Comparison

Next Candles vs Belated

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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!**

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Next Candles4 screens
Belated4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Next Candles ships an update monthly, Belated every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Next Candles versus Belated: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNext CandlesBelated
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB5 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperFrank AndersonLEO MAX SAITZ

Customer experience

Next Candles

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Belated

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Next Candles

No in-app purchases

None

Belated

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Next Candles free?
Next Candles is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Belated free?
Belated is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Next Candles or Belated?
Next Candles and Belated are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 11 ratings respectively.
Do Next Candles or Belated have ads?
Neither Next Candles nor Belated shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Next Candles or Belated?
Next Candles ships an update monthly, and Belated every 2 weeks. Most recently, Next Candles was updated on November 4, 2026 and Belated on October 31, 2026.

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