Comparison

Birthday Time! vs Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Time!

This app transforms birthdays into unique daily moments by mapping them to specific times. Receive timely notifications for each person's special time, both AM and PM, and enjoy celebratory visuals. It also offers a live clock, famous birthday pairings, and quick messaging features.

Highlights
  • Automatic birthday detection
  • Smart notifications (AM/PM)
  • Quiet hours setting
  • Live clock display
  • Celebration mode with confetti
  • Famous birthday pairings
  • Home screen widgets
Features
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Birthday Time turns every birthday into a special moment — twice a day. Here's how it works: your friend's birthday maps to a unique time. The month becomes the hour, and the day becomes the minute. July 4? That's 7:04 PM. December 25? 12:25 PM. January 1? 1:01 PM. Every person you know has their own Birthday Time, and it happens twice daily — once in the AM and once in the PM. Birthday Time sends you a notification at the exact moment so you never miss it. FEATURES • Automatic Birthday Detection — Import contacts who already have birthdays saved, or add anyone manually • Smart Notifications — Get notified at the exact minute of each person's Birthday Time, both AM and PM • Quiet Hours — Set a window so you're never woken up by an early-morning Birthday Time • Live Clock — Watch the current time and see whose birthday it maps to right now • Celebration Mode — When it's someone's Birthday Time, the app lights up with confetti and gold • Famous Birthdays — Discover which celebrities share the current Birthday Time, with photos from Wikipedia • Quick Message — Tap to send a birthday text right from the celebration screen • Home Screen Widget — Small and medium widgets that update every minute and celebrate active Birthday Times • Beautiful Design — Animated gradient backgrounds, floating particles, and glass effects Birthday Time is a fun, delightful way to think about the people in your life — every single day.

About

Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets

Features
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From the developer of Mila's Tools — Apple Staff Pick, rated 4.8 from 1,300+ reviews. Countdown helps you track the days to every event that matters. Birthdays, weddings, vacations, holidays, graduations — create beautiful countdown cards with themed gradients and personal photos, then add widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen so you never lose sight of what's coming. FEATURES * Six event categories with smart defaults — Birthday, Vacation, Holiday, Wedding, Graduation, and Custom * Three event lifecycles — One-Time (archives after it passes), Recurring (repeats every year), and Count Up (tracks time since) * 12 visual themes with adaptive gradients that warm as your event approaches * Custom color themes — pick any color and get a generated gradient * Photo backgrounds with adjustable focal points for perfect framing in every widget size * Ten bundled scene themes — Beach and Mountains free; eight more with Premium * Five animated pattern themes — Hearts, Starfield, Snowfall, Gift Wrap, and Confetti (Premium) * Card or ticker list view — switch styles from the toolbar * Home Screen widgets — single countdown or multi-countdown list, small through extra large * Lock Screen widgets — circular gauge, rectangular summary, and inline text * Configurable reminders — day of, 1 day, 3 days, 1 week, or 1 month before, plus custom offsets up to a year out * Import events from your Calendar and birthdays from Contacts * Share countdowns as story-format images * 57 curated icons across 8 categories for Custom events * Now localized in 19 languages PRIVACY Your data stays on your device. No account required. No ads. No tracking. - - - - - Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scottdesapio.com/privacy

Screenshots

Birthday Time!4 screens
Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Birthday Time! at none against Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets's 3. Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Birthday Time! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Time! ships an update weekly, Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthday Time! versus Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Time!Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBobby RohwederScott DeSapio

In-app purchases

None

Birthday Time!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets

Subscriptions2
  • Mila's Countdowns PRO Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Mila's Countdowns PRO Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Countdown Days PRO Lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Birthday Time! free?
Birthday Time! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets free?
Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Birthday Time! or Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets have ads?
Birthday Time! shows ads; Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Time! or Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets?
Birthday Time! ships an update weekly, and Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets every 3 days. Most recently, Birthday Time! was updated on November 7, 2026 and Mila's Countdown Timer Widgets on October 31, 2026.

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