Comparison

Remember The Date vs Next Big Day

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

Head to head
About

Remember The Date

Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries again. This app helps you store and manage these special occasions with timely reminders. Test your knowledge of loved ones' dates with a fun quiz and easily sync information with your contacts.

Highlights
  • Store and manage important dates
  • Set daily or weekly reminders
  • Built-in Date Quiz
  • Sync dates with phone contacts
  • CSV import and export for data backup
  • Organized and elegant interface
Features
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Remember The Date helps you store and manage important dates for the people in your life, including birthdays, anniversaries, and weddings. Set daily or weekly reminders so you're always prepared ahead of time. Test your memory with the built-in Date Quiz to see how well you know your loved ones' special days. Sync dates directly to your phone contacts, and easily backup or transfer your data with CSV import and export. Whether you have a few close friends or a large extended family, Remember The Date keeps everything organised in one simple, elegant app.

About

Next Big Day

Visualize your year with a unique dot matrix timeline and countdown to important events. Add tasks, notes, and photos to create rich memory journals. Share custom countdown images and sync with your Apple Calendar.

Highlights
  • Yearly dot matrix timeline visualization
  • Event countdowns for milestones
  • Home screen widgets
  • Event planning with tasks and notes
  • Rich memory journaling
  • Custom countdown image sharing
  • Apple Calendar sync
Features
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Countdown the days until your most important moments. Next Big Day is a powerful event countdown app with widgets that lets you see your entire year at a glance. Instead of a simple list of dates, every day is represented as a dot in a beautiful visual timeline. Watch time pass, see upcoming events light up, and track exactly how many days are left until the moments that matter. Whether you're counting down to a vacation, birthday, wedding, trip, or major milestone, Next Big Day helps you stay excited, organized, and focused on what’s coming next. SEE YOUR ENTIRE YEAR • Visualize the whole year as a 365-day dot matrix timeline • Every day is a dot - events appear directly on the calendar • Instantly understand where you are in the year and what’s coming next EVENT COUNTDOWN • Track days until birthdays, vacations, weddings, and milestones • See upcoming events highlighted directly on your yearly timeline • Clear countdown views show exactly how many days remain • Share your countdowns as beautiful images. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Beautiful countdown widgets for your Home Screen • Choose from countdown rings, event lists, and the signature Year Matrix widget • See your events and progress without opening the app PLAN EVERY EVENT • Add tasks and checklists for each event • Save notes, links, photos, and voice recordings • Turn every milestone into a rich memory journal • Generate and share high-resolution, custom countdown images straight to Instagram, WhatsApp, or iMessage in one tap. APPLE CALENDAR SYNC • Import events directly from Apple Calendar • Keep your schedule perfectly aligned across apps THEMES & CUSTOMIZATION • Elegant dark mode interface • Multiple premium color themes • Designed to look beautiful on every iPhone PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your timeline is personal. Next Big Day runs completely on your device: • No accounts • No tracking • No ads • No subscriptions • No data collection Start your countdown today and watch your year unfold one day at a time. EULA: https://gemshi.com/DDay/eula.html

Screenshots

Remember The Date4 screens
Next Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Next Big Day at 5.0 against Remember The Date's 4.0. Next Big Day also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Remember The Date's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Remember The Date sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Next Big Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Next Big Day holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Remember The Date ships an update daily, Next Big Day every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Remember The Date versus Next Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemember The DateNext Big Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAPIWorld Ltd.Gemsheer Chalil

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Remember The Date

One-time1
  • Pro License$2.99
1 purchases

Next Big Day

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$8.99

Questions

Is Remember The Date free?
Remember The Date is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Next Big Day free?
Next Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remember The Date or Next Big Day?
Next Big Day is rated higher. Remember The Date averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Next Big Day averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Remember The Date or Next Big Day have ads?
Remember The Date shows ads; Next Big Day does not.
Which is updated more often, Remember The Date or Next Big Day?
Remember The Date ships an update daily, and Next Big Day every 2 weeks. Most recently, Remember The Date was updated on October 27, 2026 and Next Big Day on October 31, 2026.

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