Comparison

BdayMinder vs Biona

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

Head to head
About

BdayMinder

Never forget a birthday or anniversary again. This app imports contacts automatically and provides timely reminders. It also supports adding children and anniversaries with notes for gift ideas, and offers Apple Watch and widget integration for easy access.

Highlights
  • Automatic contact import
  • Anniversary and child tracking
  • Weekly and daily reminders
  • Gift idea notes
  • Apple Watch app
  • Home Screen widgets
  • 100% on-device privacy
Features
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Never miss a birthday (or anniversary) again. Birthday Reminders is the simplest, most private way to track the people you care about. It pulls birthdays straight from Contacts, no manual entry. Each Monday you get a gentle weekly summary; on the day, you get a 9 AM reminder so you can celebrate on time. Children + anniversaries: Add kids and anniversaries that aren’t in Contacts under their parents, so every family date is covered. Attach notes for gift ideas and context. Apple Watch + widgets: See upcoming birthdays on your wrist with complications, and add Home Screen widgets for fast at-a-glance access. Privacy-first: No cloud sync, no tracking, no ads. Everything stays on your devices, fully offline. Highlights: - Automatic import from Contacts - Kids + anniversaries under parents - Weekly Monday reminders - 2-week heads-up (configurable) to buy gifts - Day-of reminders at 9 AM - Notes for gift ideas - Apple Watch app with complications - iPhone Home Screen + Watch widgets - 100% on-device: no cloud, no tracking, no ads - Backup (export and import your local data)

About

Biona

This offline planner helps you manage your day, organize tasks, track goals, and log your mood privately. It offers a simple, clutter-free experience without requiring an account or internet connection.

Highlights
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • Task management
  • Goal tracking
  • Mood logging
  • Integrated dashboard
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Biona is an offline daily planner, task manager, goal tracker, and mood journal with no account required. Plan your day, organize tasks, track meaningful goals, and log your mood privately on your device. Biona is designed for people who want a calm personal productivity app without sign-ups, accounts, or unnecessary complexity. Biona works offline, so you can manage your day anywhere without depending on an internet connection. There is no account to create, no login to remember, and no complicated setup before you can start planning. Features: - Works offline. - No account or sign-up required. - Create and organize your tasks. - Pin tasks that do not need a due date. - Turn ideas into structured goals with clear action steps. - Log your mood once per day. - See insights for tasks, goals, and mood in one dashboard. - Switch between light mode and dark mode. Privacy Policy: https://aroapps.dev/biona/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

BdayMinder4 screens
Biona4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Biona at Free against BdayMinder's $0.99. Biona also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). BdayMinder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Biona is free to download; BdayMinder costs $0.99 up front. Biona sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BdayMinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BdayMinder ships an update monthly, Biona every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
BdayMinder versus Biona: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBdayMinderBiona
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter GerdesOmar Jadiani

Customer experience

BdayMinder

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Biona

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

BdayMinder

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Biona

One-time1
  • Biona Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is BdayMinder free?
BdayMinder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Biona free?
Biona is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BdayMinder or Biona have ads?
Neither BdayMinder nor Biona shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BdayMinder or Biona?
BdayMinder ships an update monthly, and Biona every 2 weeks. Most recently, BdayMinder was updated on October 30, 2026 and Biona on November 5, 2026.

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