Important Dates vs The Dates
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Important Dates
Track upcoming events with a real-time countdown. Personalize the look with custom backgrounds and colors. Receive automatic notifications to stay informed.
- Unlimited event tracking
- Customizable backgrounds
- Customizable colors
- Real-time countdowns
- Automatic notifications
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Can't wait until that special moment? This app is made for you! FEATURES • Unlimited events • Real-time countdown • Customizable backgrounds with dozens of built-in options • Customizable colors • Automatic notifications Count down to weddings, birthdays, holidays, exams — every day that matters.
The Dates
Never forget important dates again with this app. It helps you track anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, and other significant events. See how many days are left until your next vacation or how many days you've been alive, all presented in years, months, and days.
- Track birth dates
- Monitor anniversaries
- Countdown to graduations
- Calculate days alive
- Vacation countdown
- Support for iPhone and Apple Watch
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Do you forget dates? You won't forget anymore! -Birth Dates, -Wedding Anniversary, -Graduation, -First Steps of Your Baby -Or Important Dates for you. How many days are left on vacation time? We're counting down for you. How many days have you been alive? You can see everything as year, month, day. Whether on your IPhone and Apple Watch !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: The Dates at none against Important Dates's shown. The Dates also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 18 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Important Dates ships an update every 18 months, The Dates every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Important Dates | The Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 11.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alain Lima | Melih Eran |
Customer experience
Important Dates
The Dates
In-app purchases
Important Dates
No in-app purchases
The Dates
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Important Dates free?
Is The Dates free?
Do Important Dates or The Dates have ads?
Which is updated more often, Important Dates or The Dates?
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