Comparison

Important Days vs RetroFold

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

Head to head
About

Important Days

Features
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Important Days turns birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and personal milestones into beautiful countdowns you can see every day. BEAUTIFUL COUNTDOWNS β€’ Create photo, clean, calendar and celebration cards β€’ Personalize colors, layouts, titles and backgrounds β€’ Keep favorite moments pinned at the top SMART REMINDERS β€’ Add multiple reminders for each important day β€’ Repeat events yearly or monthly β€’ Add notes so every detail stays close HOME & LOCK SCREEN WIDGETS β€’ Photo countdown widgets for your Home Screen β€’ Compact widgets beside the Lock Screen clock β€’ Automatically show the next upcoming day or keep one event selected SYNCED & PRIVATE β€’ Sync across your devices with your private iCloud database β€’ Your photos and important days stay yours β€’ Works offline and requires no account Start with editable holiday countdowns, then add the birthdays, trips, anniversaries and goals that matter to you. ImportantDays Pro unlocks unlimited important days, Photo and Celebration styles, multiple reminders and advanced widget layouts. Privacy Policy: https://jacklv-coder.github.io/importantdays/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://jacklv-coder.github.io/importantdays/terms/

About

RetroFold

Features
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Pause social. Keep calls, texts and a bedside alarm. Need to stay reachable without getting pulled into a feed? RetroFold combines selected-app blocking with a retro phone keypad, clock and local alarm. Use your phone for what you need, then put it down. CHOOSE WHAT TO BLOCK Allow Apple Screen Time access, choose distracting social apps or websites, select a duration and start. Keep Phone and Messages out of your selection if you want to use them. Pick 15 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours or a custom duration. These are times for the same blocking feature, not separate modes. Shields lift at expiry, and you can end early. KEEP IMPORTANT PEOPLE CLOSE Use the retro keypad, system contact picker and Apple's message composer. To receive alerts only from chosen people, configure allowed people and callers separately in iPhone Focus. RetroFold does not read communications, judge their importance or switch iPhone Focus on or off. A BEDSIDE CLOCK, NOT ANOTHER FEED See a large clock and date. Schedule a local alarm with optional daily repeat. The alarm requires notification permission and follows Silent, Focus and other device settings; it does not behave identically to the built-in Clock alarm. A LITTLE RETRO CHARACTER Choose pink or white LCD styling, tap the keypad with sound and haptics, and keep a private note. A completed focus session earns an in-app letter card you can save or share. Letters are a bonus for any completed duration, not a 15-minute-only feature. No actual SMS is sent as a reward. YOUR PHONE, YOUR CHOICE Screen Time permission is required for app blocking. RetroFold does not replace iOS, the Home Screen, Phone, Messages or incoming-call screens. Phone and message actions finish in Apple system interfaces. iPhone Focus notification filtering must be turned off separately. No account, ads, analytics SDK, subscription or in-app purchase. App settings, notes and session records stay on your device. Sharing is optional and uses the destination you select. App interface languages: English and Korean.

Screenshots

Important Days4 screens
RetroFold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RetroFold at none against Important Days's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Important Days sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. RetroFold asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Important Days versus RetroFold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImportant DaysRetroFold
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size13 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerjintao LVJeongyun Hur

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Important Days

Subscriptions1
  • ImportantDays Annual Pro7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$19.99
None

RetroFold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Important Days free?
Important Days is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is RetroFold free?
RetroFold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Important Days or RetroFold have ads?
Neither Important Days nor RetroFold shows ads.

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