Comparison

BdayMinder vs Binly

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

Binly

Consolidate all your saved digital content in one private space. Organize links, notes, photos, documents, and more using folders and tags. Seamlessly sync across your Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Save web links, notes, photos, and documents
  • Organize with folders and tags
  • Sync across Apple devices via iCloud
  • Share Extension for direct saving
  • Private cloud storage with no account needed
  • Take photos directly within the app
Features
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Binly is your private place for everything you want to save now and find again later. A useful link. A quick note. A photo. A GIF. A PDF. A video. A document you do not want to lose. Instead of spreading everything across different apps, screenshots, downloads and photo albums, keep it together in Binly. Sync across your Apple devices Save something on your iPhone and access it on your iPad or Mac through iCloud. Your Binly content stays in sync automatically. Save almost anything: • Web links • Notes and ideas • Photos and GIFs • PDFs and documents • Videos • Files you want to keep for later Create folders and stay organized Make your own folders for work, travel, recipes, ideas, documents or anything else. Use tags, search your saved items and choose between grid or list view. Everything stays easy to find. Save directly from other apps Found something useful in Safari or another app? Use the Share Extension and send it straight to Binly. Take photos without clutter Take a photo directly inside Binly and keep it there, without filling your main Photos library with things you only wanted to save for later. Your own private cloud Your items stay on your device and sync through your own private iCloud account. No separate Binly account or sign-up is needed. Privacy without the fine print: • No tracking • No advertising • No Binly account required • No Binly cloud server • Your data stays yours Works across your Apple devices Save something on your iPhone and have it available on your iPad through iCloud. Available in English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. No subscription. No monthly fee. Just one small one-time price. Binly — save it now, find it when you need it.

Screenshots

BdayMinder4 screens
Binly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Binly at every 5 days against BdayMinder's monthly. BdayMinder's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

BdayMinder costs $0.99 and Binly $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BdayMinder ships an update monthly, Binly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BdayMinder versus Binly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBdayMinderBinly
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating—4.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeter GerdesAhmed Khelifi

Customer experience

BdayMinder

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

Binly

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

BdayMinder

No in-app purchases

None

Binly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BdayMinder free?
BdayMinder costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Binly free?
Binly costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do BdayMinder or Binly have ads?
Neither BdayMinder nor Binly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BdayMinder or Binly?
BdayMinder ships an update monthly, and Binly every 5 days. Most recently, BdayMinder was updated on October 6, 2026 and Binly on October 7, 2026.

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