Comparison

Birthday Countdowns + Reminder vs Birthdly

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Countdowns + Reminder

Never forget a special day with this app that provides countdown timers to upcoming birthdays. Easily import contacts, set smart notifications, and personalize your celebrations with photos and themes. It's a fun and simple way to keep track of all important dates.

Highlights
  • Countdown timers for birthdays
  • Import birthdays from contacts
  • Smart notification reminders
  • Home screen widget
  • Personalization with photos and themes
  • Track gift ideas
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Birthday Countdown - Never Miss a Special Day! Created by an 11-year-old developer, Birthday Countdown helps you remember and celebrate every special birthday in your life. KEY FEATURES: - Beautiful countdown timers showing days until each birthday - Import birthdays directly from your contacts - Smart notifications (2 weeks before, 1 week, day before, and day of) - Colorful Home Screen Widget to see upcoming birthdays at a glance - Personalize with photos, emojis, and color themes - Track gift ideas and past gifts - Fun confetti animations for today's birthdays - Support for birthdays with or without birth years - Beautiful dark mode support Perfect for kids, families, and anyone who loves celebrating birthdays! Simple. Fun. No ads - just birthdays! Made with love by Gabriel (Age 11)

About

Birthdly

This app helps you remember birthdays and track gift ideas with a smart, privacy-focused assistant. It works entirely on your device, offering flexible reminders, a visual calendar, and Siri Shortcuts for hands-free use.

Highlights
  • Natural language assistant for adding/managing birthdays
  • Flexible birthday reminders
  • Gift tracking with photos and links
  • Visual calendar with color-coded badges
  • Siri Shortcuts for hands-free operation
  • Local data storage for privacy
  • Data export and import
Features
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Birthdly is a beautiful, privacy-focused birthday tracker. Everything works on your device — no cloud, no subscriptions, your data stays with you. NEVER FORGET A BIRTHDAY Set flexible reminders for each person — the day before, the day of, or both. Choose exact times, enable yearly repeats, and let Birthdly handle the rest. Smart scheduling prioritizes the nearest birthdays automatically. GIFT TRACKER Keep track of gift ideas for every person. Add photos, shopping links, and notes. Tap a link to open it right in the app. BEAUTIFUL CALENDAR Browse birthdays on a visual calendar with color-coded badges. Tap any date to see who’s celebrating and quickly add new entries. A handy date strip on the main screen shows upcoming birthdays at a glance. DETAILS THAT MATTER • Zodiac signs with localized names • Age tracking and “turns X” display • Interests grid with emoji categories • Notes for each person • Photo support from camera or library SIRI SHORTCUTS Use Birthdly hands-free with built-in Siri Shortcuts. Add birthdays, look up celebrations by month, and manage gifts — all by voice, even outside the app. BACKUP & IMPORT Export your data as JSON and import it on another device. Birthdly even supports importing from legacy web app backups with automatic field mapping. PRIVACY FIRST All data is stored locally on your device. Nothing is sent to the cloud — your birthdays, photos, and notes never leave your phone. Designed for iOS 26 with Liquid Glass interface, smooth animations, and haptic feedback throughout.

Screenshots

Birthday Countdowns + Reminder3 screens
Birthdly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Birthday Countdowns + Reminder at 18.6 against Birthdly's 26.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Birthday Countdowns + Reminder against 5.0 for Birthdly. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Birthday Countdowns + Reminder versus Birthdly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Countdowns + ReminderBirthdly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHappy Camper Productions LLCPine Apps LLC

Customer experience

Birthday Countdowns + Reminder

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Birthdly

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

In-app purchases

None

Birthday Countdowns + Reminder

No in-app purchases

None

Birthdly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Birthday Countdowns + Reminder free?
Birthday Countdowns + Reminder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Birthdly free?
Birthdly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdowns + Reminder or Birthdly?
Birthday Countdowns + Reminder and Birthdly are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Birthday Countdowns + Reminder or Birthdly have ads?
Neither Birthday Countdowns + Reminder nor Birthdly shows ads.

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