Comparison

Birthday Reminder vs Maskduck

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Reminder

Never miss an important date again with live countdowns and customizable reminders. This app keeps track of birthdays, offers gift ideas, and displays upcoming events with a convenient home screen widget. It prioritizes privacy with local storage and no account requirements.

Highlights
  • Live birthday countdowns
  • Customizable reminders
  • Home screen widgets
  • Gift idea saving
  • Contact import
  • Local data storage
Features
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Never forget a birthday again. Birthday Reminder keeps every important date in one beautiful place — with live countdowns, gentle reminders, and a Home Screen widget that shows who's next at a glance. No ads. No account. Nothing leaves your device. COUNTDOWNS THAT KEEP YOU AHEAD See exactly how many days until every birthday, with the next one always at the top. Filter by this week, this month, family or friends when you want to plan ahead. REMINDERS ON YOUR SCHEDULE Choose when you hear about it — 30, 7, 3 or 1 day before, or on the morning itself. Set a default for everyone, or different timing for the people who matter most. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Small and medium widgets put your next birthdays right on your Home Screen, so you stay on top of things without opening the app. GIFT IDEAS, SAVED BEFORE YOU FORGET Jot down gift ideas the moment they occur to you, and keep a record of what you have already given so you never repeat a present. SET UP IN UNDER A MINUTE Import birthdays straight from your Contacts, then add a photo so you recognize everyone at a glance. SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Fully translated into English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese and Arabic. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything is stored locally on your iPhone. No sign-up, no cloud account, no tracking and no advertising — ever. Free to track up to 5 people. A single Premium purchase unlocks unlimited birthdays and supports independent development. No subscription. Download Birthday Reminder and be the one who always remembers.

About

Maskduck

Features
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Maskduck is the fastest way to hide sensitive information in your screenshots and photos before you share them. Smart detection finds private info for you — then a single tap covers it up. Everything happens on your device. Your photos never leave your phone. WHAT IT MASKS • Phone numbers • Email addresses • Credit and debit card numbers • ID and document numbers • Bank account numbers • IP addresses • License plates • Long numeric strings that look private HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a photo from your library. 2. Maskduck scans the text and highlights anything sensitive. 3. Tap to hide it — or draw your own mask with the brush or rectangle tool. 4. Save or share. That's it. FOUR MASK STYLES • Solid — clean black bars • Pixelate — classic mosaic look • Blur — soft gaussian blur • Hide — cover with a matching background BUILT FOR PRIVACY • 100% on-device processing — nothing is uploaded • No account, no sign-in, no ads, no tracking • Works offline • Only asks for the photo permissions it actually needs WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone sharing receipts, tickets, or order confirmations • Sellers posting product photos with personal info in the background • Developers and designers sharing screenshots with tokens or emails • Journalists and researchers redacting documents • Anyone who values privacy before hitting "send" Stop cropping awkwardly or editing in five different apps. Maskduck handles it in seconds.

Screenshots

Birthday Reminder4 screens
Maskduck4 screens

Verdict

The call

Birthday Reminder and Maskduck are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Reminder sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Maskduck sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Birthday Reminder versus Maskduck: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday ReminderMaskduck
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamien Asseya雨燕 杨

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday Reminder

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

Maskduck

One-time1
  • Remove Watermark$0.99

Questions

Is Birthday Reminder free?
Birthday Reminder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maskduck free?
Maskduck is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Birthday Reminder or Maskduck have ads?
Neither Birthday Reminder nor Maskduck shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Reminder or Maskduck?
Birthday Reminder ships an update weekly, and Maskduck weekly. Most recently, Birthday Reminder was updated on October 30, 2026 and Maskduck on October 19, 2026.

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