Comparison

Birthday Countdown Lumi vs Rootkin

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Countdown Lumi

Easily track important dates with beautiful photo countdowns and home screen widgets. Set reminders, import contacts, and add custom events to never miss a birthday or holiday. Enjoy a clean, lightweight design with no account required.

Highlights
  • Photo countdown backgrounds
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Import from Contacts
  • Pre-loaded US holidays
  • Custom event creation
  • Event reminders
  • Zodiac sign calculation
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Never forget a birthday, holiday, or special date again. See exactly how many days are left with beautiful photo countdowns on your home screen. Track every birthday that matters to you in one tap. Import from Contacts, browse 18 pre loaded US holidays, or add your own events. Set reminders for the day, the day before, or the week before so you never show up empty handed. Set any photo as a full bleed countdown background. Your birthdays deserve to look as special as they feel. Dark gradient overlay keeps text perfectly readable on any image. Home screen widgets show your next birthday at a glance. Lock screen widgets too. Always up to date, always beautiful. Zodiac signs auto calculated for every birthday. Share countdown cards with friends and family. Birthday Countdown Pro removes ads and unlocks photo backgrounds, premium widgets, color themes, and custom notification schedules. Start with a free 7 day trial or get lifetime access for one price. Import birthdays from Contacts or add them manually. Browse pre loaded holidays or create custom events. Set your reminders and you are done. Birthday Countdown keeps every important date on your radar without getting in the way. Clean modern design built for iOS. Lightweight at under 15 MB. No bloated 200 MB countdown apps here. Everything stays on your device. No account. No sign up. Download free and never miss another birthday. Subscriptions auto renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdfla/

About

Rootkin

Build and share your family tree while capturing spoken memories from relatives. This private space allows you to record stories, organize photos, and create shareable keepsakes. It keeps your family connected with gentle reminders and ensures your data is always exportable.

Highlights
  • Build interactive family trees
  • Record and attach voice memories
  • Share trees with family members
  • Organize photos by person
  • Create shareable newsletters/cards
  • Export tree data as GEDCOM
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Rootkin is where your family actually shows up. Build your family tree, share it with the people in it, and capture the stories — in their own voices — before they fade. Rootkin is a private space for your family, not another social network and not a public database. RECORD THE VOICES THAT TELL YOUR STORY This is the part most family trees miss. Pick a question — "Tell me about the first house you ever lived in" — hand the phone over, and press record. Two minutes is plenty, and no account is needed to answer. Every recording gets an automatic transcript and stays tied to the people in it, so you can find it again by person or topic. ASK, AND THE ANSWER COMES BACK Send a question to your mom, your uncle, your grandmother. They record their answer from a simple link — no app, no account — and the moment they finish, their voice lands in your tree. BUILD YOUR TREE TOGETHER Add parents, children, siblings, and partners, or just describe your family in your own words — Rootkin turns what you say into people and relationships. Invite family with a simple code, and everyone sees the same tree, kept in sync in real time. SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY An interactive tree shows how everyone connects — including step and adoptive relationships. Pinch to zoom, pan to explore, and tap anyone to jump to their page. PHOTOS THAT BELONG TO PEOPLE Attach photos to the people in them, so the family album organizes itself over time. KEEPSAKES WORTH SHARING Turn memories and photos into a PDF newsletter or greeting card for the whole family — complete with codes that play the voices out loud. GENTLE REMINDERS Birthdays, anniversaries, and a daily feed of what your family has added — without notifications that nag. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your tree is only visible to the family members you invite. Nothing is public, nothing is searchable on the open web, and nothing is sold. Photos and details about children get extra protection, managed by the people you trust. YOUR DATA, YOURS Export your full tree anytime as GEDCOM — the standard format every genealogy tool understands. No lock-in. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOUR FAMILY IS iPhone, iPad, and the web. Grandma on her tablet, your cousin at a laptop, you on your phone — same tree, in sync, at the same time. A family tree, full of spoken memories. SUBSCRIPTIONS Viewing and listening are always free. Rootkin Family is an optional auto-renewable subscription, offered monthly or yearly, that covers you plus a co-editor, unlimited viewers on your tree, and voice recording for your family. Pricing is shown in the app before you subscribe. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://rootkin.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://rootkin.app/privacy

Screenshots

Birthday Countdown Lumi4 screens
Rootkin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Rootkin at none against Birthday Countdown Lumi's shown. Rootkin also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Birthday Countdown Lumi's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Birthday Countdown Lumi sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Rootkin sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Birthday Countdown Lumi against 5.0 for Rootkin. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Birthday Countdown Lumi versus Rootkin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Countdown LumiRootkin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCloud Motion Lab LLCLloyd Financial Consulting LLC

Customer experience

Birthday Countdown Lumi

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rootkin

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Birthday Countdown Lumi

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Pro - Special Offer$2.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
One-time2
  • Lifetime$9.99
  • Lifetime Pro - Special Offer$19.99
2 purchases

Rootkin

Subscriptions2
  • Rootkin Family$4.991 Month
  • Rootkin Family$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Birthday Countdown Lumi free?
Birthday Countdown Lumi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rootkin free?
Rootkin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Birthday Countdown Lumi or Rootkin?
Birthday Countdown Lumi and Rootkin are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Birthday Countdown Lumi or Rootkin have ads?
Birthday Countdown Lumi shows ads; Rootkin does not.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Countdown Lumi or Rootkin?
Birthday Countdown Lumi ships an update every 2 weeks, and Rootkin every 2 weeks. Most recently, Birthday Countdown Lumi was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rootkin on October 28, 2026.

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