Comparison

Don't forget vs Dates

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

Head to head
About

Don't forget

Features
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Automatically sync your contacts' important dates and choose the time you want to receive a notification on your phone. You can add these celebrations to your calendar for easy access. It allows notifications 1 day, 1 week, or 2 weeks in advance. You can add personal notes and multiple gift ideas to your contacts so you don't forget them. You can search for specific contacts to see their information, months, gift ideas, and personal notes. You can also filter events by category. It offers a statistics view with total events, events this month and next month, and a breakdown by event type. And it even prepares a message to send to the contact with your chosen greeting text—simply tap a button to send it. You can change the app's language between English and Spanish.

About

Dates

Features
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Never miss an important date again. Dates brings birthdays and special moments together in a cheerful, simple and private calendar. Recognize each person at a glance with avatars or photos, see who celebrates next and schedule reminders ahead of time. Key features: • Visual yearly calendar with avatars for every month. • Reminders on the day or in advance. • Inclusive avatars for adults, children, babies and grandparents. • Personal photos stored locally. • Categories for family, friends and work. • Custom notes and colors. • No account required. • Personal dates remain on your device. The free version includes contextual advertising. Dates Premium unlocks every avatar, lets you choose personal photos and removes ads with one purchase—no subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Don't forget3 screens
Dates4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Don't forget at none against Dates's 1. Don't forget also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Dates's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.6). On price and device support 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. Dates sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Don't forget asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't forget ships an update every 3 weeks, Dates every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Don't forget versus Dates: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't forgetDates
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIgnacio CuadradoAlexis camue

In-app purchases

None

Don't forget

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Dates

One-time1
  • Fechas Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Don't forget free?
Don't forget is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dates free?
Dates is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Don't forget or Dates have ads?
Dates shows ads; Don't forget does not.
Which is updated more often, Don't forget or Dates?
Don't forget ships an update every 3 weeks, and Dates every 2 months. Most recently, Don't forget was updated on October 7, 2026 and Dates on October 22, 2026.

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