Comparison

Twidddle vs xBirthdays

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

Head to head
About

Twidddle

Track upcoming events, trips, and special occasions with beautiful, modern countdowns. Designed for simplicity and elegance, it helps you celebrate every important date with anticipation.

Highlights
  • Create countdowns for any event
  • Share events with others
  • Custom home screen widgets
  • Customizable app icons
  • Flexible view types
  • Event details and notes
  • Archive past events
Features
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Twidddle – Countdown App Track events, celebrate moments, and count down beautifully. Twidddle is a modern countdown app for iPhone that helps you track upcoming events, trips, holidays, birthdays, milestones, and special occasions with clarity and style. From vacations and weddings to concerts and everyday moments worth remembering, Twidddle turns every important date into a beautifully designed countdown. Designed to be simple, playful, and personal, Twidddle keeps anticipation front and center. NEW IN TWIDDDLE 2.0 • iCloud Sync keeps your events backed up and available across devices. • Event categories help you organize countdowns by occasion. • New Pro features give you more ways to customize and celebrate. • Fresh app icons let you personalize Twidddle from your Home Screen. START IN SECONDS • Create your first countdown quickly with a simple onboarding experience. COUNTDOWN TO ALL YOUR EVENTS • Create countdowns for any occasion and watch time update in real time, down to the second. Perfect for: • Vacations and trips • Birthdays and anniversaries • Holidays and celebrations • Weddings and milestones • Concerts, parties, and special plans ICLOUD SYNC • Keep your countdowns backed up and synced with iCloud so your events can stay with you across devices and reinstalls. EVENT CATEGORIES • Organize events by category, including business, travel, nightlife, birthday, wedding, anniversary, holiday, and more. SHARE EVENTS • Share countdowns with friends, family, or anyone else. Count down together and stay excited for what’s ahead. CUSTOM HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Keep events visible with beautifully designed widgets. See countdowns at a glance without opening the app. CUSTOM APP ICONS • Personalize your Home Screen with multiple app icon styles, including colorful and celebration-themed icons. BADGE COUNTDOWN • Display an event countdown directly on the app icon for a minimal, always-visible reminder. FLEXIBLE VIEW TYPES • Choose how you view your events: compact, stacked, grid, or tiles. REORDER & ORGANIZE • Reorder, pin, archive, and manage events so your countdowns stay exactly where you want them. EVENT DETAILS & NOTES • Add notes, plans, photos, reminders, and details to your events so everything you need is in one place. CELEBRATE WITH ANIMATIONS • When your countdown reaches zero, celebrate with confetti and other playful celebration effects. TWIDDDLE PRO • Unlock more customization, premium app icons, advanced celebration options, import tools, iCloud Sync, and more. PRIVACY FIRST We take your privacy seriously. Twidddle does not collect unnecessary personal data. EULA: https://jesserubio.com/twidddle/eula/ Privacy: https://jesserubio.com/twidddle/privacy/ Terms: https://jesserubio.com/twidddle/terms/ NOTE If you choose to subscribe, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. DOWNLOAD NOW If you’re looking for a countdown app, event timer, vacation countdown, birthday countdown, holiday countdown, or widget-based countdown, Twidddle makes every moment worth counting down to.

About

xBirthdays

Features
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xBirthdays is your personal birthday assistant – clear, smart, and always there when it matters. MANAGE BIRTHDAYS Add birthdays for family, friends, colleagues, and classmates – complete with photo, notes, and category. Pin important people to the top so you never lose track. xBirthdays automatically shows the current age, days until the next birthday, and each person's zodiac sign. NEVER FORGET AGAIN Choose when you want to be reminded – on the day itself, 1, 2, or 3 days before, or at a fully custom time of your choosing. Notifications can be set to any hour and minute, so you're always prepared in advance. CALENDAR SYNC Sync birthdays directly with your iPhone calendar. All events appear in other apps too, so you'll never miss a single one. WIDGET Thanks to the home screen widget, you can see at a glance whose birthday is coming up next – right on your home screen, without opening the app. IMPORT FROM CONTACTS Import birthdays straight from your iPhone contacts with just one tap. Duplicate entries are detected and skipped automatically. IMPORT & EXPORT Back up your data or transfer it to a new device – in the native xBirthdays format, or as JSON, CSV, or vCard. Full control over your personal data. ZODIAC SIGNS Every birthday automatically displays the matching zodiac sign – from Aries to Pisces, with emoji and name. DESIGN xBirthdays features an elegant, animated dark-mode design that makes browsing your birthday list a joy. CATEGORIES Organize entries into five categories: Family, Friends, Work, School, and Other – each with its own color code and icon. PRIVACY All data is stored exclusively on your device. No account, no cloud, no sharing. xBirthdays – because every birthday counts.

Screenshots

Twidddle4 screens
xBirthdays4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: xBirthdays at none against Twidddle's 3. xBirthdays also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 3 months). Twidddle's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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. Twidddle sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. xBirthdays asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Twidddle ships an update every 3 months, xBirthdays every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Twidddle versus xBirthdays: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTwidddlexBirthdays
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJesse RubioNino Bornemann

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Twidddle

Subscriptions2
  • Twidddle Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Twidddle Pro Annual1 Year trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Twidddle Lifetime$39.99
None

xBirthdays

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Twidddle free?
Twidddle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is xBirthdays free?
xBirthdays is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Twidddle or xBirthdays have ads?
Neither Twidddle nor xBirthdays shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Twidddle or xBirthdays?
Twidddle ships an update every 3 months, and xBirthdays every 11 days. Most recently, Twidddle was updated on October 17, 2026 and xBirthdays on October 25, 2026.

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