EventTimer vs Thoughtful Reminders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EventTimer
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Organize, track, and count down to all of life’s important events with EventTimer Countdown. Whether it's a birthday, a work deadline, a personal goal, or a holiday, this app helps you stay prepared and never miss a special occasion. Perfect for planning ahead and creating reminders that keep you on top of every moment! Features: Flexible Countdown Options - Create countdowns for one-time events, or set them to repeat daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly. Categorize Your Events - Organize countdowns by category, like birthdays, personal, work, holidays, and more, for easy management and quick access. Customizable Widgets - Add countdown widgets to your home screen to see upcoming events at a glance, without even opening the app. Automatic Reminders - Set reminders that repeat for recurring events, so you’re always in the know about important dates. Simple and Intuitive Design - User-friendly interface makes creating and tracking countdowns effortless.
Thoughtful Reminders
Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries. This app sends timely notifications to help you remember meaningful moments. Organize contacts into categories and add notes for personalized details.
- Add people and important dates
- Smart reminders
- Notes for details
- Organize by category
- Unlimited people with Thoughtful+
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Thoughtful Reminders is an app designed to be forgotten — so you don’t forget what matters. Easily keep track of birthdays, anniversaries, pet birthdays, gotcha days, and special dates for the people and pets in your life. Thoughtful Reminders sends timely notifications so you never miss a meaningful moment. Features: • Add people, pets, and important dates • Smart reminders before and on the day of • Notes to remember what matters most • People and pets organized into clear categories • Lite version available • Thoughtful+ unlocks unlimited people, pets, and reminders Simple. Private. Thoughtful. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://thoughtfulreminders.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: EventTimer at none against Thoughtful Reminders's 2. EventTimer also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 days). Thoughtful Reminders's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). On price 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
Both are free to download. Thoughtful Reminders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. EventTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
EventTimer ships an update daily, Thoughtful Reminders every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EventTimer | Thoughtful Reminders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omari Sopromadze | Nicholas Spataro |
In-app purchases
EventTimer
No in-app purchases
Thoughtful Reminders
- Thoughtful+ Monthly$1.991 Month
- Thoughtful+ Yearly$14.991 Year
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