Comparison

Centree vs Birthday Countdown Lumi

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

Head to head
About

Centree

Preserve your family's heritage by recording real voices, mapping memories to locations, and building a family tree. AI prompts help uncover hidden stories and document treasured heirlooms. Collaborate with family to keep stories alive across generations.

Highlights
  • Record real voices
  • Map memories to locations
  • Build interactive family tree
  • AI-guided story prompts
  • Document family heirlooms
  • Collaborate with family members
  • Living timelines
Features
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Centree is the family storytelling app that captures your heritage. Grandma's recipes. Dad's military service. The story of how your parents met. These moments are precious — and they're disappearing. Centree is here to preserve them. RECORD REAL VOICES Capture the sound of your loved ones' laughter and memories with built-in audio recording. There's something irreplaceable about hearing Grandpa tell his stories in his own voice. MAP YOUR MEMORIES Tag stories to locations and watch your family's history come alive on an interactive map. Visit a childhood home, find nearby memories, and discover the places that shaped your family. BUILD YOUR FAMILY TREE Connect stories to family members and visualize your genealogy. See how stories flow through generations and understand the relationships that bind your family together. SMART STORY PROMPTS AI-guided prompts spark meaningful conversations and help uncover stories you never knew your family had. PRESERVE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS Document the story behind your family's treasured objects. Grandpa's watch, Mom's recipe book, that mysterious old photograph — every object has a story. LIVING TIMELINES View every family member's life chronologically. See their stories, milestones, and memories all in one beautiful timeline. INVITE YOUR FAMILY Storytelling is better together. Invite family members to contribute their memories, fill in the gaps, and keep the stories going. Centree is free to use. Start preserving your family's stories today. What's New Welcome to Centree v1.0 — where family stories come to life. Launch features: - Audio recording to capture real voices and emotions - Interactive family tree visualization - Map-based memories with location tagging - AI-guided story prompts - Collaborate with family members in real-time - Document heirlooms and family objects - Lifetime timelines for every family member

About

Birthday Countdown Lumi

Easily track important dates with beautiful photo countdowns and home screen widgets. Set reminders, import contacts, and add custom events to never miss a birthday or holiday. Enjoy a clean, lightweight design with no account required.

Highlights
  • Photo countdown backgrounds
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Import from Contacts
  • Pre-loaded US holidays
  • Custom event creation
  • Event reminders
  • Zodiac sign calculation
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Never forget a birthday, holiday, or special date again. See exactly how many days are left with beautiful photo countdowns on your home screen. Track every birthday that matters to you in one tap. Import from Contacts, browse 18 pre loaded US holidays, or add your own events. Set reminders for the day, the day before, or the week before so you never show up empty handed. Set any photo as a full bleed countdown background. Your birthdays deserve to look as special as they feel. Dark gradient overlay keeps text perfectly readable on any image. Home screen widgets show your next birthday at a glance. Lock screen widgets too. Always up to date, always beautiful. Zodiac signs auto calculated for every birthday. Share countdown cards with friends and family. Birthday Countdown Pro removes ads and unlocks photo backgrounds, premium widgets, color themes, and custom notification schedules. Start with a free 7 day trial or get lifetime access for one price. Import birthdays from Contacts or add them manually. Browse pre loaded holidays or create custom events. Set your reminders and you are done. Birthday Countdown keeps every important date on your radar without getting in the way. Clean modern design built for iOS. Lightweight at under 15 MB. No bloated 200 MB countdown apps here. Everything stays on your device. No account. No sign up. Download free and never miss another birthday. Subscriptions auto renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdfla/

Screenshots

Centree4 screens
Birthday Countdown Lumi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Centree at none against Birthday Countdown Lumi's 4. Centree also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). Birthday Countdown Lumi's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price and rating 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 Lumi sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Centree 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 Centree against 5.0 for Birthday Countdown Lumi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Centree ships an update every 4 months, Birthday Countdown Lumi every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 2 level
Centree versus Birthday Countdown Lumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCentreeBirthday Countdown Lumi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMediafactured LLCCloud Motion Lab LLC

Customer experience

Centree

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

Birthday Countdown Lumi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Centree

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Birthday Countdown Lumi

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro - Special Offer$2.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
One-time2
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime Pro - Special Offer$19.99

Questions

Is Centree free?
Centree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Birthday Countdown Lumi free?
Birthday Countdown Lumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Centree or Birthday Countdown Lumi?
Centree and Birthday Countdown Lumi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Centree or Birthday Countdown Lumi have ads?
Birthday Countdown Lumi shows ads; Centree does not.
Which is updated more often, Centree or Birthday Countdown Lumi?
Centree ships an update every 4 months, and Birthday Countdown Lumi every 2 weeks. Most recently, Centree was updated on November 5, 2026 and Birthday Countdown Lumi on November 7, 2026.

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