Birthday Boom vs Always Remember
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birthday Boom
Easily track important dates for friends and family. Receive timely reminders to help you prepare thoughtful messages and gifts. Stay connected and never miss a special occasion again.
- Add birthdays quickly
- Receive timely reminders
- Track friends' and family's special days
- Prepare messages and gifts
- Stay connected
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Never Miss a Birthday Again! Tired of forgetting birthdays and scrambling for last-minute gifts? You can easily keep track of your friends’ and family’s special days. Add birthdays in seconds and get timely reminders so you always have time to prepare the perfect message, gift, or celebration. Stay thoughtful. Stay connected. Download now – because remembering matters.
Always Remember
Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries again. This app provides timely reminders and assists with thoughtful gestures, from crafting messages to sending handwritten cards and suggesting gift ideas.
- AI birthday and anniversary reminders
- Handwritten card sending service
- Personalized gift suggestions
- Message drafting assistance
- Contact import and management
- Home screen widgets
- Cross-platform sync (iOS & Web)
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Never miss another birthday, anniversary, or holiday. Always Remember reminds you early enough to do something thoughtful, then helps you do it: the right words, the right gift, or a real handwritten card in the mail. Add someone in seconds, or import up to 20 people from your iPhone contacts at once. Add their dates, with or without the year, and we handle the rest. REMINDERS WITH REAL LEAD TIME Get notified 30 days, 7 days, and 1 day before, and on the day. Tap a reminder and land right on the moment it's for, ready to message, call, find a gift, or send a card. SEND FROM YOUR OWN NUMBER Messages open in iOS Messages, so they always come from you, not an app. Message or call anyone in one tap. Holiday greetings open your share sheet so you can send them to anyone. SEND A REAL, HANDWRITTEN CARD Pick a card, add your words, and we'll have it handwritten and mailed for you. Available in the US; priced per card at checkout. CELEBRATION ASSISTANT (PRO) Not sure what to say or give? Ask. The assistant knows the person, the occasion, and what you've given before, and drafts personal messages and gift ideas you can edit and send. PEOPLE Everyone in one place. Search, filter by Friends, Family, or Co-workers, and sort by who's next or A–Z. Each person has their own page: details and interests, dates, gift history, and updates synced from your contacts. CALENDAR Every birthday, anniversary, and holiday in a calendar or list view, with quick Message, Call, and Card actions. Add a moment in seconds. GIFTS (PRO) Get ideas by occasion and keep a history of what you gave, with price, rating, and notes, so you never repeat a gift and always remember what landed well. Search and filter your past gifts. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See who's coming up without opening the app. Widgets name each upcoming moment, the person and the occasion or the holiday, so you know who to celebrate at a glance. IPHONE AND WEB Your people and dates stay in sync between iPhone and the web. FREE AND PRO Free includes up to 5 people, reminders, widgets, and messaging from your own number. Pro unlocks: - The Celebration Assistant for personal messages and gift ideas - Up to 1,000 people - Gift ideas and gift history with price, rating, and notes Choose monthly or annual. Eligible new subscribers can start with a free trial. Stop forgetting. Start showing up. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Birthday Boom at none against Always Remember's 2. Birthday Boom also leads on ads (none vs shown). Always Remember's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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. Always Remember sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Birthday Boom asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Birthday Boom against 5.0 for Always Remember. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Always Remember has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Birthday Boom ships an update every 3 days, Always Remember every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Birthday Boom | Always Remember |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maxim Indykov | AlwaysRemember, LLC |
Customer experience
Birthday Boom
Always Remember
In-app purchases
Birthday Boom
No in-app purchases
Always Remember
- Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Questions
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