Candlelit vs Birthly

Candlelit is a beautiful birthday and celebration tracker that turns remembering into something you actually look forward to. Add birthdays, anniversaries, and special dates, then blow out the candles when the day arrives to collect rare and whimsical candles and cakes. Track What Matters • Add birthdays, anniversaries, and custom celebrations • See upcoming events at a glance with multiple calendar views • Get gentle reminders so you're always prepared • Sync events to your device calendar with one tap Collect Something Special • Blow out candles on the big day to earn a random collectible • Discover 30 unique candles and 30 cake decorations — from Common to Legendary • Build your collection over time with every celebration • Each collectible is a tiny surprise you won't want to miss Make It Yours • Choose from 9 gorgeous color themes to match your style • Pick a matching app icon for your home screen • Set custom colors for individual celebrations • Add photos and notes to every event Private by Design • No account required — ever • All your data stays on your device • Optional iCloud sync keeps your celebrations in sync across devices • No tracking, no analytics, no ads Upgrade to Pro ($2.99 one-time) Unlock all color themes, alternate app icons, advanced reminders (up to 1 month ahead), and per-event color customization. One purchase, yours forever — no subscriptions. Candlelit is the birthday tracker that celebrates with you. Download it today and start collecting!

Never miss a birthday. Never send another generic "happy birthday" again. Birthly is a birthday-message app powered by Claude Opus 4.7 - Anthropic's most capable AI model. You record a quick voice note about how you actually talk about your friend, sister, mom, partner. Birthly learns your style and writes a message that could only come from you, every birthday. POWERED BY CLAUDE OPUS 4.7 The most thoughtful birthday messages, written in your voice - not in AI-flavored boilerplate. SET UP ONCE, WORKS FOR YEARS Record once: how you talk about them, your shared memories, the nickname only you use. Birthly remembers, every birthday. LEARNS YOU The more you generate, the more it sounds like you. Your style profile lives in your account. NEVER FORGET Smart reminders before the day - and a one-tap send through your Messages app. You stay in control. NO SUBSCRIPTION Start with 3 free messages. After that, pay only when you need more - from $0.99. Make the people who matter feel truly seen on their special day. --- Privacy: birthdays and voice notes stay in your account. Account deletion wipes everything. No tracking across apps.