Comparison

Birthday Countdown vs Thoughtful Reminders

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Countdown

Never forget important dates again with this elegant reminder and tracker app. It helps you remember birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions, and even assists with gift planning. Keep your relationships strong with timely alerts and organized notes.

Highlights
  • Birthday & Anniversary Reminders
  • Special Date Tracking
  • Gift Idea Planner
  • Contact Management
  • Data Sync Across Devices
  • Customizable Reminders
Features
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MINDFULL: BIRTHDAY REMINDER, ANNIVERSARY TRACKER & GIFT PLANNER Be the friend who always remembers. Mindfull is the elegant, easy-to-use birthday reminder and relationship app that ensures you never miss a moment. Download the Mindfull app for free to start turning good intentions into meaningful action. This is the best birthday app for tracking and celebrating all the special dates that matter. The Reliable Birthday Reminder, Anniversary Tracker & Date Keeper Never forget a birthday or anniversary again with timely reminders. Mindfull is your dependable special date planner and anniversary tracker. We are the ultimate date keeper for every special date on your calendar. - Never Miss a Date: Get timely birthday reminders, anniversary alerts, and holiday reminders. - Simple Countdown: Use the clean countdown to see days remaining until the next special date. - Track Everything: More than just a birthday app, it's perfect for tracking graduations, holidays, milestones, and other special dates. Seamless Planning and Gift Organization Your birthday reminder list and planning details are always secure and available. Use Mindfull as your dedicated gift planner for every celebration. - Gift Planner: Jot down gift ideas and favorite things right in the app for easy, stress-free planning. This is your personal gift list organizer. - Data Sync: Your birthday tracker data is saved to our secure backend and syncs seamlessly across multiple devices (iPhone and iPad). - Full Privacy: Your data is yours. The Mindfull app account is created and managed entirely by you. - Custom Reminders: Set custom reminders for the perfect time to prepare for any special date. Mindfull FREE Features PERFECT FOR INDIVIDUALS GETTING STARTED. $0 /MONTH. Download the birthday app for free to start tracking your relationships. - Track up to 100 Contacts and remember their birthdays. - Jot down favorite things and gift ideas using the built-in gift planner. - Use the Upcoming Tab to quickly see which birthdays are next. - Data Sync: Your special date data is backed up and saved across multiple devices. Mindfull PREMIUM Features FOR KEEPING UP WITH ALL YOUR RELATIONSHIPS. $2 /MONTH. INCLUDES ALL FREE FEATURES, PLUS: Elevate your planning with the ultimate anniversary tracker and special date planner. - Unlimited Contacts: Add as many friends and family to your birthday reminder app as you'd like! - Special Date Tracker: Add Anniversaries, first met dates, and other key special dates beyond birthdays. Your reliable date keeper. - Custom Organization: Create Custom Groups (Family, Friends, Work) and filter your Upcoming Tab by group. - Easy Data Collection: Use Link Sharing to easily collect birthday and special date info from group chats or email lists. - Automatic Association: Friends' info is automatically added to your reminder app and assigned to your chosen group. - Access to all new premium features as they are released. Privacy and Legal Information Your privacy is our priority. Your data is yours, and you reserve the right to permanently delete everything. Premium subscription is $2/month and auto-renews monthly unless canceled. - TERMS OF USE: HTTPS://THEMINDFULLAPP.COM/TERMS-OF-SERVICE/ - PRIVACY POLICY: HTTPS://THEMINDFULLAPP.COM/PRIVACY-POLICY/ - NEED HELP? Contact us at HTTPS://THEMINDFULLAPP.COM. We are happy to help with your birthday reminder app needs!

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown4 screens
Thoughtful Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Thoughtful Reminders at none against Birthday Countdown's shown. Thoughtful Reminders also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). Birthday Countdown's advantage is ratings volume (28 vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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. Birthday Countdown sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Thoughtful Reminders sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Birthday Countdown against 5.0 for Thoughtful Reminders. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Countdown ships an update fortnightly, Thoughtful Reminders every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Birthday Countdown versus Thoughtful Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday CountdownThoughtful Reminders
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (28 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB62 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew TesimaleNicholas Spataro

Customer experience

Birthday Countdown

All ratings28 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Thoughtful Reminders

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Birthday Countdown

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$19.991 Year
2 purchases

Thoughtful Reminders

Subscriptions2
  • Thoughtful+ Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Thoughtful+ Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown free?
Birthday Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoughtful Reminders free?
Thoughtful Reminders is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdown or Thoughtful Reminders?
Birthday Countdown and Thoughtful Reminders are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 28 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do Birthday Countdown or Thoughtful Reminders have ads?
Birthday Countdown shows ads; Thoughtful Reminders does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown or Thoughtful Reminders?
Birthday Countdown ships an update fortnightly, and Thoughtful Reminders every 4 days. Most recently, Birthday Countdown was updated on October 15, 2026 and Thoughtful Reminders on October 1, 2026.

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