Comparison

Anniversary Reminder vs Birthday Countdown

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

Head to head
About

Anniversary Reminder

Never miss important dates again! This app helps you manage and receive advance notifications for upcoming birthdays and anniversaries. It can track yearly events as well as specific day milestones like 100 or 1000 days from an event.

Highlights
  • Manages upcoming birthdays and anniversaries
  • Provides advance reminders
  • Tracks yearly and specific day milestones (e.g., 100 days)
  • Displays events on iPhone calendar
  • Convenient for marking round number anniversaries
Features
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Never forget anniversaries again!! This app manages all the upcoming birthdays and important anniversaries and reminds you of them in advance. Not only keeps track of anniversaries which come once a year but also it can remind you of the 100 days or 1000 days from a specific event. For example, you can easily celebrate the 100th day anniversary of the relationship with your partner. The anniversaries registered on the app can be also displayed on the iPhone calendar. If you are using the calendar app, this app is highly recommended to be on your device. ■ Convenient to mark anniversary with round numbers Not many people may keep track of 100 days, 200 days, or 1000 days anniversary from a certain event. This app can manage to remind you of such hidden anniversaries. You may be able to celebrate a special day that you didn't even notice before. Register the first date with your partner, wedding anniversary, your child's birthday, or the day you first met your special person, and discover new anniversaries to celebrate. ■ Easy to view on iPhone calendar When activating the "Display in iOS calendar" option shown on the settings, the "Anniversary Reminder" calendar will be created on the iPhone calendar. You will never miss important birthdays and anniversaries as you manage them together with your daily schedule. ■ Notes We can't respond to reviews, so please contact our support team for issues or suggestions directly from the gear icon on the upper left corner of the app screen. Or please send an email to: app+ar@aill.org

About

Birthday Countdown

Never forget a birthday again with this intuitive app. Track upcoming celebrations, import contacts, and receive customizable notifications. Widgets display important dates directly on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Birthday tracking and countdown
  • Home screen widgets
  • Contact import
  • CSV import
  • Customizable notifications
  • iCloud sync and backup
  • Contact grouping
Features
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Keep track of all upcoming birthdays. - Directly from your Home Screen. Import birthdays directly from your contacts, create them manually or have them generated automatically from a CSV file. As easy as pie! Once installed you never have to worry about forgetting a birthday again. So, what do we have here? - Smooth import of your contacts - iCloud synchronization & backup - Powerful widgets for Dark & Light Mode - Import from different sources via csv file - Grouping of your contacts (family, friends, ...) - Highly customizable birthday notifications - Templates for your birthday wishes - Support for Siri Shortcuts - Perfectly matched color gradients - Full support for Voice Over and Dynamic Type And much more! Info: Most of the app's content is free. Some selected features require the purchase of a full version in the app (recurring annual subscription). We rely on your support to make development possible. Thank you for your understanding! :) Terms of Use (EULA) & Privacy Policy: https://martingo.studio/privacy We have put a lot of love into the development of Widget Studio and hope you enjoy it. However, if you have something to complain about, or an exciting idea for future updates or additional apps of Widget Studio, please feel free to contact us at any time via support@martingo.studio. We are looking forward to your message. Take care!

Screenshots

Anniversary Reminder4 screens
Birthday Countdown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Birthday Countdown at 4.8 against Anniversary Reminder's 3.0. Birthday Countdown also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (428 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Anniversary Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Birthday Countdown sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Birthday Countdown holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Birthday Countdown has 428 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Anniversary Reminder's written reviews are positive against 64% of Birthday Countdown's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anniversary Reminder ships an update every 5 weeks, Birthday Countdown monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Anniversary Reminder versus Birthday Countdown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnniversary ReminderBirthday Countdown
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (428 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.2% of reviews64.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2428 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeraill, k.k. (JP)HAPPYPIXEL

Customer experience

Anniversary Reminder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%

Birthday Countdown

All ratings428 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral8.6%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Anniversary Reminder

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Birthday Countdown

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Birthdays show one day off
  • Widget not working on iOS 26
  • Unable to send templates after update
  • Imported dates are a day ahead

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add anniversary tracking
  • Improve date import accuracy
  • Expand free version limits
  • Add Apple Watch support

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Anniversary Reminder

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
5 purchases

Birthday Countdown

Subscriptions3
  • Widget Studio PRO7 Days trial$4.991 Year
  • Widget Studio Pro$5.991 Year
  • Widget Studio Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Year
One-time2
  • Widget Studio Pro$7.99
  • Widget Studio Pro$13.99

Questions

Is Anniversary Reminder free?
Anniversary Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Birthday Countdown free?
Birthday Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Anniversary Reminder or Birthday Countdown?
Birthday Countdown is rated higher. Anniversary Reminder averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Birthday Countdown averages 4.8 from 428 ratings.
Do Anniversary Reminder or Birthday Countdown have ads?
Anniversary Reminder shows ads; Birthday Countdown does not.
Which is updated more often, Anniversary Reminder or Birthday Countdown?
Anniversary Reminder ships an update every 5 weeks, and Birthday Countdown monthly. Most recently, Anniversary Reminder was updated on November 1, 2026 and Birthday Countdown on November 3, 2026.

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