BdayMinder vs Binly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Automatic contact import
- Anniversary and child tracking
- Weekly and daily reminders
- Gift idea notes
- Apple Watch app
- Home Screen widgets
- 100% on-device privacy
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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)
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
BdayMinder costs $0.99 and Binly $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BdayMinder ships an update monthly, Binly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BdayMinder | Binly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Peter Gerdes | Ahmed Khelifi |
Customer experience
BdayMinder
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In-app purchases
BdayMinder
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases









