Comparison

Anniversary Countdown Tracker vs Thoughtful

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

Head to head
About

Anniversary Countdown Tracker

Features
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Anniversary Countdown Tracker turns the dates that matter — your wedding day, the day you met, a birthday, a quiet milestone — into a live count you can see at a glance: how many days until the next one, and how many days you have already shared. Most countdown apps treat every date the same. This one understands anniversaries. It knows your 25th is Silver and your next big one is Pearl, counts time together in real years, months and days (never days divided by 365), lands a Feb 29 anniversary on the right day, and repeats yearly so you enter a date once and never again. WHAT YOU GET • "612 days until your Silver anniversary" waiting on your Home Screen widget — no need to open the app • A running days-together counter: 9 years, 4 months, 11 days — 3,421 days in total • Reminders that actually arrive: a week before, a day before, the morning of — at the hour you choose • The traditional gift for every year — Paper, Wood, Silver, Gold — surfaced before you have to search for it • A plan for the day: dinner spot, gift idea and place saved with each date, plus a photo and a note • Share cards ready to post — "1,000 days together" as a clean image in two taps PERFECT FOR • Couples counting the days together since their first date • Spouses who never want to scramble the week before a wedding anniversary • Anyone keeping birthdays, memorials and family milestones in one calm place • Long-distance partners watching the count to the next reunion WHY NOT JUST USE THE CALENDAR? A calendar tells you a date exists. It does not count the days for you, does not know your 30th is Pearl, fires one alert you will swipe away, and puts your anniversary next to a dentist appointment. Here, every date gets a countdown, a memory and a reminder plan of its own. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Your dates, notes and photos stay on your iPhone. No account, no cloud upload, no tracking. The widget shows only the short summary it needs. FULL ACCESS Anniversary Countdown Tracker requires Full Access: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Full Access unlocks unlimited events, the Home Screen widget, multi-date reminders, every share-card design and all event colours. Add your first date today — by tonight, the count is already on your Home Screen. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

About

Thoughtful

Never forget important dates again. This app stores birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays, crafts personalized messages, and prepares them for sending. It helps you stay connected and thoughtful with minimal effort.

Highlights
  • Birthday and anniversary tracking
  • Automated message generation
  • Import contacts' birthdays
  • Holiday reminders
  • Gift idea logging
  • Private data storage
Features
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Never miss the people who matter. Thoughtful remembers every birthday, anniversary, and holiday — then writes the message and opens it in Messages, ready to send. One tap, and you're the person who always remembers. ONE CARD PER PERSON Everyone you love gets a single card holding every occasion: their birthday, your anniversary, the holidays you text them for. See the exact message that will send for each one, tap to make it yours, or let Message ideas write it for you. THE WHOLE LOOP, HANDLED - Import every birthday from Contacts in one tap - A reminder lands on the day — at the time you choose — every year, automatically - Your message opens pre-written in Messages. You just hit send. - Missed a day? The Catch up card keeps it in view until you text them or check it off THE THOUGHTFUL DETAILS - Holidays, remembered: pick who you text for each one, and when the reminder should arrive - Notes for the little things, saved right on their card - Birthday ages, anniversary years, zodiac signs, photos, and confetti when it counts - Snooze a reminder to tomorrow right from the notification - Back up everything to a file, photos included PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No ads. No tracking. Your people live on your phone and nowhere else. Thoughtful is for the friend who never forgets — or wants to become one.

Screenshots

Anniversary Countdown Tracker4 screens
Thoughtful4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thoughtful at none against Anniversary Countdown Tracker's 3. Thoughtful also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (14.0.0 vs 17.0). 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. Anniversary Countdown Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Thoughtful asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anniversary Countdown Tracker ships an update every 4 months, Thoughtful every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Anniversary Countdown Tracker versus Thoughtful: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnniversary Countdown TrackerThoughtful
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEAN ASIA CO., LTDMAGUIRE J PECCI

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Anniversary Countdown Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Wedding Reminder Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Couple Milestones Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Relationship Lifetime$29.99
None

Thoughtful

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anniversary Countdown Tracker free?
Anniversary Countdown Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thoughtful free?
Thoughtful is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Anniversary Countdown Tracker or Thoughtful have ads?
Neither Anniversary Countdown Tracker nor Thoughtful shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anniversary Countdown Tracker or Thoughtful?
Anniversary Countdown Tracker ships an update every 4 months, and Thoughtful every 3 days. Most recently, Anniversary Countdown Tracker was updated on November 5, 2026 and Thoughtful on October 31, 2026.

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