Next Candles vs Belated
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Next Candles
Never forget a birthday again. This app offers effortless setup by importing contacts, personalized reminders with custom timing, and one-tap access to contact information for easy birthday wishes. Its beautiful design makes managing special dates a pleasure.
- Import from Contacts
- Personalized reminders
- One-tap contact info
- Clean interface
- Custom notification timing
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Never forget a birthday again with Next Candles! - Effortless setup: Seamless import from your Contacts app ensures you never miss a friend or family member. - Personalized reminders: Set custom-timed notifications for each birthday, so you can be reminded with enough time to plan. - One-tap contact info: Quickly access phone numbers and emails directly from the app, making it easier than ever to send birthday wishes. - Beautiful design: Enjoy a clean and intuitive interface that makes managing birthdays a pleasure. **Download Next Candles today and create lasting memories with your loved ones!**
Belated
Never miss a birthday again with this app that imports contacts and sends smart, timely reminders. Customize alerts based on your relationship, from sending a text to planning a party. Share birthdays easily with others via links or QR codes.
- Import birthdays from contacts
- Smart, relationship-based reminders
- Customizable reminder types (text, gift, party)
- View upcoming birthdays at a glance
- Share birthdays via links/QR codes
- Add birthdays by scanning QR codes
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Forgot Dad's birthday? Again? Belated is the birthday reminder app that actually works. Import from contacts or calendar, and Belated handles the rest, sending you perfectly timed reminders so you never miss another birthday. HOW IT WORKS - Import birthdays from your contacts in one tap - Get smart reminders based on your relationship (text, gift, or plan a party) - See all upcoming birthdays at a glance REMINDERS THAT FIT YOUR STYLE - Texter: Day-of reminders so you send that "Happy Birthday!" text - Gifter: Heads up weeks in advance so you have time to shop - Party Planner: Months of lead time for the people who matter most SHARE BIRTHDAYS - Share birthdays with friends via links or QR codes - Scan a QR code to instantly add a friend's birthday - Links work even if the other person doesn't have Belated yet PRIVACY FIRST - Everything stays on your device - No accounts, no tracking, no ads - We never upload your contacts No login. No subscription. No nonsense. Just birthdays.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Belated at every 2 weeks against Next Candles's monthly. Belated also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Next Candles against 5.0 for Belated. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Belated has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Next Candles ships an update monthly, Belated every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Next Candles | Belated |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Frank Anderson | LEO MAX SAITZ |
Customer experience
Next Candles
Belated
In-app purchases
Next Candles
No in-app purchases
Belated
No in-app purchases









