Comparison

Cakebook vs Anniversary Countdown Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Cakebook

Features
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Never forget a birthday again. Cakebook keeps every birthday that matters in one beautiful, simple app - with smart reminders that make sure you're never the one saying "sorry it's late." REMINDERS THAT ACTUALLY WORK Get notified one week before, two days before, and on the day itself - enough time to sort a gift, plan a party, or just write a proper message. Reminders can be switched on or off per person, so you only hear about the birthdays you care about. EVERYONE IN ONE PLACE Add friends, family, colleagues and pets in seconds - with their photo, so the list feels like your people rather than a spreadsheet. Birthdays are grouped by month, with a live countdown so you can always see whose cake day is next and how old they're turning. MADE TO BE CELEBRATED When the big day arrives, hit Celebrate and enjoy the confetti. Birthdays should be fun - your birthday app should be too. A JOY TO USE โˆ™ Beautiful, clean design that stays out of your way โˆ™ Full dark mode โˆ™ Add a birthday in seconds - name, date, photo, done โˆ™ Your data syncs safely with iCloud CAKEBOOK PRO โ€” ONE PAYMENT, YOURS FOREVER Upgrade once and get: โˆ™ No ads, ever โˆ™ Unlimited birthdays โˆ™ Reminder notifications (1 week, 2 days & on the day) No subscriptions. No recurring charges. Buy it once, keep it forever. WHY CAKEBOOK? โˆ™ Never miss a birthday again - timely reminders do the remembering for you โˆ™ All your birthdays in one place - no more scattered notes, calendar clutter or forgotten dates โˆ™ Private by design - your birthdays live on your device and your iCloud, nowhere else Download Cakebook today and make every celebration special.

About

Anniversary Countdown Tracker

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Anniversary Countdown Tracker turns the dates that matter โ€” your wedding day, the day you met, a birthday, a quiet milestone โ€” into a live count you can see at a glance: how many days until the next one, and how many days you have already shared. Most countdown apps treat every date the same. This one understands anniversaries. It knows your 25th is Silver and your next big one is Pearl, counts time together in real years, months and days (never days divided by 365), lands a Feb 29 anniversary on the right day, and repeats yearly so you enter a date once and never again. WHAT YOU GET โ€ข "612 days until your Silver anniversary" waiting on your Home Screen widget โ€” no need to open the app โ€ข A running days-together counter: 9 years, 4 months, 11 days โ€” 3,421 days in total โ€ข Reminders that actually arrive: a week before, a day before, the morning of โ€” at the hour you choose โ€ข The traditional gift for every year โ€” Paper, Wood, Silver, Gold โ€” surfaced before you have to search for it โ€ข A plan for the day: dinner spot, gift idea and place saved with each date, plus a photo and a note โ€ข Share cards ready to post โ€” "1,000 days together" as a clean image in two taps PERFECT FOR โ€ข Couples counting the days together since their first date โ€ข Spouses who never want to scramble the week before a wedding anniversary โ€ข Anyone keeping birthdays, memorials and family milestones in one calm place โ€ข Long-distance partners watching the count to the next reunion WHY NOT JUST USE THE CALENDAR? A calendar tells you a date exists. It does not count the days for you, does not know your 30th is Pearl, fires one alert you will swipe away, and puts your anniversary next to a dentist appointment. Here, every date gets a countdown, a memory and a reminder plan of its own. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your dates, notes and photos stay on your iPhone. No account, no cloud upload, no tracking. The widget shows only the short summary it needs. FULL ACCESS Anniversary Countdown Tracker requires Full Access: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full Access unlocks unlimited events, the Home Screen widget, multi-date reminders, every share-card design and all event colours. Add your first date today โ€” by tonight, the count is already on your Home Screen. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

Cakebook3 screens
Anniversary Countdown Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cakebook at every 6 days against Anniversary Countdown Tracker's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Cakebook sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Anniversary Countdown Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cakebook ships an update every 6 days, Anniversary Countdown Tracker every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Cakebook versus Anniversary Countdown Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCakebookAnniversary Countdown Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPaul FraserLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cakebook

One-time1
  • CakeBook Pro$4.99
3 purchases

Anniversary Countdown Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Wedding Reminder Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Couple Milestones Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Relationship Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Cakebook free?
Cakebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Anniversary Countdown Tracker free?
Anniversary Countdown Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cakebook or Anniversary Countdown Tracker have ads?
Neither Cakebook nor Anniversary Countdown Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cakebook or Anniversary Countdown Tracker?
Cakebook ships an update every 6 days, and Anniversary Countdown Tracker every 4 months. Most recently, Cakebook was updated on October 27, 2026 and Anniversary Countdown Tracker on November 3, 2026.

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