Comparison

Birthday Boom vs Always Remember

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Add birthdays quickly
  • Receive timely reminders
  • Track friends' and family's special days
  • Prepare messages and gifts
  • Stay connected
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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)
Features
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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/

Screenshots

Birthday Boom3 screens
Always Remember4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthday Boom versus Always Remember: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday BoomAlways Remember
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaxim IndykovAlwaysRemember, LLC

Customer experience

Birthday Boom

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Always Remember

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Birthday Boom

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Always Remember

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Birthday Boom free?
Birthday Boom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Always Remember free?
Always Remember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Boom or Always Remember?
Birthday Boom and Always Remember are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Birthday Boom or Always Remember have ads?
Always Remember shows ads; Birthday Boom does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Boom or Always Remember?
Birthday Boom ships an update every 3 days, and Always Remember every 5 days. Most recently, Birthday Boom was updated on October 30, 2026 and Always Remember on November 5, 2026.

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