Zebra. vs Birthdays
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zebra.
Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries again. This app helps you track special moments with smart reminders and personalized message options. It offers visual celebrations and ensures your contact data remains private and secure.
- Event tracking for birthdays and anniversaries
- Smart, timely event notifications
- Customizable message templates with emojis/images
- Easy contact syncing
- Visual celebration animations
- Privacy-focused contact management
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Zebra: Your Personal Event Reminder App Never forget a momentous occasion again! Zebra keeps all your special moments organized so you can stay connected with the people you care about. Key Features: Event Tracking Made Simple: Effortlessly track birthdays, anniversaries, and custom milestones with Zebra's clean and intuitive interface. Smart Reminders: Get timely notifications for upcoming events to ensure you're always prepared. We've got you covered from a month before to the day of! Personalized Messages: Send heartfelt wishes with our custom message templates, or create your own! Add emojis, funny notes, or even images to make your message memorable. Contact Syncing: Import contacts easily and instantly add important dates while ensuring your data stays private and secure. Visual Celebrations: Celebrate your loved ones' special days with interactive confetti, animations, and more! Your Data, Your Control: Zebra prioritizes your privacy with secure, transparent contact management. Keep track of life's precious moments and make every celebration unforgettable. Download Zebra today and never miss a special day again!
Birthdays
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Every birthday and anniversary that matters — on your Home Screen, with the right words ready when the day comes. Private, offline and never a subscription. Pick the people you care about straight from Contacts. Apple's picker hands over only the people you tap; the app never reads your address book. Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking, no ads. REMINDERS YOU CAN TRUST • A reminder on the morning of every birthday and anniversary • Reminders repeat every year on their own; with a very long list, Birthdays asks you to open it before anyone is missed • Heads-up reminders 1, 3, 7 or 14 days before, at the time you choose • An optional Monday summary of the week ahead • Reminder Check shows exactly what is scheduled and sends a test reminder on demand WIDGETS FOR EVERY SCREEN • Small, Medium and Large: who's next, and how many days • Lock Screen: a countdown ring, a card, or one line above the clock • Mark a wish as sent right from the widget • One Birthday: a countdown to one person you choose BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES AND REMEMBRANCE Add a couple's anniversary and see the years together, or keep a quiet reminder on the birthday of someone you've lost — no confetti, no wishes, just a moment to remember. THE RIGHT WORDS, IN ONE TAP Dozens of hand-written wishes in five tones — warm, short, funny, heartfelt or formal — with milestone and belated ones too. Messages opens with their number and your note, ready to send. SEND A BIRTHDAY CARD Seven card designs with their name and age, including Together for anniversaries, made on your iPhone and sent in Messages or anywhere you like. GIFTS WITHOUT THE PANIC Note gift ideas the moment they come to you, add a price, mark what you've bought, and see every coming birthday and anniversary in the gift planner. When you give a gift, it moves to their history — so next year you know exactly what you gave. ALL ABOUT THEIR DAY Every person gets a large countdown, the age they turn and a small almanac: star sign, Chinese zodiac, birthstone, birth flower, the day of the week they were born and, for anniversaries, the traditional gift. MAKE IT YOURS Six color themes for the app and widgets, seven app icons, a photo for everyone, and an optional celebration on the day. YOUR DATA, YOUR COPY Search by name, note or gift idea. Back up to a file you keep, restore it any time, and export to a calendar (.ics) or spreadsheet (.csv). FREE • Your closest five people — birthdays, anniversaries or remembrance days • Same-day reminders and Reminder Check • Every list widget, including Mark wished • Ages, milestones and the almanac • Warm and short wishes, and the Classic card • Search, backup, export and Siri PREMIUM — one purchase, no subscription • Everyone you care about • Heads-up reminders, your own reminder time and the Monday summary • The gift planner, with prices and gift history • All five wish tones and a saved wish for each person • All seven card designs • Family, Friends and Work circles on any widget, and pins • All themes, app icons and celebrations • The One Birthday widget Family Sharing supported.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zebra. at none against Birthdays's 1. Zebra. also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Birthdays sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zebra. asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zebra. ships an update every 4 days, Birthdays every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zebra. | Birthdays |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shevat Ventures llc | MURATHAN ORAN |
In-app purchases
Zebra.
No in-app purchases
Birthdays
- Birthday Premium$4.99
Questions
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Do Zebra. or Birthdays have ads?
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