birthdays in style! Never miss a birthday again — and have a blast celebrating. Have fun counting down with these customizable features: FLEXIBLE countdown units — count down in any combo of years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, and even heartbeats! (e.g. "2 months 20 mins" or "48,000 heartbeats") LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS — add a birthday countdown widget right to your lock screen! PHOTOS — choose from your own library, Instagram photos, or your friends' Facebook albums, or browse a collection of free photos. Sort them your way and flip through them while counting down! CUSTOMIZED NAME — got a nickname for the birthday person? Type it in! REMINDERS — set a time to be reminded of your loved ones' birthdays! Your own SONG — attach a meaningful song to each Birthday Countdown! DRAGGABLE Countdown display — position it wherever you want. Customizable FONT TYPES, FONT COLORS, and BACKGROUND COLORS for the Countdown display. Track BIRTHDAY or AGE. SMART TOOLBAR — hidden until you tap the screen, so it's never in your way. Works in PORTRAIT and LANDSCAPE modes. MULTIPLE COUNTDOWNS — sort them in the order you like! SHARE a live Countdown or a screenshot via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or email. === Birthday Countdown Premium === HOME SCREEN WIDGETS: Count the days to your birthday without leaving the home screen! SLIDESHOW MODE: Cycle through background photos with a choice of animation styles and speeds. NO ADS: No distractions or clutter — just you and your countdown. Make each second count! In addition to the free features above, Birthday Countdown Premium is available as a subscription. Premium subscribers get an ad-free experience, home screen widgets, and slideshow mode. Price may vary by location. Subscriptions are charged to your payment method through your Apple ID account and renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscription anytime in Account Settings. Terms: https://www.sunflowr.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://www.sunflowr.com/privacy/

About

Events

Create and share stunning video or photo invitations in moments. Streamline event planning with fast RSVPs, reminders, and group chat. Guests can reply via text without needing the app, and all event photos can be collected in one place.

Highlights
  • Personalized video/photo invitations
  • Fast RSVPs via text
  • Automatic event reminders
  • Group chat for guests
  • Photo collection from guests
  • Ticketing and sign-up lists
  • Time polls for event scheduling
Features
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Design and share personalized video or photo invitations in seconds. Stress-free planning with fast RSVPs, reminders, and group chat—all in one app. Invite guests by text, email, or social media. Featured by the App Store as App of the Day and New Apps We Love, The New York Times, TechCrunch, New York Magazine, and HuffPost. —— SEND STUNNING INVITES ◉ Smart, beautiful flyers Look like you hired a pro designer in just a few taps. Zazzle Events suggests on-theme photo and video flyers from a hand-curated library based on your event details—or builds options around any image or video you upload—so you’re never starting from a blank page. ◉ Powered by Zazzle’s design quality Zazzle, the global leader in design and custom products, to bring their creativity into your events, including access to Premium Flyers for select occasions. ◉ Amazing designs for every occasion Gorgeous video and photo invites with unique typography and layouts. Perfect for Birthdays, BBQs, Baby Showers, Bridal Showers, Weddings, Graduations, Girls’ Night Out, Sports Leagues, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and countless more. —— GET FAST RSVPs & STAY ORGANIZED ◉ Fast RSVPs by text Guests can simply reply to the text to RSVP—no app download required—so you get responses lightning fast. ◉ Automatic directions An hour before the event, your guests get a text with a link to a map and directions. ◉ Event updates Send instant text updates when details change or just to say thanks for coming. ◉ Event chat Turn group chat on or off. When enabled, guests can share excitement, coordinate, and react in one place—even if they don’t all have each other’s contact info. —— CAPTURE & SHARE EVERY MOMENT ◉ Point-of-view camera (no app download) Guests can use our disposable camera–style App Clip to capture their point of view at your event. ◉ Collect ALL the photos After the event, Hobnob automatically asks guests to share their photos so you can see everything from the party in one place. —— POWERFUL TOOLS FOR HOSTS & ORGANIZERS ◉ Ticketing Collect money for adults, kids, or other ticket types right from your invite. ◉ Sign-up lists Perfect for potlucks, wish lists, back-to-school supplies, volunteer slots, and more. ◉ Time polls Find the best time for your event before you send an invite. ◉ Great for business Seminars, clubs, event planners, trunk shows, and other organizations use Hobnob to give their events a professional, on-brand presentation without extra tools. —— ORGANIZE YOUR GROUPS ◉ Effortless groups Organize and chat with the groups you actually spend time with in real life. ◉ One-tap guest lists With one tap, turn any group into a guest list to invite everyone at once. ◉ Event history See all the events and photos you’ve shared with each group in one place. —— Terms of Use: https://hobnob.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://hobnob.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown ‎4 screens
Events4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Events at none against Birthday Countdown ‎'s shown. Events also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). Birthday Countdown ‎'s advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 72%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 Countdown ‎ sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Events sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Events holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Events has 103K ratings behind it against 2.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 81% of Birthday Countdown ‎'s written reviews are positive against 72% of Events's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Countdown ‎ ships an update every 3 months, Events fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Birthday Countdown ‎ versus Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Countdown ‎Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (2.1K ratings)4.8 (103K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better72.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2.1K103K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#124 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB203 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSevenlogics, Inc.Zazzle Inc.

Customer experience

Birthday Countdown ‎

All ratings2,135 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews307 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative10.7%

Events

All ratings103,136 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.9%
Negative19.2%

User reviews

Birthday Countdown ‎

From 2.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎂 Useful birthday countdown
  • 👍 Customizable backgrounds and fonts
  • 🎉 Helps users stay excited for birthdays
  • ⏱️ Accurate countdown of days, hours, minutes, and seconds
  • 💻 Works well on mobile devices

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires premium subscription to access all features
  • 💸 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🤔 Confusing to set up and use for some users
  • 🔍 Limited customization options
  • 🚫 Restricted number of countdowns on free version

Events

From 103K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Streamlines event planning
  • 💡 Unique invite designs
  • 🚀 Convenient text-based invites
  • 👍 Helpful reminders and updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Invites not always delivered
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns around data sharing
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🐛 Glitchy RSVP and update features
  • 👎 Limited free version functionality

Bugs and requests

Birthday Countdown ‎

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Countdown sometimes displays incorrect dates
  • App crashes or freezes occasionally
  • Widget functionality not working as expected

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to change countdown name
  • Add more background and font options
  • Integrate with social media to share countdowns
  • Provide widget support for home screen

Events

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Location details not saving properly
  • Inconsistent RSVP tracking
  • Blank images being sent out
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to edit guest list
  • Improve notification system
  • Allow custom fonts and backgrounds
  • Enable landscape mode on iPad
  • Provide group messaging capabilities

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birthday Countdown ‎

Subscriptions2
  • Countdown Premium 3 Months$4.993 Months
  • Countdown Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Background I$0.99
  • Premium$3.99
10 purchases

Events

Subscriptions10
  • Invitation Maker (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Hobnob Standard (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Hobnob Plus (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Hobnob Host (Monthly)7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Hobnob Essentials (Annual)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Hobnob Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$22.991 Month
  • Hobnob Standard (Annual)7 Days trial$23.491 Year
  • Hobnob Planner (Monthly)7 Days trial$27.991 Month
  • Hobnob Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$46.991 Year
  • Hobnob Host (Annual)7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown ‎ free?
Birthday Countdown ‎ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Events free?
Events is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Events?
Events is rated higher. Birthday Countdown ‎ averages 4.4 out of 5 from 2.1K ratings, while Events averages 4.8 from 103K ratings.
Do Birthday Countdown ‎ or Events have ads?
Birthday Countdown ‎ shows ads; Events does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown ‎ or Events?
Birthday Countdown ‎ ships an update every 3 months, and Events fortnightly. Most recently, Birthday Countdown ‎ was updated on November 6, 2026 and Events on November 8, 2026.

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