Comparison

Always Remember vs Cheersday

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

Head to head
About

Always Remember

Never forget important dates like birthdays and anniversaries again. This app provides timely reminders and assists with thoughtful gestures, from crafting messages to sending handwritten cards and suggesting gift ideas.

Highlights
  • AI birthday and anniversary reminders
  • Handwritten card sending service
  • Personalized gift suggestions
  • Message drafting assistance
  • Contact import and management
  • Home screen widgets
  • Cross-platform sync (iOS & Web)
Features
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Never miss another birthday, anniversary, or holiday. Always Remember reminds you early enough to do something thoughtful, then helps you do it: the right words, the right gift, or a real handwritten card in the mail. Add someone in seconds, or import up to 20 people from your iPhone contacts at once. Add their dates, with or without the year, and we handle the rest. REMINDERS WITH REAL LEAD TIME Get notified 30 days, 7 days, and 1 day before, and on the day. Tap a reminder and land right on the moment it's for, ready to message, call, find a gift, or send a card. SEND FROM YOUR OWN NUMBER Messages open in iOS Messages, so they always come from you, not an app. Message or call anyone in one tap. Holiday greetings open your share sheet so you can send them to anyone. SEND A REAL, HANDWRITTEN CARD Pick a card, add your words, and we'll have it handwritten and mailed for you. Available in the US; priced per card at checkout. CELEBRATION ASSISTANT (PRO) Not sure what to say or give? Ask. The assistant knows the person, the occasion, and what you've given before, and drafts personal messages and gift ideas you can edit and send. PEOPLE Everyone in one place. Search, filter by Friends, Family, or Co-workers, and sort by who's next or A–Z. Each person has their own page: details and interests, dates, gift history, and updates synced from your contacts. CALENDAR Every birthday, anniversary, and holiday in a calendar or list view, with quick Message, Call, and Card actions. Add a moment in seconds. GIFTS (PRO) Get ideas by occasion and keep a history of what you gave, with price, rating, and notes, so you never repeat a gift and always remember what landed well. Search and filter your past gifts. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS See who's coming up without opening the app. Widgets name each upcoming moment, the person and the occasion or the holiday, so you know who to celebrate at a glance. IPHONE AND WEB Your people and dates stay in sync between iPhone and the web. FREE AND PRO Free includes up to 5 people, reminders, widgets, and messaging from your own number. Pro unlocks: - The Celebration Assistant for personal messages and gift ideas - Up to 1,000 people - Gift ideas and gift history with price, rating, and notes Choose monthly or annual. Eligible new subscribers can start with a free trial. Stop forgetting. Start showing up. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Cheersday

Never forget a birthday again with this app. It helps you track upcoming birthdays with a visual calendar and customizable reminders. You can easily add contacts, organize them into groups, and send greetings directly through your preferred messaging apps.

Highlights
  • Visual birthday calendar
  • Import from contacts
  • Customizable reminders
  • Send greetings via messaging apps
  • Organize contacts by groups
  • Birthday countdown and age tracking
Features
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Cheersday makes it easy to remember and celebrate the birthdays of everyone you care about. Add birthdays manually or import them from your contacts. Cheersday shows upcoming birthdays on a visual calendar and sends you reminders so you never forget to send a greeting. Features: • Visual birthday calendar with date highlights • Import birthdays from your phone contacts • Customizable reminder notifications (morning of, day before, week before) • Send greetings via text, email, or your favorite messaging app • Organize contacts by groups (family, friends, coworkers) • Track birthday countdown and age • Works without an account — sign up later to sync across devices • No subscription required Start for free with no account needed. Your birthday data stays on your device until you choose to create an account.

Screenshots

Always Remember4 screens
Cheersday4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Always Remember at 3 against Cheersday's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Always Remember sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Cheersday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 Always Remember against 5.0 for Cheersday. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Always Remember ships an update every 5 days, Cheersday every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Always Remember versus Cheersday: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlways RememberCheersday
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlwaysRemember, LLCEl Tostado LLC

Customer experience

Always Remember

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Cheersday

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Always Remember

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Cheersday

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Always Remember free?
Always Remember is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cheersday free?
Cheersday is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Always Remember or Cheersday?
Always Remember and Cheersday are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Always Remember or Cheersday have ads?
Both Always Remember and Cheersday show ads.
Which is updated more often, Always Remember or Cheersday?
Always Remember ships an update every 5 days, and Cheersday every 3 days. Most recently, Always Remember was updated on November 5, 2026 and Cheersday on October 31, 2026.

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