Greetigo (our app) next to reminder apps and calendars (Birthday Alarm, Birday, Google Calendar, Apple Reminders, Facebook, Giftster) and birthday reminder email services (Birthdays Reminder, Simply Remind Me, Birthday-Reminders.com, KisReminder, Punchbowl, Postable): what each does, where it runs, and what it costs, from each product's own pages.
Sign up free| Topic | Greetigoour app | Birthday Alarm | Birday | Google Calendar | Apple Reminders | Giftster | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for up to 10 saved dates; Plus $4.99/mo; Premium $9.99/mo | Free reminders; Premium (all cards, no ads) $29.99/yr, or $4.99/mo in its iPhone app ($5/mo on its website) | Free and open source, no ads | Free | Comes with Apple devices | Free | Free |
| Where it runs | Any web browser, plus an app for Mac | Website and an iPhone app | Android (Google Play and F-Droid) | Web, Android and iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and iCloud.com | Web and the Facebook apps | giftster.com and apps for iPhone, iPad and Android |
| Reminders | Email on the days you choose (the day before by default); Mac notifications in the Mac app | Unlimited free reminders: emails from its website (7 and 3 days before by default) and push notifications in its iPhone app | Phone notifications on the day, plus extra ones you choose | Birthdays you add in its app: a phone notification a week before and on the day | Repeating reminders you set up yourself; Calendar can show birthdays from Contacts | Birthdays of Facebook friends who share theirs | Birthday reminder emails three weeks before a group member's birthday; it is mainly a wish list and gift registry for private groups |
| Help with the message | Free message templates; AI-written drafts on Plus and Premium | Digital greeting cards to send by email or text; message suggestions on Premium | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Getting dates in | Add by hand, or import a contacts (.vcf) or calendar (.ics) file or a CSV of contacts | Add by hand, or import the birthdays in your phone contacts with its app | Import from your phone contacts or calendar | From Google Contacts, or added in the Google Calendar app | Birthdays from Contacts (in Calendar); reminders added by hand or with Siri | Only Facebook friends who share their birthday | Not listed |
Services that send birthday reminders by email. See what a Greetigo reminder email looks like.
| Topic | Greetigoour app | Birthdays Reminder | Simply Remind Me | Birthday-Reminders.com | KisReminder | Punchbowl Reminders | Postable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free for up to 10 saved dates; Plus $4.99/mo; Premium $9.99/mo | Free | Free for email reminders; texts and phone calls use prepaid credits from 6p (£0.06); Pro £3/mo or £30/yr | Free, with unlimited reminders | Free for one-time reminders; Premium $3/mo billed yearly ($36/yr) or $5/mo | Free | Free account and reminder emails; mailed paper cards $5.99 for one plus a stamp, less in bulk |
| Where it runs | Any web browser, plus an app for Mac | A web app | A web app for phones and computers | Website | Website | Website, plus Punchbowl apps on the App Store and Google Play | Website |
| Reminders | Email on the days you choose (the day before by default); Mac notifications in the Mac app | An email on the day of the birthday, at the time you set | Email, text or phone call at the minute you set, repeating daily, weekly, monthly or yearly; several per event | Email, cell phone or RSS; up to 5 per date, from 30 days before to the day itself | An email at the date and time you set; repeating reminders, such as a yearly birthday, are Premium only | Email on the days you pick, such as a month or two weeks before, or on the day; more than one per date | Birthday reminder emails about a week ahead |
| Help with the message | Free message templates; AI-written drafts on Plus and Premium | Not listed | Not listed; a reminder can go to any email address, so you can schedule a note you wrote | Reminder emails suggest ecards, paper greeting cards and gifts | Not listed | Free eCards you can send on the day or schedule | You type the message; it prints, stamps and mails a paper card for you |
| Getting dates in | Add by hand, or import a contacts (.vcf) or calendar (.ics) file or a CSV of contacts | Add by hand, or import from Facebook | Add each event in the web app | Add by hand, import from another calendar such as Outlook, or ask people with its Birthday Requester | Fill in a form for each reminder; no sign-up needed for free ones | Add by hand, or ask friends and family for their dates by email, text or social media | Upload a spreadsheet, or send people a form to fill in their own details |
Details about other products come from their own pages, checked October 2026. "Not listed" means their pages don't mention it. Features change, so check their sites too.
Free message templates for every occasion. Plus and Premium add AI-written drafts in 9 styles, from heartfelt to funny.
Use Greetigo in any web browser on your phone or computer, or in the app for Mac. One account everywhere.
Get an email on the day, or 1 day, 3 days, 7 days or 14 days before: you choose for each date. SMS is not available.
Add dates by hand, or import a contacts (.vcf) or calendar (.ics) file or a CSV of contacts.
For a wider list of free and paid apps, including ones not compared here, see the best birthday reminder apps in 2026.
Birthday Alarm offers unlimited free reminders and a large library of digital greeting cards you can send by email or text. Its Premium membership unlocks all cards, adds message suggestions and removes ads.
Read full comparison →Birday is a free, open-source Android app with no ads. It tracks birthdays, anniversaries and other dates, sends phone notifications, and can import from your contacts or calendar.
Read full comparison →Google Calendar shows birthdays from your Google Contacts, and for birthdays you add in its app it reminds you a week before and on the day. Birthdays sit alongside the rest of your schedule.
Read full comparison →Apple Reminders is a general reminders app on iPhone, iPad, Mac and iCloud.com, with repeating and location reminders. Apple Calendar can show birthdays from your Contacts.
Read full comparison →Facebook lists the birthdays your friends choose to share and notifies you about them. You choose who sees your own birthday.
Read full comparison →Giftster is a free wish list and gift registry for private family groups, with Secret Santa drawings, so everyone gets the right gift. It is not a reminder app, and the two work well together.
Read full comparison →Birthdays Reminder is a free web app that emails you on the day of a friend's birthday, at the time you set. You add birthdays by hand or import data from Facebook.
Read full comparison →Simply Remind Me sends free email reminders about anything, to the minute and repeating if you like. Text and phone call reminders are paid with prepaid credits.
Read full comparison →Birthday-Reminders.com is free, with unlimited reminders by email, cell phone or RSS, up to 5 per date, and suggestions of ecards, paper cards and gifts.
Read full comparison →KisReminder sends a one-time email reminder at the time you set, with no sign-up. Repeating reminders, such as a yearly birthday, are on its Premium plan.
Read full comparison →Punchbowl, a site for online invitations and eCards, sends free email reminders on the days you pick and can ask friends and family for their dates.
Read full comparison →Postable mails paper cards for you, and its free address book sends birthday reminder emails about a week ahead.
Read full comparison →Let Greetigo remember your most important dates. The free plan covers up to 10 saved dates, with paid plans for AI-assisted greeting drafts.