Comparison

Remind vs Big Day

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

Head to head
About

Remind

Easily track upcoming events, deadlines, and important dates with customizable reminders and a clear countdown display. Organize your life with an intuitive interface and personalized themes.

Highlights
  • Effortless event management
  • Customizable reminders
  • Simple editing of events
  • Intuitive countdown display
  • Timely notification alerts
  • Personalization with themes
Features
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Never miss an important event or deadline again with our versatile day counter and event tracker! This app simplifies your life by keeping track of all your upcoming events and reminders in one intuitive interface. Key Features: Effortless Event Management: Easily add events or reminders by specifying the event name, category, date, and time. Choose from a wide range of categories including birthdays, holidays, meetings, fitness goals, and more. Customizable Reminders: Set up reminders to alert you on time or before the event, ensuring you're always prepared. Adjust reminder settings to receive notifications minutes or hours in advance. Simple Editing: Edit your events or reminders effortlessly. Need to change the date, time, or category? No problem. This app lets you make quick adjustments with just a few taps. Intuitive UI: Enjoy a visually appealing countdown and days counter display for each event or reminder. Track your upcoming milestones with ease and clarity. Stay Informed: Receive timely notifications to keep you informed about upcoming events, ensuring you never miss a beat. Personalization: Customize your countdown experience with a variety of themes and display options. Make it reflect your unique style and preferences. Why Choose Us? Streamlined Organization: Keep all your events and reminders organized in one place for easy access. Efficiency: Save time and reduce stress by staying on top of your schedule effortlessly. Versatility: From birthdays to deadlines, our app is your go-to for tracking all types of events and reminders. PRO Version: Enhance your experience with our premium version, offering unlimited access to advanced features. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off 24-hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, and a renewal fee will be provided. The unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that product. Please note that a subscription is required for the complete functionality of the app. Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/kttechapps-privacy/home Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/kttechapps-terms/home Download now and take control of your schedule like never before!

About

Big Day

Track important dates with a visually appealing countdown. See your upcoming events on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch without opening the app. Count down to future events or count up from past milestones.

Highlights
  • Home Screen widgets (all sizes)
  • Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activities for real-time countdowns
  • Count up or count down functionality
  • Recurring events and weekday-only counting
  • Customizable alerts and categories
  • Apple Watch complications
Features
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Count down to what matters. See it on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Countdown turns any date into a live countdown you can actually see — no opening an app, no digging through a calendar. Your next trip, your wedding, your exam, your due date. Always one glance away. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE No ads. Not on the free tier, not ever. No banners, no video walls, no "watch this to unlock." WIDGETS THAT DO MORE • Home Screen widgets in every size — small, medium, large, and inline • Lock Screen widgets so you see it without unlocking • Live Activities — watch the final hours tick down in real time on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Interactive widgets — mark events done or snooze right from the Home Screen • Apple Watch complication showing your next event COUNT DOWN — OR COUNT UP Days until your holiday. Or days since you quit smoking, since the baby arrived, since you started. Both directions, same app. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Recurring events that reset themselves — birthdays, anniversaries, rent, monthly deadlines • Weekday-only counting for work deadlines (17 working days, not 24 calendar days) • Multiple alerts per event — a week out, a day out, an hour out • Categories with colors and icons — travel, family, work, health • Custom photo backgrounds from your library or our gallery • Choose exactly what shows: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds • Share a countdown to iMessage in one tap YOUR APPLE WATCH, INCLUDED Your countdowns sync to your Watch automatically — no iCloud account needed, no subscription, on the free tier. COUNTDOWN PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited events, iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, unlimited custom backgrounds, and all widget styles. Pay once. Keep it forever. Free tier includes 5 events, all widget sizes, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events stay on your device and in your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. EULA: Apple’s Standard License Agreement applies.

Screenshots

Remind4 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Remind at 14.0 against Big Day's 17.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Remind sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Remind against 5.0 for Big Day. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Remind versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemindBig Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKamalkumar TrapasiyaDamien Asseya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Remind

One-time1
  • PRO Access (Lifetime)$4.99
1 purchases

Big Day

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Remind free?
Remind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Remind or Big Day?
Remind and Big Day are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Remind or Big Day have ads?
Neither Remind nor Big Day shows ads.

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