Comparison

Reminder & Countdown vs Birthday Reminder Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Reminder & Countdown

Never miss an important event with this app. Set up custom reminders for everything from birthdays to holidays, with real-time countdowns and configurable alerts. Personalize your events with unique icons, backgrounds, and fonts, and easily share your countdowns with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Real-time countdowns
  • Customizable alerts
  • Event personalization (icons, backgrounds, fonts)
  • Import birthdays and calendar events
  • Event sharing via multiple platforms
  • Multiple reminder options
Features
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The app is designed to remind you about all your important events, meetings, friends’ birthdays, a long-awaited TV Shows premieres, dentist appointments, coming-soon holidays, a wedding date and any upcoming events you don’t want to miss. Event information comes in a nicely-wrapped pack. All details (such as date and time, font, icon, alert sound, background and other options) can be configured according to your taste. The app is complemented with excellent sharing options giving you an opportunity to send your reminders to anyone throughout the world via SMS, MMS, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram, WhatsApp, Viber and other social networks and services. KEY FEATURES: - Multiple reminders - Counting down in real-time - Selection of timing units you wish to count down - Sorting entries by date, name or applying a customizable sorting - Individual names, time&date options, categories - Various icons - Custom intervals to repeat events - Configurable alerts before or after a due date - Individual backgrounds - A wide variety of fonts to choose from - Formatting Dates and Times: Full, Short, and Abbreviated time units can be applied - Importing birthdays from your Address book - Importing events from the iOS Calendar app and Reminders app - Changing the default event icon to a personal photo - Set photos as background - Sharing countdowns through all available ways sending the whole countdown screenshot or only a part of it And you can also: - Enjoy awesome, easy to use UI - Make colourful notes - Brighten up reminders - Use the app as an alarm Thank you for your thoughts, they are very valuable! We are continued to make Reminder & Countdown even better, so never lose the drive to share your impressions and feedback with us at support@persapps.com

About

Birthday Reminder Countdown

Never forget a special occasion again with this app that counts down to birthdays and other important dates. Receive timely notifications, customize reminders, and access upcoming events directly from your home screen via a widget. Organize contacts into groups and share celebrations with loved ones.

Highlights
  • Birthday countdowns
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widget
  • Contact grouping
  • Greeting templates
  • Dark mode support
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Features • Count how many days are left until your birthday • Get notifications at the time of your choosing on each birthday • Customize reminder settings for specific birthdays • Access upcoming birthdays right from home screen with powerful widget • Group contacts such as friends, classmates, colleagues, etc • Share your birthdays with family and friends • Greeting template for easy blessings • Add notes to each special day • Also be used for anniversaries, holidays, vacations, etc • Support dark mode Review from users "Great and very simple to use" "I really like how I can keep track of all my family and friends birthdays." "The free version is great and easy to use! I like using it! A good app to track birthday and countdown!" "This app keeps me accountable. I never miss a birthday now." "Couldn’t do without this Birthday app. It has never let me down." Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app. Get Birthday Reminder Pro • No ads forever • Unlimited reminders • Add a widget • Backup data to iCloud • Gesture passwords to protect private information And much more ...

Screenshots

Reminder & Countdown4 screens
Birthday Reminder Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Reminder & Countdown at none against Birthday Reminder Countdown's 1. Reminder & Countdown also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 62%) and ratings volume (17K vs 530). Birthday Reminder Countdown's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Birthday Reminder Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Reminder & Countdown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Reminder & Countdown against 4.7 for Birthday Reminder Countdown. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Reminder & Countdown has 17K ratings behind it against 530, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Reminder & Countdown's written reviews are positive against 62% of Birthday Reminder Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 3 months, Birthday Reminder Countdown every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Reminder & Countdown versus Birthday Reminder Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReminder & CountdownBirthday Reminder Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17K ratings) — better4.7 (530 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better61.9% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better530
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey AstakhovDeebex Tech Ltd.

Customer experience

Reminder & Countdown

All ratings16,368 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews392 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral4.6%
Negative9.2%

Birthday Reminder Countdown

All ratings525 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral12.7%
Negative25.4%

User reviews

Reminder & Countdown

From 17K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and convenient
  • 👍 Versatile and customizable
  • 👍 Reliable and easy to use
  • 👍 Helpful for organizing important dates
  • 👍 Useful for medical and appointment reminders

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional issues with reminders not working as expected
  • 🐛 Reminders sometimes persist even after being deleted
  • 🐛 Sync issues between devices
  • 🔋 Concerns about high battery consumption

Birthday Reminder Countdown

From 530 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and user-friendly interface
  • 🎯 Effective birthday reminder notifications
  • 💰 Genuinely free with no ads (historically)
  • 📱 Reliable and never lets users down
  • 🎨 Clean and beautifully designed

Room to improve

  • 💸 Aggressive paywall after 6 entries
  • 📢 Wildly inappropriate advertisements
  • 🚫 Limited free tier functionality
  • 💾 Data not saving properly for some users
  • 🔄 Inconsistent pricing model changes

Bugs and requests

Reminder & Countdown

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Reminders not clearing after being deleted
  • Countdown timers not always accurate
  • Notification issues after iOS updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow snooze and nag functions for reminders
  • Integrate with calendar apps for better sync
  • Add ability to filter reminders by work/school days
  • Provide more customization options for backgrounds and icons
  • Enable sharing of countdowns with friends and family

Birthday Reminder Countdown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes when attempting to purchase Pro version
  • Plus button triggers paywall instead of adding entries
  • User data not persisting after entry
  • iOS 14 compatibility issues with Pro purchase

Requested features

7 requests
  • Contact book synchronization
  • Name search functionality
  • Gender selection option
  • Theme color customization
  • Earlier notification times (6 AM instead of 9 AM)
Show 2 more
  • More invitation/sharing options
  • Edit functionality for birthday entries

In-app purchases

None

Reminder & Countdown

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday Reminder Countdown

One-time1
  • Birthday Reminder Pro$14.99

Questions

Is Reminder & Countdown free?
Reminder & Countdown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Birthday Reminder Countdown free?
Birthday Reminder Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Reminder & Countdown or Birthday Reminder Countdown?
Reminder & Countdown is rated higher. Reminder & Countdown averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while Birthday Reminder Countdown averages 4.7 from 530 ratings.
Do Reminder & Countdown or Birthday Reminder Countdown have ads?
Both Reminder & Countdown and Birthday Reminder Countdown show ads.
Which is updated more often, Reminder & Countdown or Birthday Reminder Countdown?
Reminder & Countdown ships an update every 3 months, and Birthday Reminder Countdown every 3 weeks. Most recently, Reminder & Countdown was updated on November 9, 2026 and Birthday Reminder Countdown on November 3, 2026.

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