Comparison

Birthday Reminder ۬ vs Big Day

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

Head to head
About

Birthday Reminder ۬

Features
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Birthday Reminder app gives you everything you need to remember important dates, celebrate loved ones, and never miss a birthday again. Includes everything you need to track birthdays, manage your calendar, and stay organized throughout the year. Whether you have a large family, a busy social life, or just want to be a more thoughtful friend — this app helps you stay connected. Useful for: busy professionals, parents, large families, social butterflies, event planners, and anyone who wants to show they care. You will find all the helpful tools: • Unlimited Birthday & Anniversary Tracking • Smart Contact Sync — import dates in seconds • Custom Reminders (Day of, days before, or custom times) • Automatic Age Calculator • Beautiful Countdown Timers • Home Screen Widgets Birthday Reminder: Add, manage, and celebrate every special occasion with ease. Create reminders in seconds, keep a running list of perfect gift ideas, and ease your mind knowing you'll always be notified ahead of time. You're in full control. Stay on top of your relationships with a reliable reminder experience built for everyday life — birthdays, anniversaries, milestones, and everything in between. Celebrate smarter — every single year. Terms & Conditions: https://draunt.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://draunt.com/privacy

About

Big Day

Features
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Count down to what matters. See it on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch. Countdown turns any date into a live countdown you can actually see — no opening an app, no digging through a calendar. Your next trip, your wedding, your exam, your due date. Always one glance away. FREE, AND ACTUALLY FREE No ads. Not on the free tier, not ever. No banners, no video walls, no "watch this to unlock." WIDGETS THAT DO MORE • Home Screen widgets in every size — small, medium, large, and inline • Lock Screen widgets so you see it without unlocking • Live Activities — watch the final hours tick down in real time on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Interactive widgets — mark events done or snooze right from the Home Screen • Apple Watch complication showing your next event COUNT DOWN — OR COUNT UP Days until your holiday. Or days since you quit smoking, since the baby arrived, since you started. Both directions, same app. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Recurring events that reset themselves — birthdays, anniversaries, rent, monthly deadlines • Weekday-only counting for work deadlines (17 working days, not 24 calendar days) • Multiple alerts per event — a week out, a day out, an hour out • Categories with colors and icons — travel, family, work, health • Custom photo backgrounds from your library or our gallery • Choose exactly what shows: years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds • Share a countdown to iMessage in one tap YOUR APPLE WATCH, INCLUDED Your countdowns sync to your Watch automatically — no iCloud account needed, no subscription, on the free tier. COUNTDOWN PRO — ONE PAYMENT, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Unlimited events, iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad, unlimited custom backgrounds, and all widget styles. Pay once. Keep it forever. Free tier includes 5 events, all widget sizes, Apple Watch sync, and zero ads. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your events stay on your device and in your own iCloud. No accounts, no servers, no tracking. EULA: Apple’s Standard License Agreement applies.

Screenshots

Birthday Reminder ۬3 screens
Big Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Big Day at every 2 weeks against Birthday Reminder ۬'s every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Birthday Reminder ۬ sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Big Day sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Birthday Reminder ۬ ships an update every 4 months, Big Day every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Birthday Reminder ۬ versus Big Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBirthday Reminder ۬Big Day
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDraunt LLCDamien Asseya

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Birthday Reminder ۬

One-time1
  • Birthday Reminder Pro$7.99
1 purchases

Big Day

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Birthday Reminder ۬ free?
Birthday Reminder ۬ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Big Day free?
Big Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Birthday Reminder ۬ or Big Day have ads?
Neither Birthday Reminder ۬ nor Big Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Birthday Reminder ۬ or Big Day?
Birthday Reminder ۬ ships an update every 4 months, and Big Day every 2 weeks. Most recently, Birthday Reminder ۬ was updated on October 12, 2026 and Big Day on October 12, 2026.

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